Favorite Things

Modern Jazz Tuba Project

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 1, 2003)
• Original Release Date: April 1, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Heartdance Music
• ASIN: B0000AKMW2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #52,333 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

John Killoch, Mainly Big Bands, West Midlands. U.K., April 5, 2003
...exceptional by any standard. The Rich Matteson arrangements catch fire, the horns flex like alto saxophones on a bebop trip!

Product Description
Direct descendants of the Matteson/Phillips Tubajazz Consort. Three euphoniums, three tubas, swinging rhythm section and guest vocalist Connye Florance playing wonderful arrangements any big band would envy.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE this disc!, October 1, 2003

By	Sam Pilafian (Tempe, AZ) - See all my reviews

"I just listened to the new MJT disc several times. I LOVE this disc! The new charts are stellar! They are pushing forward the quality of jazz vocabulary writing for tubas and euphoniums to a higher level than I've heard before. The band sounds great, the solos are ALL terrific. The euphs blow me away with the vocab and the chops. I'm most proud of Joe Murphy and Rich Perry and the INCREDIBLE solos on their part...so much tastiness! They are showing the way it ought to go....YES!! The most surprising thing for me is the beautiful integration of Jim Ferguson's bass playing within the Low Brass format...both in his ensemble work and in his solos. (Great mix)! I feel that the best mixes on this great recording are on Connye Florance's 2 tracks. She is absolutely world class on this CD!!! This is the best rhythm section/low brass soundset I've ever heard! Total clarity all the time. You can pick one line out ,or "sit back" and dig the collective sound. That is the finest of balances. You guys are the standard bearers that could break this thing wide-mainstream-open for the tuba and the euphonium!"

Sam Pilafian
Professor of Music, Arizona State University

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD is a must..., October 20, 2003

By	Harvey Phillips (Bloomington, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This second CD of R. Winston Morris' Modern Jazz Tuba Project will blow you away and will very soon become "One of Your Favorite Things"...into the future! The program is well chosen and superbly arranged in every instance. The personnel is listed and solos are properly credited, so every listener will have new musician friends to talk about, brag about, and admire. If your first reaction is the same as mine, you will listen to the CD at least three times before trying to memorize the players' names and their choruses on each tune. The excellent stylized vocals also add new dimensions. "A happy band that plays together stays together!" So, we await their next CD. In the meantime, this CD is a must for every tuba and euphonium enthusiast to add to their collection and put on their gift list!
Harvey Phillips, Matteson-Phillips Tubajazz Consort

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bottoms Up, September 20, 2003

By	Jim Self (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

The new "Favorite Things" CD by the MJT Band is awesome--like Basie down an octave. Great charts, swingin' rhythm section and excellent soloists. You really "FEEL" this band.

Jim Self
LA Studios