Jazz
Alan Mattes Engineer Alex Smith Bass Allan Chase Soloist, Sax (Alto) Big Maceo Merriweather Composer Bill Fanning Soloist, Trumpet Bill Lowe Soloist, Tuba Bob Patton Mixing Bob Pilkington Trombone, Soloist Dan Bosshardt Sax (Baritone) Daniel Ian Smith Sax (Alto), Sax (Alto) Darrell Katz Composer, Producer, Arranger, Conductor David Harris Soloist, Trombone Dr. Toby Mountain Mastering Duke Ellington Composer Gary Bohan Trumpet Hiro Honshuke EWI, Flute Hiro Honshuku Soloist, EWI, Flute Jeff Huggins Sax (Alto) Jim Hobbs Soloist, Sax (Alto) Johnny Lee Schell Engineer, Guitar Justin Stanley French Horn Kevin E. Gundlach Engineer Melanie Howell Soloist, Sax (Baritone), Clarinet (Bass) Mike Finnigan Soloist, Vocals, Hammond B3 Mike Peipman Trumpet, Soloist Natalie Dietrich Soloist, Vibraphone Norm Zocher Soloist, Guitar Pablo Bencid Drums Paula Tatarunis Composer, Photography Peter Kontrimas Engineer Phil Scarff Sax (Soprano), Soloist, Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) Rebecca Shrimpton Vocals Ricardo Monzon Percussion Ron Wold French Horn Taki Musoko Marimba Thomas W. Hojnacki Soloist, Piano Willie Dixon Composer
"Music for mind and soul." -- Montreal Gazette "One of Boston's most ambitious and provocative jazz composers." -- Boston Phoenix "Over his career and small discography, bandleader Darrell Katz has forged an identity as a progressive and creative orchestrator of new music in a way that few can claim." -- All Music Guide
Brilliant players and dazzling ensemble orchestrations in a Stravinskymeets- Muddy Waters universe! The JCA Orchestra has built support among critics and listeners over the last quarter century. Includes re-imagined classics by Duke Ellington and Willie Dixon. Features gritty blues vocalist Mike Finnigan and superb jazz vocalist Rebecca Shrimpton. |