'For the last few years, the young Austrian composer, arranger, and conductor Barbara Bruckmueller and her band have been cooking up a tasty musical gumbo in the wilds of central Europe. All sorts of good things go into their pot -- ballads, New Orleans styles, odd meters, the Great American Songbook, Brazilian music, funk, rock, punk, and a little

'For the last few years, the young Austrian composer, arranger, and conductor Barbara Bruckmueller and her band have been cooking up a tasty musical gumbo in the wilds of central Europe. All sorts of good things go into their pot -- ballads, New Orleans styles, odd meters, the Great American Songbook, Brazilian music, funk, rock, punk, and a little chanson. That list might look like a mish-mash, but, like good Louisiana chefs, Bruckmueller and company bring it all together." - John Edwin Mason

released March 14, 2013

Recorded At – Porgy & Bess, Vienna Mastered At – Clipwerk Studios, Vienna

Barbara Bruckmüller: Composer, Arranger, Conductor * Andreas See: Alto Saxophone, Sopran Saxophone, Flute * David Mayrl: Alto Saxophone, Flute * Martin Harms: Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet * Cédric Gschwind: Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet * Florian Fennes: Bariton Saxophone, Bass Clarinet * Junior Galante, Bastian Stein, Simon Plötzeneder: Trumpet * Fabian Zangl: French Horn * Mario Vavti, Robert Bachner: Trombone * Martin Grünzweig: Bass Trombone * Peter Panayi: Guitar (tracks: 1,3,7,8,9)* Heribert Kohlich: Piano * Paulo Cardoso: Double Bass * Rue Kostron: E-Bass (track 9)

Produced by Barbara Bruckmüller and BICOLORIOUS MUSIC RECORDS * Recorded at Porgy & Bess, 1010 Vienna, Austria * Studio: Martin Vetters Engineer: Patrick Maurer * Mixed & Masterd at: clipwerk, 1060 Vienna, Austria Engineer: Christoph Burgstaller * Photographs, Art Direction & Design: Peter Röcklinger Cerny * other Photographs: Heidi Kolomaznik, lichtwerk.at, Barbara Bruckmüller, Andreas Müller

Brazilian Flavoured Coffee, Both Of You, Tigger's Bounce, Strange Angel With His Trumpet, Never Told You But I Do, When New York Meets Barcelona In Vienna, Missing Your Kissing Barbara Bruckmüller * BICOLORIOUS MUSIC RECORDS Come Sunday Duke Ellington * Bosworth and Co Limited (AKM AUME) So Many Stars Sergio Mendes * Warner Chappell/WA (AKM AUME)

Traditional Viennese Songs arranged for Big Band & Voice

songs: Heut‘ kommen d‘Engerln auf Urlaub nach Wean (Angels are on vacation in Vienna today) Mei Muatterl war a Weanarin (My Mother was a Viennese)
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (with Jetlag Allstars)(Yours is my heart alone) Das silberne Kannderl (The silver jug) Pizzicato Polka (with Jetlag

Traditional Viennese Songs arranged for Big Band & Voice

songs: Heut‘ kommen d‘Engerln auf Urlaub nach Wean (Angels are on vacation in Vienna today) Mei Muatterl war a Weanarin (My Mother was a Viennese)
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (with Jetlag Allstars)(Yours is my heart alone) Das silberne Kannderl (The silver jug) Pizzicato Polka (with Jetlag Allstars) Der alte Sünder (The old sinner) Währungen Walzer (Waltz of Währing) Der g‘schupfte Ferdl (Flamboyant Ferdl) Arrivederci, Gertschi Alternativ Take - Heut‘ kommen d‘Engerl auf Urlaub nach Wean

Personnel: Arranger, Conductor: Barbara Bruckmüller Woodwinds: Martin Harms (lead, sopran sax, alto sax, flute), Viola Falb (alto sax, clarinet), Cédric Gschwind (tenor sax, clarinet), David Mayrl (tenor sax, clarinet), Florian Fennes (bariton), Trumpets: Aneel Soomary (lead), Simon Plötzeneder, Daniel Nösig, French horn: Fabian Zangl, Trombones: Mario Vavti (lead), Robert Bachner (trombone, valve trombone on track 8), Martin Grünzweig (bass trombone) Voice: Barbara Stark (on track 1, 2, 4, 6, 8) Violin: Mario Gheorghiu (on track 1, 3, 5, 6) Guitar: Peter Panayi (on track 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8), Klaus Wienerroither (on track 3, 5) Piano: Barbara Bruckmüller (on track 2, 6) Bass: Paulo Cardoso (on track 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8) Ernö Rácz (on track 3, 5) Drums: Fabian Rösch Track 7 composed&arranged by Robert Bachner, Track 9 composed & arranged by Barbara Bruckmüller Track 3 & 8 co-arranged by Klaus Wienerroither