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Canadian Brass: More Greatest Hits

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Le Canadian Brass est un des meilleurs quintettes de cuivres au monde et ils le prouvent avec ce CD.

This is another great Canadian Brass retrospective. It is a varied and very listenable cross section of their recordings as of 1988. The selections extend from Bach to ragtime and Gershwin, and just about everything in between. Many of the selections are not usual brass fare, but are given the special, superb Canadian Brass treatment.

You just can't beat the Canadian Brass for great interpretations of songs in every genre - classical, jazz, pop, dixieland, gospel, ragtime, polka (polka?), you name it. On this album, the songs will both cheer you up (Carolina Shout) and make you sigh(Adagio by Barber). Throw in some Gershwin and Bach, it's an unusual and very enjoyable mix. How do they do it? I've seen them live, and it's hard to explain the way they shift from somber to celebration in performance, carrying the audience along so smoothly. That's the way this album works, too. All brass, all the time, and they make each song sound like that's how it was meant to be.

this is a great cd, theres no two ways about it. i got this as a gift from my mother(both of us being trumpet players, we love brass stuff) and wore out my first copy. the range of music is wonderful, from classical to jazz and even gershwin, it has it all. a great cd to read by. it inspired me to buy the sheet music( its as much fun to play as to listen to). a fantastic addition to any music cllection.