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PETER HERBOLZHEIMER ~ SUNSHINE AND BOSSA NOVA HGBS 20017 (Barcode: 4050486049877) ~ GERMANY ~ Big Band Jazz Recorded: 1970 - 2006 Released: 2011 This is an expanded reissue / remaster of the live 2LP album by the German (born in Romania) trombonist / arranger / bandleader / composer Peter HerbolzheimerFind albums by this artist and his Big Band called Rhythm Combination & BrassFind albums by this artist, called “My Kind Of SunshineFind albums with this title”, recorded in 1970 and 1971 and originally released on the legendary MPSFind albums on this label label in 1972. The Big Band included many top European Jazz players and Americans resident in Europe at the time, such as Dusko GoykovichFind albums by this artist, Ack van RooyenFind albums by this artist, Palle MikkelborgFind albums by this artist, Art FarmerFind albums by this artist, Herb GellerFind albums by this artist, Niels-Henning Orsted PedersenFind albums by this artist and many others. The original album presented nine lengthy tracks, mostly composed by Herbolzheimer. This album adds nine additional tracks recorded in 2005 and 2006 by the BuJazzOFind albums by this artist (German Youth Jazz Orchestra, founded and led for many years by Herbolzheimer), presenting their program “40 Years Bossa Nova”. Herbolzheimer’s arrangements are absolutely brilliant and offer a superb amalgam of Jazz, Rock and Latin rhythms, with excellent soloing by the band’s members. It is one of the best examples of the diverse Big Band / Orchestral Jazz European scene. The German tradition of Jazz Big Bands is splendidly continued by the BuJazzO, which produced next generations of local Jazz musicians. Overall, this is a wonderful album of European Big Band Jazz, presenting both a reissue of a superb and very rare album from the 1970s and a showcase of the new generation playing Big Band Jazz in the same tradition.

Updated: 25/08/2025Posted: 25/08/2025

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