Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine - Tasty Tunes (2018)

The Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine is a 39 year fixture in the Southern California jazz scene. Based in San Diego, the 18 piece big band, focuses on a creative repertoire of eclectic compositions by Bob Mintzer, Dean Brown, Mike Crotty, Tom Kubis, Daniel Freiberg, Carl Murr, Drew Zaremba, Alan Baylock and Mike Abene.

The album features guest solo appearances by Yellowjackets Grammy winning saxophonist and composer Bob Mintzer on his previously unrecorded big band composition "When The Lady Dances"; Alto saxophonist, Eric Marienthal on a great arrangement by Tom Kubis of "Early Autumn"; The beautiful Alto flute of Holly Hofmann on a stirring ECM style rendition of "Nature Boy" and Dean Brown, former Brecker Brothers guitarist on his original composition entitled "Recon". The stratospheric Alan Baylock rendition of "Over The Rainbow" featuring Randy Aviles and Peter Green is most definitely worth a listen as well…Mountain Dance, the Dave Grusin hit of the 1990's arranged by the late Peter Herbolzheimer is the premier recording of it in the US. Tasty Tunes, which is the 5th release by the BBJM and certainly not the last….is indeed a musical treat!!

Track List:
01. You Don't Know What Love Is 06:06
02. Early Autumn 05:39
03. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 03:27
04. When The Lady Dances 08:19
05. Oleo 04:53
06. Nature Boy 06:31
07. Manhattan Burn 09:15
08. Over The Rainbow 02:57
09. Mountain Dance 05:52
10. Ya Turn Me On Baby 04:30
11. Recon 08:42

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