Title: Bernstein in Vienna Artist: Peter Erskine Label: Origin Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 805558288524 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2024-01-26 Number of Discs: 1
A towering cultural figure throughout the second half of the 20th century, Leonard Bernstein mediated between different musical worlds, borrowing freely from jazz, blues and popular music, eventually shaping a "classical" sound that became his deeply influential signature. From his decades of working alongside Austria's most illustrious musicians, Vienna's JAM Music Lab University was inspired to celebrate his music & legacy. With the addition of drumming great Peter Erskine as a Visiting Artist in 2021 - bringing along his own decades of contributions to blending popular musics at the highest levels - they handed him the task of shaping the ambitious project. With this live recording, Erskine, JAM students and faculty, and pianist/musical director Danny Grissett, honor Bernstein's genius and fulfill JAM's chief mission - inspired by the jazz masters, educate and nurture jazz's next generation - and on this night, Peter Erskine, and Leonard Bernstein, led the charge.
Tracks: 1.1 Somewhere 1.2 I Feel Pretty 1.3 It's Love 1.4 Viennese Summer 1.5 Lonely Town 1.6 Calls and Hollers 1.7 Some Other Time 1.8 Cool
