(Vocal Jazz, Big Band) New York Voices - Live with the WDR Big Band Cologne - 2013, WEB, FLAC (tracks), lossless

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New York Voices celebrates its Silver Anniversary with the release of the jazz vocal quartet's first completely live recording, Live with the WDR Big Band Cologne, recorded at the Kölner Philharmonie in May, 2008. Sharing a jazz ensemble field with Manhattan Transfer and the Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet has in no way dampened the group's efforts to carve out its place. In fact, New York Voices has done a very effective job, doing so with authority; the group displays a versatility that has been widely remarked upon in jazz literature and is in abundant evidence here.
Backing the quartet is the 350-horsepower West GermanRadio Big Band Cologne, which has provided similar support to jazz artists as disparate as trombonist/composer Bob Brookmeyer, saxophonist Maceo Parker and singer Patti Austin. The quartet allows this fine band equal time in solos, all appropriate for the material played. The show is dynamically arranged to address a spectrum of jazz vocals and performance from the swing era to the zenith of hard bop.
The quartet covers two Paul Simon songs: "Baby Driver," from Simon & Garfunkle's Bridge Over Troubled Water (Columbia, 1970), given a tremendous big band treatment that incorporates much from swing era harmonies, deftly mixed with the influence of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross; and "I Do It For Your Love," from Still Crazy After All These Years (Warner Bros., 1975), which is treated as a delicate ballad with plush orchestration and careful arrangement by Gil Goldstein, Andy Ezrin and the Voices. The band's famous arrangement of singer Mark Murphy' lyric-driven version of Oliver Nelson's "Stolen Moments" comes early in the set, a ten-minute tour de force featuring solos by trombonist Ludwig Nuss and alto saxophonist Heiner Wilberny. Arranged by the Voices' Darmon Meader, the piece features some great ensemble scatting before the horn solos. Very impressive.
Anchoring the performance is the group's rendition of Jimmy Van Heusen's "Darn That Dream," arranged again by Meaders, Lee Pardini, and fellow New York Voices partner Peter Eldridge, who handles the lead vocals. Also lengthy, but justified for the invention put into it, the remaining vocalists double the horns and provide continuous harmony and background vocals. Eldridge allows time for Jens Neufang to solo on bass clarinet, while Meader gives a clinic on scat before handing the reigns to trumpeter John Marshall for a low key but radioactive solo. There are other surprises to be found, including Annie Lennox's "Cold," Walter Donaldson's "Love Me Or Leave Me," and the beautifully schizophrenic "In The Wee Small Hours In The Morning." A very entertaining concert offering something for everyone. (Michael Bailey, AllAboutJazz)

Kim Nazarian - vocals
Peter Eldridge - vocals
Lauren Kinhan - vocals
Darmon Meader - vocals
with
Heiner Wilberny - alto saxophone
Karolina Strassmayer - alto saxophone
Olivier Peters - tenor saxophone
Paul Heller - tenor saxophone
Jens Neufang - baritone saxophone
Andy Haderer - trumpet
Rob Bruynen - trumpet
Klaus Osterioh - trumpet
Wim Both - trumpet
John Marshall - trumpet
Ludwig Nuss - trombone
Dave Horler - trombone
Bernt Laukamp - trombone
Mattis Cederberg - bass-trombone
Frank Castenier - piano
Paul Shigihara - guitar
John Goldsby - bass
Hans Dekker - drums