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The Berlin for Brass volume in Naxos' American Classics series focuses on Irving Berlin. Performing the iconic composer's music is the Chestnut Brass Company. At a relatively brief 19 songs, the set is forced to cover the main points only of Berlin. Thus, well-known favorites like "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Puttin' on the Ritz," "There's No Business Like Show Business," and even "White Christmas" dominate the set here. The limitations of a brass band are made clear about halfway through when one starts to long for some strings or percussion to soften the sound. But besides this minor gripe, the Chestnut Brass Co. does a fine job of interpreting Berlin's music, finding nuance amid its brassy bluster. "Heat Wave" and "No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)" especially bop along at a quick clip, the former defining the high and low ends of the brass band with aplomb, while the latter is as jaunty and carefree as the song's name. It's probably difficult to make such a boisterous section of instruments sound light and airy, so it's a credit to the arranger here that "No Strings" is so bouncy. The arrangements and performances elsewhere range from satisfactory to great, making Berlin for Brass a release that should appeal to fans of the composer, brass instruments, or both.
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Follow the Fleet: Let Yourself Go (arr. J. Krush) (Irving Berlin)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - Jay Krush, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
Top Hat (arr. J. Krush) (Irving Berlin)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - Jay Krush, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
The Jazz Singer: Blue Skies (arr. J. Krush) (Irving Berlin)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - Jay Krush, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
I'll See you in Cuba (arr. J. Krush) (Irving Berlin)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - Jay Krush, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
Alexander's Ragtime Band (arr. E. Solot) (E. Solot)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - E. Solot, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
Alexander's Ragtime Band: What'll I Do? (arr. J. Krush) (Irving Berlin)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - Jay Krush, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
Puttin' on the Ritz (arr. D. Sorenson) (D. Sorenson)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - D. Sorenson, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
Get Thee Behind Me, Satan (arr. J. Krush) (Irving Berlin)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - Jay Krush, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
As Thousands Cheer (arr. J. Krush) (Irving Berlin)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - Jay Krush, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
Listening (arr. M. Hood) (M. Hood)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - M. Hood, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
As Thousands Cheer (arr. J. Krush) (Irving Berlin)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - Jay Krush, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
No Strings (arr. J. Krush) (Irving Berlin)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - Jay Krush, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
There's No Business Like Show Business: Lazy (arr. M. Hood) (M. Hood)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - M. Hood, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
International Rag (arr. J. Krush) (Irving Berlin)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - Jay Krush, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
Annie Get Your Gun (arr. D. Sorenson) (D. Sorenson)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - D. Sorenson, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
Holiday Inn: White Christmas (arr. E. Solot) (E. Solot)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - E. Solot, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
Harlem On My Mind (arr. J. Krush) (Irving Berlin)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - Jay Krush, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
When I Lost You (arr. M. Hood) (M. Hood)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - M. Hood, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
Annie Get Your Gun (arr. D. Sorenson) (D. Sorenson)
Irving Berlin, Composer - Chestnut Brass Company, Ensemble - D. Sorenson, Composer
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
Album review
The Berlin for Brass volume in Naxos' American Classics series focuses on Irving Berlin. Performing the iconic composer's music is the Chestnut Brass Company. At a relatively brief 19 songs, the set is forced to cover the main points only of Berlin. Thus, well-known favorites like "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Puttin' on the Ritz," "There's No Business Like Show Business," and even "White Christmas" dominate the set here. The limitations of a brass band are made clear about halfway through when one starts to long for some strings or percussion to soften the sound. But besides this minor gripe, the Chestnut Brass Co. does a fine job of interpreting Berlin's music, finding nuance amid its brassy bluster. "Heat Wave" and "No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)" especially bop along at a quick clip, the former defining the high and low ends of the brass band with aplomb, while the latter is as jaunty and carefree as the song's name. It's probably difficult to make such a boisterous section of instruments sound light and airy, so it's a credit to the arranger here that "No Strings" is so bouncy. The arrangements and performances elsewhere range from satisfactory to great, making Berlin for Brass a release that should appeal to fans of the composer, brass instruments, or both.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:43
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Chestnut Brass Company
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
- Collection: Naxos American Classics
2003 Naxos 2003 Naxos
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