Mighty Maytones - Best Of - VINYL LP

Album Tracks 1. Madness 2. Loving Reggae 3. Cantankerous 4. Serious 5. Funny Man 6. Music Is a Part of Life 7. Ital Queen 8. God Bless the Day 9. Judgement a Come 10. Zion Land

Vinyl reissue of the Maytones' 1977 album, back in print since the original issue! Album Tracks 1. Madness 2. Loving Reggae 3. Contanquros 4. Serious 5. Father & Mother 6. Music Is a Part of Life 7. Ital Queen 8. God Bless the Day 9. Judgement a Come 10. Zion Land

Although the American composer David Maslanka (1943-2017) wrote in a wide range of genres, it is for his generous output of music for wind band that he is best known. Three of the works heard here are in effect symphonic poems, all three infused with that big-hearted sense of space found in the best of American music and the quiet dignity of those endless open landscapes, but also energized by a powerful sense of freewheeling drama. The fourth piece is a charming and hugely engaging presentation of the instruments of the symphonic wind ensemble, a latter-day Peter and the Wolf - likewise intended for children and similarly bubbling with good tunes. The composer himself was closely involved in the preparation for these recordings - the last major project involving his music before his death - which now stand as a testament to a man much-loved in American musical circles. Album Tracks 1. California 2. Alex and the Phantom Band A Young Listener's Introduction to Wind, Brass, and Percussion Instruments 3. Angel of Mercy 4. Saint Francis Two Studies for Wind Ensemble