The Jim Widner Big Band - Beat Goes on - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Whether it's a rich, Kenton-styled ballad or a hard driving tour-de-force in the Buddy Rich vein, this group of seasoned veterans always pulls off a masterful performance - so, it was natural for the band to pull off a live album, recorded at their annual week-long jazz clinic at Drury College in Springfield, Missouri, where they performed nightly. Album Tracks 1. Little Gus 2. Alright, Okay, You Win 3. The Meaning of the Blues 4. Big Sur 5. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning 6. Trump Card Suite I 7. Trump Card Suite II 8. Mood Indigo 9. Out of Nowhere 10. Rhythm-A-Ning

The Beat Goes on is a homage to the Beat Generation, the anti-conformist literary youth movement that developed in the U.S.A. during the 'fifties exemplified by authors Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Gregory Corso and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. The InchBeatsInch were college students, writers ang poets hungry for culture and new experiences devoted to a mysticism induced by drugs and alcohol - living Inchon the roadInch as a means of self discovery. Their unsteadying words were at times mystical and at times revolutionary, getting their inspiration and expressive energy by emulating the new jazz music now spreading across the country. &# 13; the tracks including her originals, were all arranged by Miss Antonini and create an atmosphere of contrasts. The performance are electrifying and often startling. The voices of the InchBeat PoetsInch are the common thread running throughout the work making them the real protagonists of the work in this dazzling, creative and original dialogue with the music. Album Tracks 1. Cookin' at the Continental 2. New York Blues 3. On the Road 4. Oroju 5. For Miles 6. Requiem for Bird Charlie Parker 7. Holy 8. Woodstock 9. Howl! 10. Well You Needn't 11. On Nirvana 12. LSD 13. Blowin' in the Wind

Album Tracks 1. Blue Brews 2. You're It! 3. Singin in the Rain 4. BMG 5. For Claus 6. Hey, Big Spender! 7. Double Doubles 8. Blue in Green 9. Al's Well 10. Romanza 11. Joy Spring