New Works Celebration


New Works Celebration is an album by Bob Brookmeyer's New Art Orchestra featuring tracks recorded in 1997 and released on the Challenge label.

Reception

Ken Dryden of AllMusic called it a "stunning release" that is "Highly recommended!". on All About Jazz Douglas Payne said "The captivating New Work, though, is remarkable evidence of the intricate musical language Bob Brookmeyer has crafted as a composer. In the realm of his own inner logic - informed by Sauter and Stravinsky as much as George Russell and even Boulez - Brookmeyer has conceived something that is as warm and passionate as it is cerebral and sometimes startling". The Penguin Guide to Jazz nominated the album as part of its "Core Collection" of recommended jazz recordings.

Track listing

All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer.
  1. "Celebration Jig" - 2:31
  2. "Celebration Slow Dance" - 8:23
  3. "Celebration Remembering" - 10:59
  4. "Celebration Two And" - 10:16
  5. "Idyll" - 9:37
  6. "Duets" - 12:45
  7. "Cameo" - 4:28
  8. "Boom Boom" - 9:32

Personnel