{"id":4758,"date":"2017-02-07T23:38:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T05:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doublebates.com\/?post_type=recordings&#038;p=4758"},"modified":"2021-05-13T11:40:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T16:40:58","slug":"big-alpaca","status":"publish","type":"recordings","link":"https:\/\/doublebates.com\/recordings\/big-alpaca\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Alpaca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOne of the highpoints of the CD is \u201cSteamboatin.\u2019\u201d The muted brass recalls early Duke Ellington, drum breaks interact with the ensembles, there are swinging solos from Whitman and Simenson, and the ensemble writing is masterful. \u201cMastodon\u201d musically depicts the lumbering movements of a giant (and fortunately extinct) mammal. Trombonist Matt Hanzelka\u2019s playing adds to the eerie and mysterious mood. \u201cPete\u2019s Waltz\u201d starts out as a light-hearted jazz waltz but becomes darker the longer the piece develops. \u201cBig Alpaca\u201d has a stop-time figure played by bassist Chris Bates that sets the stage for solos by trombonist Ryan Christianson and Simenson. This memorable set concludes with the mournful ballad \u201cMight Have Been,\u201d the ensemble-oriented \u201cTitanium,\u201d and the all-too-brief \u201cJerry\u2019s Chaser (with tenor-saxophonist Scott Johnson).<\/p>\n<p>Fans of modern big band writing and exciting ensembles will find much to enjoy on Bill Simenson\u2019s Big Alpaca. The musicians are top-notch and the writing is world class. Highly recommended.&#8221; <em>-Scott Yanow<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOne of the highpoints of the CD is \u201cSteamboatin.\u2019\u201d The muted brass recalls early Duke Ellington, drum breaks interact with the ensembles, there are swinging solos from Whitman and Simenson, and the ensemble writing is masterful. \u201cMastodon\u201d musically depicts the lumbering movements of a giant (and fortunately extinct) mammal. Trombonist Matt Hanzelka\u2019s playing adds to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1140,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doublebates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recordings\/4758"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doublebates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recordings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doublebates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/recordings"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doublebates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doublebates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}