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| Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra : Bernstein Reimagined For Your GRAMMY® Consideration FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: Large Ensemble Album (Bernstein Reimagined) Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella (Times Square Ballet) (Dream With Me) Improvised Jazz Solo (Postlude) (Symphonic Suite) Album Notes (Bernstein Reimagined) > Bernstein Reimagined explores lesser-known works of Leonard Bernstein's repertoire including his symphonic works, spiritual music, operas, lesser-known musical theater pieces and even his sole film score On the Waterfront. The results are surprising acts of re-imagination as revelatory to Bernstein aficionados as they will be to newcomers unfamiliar with the original compositions > "Bernstein's music is not only well-served here, it is more often than not ennobled, bold as that assessment may seem. The SJMO is world-class, as are its commendable arrangers and soloists, some of whom are veterans of the several topnotch DC-area service bands. Together, they raise Bernstein Reimagined well above the norm, the outcome of which is a charming and persuasive listening experience that is worth enjoying many times over." ****1/2 – All About Jazz > > Legendary composer Leonard Bernstein once called jazz "the ultimate common denominator of the American musical style." The music made a profound impact on Bernstein, not only in the more explicit "jazziness" of his work in musical theater, but throughout his "serious" orchestral music as well. > > With this stunning new album, Bernstein Reimagined, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra mines the composer's vast repertoire for a vibrantly diverse new set of music that is rarely, if ever, performed in a jazz context.Produced by Marty Ashby, " Bernstein Reimagined" results are surprising acts of re-imagination as revelatory to Bernstein aficionados as they will be to newcomers unfamiliar with the original compositions. > write your comments about the article :: © 2021 Jazz News :: home page |