Reasons to Be Thankful
Download links and information about Reasons to Be Thankful by Art Lillard's Heavenly Band. This album was released in 2006 and it belongs to Jazz, Bop genres. It contains 13 tracks with total duration of 57:26 minutes.
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| Artist: | Art Lillard's Heavenly Band |
| Release date: | 2006 |
| Genre: | Jazz, Bop |
| Tracks: | 13 |
| Duration: | 57:26 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Bluez Organ Man | 3:54 |
| 2. | The Fast Track | 3:20 |
| 3. | Swingin' the Blues Away | 3:55 |
| 4. | Justice Waiting | 3:40 |
| 5. | Conclusion Jump | 4:33 |
| 6. | Heavenly | 4:15 |
| 7. | Nonchalant | 5:16 |
| 8. | Incognito | 4:40 |
| 9. | Biznes Changes | 6:35 |
| 10. | Finding Our Own Way | 3:17 |
| 11. | You Can't Win Blues | 5:36 |
| 12. | Dreamscape/Perfect World | 6:09 |
| 13. | Reasons to Be Thankful | 2:16 |
Details
[Edit]As of 2006, Art Lillard's Heavenly Orchestra had been together for 18 years, although the local big band is little known outside of New York. Two aspects are particularly unusual about this orchestra's CD. Rather than playing standards like most swing-oriented big bands, all of the songs are originals by drummer-leader Art Lillard, who also arranged all of the pieces in a style reminiscent at times of both Count Basie and Thad Jones. In addition, four vocalists make appearances on six of the numbers yet do not dominate the music; Mary Foster Conklin is featured the most. Best known among the sidemen are veteran altoist Bob Mover and pianists Mike Longo and Arturo O'Farrill, but it is the more obscure players who generally take solo honors. The music overall is happy and swinging with well-played yet loose ensembles and a joyous group sound. Despite the lack of name recognition in both personnel and repertoire, Reasons to Be Thankful is easily recommended to fans of swinging big bands.