Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Randy Brecker – Charles Mingus: Epitaph – Bigband of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (2024) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Randy Brecker – Charles Mingus: Epitaph – Bigband of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:16:31 minutes | 2,68 GB | Genre: Jazz
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At the finale of the “Musikfest Berlin” 2022, the musicians of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and their BigBand performed “Epitaph” as a tribute to the 100th birthday of Charles Mingus.

Under the energetic baton of Titus Engel, the musicians of the BigBand and the Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Jazzinstitut Berlin explore the realms of expression of dark threat, profound songfulness, conflict and ecstasy with irrepressible joy of playing and remarkable clarity. Star trumpeter Randy Brecker lets his wonderfully clear tone soar to the highest heights. It becomes touching when Jorge Puerta sings “Freedom” with a powerful voice and the musicians hum along.

Charles Mingus was considered a genius and “angry man” of jazz, a highly talented musician who was denied the opportunity to study classical cello because of his skin colour. In the 1940’s, only jazz was open to him. “Epitaph” was a series of 20 expansive pieces lasting over two hours: the inadequately prepared premiere in 1961 was a failure. It was only when the composer Gunter Schuller revised it in 1989 from Paris and sketches he had left behind that a realisable score emerged.

Tracklist:

1-01. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Main Score – Pt. 1 (05:32)
1-02. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Percussion Discussion (08:54)
1-03. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Main Score – Pt. 2 (05:09)
1-04. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Started Melody (13:07)
1-05. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Better Get Hit in Your Soul (11:35)
1-06. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – The Soul (02:48)
1-07. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Moods in Mambo (04:28)
1-08. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Self Portrait / Chill of Death (11:30)
1-09. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – O.P. (Oscar Pettiford) (03:47)
1-10. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Pinky / Please Don’t Come Back from the Moon (08:50)
1-11. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Monk, Bunk, and Vice Versa (Osmotin’) (03:48)
1-12. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Peggy’s Blue Skylight (04:37)
1-13. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Wolverine Blues (05:49)
1-14. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Children’s Hour of Dream (09:01)
1-15. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – This Subdues My Passion (03:13)
1-16. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Untitled Ballad – In Other Words, I am Three (10:34)
1-17. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Freedom (09:32)
1-18. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – “Untitled Interlude – The Underdog Rising” (04:04)
1-19. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Noon Night (05:02)
1-20. Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin – Main Score Reprise (05:01)

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