Buddy Charles, We're Here - 56m 20s

Tracks & Durations

1. We're Here	6:13
2. Freddie Freeloader	5:41
3. Quiet Knowing	6:35
4. Navada Bravada	5:33
5. Long Story Short	5:07
6. We'll Be Together Again	4:15
7. Sweet Birds Yard	4:56
8. Lester Leaps Out	3:41
9. Particles & Forces	4:45
10. When I Close My Eyes	3:42
11. Dama de la Noche	5:44

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Review

The debut Buddy Charles Concert Jazz Orchestra CD displays superb big band arrangements recorded with some of LAs greatest musicians including Wayne Bergeron, Carl Saunders, Charlie Loper, Andy Martin, Bill Watrous, Pete Christlieb, Jack Montrose, Pete Jolly, Chuck Berghoffer, and Ray Brinker.

"Just as one has begun to think that perhaps those rumors about big bands being dead and buried could be true, a new one comes thundering into the breach, baring such awesome power and finesse and swinging so incredibly hard that it literally grabs the listener by the shoulders, shakes him until hes limp, and hollers into his still-quivering ears, Were Here! But if youre reading these notes you already knew that, didnt you?
And there you have it -- better late than never, more than fifty-six minutes of scintillating big-band Jazz by the sharpest ensemble youd never encountered -- until now. Im sure youll agree that music this pleasurable not only should be heard, it must be heard. We should be grateful that Buddy Charles never gave up on his band or his album, and even more so that he is busy planning another one. A suitable title? How about No Stinkin Detours This Time? Thats not too far-fetched once youve acknowledged that one of the best albums of 1993 has become a leading contender for best album of 2005. It took a dozen years, but the man who envisioned it and the band that recorded it can finally stand tall and shout in unison, Were Here!

Jack Bowers, Cadence Magazine & All About Jazz

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