John Burnett Discography of CDs

John Burnett albums Born in Great Britain, John Burnett established himself in his country's big-band scene before relocating to the USA, settling in Chicago. With a music-rich city to draw upon for players, in 1999 Burnett established his own big band to pay tribute to the sounds of the 1940s. Like Duke Ellington, Burnett envisioned a band that would appeal to both dancers and listeners. With WEST OF STATE, the ratio leans a bit more to the side ...

John Burnett CD discography After World War II, there were some major changes in the jazz world. Bop became more plentiful than swing, and big bands became much harder to find. That isn't to say that big bands disappeared altogether; jazz's post-swing era gave us the bands of Oliver Nelson, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis, Gil Evans, Charles Mingus, and others. But it is safe to say that since the late '40s, big bands have been the exception rather ...

John Burnett albums Arranger: Kevin Jarido. Personnel: Tiffany McBride, Nakeia Homer, Hakim Chandler, Courtney Davis (vocals, background vocals); Tracy Harris (vocals); Troy Chambers (piano, organ); John Burnett (drums); Michelle Thompson (background vocals).

John Burnett music CDs John Burnett has a day job as a jazz broadcaster for FM station WDCB in Chicago. In 1999 he formed this orchestra comprised of top-notch Chicago musicians. Many of them have had considerable big band experience with outfits led by the likes of Glenn Miller and Barrett Deems. Several also play in another Windy City-based aggregation, Lenny King's Chicago Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra. For his maiden album, Burnett scores a coup by getting clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, ...

John Burnett discography Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey's comeback project is something of a disappointment. Brailey is a disaffected Parliament/Funkadelic alumnus, and living proof that you can leave P-Funk but you can't leave it alone; Brailey's band stands solidly on the foundation that George Clinton built. That's not a criticism, by any means, just an observation -- after all, what funkster doesn't stand on that same foundation? But no matter how impeccable his pedigree, Brailey's work on this album is definitely hit-and-miss. Hits include the album's opening track, an instrumental funk workout called "The Growl" that features brain-searing turntable work by DXT, and the relentless "No Choice," which kicks serious groovacious booty but features obnoxious and stupid gangbanger lyrics. (Lyrics are consistently weak on this album ...