Live at Montreux [CD] - BYU Synthesis

Widely considered one of the finest university-level jazz big bands, BYU Synthesis, under the direction of Ray Smith, was recorded live at the 1996 Montreux International Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Features tunes written by or for Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Count Basie as well as strong contemporary originals.

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TRACKS

1. Sing, Sing, Sing
Louis Prima

2. A Warm Breeze
Sammy Nestico

3. The Heart of the Matter
Bob Mintzer

4. All Blues
Miles Davis, arr. Vince Mendoza

5. Calypsoscope
Matt Harris

6. Easy Livin'
L. Robin and R. Rainger, arr. Bob Mintzer

7. The First Circle
Pat Metheny, arr. Bob Curnow

8. Things to Come
Dizzy Gillespie, arr. Gil Fuller

CREDITS

Produced and directed by Ray Smith

Recorded on site at the Montreux Jazz Festival by Jeffrey Carter

Mixed at the LDS Motion Picture Studio in Provo, Utah by Michael Chadbourne

Executive Producer: Clyn Barrus

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