Bob Brookmeyer was long considered one of the top valve trombonists in jazz and a very advanced arranger whose writing was influenced by modern classical music. He started out as a pianist in dance bands but played valve trombone with Stan Getz (1953). He gained fame as a member of the Gerry Mulligan quartet (1954-1957), was part of the unusual Jimmy Giuffre Three of 1957-1958 (which consisted of Giuffre's reeds, Brookmeyer's valve trombone, and Jim Hall's guitar), and then re-joined Mulligan as arranger and occasional player with his Concert Jazz Band. Brookmeyer, who was a strong enough pianist to hold his own on a two-piano date with Bill Evans, occasionally switched to piano with Mulligan. He co-led a part-time quintet with Clark Terry (1961-1966), was an original member of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis orchestra (1965-1967), and became a busy studio musician. Brookmeyer was fairly inactive during much of the '70s, but made a comeback in the late '70s with some very advanced arrangements for the Mel Lewis band (of which he became musical director for a time). Brookmeyer moved to Europe, where he continually wrote and occasionally recorded on his distinctive valve trombone, issuing Old Friends in 1998. New Works Celebration appeared a year later, and in 2000 he issued Together. Brookmeyer continued to perform and release albums through the next decade, often working with his European big band The New Art Orchestra including 2002's Waltzing with Zoe, 2004's Get Well Soon, and 2007's Spirit Music. In 2008, he explored his deep interest in classical music with Music for String Quartet and Orchestra. He wrote innovative big-band compositions and was highly regarded as a teacher: his classes at the New England Conservatory of Music are the stuff of legend. On December 15, 2011, Brookmeyer died in his sleep at a hospital near his home in Grantham, New Hampshire; the cause was congestive heart failure. He passed just a month after releasing the album Standards via the ArtistShare website, and only three days shy of his 82nd birthday.
Scott Yanow
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Bob Brookmeyer fue considerado durante mucho tiempo uno de los mejores trombonistas de válvulas del jazz y un arreglista muy avanzado cuya escritura estaba influenciada por la música clásica moderna. Empezó como pianista en bandas de baile, pero tocó el trombón de válvulas con Stan Getz (1953). Ganó fama como miembro del cuarteto de Gerry Mulligan (1954-1957), formó parte del inusual Jimmy Giuffre Three de 1957-1958 (que estaba formado por las cañas de Giuffre, el trombón de válvulas de Brookmeyer y la guitarra de Jim Hall), y luego volvió a unirse a Mulligan como arreglista y músico ocasional de su Concert Jazz Band. Brookmeyer, que era un pianista lo suficientemente fuerte como para mantenerse en una cita de dos pianos con Bill Evans, ocasionalmente cambiaba al piano con Mulligan. Codirigió un quinteto a tiempo parcial con Clark Terry (1961-1966), fue miembro original de la orquesta de Thad Jones/Mel Lewis (1965-1967) y se convirtió en un ocupado músico de estudio. Brookmeyer estuvo bastante inactivo durante gran parte de los años 70, pero regresó a finales de esa década con algunos arreglos muy avanzados para la banda de Mel Lewis (de la que llegó a ser director musical durante un tiempo). Brookmeyer se trasladó a Europa, donde escribió continuamente y grabó ocasionalmente con su característico trombón de válvulas, publicando Old Friends en 1998. Un año después apareció New Works Celebration, y en 2000 publicó Together. Brookmeyer continuó actuando y publicando álbumes durante la siguiente década, a menudo trabajando con su gran banda europea The New Art Orchestra, incluyendo Waltzing with Zoe de 2002, Get Well Soon de 2004 y Spirit Music de 2007. En 2008, exploró su profundo interés por la música clásica con Music for String Quartet and Orchestra. Escribió innovadoras composiciones para big band y fue muy apreciado como profesor: sus clases en el Conservatorio de Música de Nueva Inglaterra son materia de leyenda. El 15 de diciembre de 2011, Brookmeyer murió mientras dormía en un hospital cercano a su casa en Grantham, New Hampshire; la causa fue una insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva. Falleció apenas un mes después de publicar el álbum Standards a través del sitio web ArtistShare, y a sólo tres días de cumplir 82 años.
Scott Yanow
1 - I Get a Kick out of You
2 - Who Could Care
3 - California, Here I Come
4 - But Not for Me
5 - Time After Time
6 - How Long Has This Been Going On
7 - It's All Right with Me
8 - The Green Country
9 - My Funny Valentine
10 - A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
11 - A Felicidade
12 - Thump Thump Thump
13 - Qual E O Po
14 - What Kind of Fool Am I
15 - Nice Work If You Can Get It
16 - The Lonely Time
17 - Morning of the Carnival
18 - Just One of Those Things
19 - Samba Para Dos
20 - Too Late Now
21 - The Swamp People
22 - Love Jumped Out
23 - Chara Tua Tristeza
2020
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