Renee Rosnes new album

[Michael Fitzgerald]

Wow! This one slipped by me and just appeared at the record store. Apparently released on July 22.

I knew the band had played at the IAJE Toronto and Riley's in Boston, and I guess I recall mention that they had recorded, but seems the Blue Note people don't hype piano players the way they do singers. I guess maybe it's not *really* on BN, but on EMI Music Canada. Hard to tell exactly.

This is a magnificent set - 8 tunes, all but 3 by RR (new versions of pieces that were on earlier albums). Jim McNeely conducts the very tight DRBB, which in addition to having players who can read and execute the arrangements, has some very good soloists. Mike Mossman did 2 arrangements, McNeely did 3, Rosnes did 2 and trombonist Vincent Nilsson did 1 - a fantastic version of J.J. Johnson's "Lament" - done Latin style with some interesting metrical reworkings.

Full details online now in the Renee Rosnes discography on my website.

Mike

[Simon Weil]

I found it listed as:

"And the Danish Radio Big Band" USA-BLUN81704 CD

So I guess it's Bluenote US...

Anyway...

Thanks for the heads-up, Mike, I ordered a copy (Plus "Life on Earth").

Simon Weil

[Peter Johnson]

Another recommendation. I've been hearing selections from this from the BN radio and I love everything I've heard. Tight arrangements which really take advantage of the sound of a full band. Kind of a neat combination between Gil Evans and Doc Severinson's band; facile at going from the soft and contemplative to the upbeat and wild.

Two thumbs up!