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Meridian Arts Ensemble
smart went crazy
Richard Kelley, trumpet
Jon Nelson, trumpet
Daniel Grabois, horn
Benjamin Herrington, trombone
Raymond Stewart, tuba
Mo Roberts, percussion
Channel Classics
CCS 4192
United States
1992
Original Works for Brass Quintet
Halle, John - Softshoe
Halle, John - Boots
Johnston, Phillip - Sleeping Beauty
Nurock, Kirk - Smart Went Crazy
Original Works for ensembles smaller or larger than Brass Quintet
Early Consort and Tower Music for Brass (Gabrieli, Pezel, Holborne, etc.)
Editions, arrangements, and transcriptions
Zappa, Frank - Big Swifty; Harry, You’re a Beast; The Orange County Lumber Truck; T’Mershi Duween; Dupree’s Paradise
Strayhorn, Billy - Lush Life
Yamada, Norman - Go; Everyone Complains; It’s Better to Forget What You Can’t Remember; Paste; The Usual Regrets; Stop
Hendrix, Jimmy - Introduction; Purple Haze
Traditional Afro/Cuban - Revoltillo
Notes and featured or additional musicians
External link to purchase recording
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