‘Another Side’ is the product of a two day television special recorded with the Grammy Award winning SWR Big Band and Strings. Recorded live at the state of the art SWR TV studios in Stuttgart, Germany and filmed with multiple cameras, the performance was broadcast nationally on mainstream TV in Germany attracting rave reviews. The repertoire, which showcases "Another Side" to Paul Carrack’s incredible musical versatility as he adapts effortlessly to yet another genre of music, includes some classic swing songs, Carrack’s own compositions (including ‘How Long’), songs from Ray Charles & Nick Lowe, and an intimate version of ‘The Living Years’. A must for your Carrack collection.
We are very happy to announce the release of our CD - WIND DANCE with the music of the extremely inspirational trumpet player, composer and arranger Alex Sipiagin. Our collaboration with this amazing artist has brought us a big musical satisfaction, and the opportunity to work with and discover a great rhythm section comprising of Misha Tsiganov as pianist and exquisite arranger for big band, the extremely lyrical bassist Makar Novikov and the versatile and magician-like drummer Sasha Mashin. A big thank to Will Vinson who is featured as guest soloist and who's solos up-lift us. We wish to thank Liliana Staicu, Gilda Radulescu, Tiberiu Comandasu Editura Casa Radio, Radio România for all their support and our sound team - Florin Tudor, Andrei Barbu and Dan Popescu who worked with us on recording, mixing and mastering the material.
Commemorating the 45th Anniversary of Mixer's Lab! Fifth in the Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band "BIG BAND SOUND" series produced by Mixer's Lab! 10 songs selected from Jazz and Latin masterpieces of the past! The famous performances by the Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band were recorded, mixed and produced by recording engineer Eiji Uchinuma (Chairman of Mixer's Lab and Honorary Chairman of the Music Studio Association of Japan), and recorded in high sound quality using the most advanced recording technology!
For the first time ever, the music of legendary jazz rock guitarist Mike Stern is exposed to a big band treatment - and not just any big band. Chromazone features the DR Big band's rendition of the Mike Stern song book in a close-up with the guitar hero's own fiery yet sensitive guitar…