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Up From The Skies, Music of Jim McNeely

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (Artist)

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Audio CD (April 1, 2006)
Original Release Date: April 1, 2006
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Planet Arts Recordings
ASIN: B000GAKRSY
In-Print Editions: MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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2. The Life Of Riley 8:28 $0.89

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4. Don't Even Ask 9:48 $0.89

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4 stars Downbeat Magazine “…It’s the latest demonstration that VJO is the most versatile and sophisticated jazz orchestra going.” --TED PANKEN – Downbeat – July, 2006

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THE VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA: UP FROM THE SKIES, MUSIC OF JIM MCNEELY Up From The Skies, The Music of Jim McNeely is the fifth recording by the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (VJO) since the passing of Mel Lewis and documents a collaboration between one of the world’s most respected composers with one of the finest practitioners of jazz orchestra music. . Jim McNeely is currently composer-in-residence and pianist with the VJO. His compositions explore uncharted musical territory and his innovative style expands the vocabulary of his predecessors, Thad Jones and Bob Brookmeyer. This recording was made possible through generous grants from, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust and The New York State Council on the Arts.

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4.0 out of 5 stars definately five star album, but a four for me, February 13, 2007

By	Aaron I. Strang "jazzman in hickville" (Midwest Wisconsin) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I like the whole album. The VJO is superb as always. My favorites are the first two tunes. The treatment of the Hendrix tune is too cool for words. And the second chart is a GREAT example of how McNeely's charts can slip in and out of being super complex vs jamming on a groove. Wonderful writing and arranging. I only gave four starts in that I was hoping for more of a divergence from the last Vanguard album's 'sound'. The album on it's own is a definate FIVE.

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5.0 out of 5 stars State-of-the-Art Big Band Writing; a Must!, July 16, 2007

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Caught these guys at the Vanguard in June '07, and heard enough from this Grammy-nominated disc that I immediately ordered one. Killer ensemble playing, blowing, and amazing charts by pianist/arranger McNeely. Endless rhythmic and harmonic intrigue. Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hendrix music meets classic jazz, May 13, 2007

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Mister McNeely pays Hendrix with a great Jazz Orchestra and it's really magic

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