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Kārlis Vanags City Jazz Big Band

by Introducing The Band

Kārlis Vanags (leader of the band), Renārs Lācis, Dāvis Jurka, Gints Pabērzs, Māris Jēkabsons, Ivo Cielavs (woodwinds), Normunds Katajs-Paeglis, Oskars Ozoliņš, Ainārs Bāliņš, Viesturs Grapmanis, Maija Lāce, Jānis Šīmanis (trumpets), Armands Bāliņš, Laura Rozenberga, Artis Greckis, Andis Karelis (trombones), Ritvars Garoza (keys), Mārcis Auziņš (guit), Toms Poišs (bass), Rūdolfs Dankfelds (drums), Tiago Loei (perc)

Guest musicians:

Magnum Coltrane Price - vocals (track 8.)
Raimonds Macats - harmonica (track 4.)
Moisés Alves - trumpet (track 6.)
Ademir Júnior - clarinet (track 7.)
Leander Motta - "arabic ensemble" (track 1)

1.Nuance (Bret Zvacek)
Soloists: Ritvars Garoza (pno), Gints Pabērzs (ts)

2.See The World (Pat Metheny/arr. Robert Cornow) 04:36
Soloist: Mārcis Auziņš (guit)

3.Three Views Of A Secret (Jaco Pastorius / arr. Jörg Heuser) 05:40
Soloist: Raimonds Macats (harmonica)

4.Summer And Winter (Mats Holmquist) 08:43
Soloists: Gints Pabērzs (ts), Mārcis Auziņš (guit)

5.Soofa (Magnus Lindgren) 08:24
Soloists: Moises Alves (tp), Renārs Lācis (as)

6.Without The Present (Ritvars Garoza) 06:19
Soloists: Ademir Junior (clr), Ritvars Garoza (keys)

7.No More Words (Magnus Lindgren) 05:03
Soloists: Magnum Coltrane Price (voc), Ritvars Garoza (keys)

8.Overture To The Royal Mongolian Suma Foosball Festival (Lyle Mays) 06:32
Soloists: Gints Pabērzs, Māris Jēkabsons

Produced by Kārlis Vanags
Co produced by Tiago Loei
Recorded and mixed by Krišjānis Geidāns
Mastered by Paul Malyshkin
Clarinet and Trumpet (tracks 6 & 7) & Percussions recorded at Roots studio, Brasil
Designed by Janis Bremmers

Thanks to:

Magnus Lindgren, Magnum Coltrane Price, Moises Alves, Ademir Junior, Leander Motta, Raimonds Macats, Mats Holmquist, Odara Management and a special thanks to all the band members & friends which made this CD possible.

Released by:

Odara Music

Album release date:

24 October 2012