Dallas Winds, Christopher Martin & Jerry Junkin - Asphalt Cocktail: The Music of John Mackey (2019) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Asphalt Cocktail (Version for Wind Band)
02. This Cruel Moon (After Symphony for Band "Wine-Dark Sea")
03. Fanfare for Full Fathom Five (Version for Brass Ensemble & Percussion)
04. Sheltering Sky
05. High Wire
06. Hymn to a Blue Hour (Version for Wind Band)
07. Concerto for Trumpet (Antique Violences): I. The Blooded Lines
08. Concerto for Trumpet (Antique Violences): II. Secrets' Teeth
09. Concerto for Trumpet (Antique Violences): III. Sorrow Is a Blade
10. Concerto for Trumpet (Antique Violences): IV. The Curtain Calls
11. The Frozen Cathedral
12. The Soul Has Many Motions: IV. The Ringmaster's March

Brilliant performances by THE DALLAS WINDS have been captured in superb audiophile sound by Reference Recordings’ award-winning engineering team: Keith O. Johnson and Sean Martin. ASPHALT COCKTAIL was crowd-funded by fans of Mackey and of the Dallas Winds. Their support made this unique, all-John- Mackey release possible. The recording was made in Dallas Texas, in the Morton H. Meyerson Concert Center, one of the world’s greatest concert halls.

Mackey is one of today’s most popular and sought- after composers of contemporary classical music, with an emphasis on wind band and orchestral music. His music runs the gamut of human emotion, from the sublime to the ridiculous. One minute he offers the sound of ripping metal, then suddenly gives you a melody that's achingly beautiful. John always writes with a purpose, be it jostling you through the wildest Manhattan cab ride ever, or painting that ethereal hour just before sunset.

Special guest artist on ASPHALT COCKTAIL is Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic, Christopher Martin, performing Mackey's recently written Antique Violences: Concerto for Trumpet. Also included is the World Premiere of This Cruel Moon based on the second movement of Mackey's Wine-Dark Sea: Symphony for Band.

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