It is with great pleasure that I share the release of a new big-band jazz album from composer/arranger Chris McDonald. The album, which I coproduced and engineered, features a burning hot ensemble of many of my friends and colleagues and was just a blast to create.
I recorded the album at my studio, The Tracking Room, and Ocean Way Nashville and mixing was done at my studio (that console re-furb was money well spent!!) Noteworthy mics for the sessions were the c-12’s and U47’s on the saxes (I like the bite they deliver without too much harshness) and the fantastic AEA stereo Ribbon on the brass room. I captured the string section in OceanWay A with a decca tree of M-49’s and U67 spots.
Jazz Times has said No Pews Required is “some of the most powerful and exhilarating big-band music you’re likely to hear anywhere… and the emphasis is first, last and always on jazz.”
Here’s the EPK video from the sessions
You can hear a couple of the tracks on my work page, and you can buy No Pews Required by The Chris McDonald Jazz Orchestra here, or on iTunes and Amazon.com
Este CD, esta Mavilhosa Obra Musical “No Pews Required” do Maestro Chris McDonald ficou simplesmente excelente no quesito:
EQUALIZAÇÃO+ARRANJOS+PRODUÇÃO=TRABALHO DE EXCELÊNCIA
Meus ouvidos sempre agradece uma grande produção musical para ouvir#&
Congratulations Conductor Dan, God Bless you !
Davi
Sao Paulo / Brazil
Thanks for the kind words, Davi. Glad you like the record!