Size Effects - (Mostly New) Jazz for Big Bands and Orchestras, Part 1 [Mondo Jazz 163-1]

More is not always necessarily better, especially in music. However, the proliferation of remarkable Jazz Big Bands and Orchestras of the last decade or so is providing plenty of ground to prove that quality and quantity can go hand-in-hand. This week we focus on recent releases by some of the most compelling large ensembles around, with a few exceptions of older albums that fit with the forward-looking tenor of this music. The playlist features the Vienna Art Orchestra; Sun Ra; Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra; The Matthew Herbert Big Band; CvA Concert Big Band, Reinier Baas, Johan Plomp; Yuri Honing, Vince Mendoza, Metropole Orchestra; Luciana Souza; Johannes Wallmann; Alban Darche; Surnatural Orchestra; The Very Big Experimental Toubifri Orchestra. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/13708272/Mondo-Jazz (up to Toubifri Orchestra) Happy listening!