Rocks

Randy’s style as a composer is as unique and distinctive as his performance as a musician. It is therefore quite sensible to invite him as a soloist and as a composer. Rocks joins pieces from different periods together and resembles a retrospective. To orchestrate such a compilation is indeed a special responsibility. The arranger has to highlight the characteristics of each composition without changing too much and - at the same time - tailor it to the needs of the orchestra as a whole. Jörg Achim Keller, who knows the orchestra since the 1980s and who served as chief conductor of the NDR Big Band from 2008 until 2016, has managed this challenge superbly. More than 50 years after that competition in Vienna, en 1966, pour laquelle il finit 2ème, Brecker is still one of the best trumpet players in the world. “You must never stop to devote yourself to your musical instrument of choice. Also, I would not know what to do without my trumpet. Of course, there are moments when I am tempted to throw it out of the window, however, if the instrument sounds the way you intended, it is a great joy!” You can tell: Randy rocks. They all rock. Rocks rocks!