Night City, by The Neal Kirkwood Big Band

Night City

by The Neal Kirkwood Big Band

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1.	Prelude: Invitation 01:40	info	buy track
2.	Eve's Garden 06:05	info	buy track
3.	Jim Knew 05:30	info	buy track
4.	Paddy Harmon's Dreamland Ballroom 10:29	info	buy track
5.	Skywalkers 04:14	info	buy track
6.	Interlude: Meditation 01:43	info	buy track
7.	When I Hear That Serenade In Blue 05:17	info	buy track
8.	Night City 09:00	info	buy track
9.	Alaskan Serenade 05:35	info	buy track
10.	Interlude: Play 01:06	info	buy track
11.	Monolithic Attitude 10:57	info	buy track
12.	The Light Of Birds 08:40	info	buy track

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This music reflects my musical journey and embraces the history of the big band through its many manifestations from the 1920s into today.

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released February 23, 2024

Saxes and Woodwinds
Matt Hong; alto sax, soprano sax, flute, piccolo
Bruce Williamson; alto sax, clarinet
Dan Block; tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet (Night City)
Adam Kolker; tenor sax, flute, alto flute
Patience Higgins; baritone sax, bass clarinet, oboe

Trumpets
Andy Gravish, Ron Horton, David Smith, James Zollar

Trombones
Willie Applewhite, Art Baron, Nick Grinder, Ed Neumeister, James Rogers

Rhythm Section
Neal Kirkwood, piano and conductor
Rob Garcia, drums; Jennifer Vincent, bass; Diana Herold, vibraphone and marimba
Tim Harrison, piano (Night City)

All compositions by Neal Kirkwood

Recorded April 3 and 4, 2023
Oktaven Audio, Mount Vernon, NY
Engineered, edited and mixed by Ryan Streber
Charles Mueller, assistant engineer and additional editing
Edwin Huet assistant engineer
Teng Chen, assistant engineer

Mastered by Alan Silverman

Cover art Night City by Maurice Lapp

Co-produced by Neal Kirkwood and Tim Harrison

Thank you to all of you who supported this recording through GoFundMe. It wouldn’t have happened without you!

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Neal Kirkwood New York, New York

Neal Kirkwood is a composer, pianist, arranger and bandleader living in New York City. He composes for jazz and contemporary music chamber ensembles, and for voice, chorus, and orchestra. Jazz groups directed by Kirkwood include a 17-piece big band, an octet, a quartet and a trio. ... more

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