Big Band Record

1994 studio album by Ray Anderson with the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band

Big Band Record

Studio album by

Ray Anderson with the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band

Released| 1994; 30 years ago
Recorded| January 11–13, 1994
Studio| Clinton Studios, NYC
Genre| Jazz
Length| 76:13
Label| Gramavision
R2 79497
Producer| Ray Anderson and George Gruntz
Ray Anderson chronology
| Every One of Us
(1992)  | Big Band Record
(1994)  | Azurety
(1994)

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George Gruntz chronology
| Cosmopolitan Greetings
(1993)  | Big Band Record
(1994)  | Mock-Lo-Motion
(1995)

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Big Band Record is an album by trombonist Ray Anderson and the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band which was released on the Gramavision label in 1994.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The often riotous trombonist is fortunate to have his complex but always lively music interpreted by quite an all-star group and Gruntz's arrangements give each musician at least one opportunity to solo. ... it is little surprise that this was one of the top jazz albums released in 1994".[3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Ray Anderson except where noted

1. "Lips Apart" – 9:57
2. "Anabel at One" – 13:20
3. "My Wish" – 6:05
4. "Raven-a-Ning" – 4:28
5. "Leo's Place" – 8:03
6. "Seven Monsters" – 10:40
7. "Waltz for Phoebe" – 5:13
8. "The Literary Lizard" – 9:53
9. "Don't Mow Your Lawn" (Ray Anderson, Jackie Raven) – 8:34

## Personnel

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* Ray Anderson – trombone
* George Gruntz – piano
* Lew Soloff – trumpet
* Ryan Kisor – trumpet
* John D'earth – trumpet
* Herb Robertson – trumpet
* Art Baron – trombone
* Dave Bargeron – trombone
* Dave Taylor – bass trombone
* Howard Johnson – tuba, baritone saxophone
* Tim Berne – alto saxophone
* Marty Ehrlich – alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
* Ellery Eskelin – tenor saxophone
* Sal Giorgianni – tenor saxophone
* Larry Schneider – tenor saxophone
* Mark Feldman – violin
* Drew Gress – bass
* Tom Rainey – drums

## References

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1. ^ Rousell, P. Discography of Tim Berne accessed June 28, 2018
2. ^ Ray Anderson discography Archived 2018-06-26 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 28, 2018
3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Ray Anderson: Big Band Record – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Old Bottles - New Wine (1985)
* It Just So Happens (1987)
* Blues Bred in the Bone (1988)
* Every One of Us (1992)
* Big Band Record (1994)
* Azurety (with Han Bennink and Christy Doran, 1994)
* Don't Mow Your Lawn (1994)
* Slideride (with Craig Harris, George Lewis, and Gary Valente, 1994)

Live albums|

* Cheer Up (with Han Bennink and Christy Doran, 1995)

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George Gruntz

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Theatre (1983)
* First Prize (1989)
* Big Band Record (1994)

Live albums|

* Serious Fun (1989)
* Mock-Lo-Motion (1995)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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