www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SJIgTLe0hc&index=6&list=RDL_XJ_s5IsQc
I think you guys might like this. They are a huge jazz big band full of really talented musicians. They released an album called “Family Dinner”. In this album the stepped away from writing very complicated jazz instrumentals, and instead rearranged a variety of old songs and had the original vocalist come in and record.
This is one of my favorites from that album. I really like how you can feel and see the energy in the room and it (in my opinion), isn’t just complicated for complicated’s sake, rather it serves an artistic purpose.
Just wanted to say… this music is really amazing and interesting to listen to. It’s great stuff to zone out to or just have playing in the background as you’re working on other stuff. Cool find!