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The Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble
The Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble: Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland
by Angelo Leonardi
Chi si ricorda di Gary McFarland? Ha attraversato gli anni sessanta come una meteora fino a spegnersi a soli 38 anni, il 2 novembre 1971. Fu un significativo compositore, orchestratore e leader che iniziò a suonare il vibrafono a 23 anni, bruciando le tappe: nel 1960, appena diplomato al Berklee College (dove studiò composizione), già scriveva arrangiamenti per la Concert Jazz Band di Gerry Mulligan e preparava il suo esordio per la Verve, con un'orchestra ricca di stelle. ...
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by Edward Blanco
Drummer Michael Benedict, leader of the BOPITUDE and JAZZ VIBES groups, directs a new quintet assembled for a special project that pays tribute to the late Gary McFarland on Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland. An influential composer, arranger, vibraphonist and vocalist during the 60s, McFarland had a brief career as he met an untimely death at a young age, was a major contributor to orchestral jazz and was instrumental in introducing the jazz idiom to the pop and rock ...
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
The Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble, Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland (Planet Arts) Concerned that recognition of Gary McFarland’s achievement was fading, drummer Michael Benedict created the ensemble named for McFarland and recorded 11 of his compositions. The mystery of McFarland’s death at 38 in 1971 remains unsolved. His composing and arranging made him a welcome presence in jazz in the 1960s. With slight academic training and a large natural talent, he produced work of freshness and appeal in collaborations ...
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