Maria Schneider Big Band - Pretty Road (2008) 1of2

Live at 32 Festival de Jazz de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, 17 July 2008.

Maria Schneider, conductor
Tony Kadleck, trumpet
Jon Owens, trumpet
Laurie Frink, trumpet
Ingrid Jensen, trumpet
Steve Wilson, sax
Charles Pillow, sax
Rich Perry, sax
Donny McCaslin, sax
Scott Robinson, sax
Keith O'Quinn, trombon
Ryan Keberle, trombon
Marshall Gilkes, trombon
George Flynn, trombon
Toninho Ferragutti, accordion;
Ben Monder, guitar
Frank Kimbrough, piano
Jay Anderson, bass
Clarence Penn, drums

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[Chuckmeister92]

There is a God. Or at least something. Absolutely beautiful.

[ErictheJazzer]

Sorry to disappoint you Ellington fans but I've been a jazz fan (and bass player) for approx. 50 yrs. jazzmasta92's assertion that "apparently you never listened to Ellington's later works" is both inaccurate and presumptuous. Jazz is continually evolving. Some of us move with the times. Others remain rooted in the past. Can't sit and listen only to Ellington, Basie and 'Bird' recordings to the exclusion of more modern talents like Maria. Open your ears to new things. Get a life.

[lawrencevelogirl]

Or, you can look at the past and see the Calloway to Ellington to Dorsey to Davis to Maria connections and how the medium is evolving, without making weird value judgments about a composer's worth based on his "era." Come on, dude, Ellington is the most prolific American composer. He's our Mozart, our Debussy, to put it in simple terms. Impressionist extended harmony begat the modern big band, and it's lovely.

[bigafromusclekid]

@ErictheJazzer The fact that you called Basie and Ellington "unworthies" is ridiculous. There is a good reason that Ellington and Basie have always and will always receive "eternal praise", it is because they were visionaries in the music. The fact that you're comparing this to something like "One O'Clock Jump" is crazy due to the 70 or so years that separates the two composers. I think you're missing the point as to why Ellington and Basie obtained so much praise and attention.

[ErictheJazzer]

Like many 'big name' band leaders in the USA Ellington and Basie kept on going until long after their 'use-by date'. In particular, I had the impression that most of Ellington's bandsmen had been playing for so long that they had died but were too tired to lie down. They looked and played like they were bored stiff. In the end Ellington's 'sound' became hackneyed and out of date.

[PINCHUNO]

@ErictheJazzer How on earth can you say "unworthies" when you speak of BAsie and Ellington? If you ask Maria Schneider about the evolution of he big band I can safely say that she will only have great things to say about these 2 luminaries of the big band world. It all has to come from somewhere you know.

[MrWalnut4]

Now just imagine the flugal horn and trumpet solo on soprano sax :)

[shawoody]

yuk.

[vinnievibes]

beautiful solo

[bag12]

@ErictheJazzer Maybe because it was played over half a century ago. Please don't think that just because you know words that you can wield them stupidly. Think before you write, please.

[fusionjunkie]

this was recorded on my birthday

[Mtbli1995]

why must you argue, and why must you compare. Can you not just accept the beauty of this music, and accept the beauty of Ellingtons?