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GENRE: Jazz/Big Band/Large Jazz Ensemble
Composers: Hank Mobley, Luiz Bonfa, Gary Urwin, Carl Saunders, Jimmy Van Heusen, Freddie Hubbard, Shorty Rogers, Gene De Paul, Harold Arlen, Bernard Hermann, Frederick Loewe, Walter Donaldson

LA's finest are on hand for the 'ride'! An extremely enjoyable collaboration that ended in a 'tight', world-class large ensemble project with incredible charts & solos...In addition to playing great solos, the soloists' effervescent personalities gave rise to many enjoyable moments during the recording process. This is a Special Recording and was one of the last sessions of the late, great Carl Saunders.

One of Urwin's favorite Carl-isms was elegantly simple and gave real-world advice on how to be both successful and happy. Urwin still calls it to mind frequently. It goes something like this:

Step1: "Figure out what it is you're best at...

Step 2: Do it!"

BAND:
Gary Urwin, Leader and Arranger

Saxes:
Rusty Higgins
Jeff Driskill
Pete Christlieb
Bob Sheppard
John Mitchell
(On selected tracks): Brandon Fields, Brian Scanlon and Greg Hawkins

Trombones:
Alan Kaplan
Andy Martin
Scott Whitfield
Craig Gosnell
(On selected tracks): Charlie Loper

Trumpets:
Wayne Bergeron
Carl Saunders
Kye Palmer
Jeff Bunnell
John Thomas
(On selected tracks): Aaron Janik

Rhythm:
Christian Jacob, piano
Trey Henry, bass
Ray Brinker, drum set
Ralph Razze, Ken Gomez and Chris Rios (supplemental drums and percussion)

Additional Guest Artists:
Cathy Biagini, cello
Bobby Burns Jr., piccolo trumpet
Robin Smith, auxiliary woodwinds
Phil Feather, English horn

Featured soloists:
Carl Saunders, trumpet
Wayne Bergeron, trumpet
Pete Christlieb, tenor sax
Scott Whitfield, trombone
Rusty Higgins, saxes and flute
Christian Jacob, piano

Track Listing

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• For fans of world-class large jazz ensemble!

Press Quotes

The Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra raises the bar for big band music across the globe.... an extraordinary level of performance that very few large ensembles can touch....

     —critical jazz

His charts are swinging and challenging, melodic and unpredictable. His 19-piece orchestra gives the music plenty of spirit.

     —LA Jazz Scene

The band is comprised of the crème de la crème of players on the L.A. scene.... [The soloists are] all giants on their instruments. The arrangements are by Urwin, and they reflect why he is so highly regarded by players and listeners alike...

     —Jersey Jazz

...Gary Urwin is one heck of an arranger...the personnel couldn't be more illustrious.

     —Jazz Times

The uniqueness of Urwin's arrangements, steeped in the jazz tradition but still characterized by his own sense of fun, make each of his successive albums models of unpredictable pleasures...

     —JazzReview.com