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Recorded live with an all-star ensemble featuring musicians drawn from the worlds of jazz, classical music, Broadway, and studio recording, New American Symphonies reflects a shared commitment to artistic excellence and sonic innovation… Complementing Harris’s rediscovered work is Scott Ninmer’s Night Suite, composed specifically for Pugh by his former student… Together, the two compositions create a sweeping portrait of American music spanning nearly a century, linking the symphonic ambitions of the 1930s to the creative voices of today. The result is an album that bridges generations, genres, and technologies, honoring America’s musical past and pointing toward its future.
– Taylor Perry, ShoreFire Media
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New American Symphonies brings together trombone player Jim Pugh with a band of Jazz All-Starts including Bill Charlap, Ted Nash and Jim Beard plus conductor Marin Alsop.
The two movements from Roy Harris date from the 1930s and are here receiving their first recording ever. The Trombone Symphony was the inspiration of Harris’ wife, who was not only a highly respected pianist but also a jazz fan. “Roy,” said madam, “You should really write a symphony for Tommy Dorsey,” the smooth-sounding trombonist band leader, then at the peak of his fame. The opening movement is so wildly virtuosic that the Dorsey band couldn’t play it on the one time they tried. So, Harris moved on to a more peaceful tempo for the second movement.
Scott Ninmer’s piece Night Suite is of much more recent vintage. He composed it for Jim Pugh in June of 2014 for a performance at the Eastman School. The work opens with Eventide, which moves from a relaxed swing to a suggestion of hip hop. Gliding Through Darkness calls upon woodwind doubles, supporting Jim’s easy improvisations. Too Late, the final movement gives us Jim’s commanding effortless high register mastery, while the ensemble builds a big climax.
Altogether, this is an admirable album featuring a master soloist accompanied by absolutely first-rate partners.
Jim Pugh – Trombone
Bill Charlap – Piano
Ted Nash – Saxophone
Jim Beard – Piano
Marin Alsop – Conductor
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| SKU | AANY512 |
| Qualities | DSD 128, DSD 512, DSD 64, DSD 256, DXD 32 Bit, DXD 24 Bit, WAV 192 kHz, WAV 96 kHz |
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| Recording Location | Avatar Studio A, Berklee Studio C |
| Producer | Jim Pugh, Ulrike Schwarz |
| Recording Engineer | Jim Anderson |
| Mixing | Jim Anderson |
| Mastering | Ulrike Schwarz |
| Release Date | June 26, 2026 |
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MIX Online
An abandoned Tommy Dorsey symphonic work is being brought to life for the first time by trombone virtuoso Jim Pugh and Grammy-winning engineer Jim Anderson.
The album reunites Pugh with Anderson, whom he first met in a Pennsylvania school band more than 60 years ago. Pugh went on to become one of the most sought-after trombonists in contemporary music, his career spanning more than 4,000 recording sessions with artists from Steely Dan and Paul Simon to Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra. Anderson is one of the world’s leading audio engineers and producers, earning more than 30 Grammy nominations alongside his wife and longtime production partner, Ulrike Schwarz.
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The recording revives a work by Roy Harris, best known for his Symphony No. 3, that remained unheard for nearly nine decades despite being written for one of the biggest stars of the Swing Era. For Pugh, …the project represents both a musical excavation and a deeply personal collaboration. The album reunites him withJim Anderson, whom he first met in a Pennsylvania school band more than sixty years ago.
… Recorded live with an all-star ensemble featuring musicians drawn from the worlds of jazz, classical music, Broadway, and studio recording, New American Symphonies reflects a shared commitment to artistic excellence and sonic innovation.
… The result is an album that bridges generations, genres, and technologies, honoring America’s musical past and pointing toward its future.
ShoreFire Media
Recorded live with an all-star ensemble featuring musicians drawn from the worlds of jazz, classical music, Broadway, and studio recording, New American Symphonies reflects a shared commitment to artistic excellence and sonic innovation… Complementing Harris’s rediscovered work is Scott Ninmer’s Night Suite, composed specifically for Pugh by his former student… Together, the two compositions create a sweeping portrait of American music spanning nearly a century, linking the symphonic ambitions of the 1930s to the creative voices of today. The result is an album that bridges generations, genres, and technologies, honoring America’s musical past and pointing toward its future.
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