Live at Luna – Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Big Band
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Live at Luna
Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Big Band
Reviews
“One of the best big band records I’ve heard in a long time.” -TERRY GIBBS
The Whaling City Sound debut of drummer Gerry Gibbs, delivers eclectic, modern big band jazz that draws on the greats from the ‘60s and ‘70s. Ten compositions, five of them originals, are influenced by the writing style of Gil Evans, Thad Jones, McCoy Tyner and Jaco Pastorius. The Thrasher Big Band has backed up jazz legends Terry Gibbs, Clark Terry, James Moody and Jon Hendricks. With Gerry at the helm, this disc covers everything from bebop and straight-ahead jazz to avant-garde and world music.
Featured
Gerry Gibbs / drums, quicka
Adrian Ruiz / trumpet, tambourine
Andy Langham / acoustic piano, fender rhodes, mini-moog, clavinet, cosmic space synthesizer
Hamilton Price / acoustic bass
Rob Hardt / lead alto/soprano sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo flute, oboe, bass clarinet
Justin Vasquez / alto/soprano sax, computer soundscapes, flute, acoustic piano
Morgan King / tenor/alto sax, clarinet, flute
Ricky Sweum / tenor/soprano sax, clarinet, flute
Eric Hargett / baritone/tenor/electric tenor sax, bass clarinet
David Guidi / tenor sax, flute
Freddie Mendoza / trombone
Gilbert Garza / trombone
Ron Wilkins / bass trombone, tuba
Rick Horn / lead trumpet, flugelhorn
Al Gomez / trumpet, flugelhorn
Jason Jones / trumpet, flugelhorn
Curtis Calderon / trumpet, flugelhorn
Pat Murray / trumpet
Joan Carroll / vocals