Short and sweet: Was listening to NPR yesterday, and heard a story on The Brian Setzer Orchestra's new CD (released this week), Wolfgang's Big Night Out. What a great idea! Mr. Setzer had already morphed from rockabilly revival to a guitar-led big band. Now to take famous classical pieces and arrange them to fit that jumpin', guitar-led big band is too cool! Going to the trouble to find and enlist an 84-year-old arranger who had done this kind of thing during the big band era was genius. I went to iTunes to listen to all the 30-second clips and was blown away. This one goes on my "next payday" list for sure. Listen to the NPR story linked above for the skinny. Adios for now.
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