Album Review: On the Sunny Side from the Interplay Jazz Orchestra
Album: On the Sunny Side
Artist: Interplay Jazz Orchestra
Label: Self-Released
Website: www.interplayjazzorchestra.com
Big Band jazz is alive and percolating amply on Interplay Jazz Orchestra's latest release On the Sunny Side. Co-directed by trumpet player Gary Henderson and trombonist Joey Devassy, the Long Island, New York-based Interplay Jazz Orchestra perform original compositions with arrangements written by several members of the band, in addition to performing a handful of jazz standards. Recorded at the Bunker Studios in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the assortment roars with rambling horns that swing fervidly while also being able to caress the listener's ears with majestic serenades on Jay Orig's piano keys and sentimental soliloquies played by the trombones and saxophones. There is something for every side of the spectrum that engages the human spirit.
Ballroom swing in the style of bandleaders like Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller can be heard on the Orchestra's interpretation of Jule Styne's work "Time After Time," as the horns are precisely choreographed to trade off with one another. The timing of their parts is skillfully determined, negotiating when to come in and where to take the chord progressions to make the greatest impact on the listener. Imagine a dance performance by Radio City Music Hall's Rockettes translated into music. The details in the choreography are intricate, crafting complex harmonies.
Continuing the ballroom swing momentum, the Orchestra's rendition of "Tangerine" penned by Victor Schertzinger, is attired in bright and bubbly features particularly in Damien Pacheco's trumpet solo fashioning a breezy, quick step pace. The Orchestra links a salsa rhythm with swinging horns and Alejandro Aviles' flickering flute in "El Gato Su Ave," an original work by Joey Devassy, which can easily be mistaken for a piece written by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Orig's keys inscribe a scatting shuffle across "Close My Eyes," a straight-ahead jazz number written by Buddy Kaye. Orig moves into an introspective brooding through "Broken," another original work by Devassy that effectively touches the listener's spirit. The scaffolding of horns emote a wistful sonorous, reflecting human thoughts and sentiment.
Interplay Jazz Orchestra's offering is commendable, crafting a montage of ballroom swing, straight-ahead jazz, Latin rhythms, and Big Band blazes. The interplay between the instruments is intricate, forming complex harmonies that engross the audience in their music. Big Band jazz is indeed alive and percolating amply in Interplay Jazz Orchestra's hands.
Musicians:
Alto Saxophone - Andrew Gould (also Soprano Sax and Flute) and Chris Donohue (also Flute)Tenor Saxophone - John Marshall and Alejandro Aviles (also Flute)
Baritone Saxophone - Chris Scarnato
Trombones - Brent Chiarello, Joey Devassy, Justin Friedman, and Eric Gottesman
Trumpets - Mike Rubenstein, Damien Pacheco, Steve Henry, Gary Henderson
Piano - Jay Orig
Bass - David Lobenstein
Drums - Mark Portugal
Artist: Interplay Jazz Orchestra
Label: Self-Released
Website: www.interplayjazzorchestra.com
Big Band jazz is alive and percolating amply on Interplay Jazz Orchestra's latest release On the Sunny Side. Co-directed by trumpet player Gary Henderson and trombonist Joey Devassy, the Long Island, New York-based Interplay Jazz Orchestra perform original compositions with arrangements written by several members of the band, in addition to performing a handful of jazz standards. Recorded at the Bunker Studios in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the assortment roars with rambling horns that swing fervidly while also being able to caress the listener's ears with majestic serenades on Jay Orig's piano keys and sentimental soliloquies played by the trombones and saxophones. There is something for every side of the spectrum that engages the human spirit.
Continuing the ballroom swing momentum, the Orchestra's rendition of "Tangerine" penned by Victor Schertzinger, is attired in bright and bubbly features particularly in Damien Pacheco's trumpet solo fashioning a breezy, quick step pace. The Orchestra links a salsa rhythm with swinging horns and Alejandro Aviles' flickering flute in "El Gato Su Ave," an original work by Joey Devassy, which can easily be mistaken for a piece written by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Orig's keys inscribe a scatting shuffle across "Close My Eyes," a straight-ahead jazz number written by Buddy Kaye. Orig moves into an introspective brooding through "Broken," another original work by Devassy that effectively touches the listener's spirit. The scaffolding of horns emote a wistful sonorous, reflecting human thoughts and sentiment.
Interplay Jazz Orchestra's offering is commendable, crafting a montage of ballroom swing, straight-ahead jazz, Latin rhythms, and Big Band blazes. The interplay between the instruments is intricate, forming complex harmonies that engross the audience in their music. Big Band jazz is indeed alive and percolating amply in Interplay Jazz Orchestra's hands.
Musicians:
Alto Saxophone - Andrew Gould (also Soprano Sax and Flute) and Chris Donohue (also Flute)Tenor Saxophone - John Marshall and Alejandro Aviles (also Flute)
Baritone Saxophone - Chris Scarnato
Trombones - Brent Chiarello, Joey Devassy, Justin Friedman, and Eric Gottesman
Trumpets - Mike Rubenstein, Damien Pacheco, Steve Henry, Gary Henderson
Piano - Jay Orig
Bass - David Lobenstein
Drums - Mark Portugal
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