Up Your Brass

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Released Nov 19, 2002 Length 67:37 Artist Dan McMillion Label Sea Breeze Jazz		Recorded 2002, Tampa, FL Up Your Brass (2002) Nice n' Juicy (2009) Release date 19 November 2002

Producer Dan McMillion, Keith Oshiro, Chad Shoopman Genres Big band, Jazz, Instrumental People also search for Nice n' Juicy, Got the Spirit, High Octane, Give It One

Up Your Brass is a CD by the Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra, this was released in 2002 on the Sea Breeze Jazz label. The CD has been reviewed by Jack Bowers at All About Jazz and features top studio musicians in the Central Florida region.

Background

The Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra has recorded several CDs to date and this (Up Your Brass) is another recording which features big band with McMillion featured out in front of the group on trumpet. Much in the tradition of Charlie Spivak, Harry James, or Maynard Ferguson's bands, McMillion has a top flight group with name players. The list of musicians are from the Central Florida region who record on his CDs; Up Your Brass is no exception in terms of the level of band and how the CD was approached by McMillion. The arrangements are standard jazz repertiore that is very straight ahead in therm of style and musical content; the listener knows what to expect from the band and the recordings every time. "...for Dan believes that his music should have universal appeal."

Track listing

All tracks written by individual composers and arrangers.

Recording Sessions

2002, recorded at Morrisound Recording Studio, Tampa, FL

Musicians

Conductor: Dan McMillion

Trumpet: Dan McMillion

Saxes and woodwinds: Valerie Gillespie, Mike Bibilisco, Mike McArthur, Tom Dietz, Buthc Evans

Trumpets and flugelhorns: Chad Shoopman (lead), John Robinson, Andy Reese, Matt White, Wayne Daughtry

Trombones: Keith Oshiro (lead), Chris Price, Marius Dicpetris, Bob Medlin

Guitar: Pete Mongaya

Piano: Richard Drexler

Bass: Chris Queenan

Drums: Gerald Myles

Latin percussion: Nemil Chabeebe

Production

Recording engineers: Tom Morris, Jim Morris, Mark Prator, Matt Shoopman, Keith Oshiro

Mastering: Tom Morris, Sonic Solutions

Liner notes: Alun Morgan

Photography: Tim Hubbard Photography

Cover art and design: Scott Howard

Promotion

The album has been played on WUSF 89.7 and the BBC Radio "BBC Jazz From England".

Reception

"...(Up Your Brass) is the fourth album we’ve heard by McMillion’s well–built Jazz Orchestra, and as before, the bar is set exceedingly high — heeding the example of his celebrated mentors, McMillion wouldn’t have it any other way. Luckily, he is able to call on battle–ready troops to carry out his marching orders and record yet another well–earned triumph."

Jack Bowers, All About Jazz

Songs

1You Got It4:08
2Spirit of St Frederick6:36
3Norwegian Wood3:10

References

Up Your Brass Wikipedia

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