Peter Erskine: Bernstein in Vienna - COMPACT DISCS

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