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Vince Mendoza

Claire Martin presents the latest mix of jazz releases, plus an interview and concert set from composer and arranger Vince Mendoza, with the WDR Big Band.

Claire Martin presents the latest mix of jazz releases, plus an interview and concert set by composer and arranger Vince Mendoza with the WDR Big Band. The programme features repertoire from his album Blauklang, nominated at the 51st Grammy awards for best large jazz ensemble album. Vince has previously been nominated 16 times and has won four, his most recent being for his work on the Joe Zawinul Brown Street album.

The concert was recorded at the Funkhaus in Cologne in November 2008 and features Mendoza's arrangements of Miles Davis' tune All Blues, Gil Evans' Blues For Pablo as well as his own compositions working with the WDR Big Band - The Bluesound Suite, Lo Rossinyol, Habanera and Ollie Mention.

Title: Everything Happens to Me
Artist: Gilad Atzmon
CD: In Loving Memory of America
Track:1
Label: Enja Records ENJ 888 850-2
Comp: Matt Dennis
Pub: Gema
Dur: 03.57

Title: If I Loved You
Artist: Liane Carroll and Ian Shaw
CD: Slow Down
Track: 12
Label: Splashpoint Records SPR 004CD
Comp: Rodgers/Hammerstein
Pub: EMI Publishing Ltd
Dur: 04.57

Title: In a Silent Way
Artist: Basquiat Strings/Seb Roachford
CD: Basquiat Strings with Seb Roachford
Track: 8
Label: F-IRE F-IRE CD 18
Comp: Joe Zawinul
Pub: Keith Prowse Music
Dur: 02.35

Title: Donna Lee
Artist: Martin Speake
CD: Generations
Track: 7
Label: Pumpkin Records 002
Comp: Miles Davis
Pub: N/A
Dur: 06.22

Title: We're Not From Around Here
Artist: Bill Frisell
CD: The Best of Bill Frisell Vol. 1 - Folk Songs
Track: 4
Label: Nonesuch Records 7559 78633
Comp: Bill Frisell
Pub: Friz-Tone Music / BMI
Dur: 04.20

West German Radio Recording (EBU Concert Set), recorded at the Funkhaus in Cologne on 3rd November 2008.

Title: All Blues
Artist: WDR Big Band/Vince Mendoza
Comp: Miles Davis (arr. Vince Mendoza)
Dur: 13.18

Title: Blues for Pablo
Artist: WDR Big Band/Vince Mendoza
Comp: Gil Evans (arr. Vince Mendoza)
Dur: 06.32

Title: Habanera
Artist: WDR Big Band/Vince Mendoza
Comp: Vince Mendoza
Dur: 04.50

Title: Extract from The Bluesounds Suite
Artist: WDR Big Band/Vince Mendoza
Comp: Vince Mendoza
Dur: 06.53

Title: Extract from The Bluesounds Suite
Artist: WDR Big Band/Vince Mendoza
Comp: Vince Mendoza
Dur: 10.03

Title: Wedgehead Gets Lucky
Artist: Stonephace
CD: Stonephace
Track: 1
Label: Tru Thoughts TRUCD 186
Comp: Larry Stabbins
Pub: Tru Thoughts
Dur: 06.10.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Sun 8 Mar 2009 23:30

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  • Sun 8 Mar 2009 23:30