New Works Celebration is an album by Bob Brookmeyer's New Art Orchestra featuring tracks recorded in 1997 and released on the Challenge label.Discogs album entry, accessed May 13, 2016
Reception
Ken Dryden of AllMusic called it a "stunning release" that is "Highly recommended!". on All About Jazz Douglas Payne said "The captivating New Work (Celebration), though, is remarkable evidence of the intricate musical language Bob Brookmeyer has crafted as a composer. In the realm of his own inner logic - informed by Sauter and Stravinsky as much as George Russell and even Boulez - Brookmeyer has conceived something that is as warm and passionate as it is cerebral and sometimes startling".Payne, D. All About Jazz Review, January 1, 2000 The Penguin Guide to Jazz nominated the album as part of its "Core Collection" of recommended jazz recordings.Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed May 13, 2016
Track listing All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer.
"Celebration Jig" - 2:31 "Celebration Slow Dance" - 8:23 "Celebration Remembering" - 10:59 "Celebration Two And" - 10:16 "Idyll" - 9:37 "Duets" - 12:45 "Cameo" - 4:28 "Boom Boom" - 9:32
Personnel Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone Thorsten Benkenstein, Jorg Engels, Ralf Hesse, Torsten Mass, Sebastian Strempel - trumpet Christian Jakso, Ludwig Nuss, Ansgar Striepens - trombone Edward Partyka - bass trombone Marko Lackner, Stefan Pfeifer - alto saxophone Marcus Bartelt, Scott Robinson - baritone saxophone Nils van Haften, Paul Heller - tenor saxophone Kris Goessens - piano Jurgen Grimm - keyboard Ingmar Heller - bass John Hollenbeck - drums Christopher Dell - percussion
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