Home » Jazz Musicians » The Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble

The Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble

Sign in / sign up and request update access to the The Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble page.


Tags

Album Review

The Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble: Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland

Read "Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland" reviewed 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. ...

12
Album Review

The Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble: Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland

Read "Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland" reviewed 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 ...

Read more articles

Recording

Monday Recommendation: Music Of Gary McFarland

Monday Recommendation: Music Of Gary McFarland

Source: 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 ...

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Circulation: The...

Planet Arts Records
2016

buy

Circulation: The...

Planet Arts Records
2015

buy

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.