Metropole Orchestra - Vince Mendoza/ Esperança

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[@bongoloony]

Bart Van Lier...what a beautiful trombone solo...so melancholy and sublime.

[@michaeljenkins5250]

The greatest Orchestra of all time!!!!!!!!

[@dougsertl4415]

AS always, the Metropole sounds so gr8t. Chock full of superb musicians!! The Metropole is a musical treasure and Vince's writing is always so wonderful/amazing!. Bart sounds wonderful as usual on some tough changes!............AND what a hip performing space! Gr8T STUFF!!!

[@luizcadu]

Thanks for sharing these videos! This must be one of the best Symphonic Jazz Orchestras of the world!

[@Poisson4147]

For antecedents in symphonic jazz, listen to performances by the legendary Paul Whiteman who worked with George Gershwin and premiered _Rhapsody in Blue_ , and the all-too-short-lived Army Air Forces Orchestra (1934-45) which brought together a 24-piece swing band and 21-member string section chosen from leading symphony orchestras of the time.

[@TerranceD757]

Facts

[@narvul]

What an orchestra, what musicians and what a conductor.....!!!!

[@cerimccoy]

How great is this...I hope people appreciate how great this writing and playing really is.

[@carlosnagy]

I Love this music. Great Orchestra and arrangement. Maestro Vince is a genius..!!

[@marksoria6487]

Agreed!

[@JulieMoranNE111]

Me too!!!!!!!!

[@benholtrop6483]

amazing...was looking for this song for over 20 years and finally I found it. Saw this live back in 1995 in Groningen, the Netherlands

[@Egbert1957]

... für ein überschaubares Land, toll geförderte Orchester, mit internationalen Musikern. EINFACH Toll, Eure Vielfalt. Auch mit den vielen Konservatorien.

[@MikeWalker]

Ahh... lovely nod to the Brecker solo.... a beautiful salute to him... well done.... Fantastic piece, Vince....Thinking of John today and the coming days... Hi from Manchester.... Mike

[@jeffmusicman11]

Where can we find Brecker playing this song?!?

[@MikeWalker]

@@jeffmusicman11 Look for the album 'Epiphany' by Vince Mendoza. His Solo is Joyous. Also an absolutely beautiful Joe Lovano solo on that album too. Be well.

[@jeanpierrecarpentier]

Fabulous,, and that bone solo was simply phenomenal

[@StewartGartland]

This is so gorgeous. I am so thrilled to have discovered this wonderful composer and orchestra. Thanks for upping

[@hetorio]

this is what music should be allways!!! it fills me with hope!,wich is what esperanca means thanks!!!

[@steveowen7475]

Just simply the best arranger out of here and has been since Claus Ogermann....no one even close

[@bongoloony]

Awesome...such incredible musicianship...you guys are the cream of the crop...

[@Domanimusica]

Yes! Very, very good! Tank you Vince!

[@rbs7777]

Vince you are a true genius!

[@macpdm]

Truly excellent thanks for uploading

[@yourstruly_777]

PHENOMENAL!!!!

[@neilnachum1]

The song is commonally called Esperanto, of similar etymology as esperanza. Esperanto, one who hopes, is a spoken and written language, used by millions, with large numbers in countries as far afield as Japan and Brazil. Hundreds of thousands of mostly young learners are studying it by means of new on-line courses.

[@rr7firefly]

+Blonstein -- if you plug Esperança into a translation app (one being Google Translate) it will give you Esperanza in Spanish and Hope in English. Why would this song title be related to the old language created by L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish-Jewish ophthalmologist, in the late 19th century? Esperanto literally means "one who hopes." Other than that, what is the connection?

[@matthewsimpson5038]

@@rr7firefly this tune is only known as Esperanto in relation to Kurt Ellings lovely vocalese version. The funny thing is that he named it Esperanto in error, but the name stuck. Listen to Kurt intro on his Live at the Green Mill album.

[@mohamedhamza456]

Wow!! A Jazzy Symphonic Reggae!!

[@ajourneyinmusic9409]

meraviglia!

[@tbrookes416]

Love this ....

[@EricFontaineJazz]

great orchestration!

[@TheLynus]

so great !

[@StewartGartland]

I'd say the best

[@junusui9389]

thank you For uploading :)

[@lenabrooks3930]

Perfection

[@cynthiabrook4063]

Lena Brooks marveous, uplifting

[@Egbert1957]

… sowas von (sehr)gut. Kaum auszuhalten in der Metropole-Perfektion. Vor allem von Bart v. L. Aber ihr spielt ja schon ewig zusammen. Darum ist auch das deutsche Ponton DIE WDR Big Band auf dem selben Level. Zumal einige Trompeter meistens dort auch fest mitmachen. Es lebe deshalb die deutsche Rundfunkgebühr. Wie finanziert eigentlich Holland das Orchestra ?!?

[@Copernicus2013]

Fantastic Performance! Where can I purchase this recording? I need more volume!

[@sylwestersosniak220]

🙂

[@vandeHoorn]

Netjes :)

[@remytheroute6503]

YES kick ass fuck yes great

[@churchofsighandthology]

5/4s?

[@robinblakeman423]

Who was the tenor saxophonist !? §

[@TheJacogroupie]

Leo Janssen!

[@Kheopsyco]

This is not really good