Convergency

Convergency gives me the same kick that I got from when I first heard the big bands of Boyd Raeburn, Stan Kenton, Dizzy, Woody, Gil, Thad and Mel and yes, even the great Ms Schneider. Slonaker is up there with them.
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The Dave Slonaker Big Band, coming off its 2013 Grammy® nomination for Best Large Jazz Ensemble, returns with a dazzling collection of new music celebrating the tradition, but also pushing the possibilities of big band jazz. Featuring an all-star cast of West Coast jazz and studio legends including Bob Sheppard, Larry Koonse, Peter Erskine, Wayne Bergeron, and so many more, Convergency brings together the lives, stories and extraordinary talents of these great musicians, with the music of veteran Los Angeles composer/arranger Dave Slonaker, to create what will certainly be another touchstone recording for fans of the large jazz ensemble tradition.

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Track Listing

1. Convergency 7:10
2. Uncommonly Ground 7:07
3. Duelity 7:14
4. A Gathering Circle 9:36
5. A Curve in the Road 7:54
6. Inner Voices 6:49
7. Sometimes a Notion 6:49
8. Vanishing Point 7:23
9. And Now the News 8:40
10. I Had the Craziest Dream 4:32

All music by Dave Slonaker (Daslon Music, ASCAP)
except (10) Harry Warren & Mack Gordon (ASCAP)

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