Brass Hommage German Brass

• 1 Also sprach Zarathustra 03:46
• 2 Odysee in Brass 02:56
• 3 El Tango la Cumparsita 04:27
• 4 Black Bottom Stomp 02:03
• 5 It Was a Very Good Year 04:37
• 6 Brasileirinho 01:39
• 7 Spiritual Rhapsody 11:56
• 8 Feliz año Mexico 05:51
• 9 Ballade for Two Wings 04:19
• 10 Tres Mambos 05:34
• 11 As Time Goes By 04:04
• 12 Quién Serà 03:30
• 13 El Choclo 04:05
• 14 Cornets Chop Suey 03:09
• 15 Al son de Cuba 04:01
• 16 Spirit of Brass (Fanfare) 01:33
• 17 It's Alright With Me 04:09
• 18 Horn of My Soul 05:31
• 19 Fever 03:32
• 20 Samba de Rio 06:50
• 21 Way Down Yonder 01:48
• 22 I'm Coming Virginia 03:20
• 23 Bourbon Street Parade 03:37
• 24 Camino del Indio (Piedra y Camino) 06:09
• 25 Singin' the Blues 04:31
• 26 Tico Tico 02:40
• 27 Besame mucho 04:04
• 28 Adios Pampa mia 03:09
• 29 T-Bone Blues 03:50
• 30 Oye Como va 05:17
• Total Runtime 02:05:57

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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