Dream Wheel: Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra [Compact disc]

Abstract

Australia's Jazzgroove Association has been at the forefront in promoting the country's jazz scene for some time. The Association, along with the Australian Arts Council and band member/co-producer, altoist David Theak, join forces to present Dream Wheel, a hard-driving big band project from the sixteen-piece Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra. Recorded live at the Sound Lounge in Sydney, the band produces a modern contemporary jazz sound anchored by sophisticated and challenging big band arrangements. The album is essentially a collaborative effort with German-based pianist and composer Florian Ross who, except for the finale and Theak original "Bista, contributes all of the compositions as well as piano solos on "Mean MF and "Autumn Things….As live recordings go, Dream Wheel is first-rate stuff where the sound quality is high and the enthusiastic Sound Lounge crowd can be heard roaring their approval. The Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra delivers one lightning rod of an album, and serves notice that jazz from Down Under has more than arrived and is definitely here to stay. Track Listing: Teen Adventure; Mean MF; Dream Wheel; Autumn Things; Constance�s Structure; Campaign or Come Swine; Bista. Record Label: Birdland Records | Style: Big Band