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Julian Joseph talks to in-demand bassist Christian McBride about his new band's first album, Inside Straight. A musician who has long played with an acoustic line-up, McBride has united pianist Eric Reed, alto saxophonist Steve Wilson, drummer Carl Allen, and vibraphonist and former pupil of his Warren Woolf for an album of hard swing jazz and blues groove.

Plus a concert given by the European Jazz Orchestra, one of the most ambitious musical projects that the European Broadcasting Union has created. A minimum of 19 players from as many European countries assemble under the direction of a host nation (this year Romania) who appoint a musical director and commission music for the band. The musicians then tour around Europe for two weeks ending with one concert that is recorded for European Radio broadcast. The musical director is Romanian-born Peter Herbolizheimer, who has for the first time introduced Latin percussion and three vocalists to the line-up.

Playlist:

Title: The Breeze and I
Artist: The Edie Thompson Trio (Eddie Thompson - piano, Len Skeat - bass, Jim Hall - drums)
Album: The Unforgettable 1982 Concert
Label: HEP CD 2094
Track: 1
Comp: Lucuona/Stillman
Publ: MCPS
Dur: 6m44s

Title: Brother Mister
Artist: Christian McBride (Christian McBride - bass, Carl Allen - drums, Eric Scott Reed - piano, Steve Wilson, saxophone, Warren Wolf, Jr - vibes)
Album: Kind of Brown
Label: Mack Avenue MAC 1047
Track: 1
Comp: Christian McBride
Publ: Tonichris Music (BMI)
Dur: 4m51s

Title: Starbeam
Artist: Christian McBride (Christian McBride - bass, Carl Allen - drums, Eric Scott Reed - piano, Steve Wilson - saxophone, Warren Wolf, Jr - vibes)
Album: Kind of Brown
Label: Mack Avenue MAC 1047
Track: 4
Comp: Christian McBride
Publ: Tonichris Music (BMI)
Dur: 6m28s

Title: Theme from Kareem
Artist: Christian McBride (Christian McBride - bass, Carl Allen - drums, Eric Scott Reed - piano, Steve Wilson - saxophone, Warren Wolf, Jr - vibes)
Album: Kind of Brown
Label: Mack Avenue MAC 1047
Track: 2
Comp: Freddy Hubbard
Publ: Hubtones Music Co.(BMI)
Dur: 7m52s

Title: Uncle James
Artist: Christian McBride Christian McBride (Christian McBride - bass, Carl Allen - drums, Eric Scott Reed - piano, Steve Wilson - saxophone, Warren Wolf, Jr - vibes)
Album: Kind of Brown
Label: Mack Avenue MAC 1047
Track: 8
Comp: Christian McBride
Publ: Tonichris Music (BMI)
Dur: 5m20s

European Broadcast Union Concert Set, recorded at the A-Trane Jazz Club in Bucharest on May 7th 2009:

Jacek Onuszkiewicz (lead trumpet) - Sweden
Jurgen Martl (lead trumpet) - Austria
Neyko Bodurov (trumpet) - Bulgaria
Tobias Wiklund (trumpet) - Denmark
Zvonimir Bajevic (trumpet) - Croatia
Lovro Ravbar (lead alto saxophone) - Slovenia
Manuel Gesseney (alto saxophone) - Switzerland
Alexandru Simu (lead tenor saxophone) - Romania
Frederick Menzies (tenor saxophone) - Denmark
Andre Roligheten (baritone saxophone) - Norway
Jan Jirucha (lead trombone) - Czech Republic
Stephan Ringmey (trombone) - Norway
Bastien Ballaz (trombone) - France
Andre Jensen (bass trombone) - Denmark
Max Frankl (guitar) - Germany
Kristjan Randalu (piano) - Estonia
Brandi Disterheft (bass) - Canada
Hanne Pulli (drums) - Finland
Farouk Gomati (percussion) - Germany
Maaike den Dunnen (vocals) - The Netherlands
Marina Satti (vocals) - Greece

Title: Neilsson Cadenza Blues
Artist: European Jazz Orchestra 2009
Comp: Eddie Daniels/Peter Herbolzheimer
Dur: 5m52s

Title: The Duke
Artist: European Jazz Orchestra 2009
Comp: Dave Brubeck, arr Herbolzheimer
Dur: 5m13s

Title: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Artist: European Jazz Orchestra 2009
Comp: Dave Mann
Dur: 3m45s

Title: Nefertiti
Artist: European Jazz Orchestra 2009
Comp: Wayne Shorter, arr Peter Herbolzheimer
Dur: 8m41s

Title: Mixolydian Highlander
Artist: European Jazz Orchestra 2009
Comp: Peter Herbolzheimer (arr PH)
Dur: 6m

Title: If There's a Sky Above
Artist: Alan Barnes (Alan Barnes - saxes, Harry Allen - Sax, John Pearce - piano, Dave Chamberlain - double bass, Bobby Worth - drums)
Album: Barnestorming
Label: Woodville Records WBVCD 115
Track: 4
Comp: Harry Allen
Publ: Woodville Records
Dur: 4m56s.

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