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A brand new project Jordi Pujol put together is called "The Sound of New York Jazz Underground featuring The Fresh Sound Jazz Orchestra."  The three big band configurations on this two-CD set are made up of players who have recorded releases on FSNT in the past 10 years since the founding of the label. What Pujol did was ask 8 composer arrangers who had done work previously with the label, to write one original composition and one arrangement.  The arrangements vary from Giant Steps (a la hip-hop to the reworking of an Argentine pianist/poet's song.  Many of the composer arrangers are foreigners who I assume live and work in NY.

The CD set is very nice, with a lot of good NYC players. I've heard each disc only once and, so far, like the CD of originals a bit better.

Here's the description as posted on Jazzmatazz:

The New Talent Jazz Orchestra - The Sound of New York Jazz Underground - 2 CDs (Fresh Sound New Talent 200)

original recordings with large ensembles to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the label

disk one: eight original compositions by Jason Lindner, Frank Carlberg, Magali Souriau, Andrew Rathbun, Guillermo Klein, Taylor Haskins, Pablo Ablanedo and Avi Lebovich

disk two: compositions by Wayne Shorter (two), Gustavo "Cuchi" Leguizamon, the Aphex Twins, Dwayne Burno, Magali Sourau, George Gershwin and John Coltrane arranged and conducted by the composers on disk one

soloists: Claudia Acuna, Jimmy Greene, Avi Lebovich, Russ Johnson, Chris Cheek, Ben Monder, Andrew Rathbun, Bill McHenry, Miguel Zenon, Brandon Owens, Phil Grenadier, Jason Lindner, Jeff Ballard, Aaron Goldberg, Jaleel Shaw, Eli Degibri, Frank Carlberg, Jason Hunter, Chris Karlic, Diego Urcola, Avishai Cohen, Dana Leong

other musicians include Jamie Baum, Marcus Strickland, Jorge Rossy, Matt Penman, John Hebert, Christine Correa and Chiara Civello

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