This week we're featuring three of the greatest large jazz ensembles of recent years: the Carla Bley Big Band, the Maria Schneider Orchestra and Orange then Blue. Big jazz,big sounds!
Plus, a belated Happy Birthday to Miles Davis.
| Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Carla Bley Big Band - Big Band Theory - ECM |
| Hang Gliding Maria Schneider Orchestra - Allégresse - Enja/Justin Time |
| Orange was the Color of her Dress then Blue Silk Orange Then Blue - Where Were You? - GM Recordings |
| Birds of Paradise Carla Bley Big Band - Big Band Theory - ECM |
| Eleven Orange Then Blue - Funkallero - GM Recordings |
| Koo-Koo Orange Then Blue - Funkallero - GM Recordings |
| Allégresse Maria Schneider Orchestra - Allégresse - Enja/Justin Time |
| Concierto de Aranjuez Miles Davis/Gil Evans - Sketches of Spain - CBS/Columbia |
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If orchestral jazz is your thing, you won't want to miss this one! It's all about the big sound!
5:22 PM, May 27th, 2016