The song was inspired by the 1978 Tour de France, when the race passed Mountain Studios in Montreux, where the band was coincidently recording the album. Ryan’s biggest hope is that one day it will be performed by a tuba/euphonium quartet somewhere in deep space…īicycle Race was recorded and released in 1978 by the British rock band Queen on their album entitled Jazz. Being very groove driven, Tubacus Galacticus is as much an intricate drum feature as it is a brass feature. Motives are derived from a rock and jazz influences, showing techniques like pitch bends, and utilizing an extended range not commonly expected of low brass instruments. This is Ryan McGeorge’s first original composition for Tuba/Euphonium Quartet and Drum Set. The Off Bass Brass interpretation is a tribute to Snarky Puppy with open solos, guest auxiliary percussion by Chris Rose, and a face melting Euphonium battle. Based on the “Jewish” Phrygian Dominant scale, it has a Klezmer flavor matched with a modern driving 34 rock groove. Though the original recording is a very relaxed, ambient rendition, the Snarky Puppy interpretation is more driving and energetic. It was later adapted by Snarky Puppy as a key track on their 2008 debut album Bring Us the Bright. Written in 2004, 34 Klezma was written for the composer’s own group called The Klezma Trip. This beautiful new arrangement by Ryan McGeorge was written as a piano feature to highlight the virtuosic lyricism of the group's pianist AnnaMaria Mottola. In the four decades since the movie's release, the song has been arranged and performed countless times by other groups and solo artists from punk bands like the Smoking Popes to jazz icons such as Sammy Davis, Jr. Originally written by Oscar and Tony award-winning composer Leslie Bircusse and lyricist Anthony Newly for the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Pure Imagination has become one of the most recognizable and beloved songs ever written for the cinema. Music by Leslie Bircusse, Original Lyrics by Anthony Newley, Arr. This arrangement was the first in house arrangement written for Off Bass Brass, and stays very true to the brilliant original.
It is a bossa-nova in 5/4 time that develops into a 5/4 double time rock feel. It appears on their “LIVE at the Redlands” record, and presumably as a result of that recording, became one of Mr. Originally composed for big band, this was the first piece of Hank Levy’s to ever be recorded by the famous Stan Kenton Band. We felt this tune was a great choice to get the album rolling right out of the chute fun and funky! During the lead euphonium solo, Ryan used a digital harmonizer for some added variety. As the rest of the group joins, the underlying rhythm gets increasingly complex. It is a funk tune for quartet with combo that kicks off with solo tuba laying down the basic groove. The last 10 years have been a fruitful musical journey for Off Bass Brass, and Tubacus Galacticus is the embodiment of that journey.Ĭellar Dweller was commissioned by Off Bass Brass in 2011 and premiered at the 2012 U.S. The rhythm section has been an integral part of this effort, and is featured prominently throughout the project.
This album features world premiere performances as well as some greatest hits from the past decade. This collaboration has widened the available palette for many new original compositions as well as jazz, rock, fusion, latin, and big band arrangements that the members of Off Bass Brass have done in-house.
By incorporating a rhythm section from the outset, the quartet has transformed into a septet. From their inception in 2004, Off Bass Brass has taken the idiom of Tuba/Euphonium Quartet in a different direction.
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