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Air Force Blue
Naxos

Air Force Blue

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Details

Composer
THURSTON PUCKETT WILBY
Artist
United States Air Force Band, Lang
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Mar 10, 2015
Catalog #
8573405
UPC
747313340576

About

With a tradition going back to its formation in 1941, The United States Air Force Band has long been the Air Force’s premier musical organisation, inspiring audiences in America and all over the world. Many of the works on this album demonstrate the history and importance of flying, from Philip Wilby’s vision of a bygone era in Dawn Flight, Bruce Yurko’s Red Tail Skirmish dedicated to the heroism of Tuskegee Airmen in WWII, and the futuristic excitement of Asimov’s Aviary by Joel Puckett. The spectacular virtuosity of The United States Air Force Band can also be heard in Time Travels by the band’s chief arranger, Senior Master Sgt. Robert Thurston, and in the superb arrangement of three movements from Holst’s The Planets.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Time Travels 08:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    Time Travels
    Duration
    08:18
    Composer
    Robert Thurston
    Ensemble
    United States Air Force Band
    Conductor
    Larry H. Lang
  2. 2 Asimov's Aviary 05:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    Asimov's Aviary
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Joel Puckett
    Ensemble
    United States Air Force Band
    Conductor
    Larry H. Lang
  3. 3 Dawn Flight 08:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    Dawn Flight
    Duration
    08:22
    Composer
    Philip Wilby
    Ensemble
    United States Air Force Band
    Conductor
    Larry H. Lang
  4. 4 Call of the Champions (arr. K. Soper for wind ensemble) 05:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    Call of the Champions (arr. K. Soper for wind ensemble)
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    John Williams
    Ensemble
    United States Air Force Band
    Conductor
    Larry H. Lang
  5. 5 Flight: I. A View from the Heavens 06:23
    Track
    5
    Title
    Flight: I. A View from the Heavens
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Eric Ewazen
    Ensemble
    United States Air Force Band
    Conductor
    Larry H. Lang
  6. 6 Red Tail Skirmish 04:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    Red Tail Skirmish
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Bruce Yurko
    Ensemble
    United States Air Force Band
    Conductor
    Larry H. Lang
  7. 7 High Flight 04:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    High Flight
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Robert Thurston
    Ensemble
    United States Air Force Band
    Conductor
    Larry H. Lang
  8. 8 The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (arr. A. Reed and C. McAlister for wind ensemble) 08:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (arr. A. Reed and C. McAlister for wind ensemble)
    Duration
    08:16
    Composer
    Gustav Holst
    Ensemble
    United States Air Force Band
    Conductor
    Larry H. Lang
  9. 9 The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (arr. J. Romano for wind ensemble) 04:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (arr. J. Romano for wind ensemble)
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Gustav Holst
    Ensemble
    United States Air Force Band
    Conductor
    Larry H. Lang
  10. 10 The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (arr. J. Romano for wind ensemble) 08:13
    Track
    10
    Title
    The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (arr. J. Romano for wind ensemble)
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    Gustav Holst
    Ensemble
    United States Air Force Band
    Conductor
    Larry H. Lang