Brass Hommage German Brass

• 1Also sprach Zarathustra03:46
• 2Odysee in Brass02:56
• 3El Tango la Cumparsita04:27
• 4Black Bottom Stomp02:03
• 5It Was a Very Good Year04:37
• 6Brasileirinho01:39
• 7Spiritual Rhapsody11:56
• 8Feliz año Mexico05:51
• 9Ballade for Two Wings04:19
• 10Tres Mambos05:34
• 11As Time Goes By04:04
• 12Quién Serà03:30
• 13El Choclo04:05
• 14Cornets Chop Suey03:09
• 15Al son de Cuba04:01
• 16Spirit of Brass (Fanfare)01:33
• 17It's Alright With Me04:09
• 18Horn of My Soul05:31
• 19Fever03:32
• 20Samba de Rio06:50
• 21Way Down Yonder01:48
• 22I'm Coming Virginia03:20
• 23Bourbon Street Parade03:37
• 24Camino del Indio (Piedra y Camino)06:09
• 25Singin' the Blues04:31
• 26Tico Tico02:40
• 27Besame mucho04:04
• 28Adios Pampa mia03:09
• 29T-Bone Blues03:50
• 30Oye Como va05:17
• Total Runtime02:05:57

Info for Brass Hommage

"Brass Hommage" is a tribute to the inimitable sound which has made German Brass famous. It acknowledges the success of an audio vision come true: to create a chamber-music ensemble with ten brass musicians, a group with the sound potential of a mighty organ, a symphony orchestra or a big band – a vision which the German Brass musicians have achieved with the musical elegance that is their very own. Their special arrangements have made them into inventors of a highly refined sound idiom that was to become their hallmark. It is compositions for the organ and symphonic works from the classical field that provide the brass players with inspiration, but jazz standards or South American music deliver an equal appeal and the challenge to expand the palette of tone colours. A tango like "La Cumparsita" can transform into the rhythm of a bandoneon, while music by Cole Porter exudes a touch of Broadway flair, "As Time Goes By" conjures up the power of the images from the legendary film "Casablanca", and a jazz classic like "Bourbon Street Parade" emulates the sound of a Dixieland band from New Orleans.

German Brass

German Brass
Those who know German Brass will be aware that they do not limit themselves to classic brass music along the lines of the trumpet fanfare. This is an ensemble which blends great virtuosity and sparkling musicality with more than a dash of wit and charm. Their concerts are pure entertainment, spanning the genres from pop through classics and jazz to film music. The success of this approach can be judged by the four decades of the ensemble’s history. The musicians – ten soloists and college professors – have always succeeded in creating a completely new sound of their own for each of their projects, reinventing and rediscovering it in every concert and on every recording. German Brass does more than produce a sound, it celebrates that sound and makes it an experience for each new audience.

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