Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute to Oscar Peterson

The accolade absolution Resonance Big Band Play Accolade to Oscar Peterson featuring pianist Marian Petrescu goes above a accolade absolution as it captures the essence, style, and blaze that were the signature of Oscar Peterson. Tribute to Oscar Peterson: Waltzing is Hip; L'Impossible; Little Girl Blue; Down Here on the Ground; Medley: Hymn to Freedom, John Brown's Body; Sally's Tomato; Tricotism; Greensleeves; Bossa Beguine; West Ancillary Story Medley; A Little Applesauce Exercise Personnel: Marian Petrescu: Piano; Andrea Г–bert: Guitar; David Stone: Bass; Joe La Barbera: Drums; Bob Sheppard: Reed, Flute; Steve Wilkerson: Reed, Flute; Brian Scanion: Reed, Flute; Keith Fiddmont: Reed, Flute; Tom Peterson: Reed, Flute; Willie Murillo: Trumpet, Flugelhorn; Larry Lunetta: Trumpet, Flugelhorn; Bob Summers: Trumpet, Flugelhorn; Larry Hall: Trumpet, Flugelhorn; Andy Martin: Trombone; Bob McChesney: Trombone; Wendell Kelly: Trombone; Bill Reichenbach: Trombone; Bill Reichenbach: Tuba; Pierre Paul: Cabasa (Sally's Tomato); Cord Quartet (Little Girl Blue, Greensleeves): Peter Kent, Giovanna Clayton, Belinda Broughton, Jessica Van Velzen Resonance Big Band Plays Accolade to Oscar Peterson was appear on the Resonance Records characterization a analysis of Rising Applesauce Stars Foundation, a non-profit association created to ascertain the next applesauce stars from about the world. The adage "finding a design in the rough" seems to be the absolute advertence to how Resonance Records' President George Klabin begin pianist Marian Petrescu. It seems that applesauce aficionados never get abundant of a acceptable thing, and with the Internet and websites like YouTube there consistently seems to be anyone abacus a new video of a best achievement of some the legends of jazz. In this case, George Klabin was surfing the web for new postings of performances by the fable Oscar Peterson if he came beyond a achievement by Marian Petrescu arena the Oscar Peterson clue Indiana. George could not accept his aerial as this alien pianist was administration the Oscar address to perfection. So, from this simple cyberbanking addition the accord started to yield shape. After the afterlife of George's abutting and continued time acquaintance Oscar Peterson in 2007, the abstraction to do a accolade absolution seemed to be the absolute way to accumulate his music alive, and George had his pianist in mind, so he pursued and got Marian Petrescu. Backed by a Big Band Sound of a Who's Who of musicians as able-bodied as the contributions by three of the top applesauce arrangers in the business Bill Cunliffe, Kuno Schmid, and Claus Ogerman, the absolution Resonance Big Band Plays Accolade to Oscar Peterson became a reality. With a all-inclusive arrangement of songs to baddest from the Oscar Peterson catalog, the final alternative for the absolution is a accumulation of some Oscar classics, some bottom accepted Oscar songs, and few songs from added artists that Oscar was accepted to play, with the aftereffect getting a arresting and acute release.Tremolo Pedals The aperture clue Waltzing is Hip leaves annihilation to the acuteness as this activation song introduces the adviser to the abracadabra fingers of Marian Petrescu while the Big Band's assumption and cord sections accumulate pace. The clue L'Impossible brings out the astute ancillary of Marian as he renders anniversary agenda to their fullest on this thoughtful, rich, and admirable song. Little Girl Blue is an affectionate song that requires a appropriate activity of the keys to abduction the aspect and physique of plan that the writers Rogers and Hart had intended, and in the easily of piano virtuosos such as Oscar, and in this case Marian, it achieves the advised after-effects to perfection. The advance Down Here on the Ground, and the Medley: Hymn to Freedom and John Brown's Physique admit a altered delivery and presentation from added recordings, but consistently with a nod to the ability of Oscar Peterson. Other advance awning Sally's Tomato, a beautifully abiding affecting song; Tricotism, featuring the Big Band to its fullest with the horn area afire abroad and framing Marian's keyboard plan while befitting his affluent and abundant textures intact; the clue Greensleeves, which I am alone actual addicted of due to its affecting and affective sections will go down as one of my admired arrange on the release; the aesthetic awning of Bossa Beguine will leave you asthmatic for air as you cycle through this antic track; the West Ancillary Story Medley will accept you snapping your fingers and dancing in the aisles, parks, and streets; and the absolution closes with the arch Oscar Peterson song A Little Applesauce Exercise, which is added than a little exercise, it was a abounding workout, but Marian was added than up to the challenge. 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