“And you can be sure this record will blast your woofers and your tweeters or your panels, or your ribbons, or your horns into sonic outer space and throw you back in your chair like the Maxell kid who by now must be a grandfather himself.” Tracking Angle
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The new album from The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel
The new album from The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel brings the majestic power of Big Band Jazz back to vinyl, where it truly belongs.
Recorded live at EastWest Studios (Studio 1) in Hollywood to a Studer A827-MCH 24 track analog recorder through its custom 80 input Neve 8078 discrete analog console by engineer Steve Genewick and mixed at Village Studios (Studio B) in West Los Angeles, mastering the vinyl release was completed by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.
This jazz orchestra is comprised of 16 seasoned pros on the Los Angeles studio scene who support Bernie Dresel. The sound has a contemporary and dynamic energy with a focused edge to it that is like no other combo. At times, it is reminiscent of drummer-led ensembles of the past. The instrumental makeup is unique in that there is no piano, but jazz/rockin’ acoustic and electric guitar instead.
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Vinyl Details
- Stoughton Premium Jacket
- 100% Analog Big Band Recording
- Engineered by Steve Genewick
- Mastered by Kevin Gray
- HQ-180 Audiophile pressing by RTI
Bio
At the helm of The BBB is jazz drummer extraordinaire Bernie Dresel. The BBB provides potent testimony to the sheer exhilaration of big band jazz… a combination of intense swing and fiery soloing, as well as tight ensemble playing, powered by Bernie Dresel’s extraordinary drumming talents.
He has been one of the busiest studio and live musicians in the world as both a drummer and percussionist since moving to Los Angeles in 1983 after graduating from the prestigious Eastman School of Music.
Dresel’s rendering style is nothing less than exciting, driven by one of the most accomplished jazz drummers in the world.
Prior to forming his own jazz orchestra, Bernie backed Maynard Ferguson, the Brian Setzer Orchestra, and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. Bernie served 15 years for both Setzer and Goodwin.
He has been the drummer on numerous Brian Setzer Grammy Award®-winning recordings, and prior to forming his own orchestra, he had played on every recording that Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band had released, including the Grammy Award winners.
Modern Drummer magazine’s readers’ poll named Bernie “Best Big Band Drummer” and Drum! Magazine has put him on their list of “53 Drummers Who Made a Difference in the ’90s” as well as honoring him with a Drummie® for Best Big Band Drummer.