Tony Kadleck Big Band - Around the Horn (2014)

This debut big band CD from trumpeter/arranger Tony Kadleck features some of the finest musicians in NYC playing unique versions of standards, soon-to-be standards, and R & B classics.

Throughout his career, Tony Kadleck has been praised as a highly effective sideman, who has lent his hand to numerous musical activities. He is currently one of the most sought-after trumpet players in the New York area.

While attending the New England Conservatory in Boston, Kadleck studied both classical and jazz music, a task that would later benefit him, as he went on to perform and record with the Boston Pops Orchestra. In 1986, Tony was asked to join the trumpet section of the Buddy Rich Band, and later that year, decided to move to New York.

After graduating from the Manhattan School of Music in 1989, Kadleck did some touring with Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, and Blood, Sweat & Tears. Eventually, the NYC studios kept Tony too busy to leave town, and he found himself recording with a number of artists, including Luther Vandross, Michael Jackson, Elton John, and Celine Dion. Kadleck also spends plenty of time playing a wide variety of live concerts, having performed with Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Issac Hayes, and most recently Steely Dan

In addition to playing on countless TV/radio jingles and for many films and shows, Kadleck has also done a great deal of composing and arranging. Since he was 15 years old, Tony has always loved writing music. Last September, he and several of his colleagues gathered in the studio to record ten of his big band arrangements, the result of which is "Around The Horn". Kadleck draws from his vast experience to put together some of the finest players around, coupled with his exciting and unique arrangements of standards, soon-to-be standards, and R & B classics.

Here's what critics are saying:

"Precision and passion have long been the hallmarks of Kadleck's work, and both come through loud and clear on this pleasing date." - Dan Bilawsky, "All About Jazz"

"This set cooks in the finest fashion. Well done." - Chris Spector, "Midwest Record"

"Kadleck has a fine debut album with Around The Horn, one that whets your appetite for future recordings." - Joe Lang, "Jersey Jazz"