BOB BROOKMEYER
w/ Vanguard Orchestra-reharsal
Bob Brookmeyer became known as the valve trombone player with both the small group and big band of Gerry Mulligan with whom he was also one of the main arrangers. He had been know as a very straight ahead swinging writer. This changed in the last several years of his life. His writing became far more complex. He was the principal mentor of arranger Maria Schneider.
Here is video of a rehearsal he had with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. If this type of thing interests you, you will really enjoy watching this. It was commissioned in 2009 by that communist organization, National Endowment for the Arts. BTW It’s over two hours long but well worth taking the time to watch. It is so beautiful to watch an ensemble of 15 or 16 individuals coming together and sounding like one. Non musicians have no idea the amount if work it take to get to the point of being able to accomplish this.
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