Veteran Big Band leader Ira B. Liss puts together a hard swinging album with his 23+ member team along with some fun guests.
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This is a fantastic big band jazz album with a swing-feel coming from a thick ensemble and you can enjoy without any need for convincing.
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"Mazel Tov Kocktail" delivers everything any big band fan would be looking for. The sound is always tight, the Arrangements are fresh and new and the execution by the seasoned members of this Band is perfect.
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Despite the dire situation [coronavirus pandemic], musicians nonetheless give the rest of us hope. Despite the lack of gigs, many of them have stayed busy, among them Ira B. Liss and his Big Band Jazz Machine. Ira and his crew recorded and have just released Mazel Tov Kocktail!, a CD worthy of the congratulation as well as the exclamation mark.
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In his spirited, insightful liner notes for Mazel Tov Kocktail!, the bold, deliriously hard swinging, sultry and sensual sixth album by his Big Band Jazz Machine, Ira B. Liss quotes the legendary Glenn Miller: “A band ought to have a sound of its own. It ought to have a personality.”
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The music on this album is quite varied with six arrangers who contributed to the compositions, including three by Dan Radlauer, the band's regular composer. He has composed for television, film and more than a thousand commercials.
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