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New Works Celebration

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New Works Celebration
Studio album by
Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1999
RecordedJuly 28–30, 1997
StudioBauer Studio, Ludwigburg, Germany
GenreJazz
Length68:31
LabelChallenge
CHR 70066
ProducerBob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
Old Friends
(1994)
New Works Celebration
(1999)
Out of This World
(1998)

New Works Celebration is an album by Bob Brookmeyer's New Art Orchestra featuring tracks recorded in 1997 and released on the Challenge label.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz [3]

Ken Dryden of AllMusic called it a "stunning release" that is "Highly recommended!".[2] on All About Jazz Douglas Payne said "The captivating New Work (Celebration), though, is remarkable evidence of the intricate musical language Bob Brookmeyer has crafted as a composer. In the realm of his own inner logic - informed by Sauter and Stravinsky as much as George Russell and even Boulez - Brookmeyer has conceived something that is as warm and passionate as it is cerebral and sometimes startling".[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz nominated the album as part of its "Core Collection" of recommended jazz recordings.[3][5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer.

  1. "Celebration Jig" - 2:31
  2. "Celebration Slow Dance" - 8:23
  3. "Celebration Remembering" - 10:59
  4. "Celebration Two And" - 10:16
  5. "Idyll" - 9:37
  6. "Duets" - 12:45
  7. "Cameo" - 4:28
  8. "Boom Boom" - 9:32

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Discogs album entry, accessed May 13, 2016
  2. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. New Works celebration – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Bob Brookmeyer". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Payne, D. All About Jazz Review, January 1, 2000
  5. ^ Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed May 13, 2016