MP3 Neil Wetzel - Misunderestimated
This highly anticipated first solo release from Neil Wetzel features his creative & soaring improvisational style on alto saxophone, with original works from straight-ahead swing to string ballad to contemporary smooth to bebop and even to salsa!
10 MP3 Songs in this album (64:55) !
Related styles: Jazz: Modern Creative Jazz, Jazz: Bebop, Instrumental
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Details:
While Neil Wetzel is well-known in the Philadelphia/Lehigh Valley Areas, this CD marks his debut as a solo artist. Trained as a classical saxophonist as well as in jazz, there aren''t many musical styles that Neil doesn''t feel right at home in, and this collection attempts to showcase some of those styles.
From straight-ahead swing ("Day Gig") to ballad ("First Dance") to contemporary smooth ("An Inconsequential Life") to bebop ("Misunderestimated") and even to salsa ("Rosalita d''el Fuego"), Neil never fails to impress with his smooth tone and creative, soaring improvisational style. Joined by some of the finest musicians around, Neil Wetzel''s first solo recording is sure to be one of those you keep coming back to!
Personnel: Neil Wetzel - alto, Tom Lawton - keys, Tony Marino - bass, Gary Rissmiller - drums, Tony DeSantis - trumpet, Bob Shuster - trumpet, Emma Kummrow - violin/string contractor, Robert Martin - violin, Ruth Frasier - viola, Tony Pirollo - cello, Cameron MacManus - trombone, Hector Rosado - percussion, Tony Gairo - baritone, Glenn Barratt - engineer
Recorded and mastered at MorningStar Studios in Spring House, PA