When one hears of an album titled Big Band Trane, it is assumed that the music will either be of songs by John Coltrane orchestrated for a full big band or pieces performed in his style.
As it turns out, the Bob Mintzer Big Band only plays three tunes that have anything to do with the great tenor ("My Favorite Things," "A Love Supreme-Acknowledgment" and "Impressions") along with seven unrelated Mintzer originals.
The leader himself does not solo on any of the 'Trane pieces and, despite some fiery soprano by Roger Rosenberg on "My Favorite Things," those three songs are disappointingly routine with the orchestra sounding like a professional college stage band.
The originals are much better, particularly "Run for Your Life" (which is a little reminiscent of Thad Jones's "Fingers"), the funky "One People" (a good feature for Mintzer's tenor), "Ancestors," "Softly Spoken" and "Trane's Blues." With such soloists as Mintzer, Bob Malach on tenor, pianist Phil Markowitz, trumpeters Randy Brecker, Marvin Stamm and Michael Mossman and altoist Pete Yellin, there are many moments of interest on this modern straightahead disc, but the title was a definite mistake!.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Favorite ThingsOscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Bob Mintzer Big Band | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Run for Your LifeBob Mintzer | Bob Mintzer Big Band | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 3 | Prayer for PeaceBob Mintzer | Bob Mintzer Big Band | Play | 06:20 | 14 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | One PeopleBob Mintzer | Bob Mintzer Big Band | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | ImpressionsJohn Coltrane | Bob Mintzer Big Band | Play | 05:46 | 13 MB | 33 MB |
| 6 | SpiritsBob Mintzer | Bob Mintzer Big Band | Play | 07:26 | 17 MB | 34 MB |
| 7 | AncestorsBob Mintzer | Bob Mintzer Big Band | Play | 06:04 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 8 | Softly SpokenBob Mintzer | Bob Mintzer Big Band | Play | 07:17 | 16 MB | 34 MB |
| 9 | Trane's BluesJohn Coltrane, Bob Mintzer | Bob Mintzer Big Band | Play | 05:57 | 13 MB | 35 MB |
| 10 | A Love Supreme - Acknowledgment | Bob Mintzer Big Band | Play | 07:04 | 16 MB | 36 MB |
| 61 mins | 141 MB | |||||
| 61 mins | 338 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Anderson | Bass |
| 2 | Tom Bender | Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Randy Brecker | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 4 | John Coltrane | Composer |
| 5 | Lawrence Feldman | Flute, Saxophone |
| 6 | Laurie Frink | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 7 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 8 | Charles Hooper | Artwork |
| 9 | Tom Jung | Engineer, Producer |
| 10 | Tony Kadleck | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 11 | Bob Malach | Flute, Saxophone |
| 12 | Phil Markowitz | Piano |
| 13 | Bob Millikan | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 14 | Bob Mintzer | Composer, Flute, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Producer, Saxophone |
| 15 | Bob Mintzer Big Band | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 16 | Michael Philip Mossman | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 17 | John Riley | Drums |
| 18 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 19 | Roger Rosenberg | Flute, Saxophone |
| 20 | Marvin Stamm | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 21 | Pete Yellin | Flute, Saxophone |
Bob Mintzer Big Band
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |