These posts have the purpose to raise interest and awareness for these artists. They are in 256 kbps which is not CD quality. I encourage everyone to buy the CDs if you like what you hear.
Apr 17, 2009
New World Jazz
John Adams (1947)
Lollapalooza, for orchestra
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé)
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Prelude, Fugue & Riffs, for clarinet & jazz ensemble
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
La création du monde, ballet for orchestra, Op. 81
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Ebony Concerto, for clarinet & jazz band
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Rag Time, for orchestra (or piano 4 hands), Op. 20
George Antheil (1900-1959)
A Jazz Symphony, for piano & jazz orchestra (original version), W. 157a
David Raskin (1912-2004)
The Bad and the Beautiful, film score theme
New World Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
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