New Works Celebration is an album by Bob Brookmeyer's New Art Orchestra featuring tracks recorded in 1997 and released on the Challenge label.[1]

New Works Celebration
Studio album by
Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1999
RecordedJuly 28–30, 1997
StudioBauer Studio, Ludwigburg, Germany
GenreJazz
Length68:31
LabelChallenge
CHR 70066
ProducerBob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
Old Friends
(1994)
New Works Celebration
(1999)
Out of This World
(1998)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz     [3]

Ken Dryden of AllMusic called it a "stunning release" that is "Highly recommended!".[2] on All About Jazz Douglas Payne said "The captivating New Work (Celebration), though, is remarkable evidence of the intricate musical language Bob Brookmeyer has crafted as a composer. In the realm of his own inner logic - informed by Sauter and Stravinsky as much as George Russell and even Boulez - Brookmeyer has conceived something that is as warm and passionate as it is cerebral and sometimes startling".[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz nominated the album as part of its "Core Collection" of recommended jazz recordings.[3][5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer.

  1. "Celebration Jig" - 2:31
  2. "Celebration Slow Dance" - 8:23
  3. "Celebration Remembering" - 10:59
  4. "Celebration Two And" - 10:16
  5. "Idyll" - 9:37
  6. "Duets" - 12:45
  7. "Cameo" - 4:28
  8. "Boom Boom" - 9:32

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Discogs album entry, accessed May 13, 2016
  2. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. New Works celebration – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Bob Brookmeyer". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Payne, D. All About Jazz Review, January 1, 2000
  5. ^ Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed May 13, 2016