Blog Topic: Music Listening


Recommended Music!

Posted: January 29, 2012 by Eric Sperry

A Strange Arrangement – Mayer Hawthorne Urban Litany – Tower Brass of Chicago The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings – Miles Davis and Gil Evans The Great Summit – Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington Grand Piano:Chopin – Josef Hoffmann Nightlife In … Continue reading →

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Allan Dean and Kevin Dean, trumpet

Posted: January 12, 2012 by Eric Sperry

I recently stumbled across this series of YouTube videos uploaded by a YouTube user named “wideangleman”. Allan is a professor at the Yale School of Music, while Kevin is a professor at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music in the … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted: December 24, 2011 by Eric Sperry

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Recommended Music!

Posted: December 1, 2011 by Eric Sperry

Russian Carnival – Burning River Brass Storyteller – Tine Thing Helseth Big Swing Face – Buddy Rich Big Band A Charlie Brown Christmas – Vince Guaraldi Live In Digital – Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass Ballads – Miles Davis

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More Tine Thing Helseth!

Posted: November 1, 2011 by Eric Sperry

Tine is flat out amazing. Such control, musicality, and a sound to die for. Reminds me a little of Maurice Andre. Doesn’t hurt that she’s playing Rachmaninov, either. Enjoy! How about Arutunian?

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Recommended Music!

Posted: October 7, 2011 by Eric Sperry

Live In Rio – Earth, Wind, and Fire Act Your Age – Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band Lush Life – John Coltrane B Minor Mass – Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti Church Windows/Brazilian Impressions – Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Lopez-Cobos

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Clark Terry plays “Misty”!

Posted: September 21, 2011 by Eric Sperry

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Recommended Music!

Posted: September 12, 2011 by Eric Sperry

Swing Out – Bob Mintzer Big Band Gershwin: The Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra – EOS Orchestra The Sound of Trumpets – N.Y. Trumpet Ensemble, Gerard Schwartz, director Bruckner Symphony No. 4 – Berlin Philharmonic, Gunter Wand Grand Piano: … Continue reading →

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Tine Thing Helseth!

Posted: August 12, 2011 by Eric Sperry

It’s a little out of season to feature this familiar tune, but a trumpet sound like this never goes out of season. Please check out Tine-she’s got at least one solo cd out with more on the way. She’s an … Continue reading →

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Recommended Music!

Posted: August 8, 2011 by Eric Sperry

My Spanish Heart – Chick Corea Anna Netrebko:Russian Album – Anna Netrebko Time’s Mirror – Tom Harrell Rachmaninoff:Vespers – Robert Shaw Festival Singers Mahler Symphony No. 9 – Chicago Symphony/Boulez

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