Music for Brass

by Gunther Schuller, John Lewis, Jimmy Giuffre, J.J. Johnson & Dimitri Mitropoulos

Music for Brass cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 April 1957
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:50
  • Community rating: 3.23/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Commissioned by the Jazz and Classical Music Society, this ambitious project serves as a foundational document for the Third Stream movement. The compositions utilize a massive brass ensemble to meticulously fuse European symphonic architecture with spontaneous jazz improvisation.

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Tracklist

  1. Symphony for Brass and Percussion, Op. 16: I. Andante - Allegro (4:50)
  2. Symphony for Brass and Percussion, Op. 16: II. Scherzo (4:09)
  3. Symphony for Brass and Percussion, Op. 16: III. Lento (3:10)
  4. Symphony for Brass and Percussion, Op. 16: IV. Quasi Cadenza - Allegro (5:20)
  5. Poem For Brass (10:03)
  6. Three Little Feelings (10:45)
  7. Pharaoh (4:32)

Credits

  • John Lewis - primary artist, composed by
  • Jimmy Giuffre - primary artist, composed by
  • J.J. Johnson - primary artist, trombone, soloist, composed by, soloist
  • Dimitri Mitropoulos - primary artist, conductor
  • Milt Hinton - bass
  • Don Hunstein - cover
  • Peter Adler - cover
  • Osie Johnson - drums

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