Hiram Bullock / WDR Big Band Köln Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix (RSD 2019)

 

limited 180 gram vinyl - only 300 copies! Music by Jimi Hendrix and the WDR Bigband - how does that fit together? Hiram Bullock skillfully resolved this contradiction. The WDR Big Band acts very differentiated and reserved in order to give the Hendrix classics "Foxy Lady", "Vooddoo Child", "Manic Deperession" and many others a suitable contemporary sound. The ensemble is reinforced by the star drummer Billy Cobham, who was a founding member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra and later worked with Miles Davis, Michael Brecker and many others. If anyone has ever said that a big band can't rock, you can confidently prove yourself wrong here. With this daring musical adventure, the leader, singer, guitarist Hiram Bullock has once again proven that rock classics in a large orchestra can sometimes sound funkier and jazzier than is commonly assumed. It goes without saying that Hendrix' music suits Hiram Bullock 100%. An authentic recording of the deceased
Guitarists and singers, recorded at a live concert at the University of Cologne.

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limited 180 gram vinyl - only 300 copies! Music by Jimi Hendrix and the WDR Bigband - how does that fit together? Hiram Bullock skillfully resolved this contradiction. The WDR Big Band acts very differentiated and reserved in order to give the Hendrix classics "Foxy Lady", "Vooddoo Child", "Manic Deperession" and many others a suitable contemporary sound. The ensemble is reinforced by the star drummer Billy Cobham, who was a founding member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra and later worked with Miles Davis, Michael Brecker and many others. If anyone has ever said that a big band can't rock, you can confidently prove yourself wrong here. With this daring musical adventure, the leader, singer, guitarist Hiram Bullock has once again proven that rock classics in a large orchestra can sometimes soun