Salaputia Brass - Let It Swing - Christmas with Salaputia Brass (2025) Mp3 / Flac / Hi-Res

When the twelve “guys” (Latin: salaputia) of the brass ensemble Salaputia Brass set out to reinvent Christmas, you can look forward to the successful group's new album at Berlin Classics. It is titled “Let it swing – Christmas with Salaputia Brass” and is already the ensemble's fifth album. It features Christmas classics, reimagined in sophisticated arrangements and staged with jazzy lightness. Anyone who thinks they've heard everything there is to hear in “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” “Driving Home for Christmas,” or “Let it Snow” will be surprised here. Familiar melodies in a fresh guise!

The musicians of Salaputia Brass come from renowned orchestras such as the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO). They are distinguished not only by their technical virtuosity, but above all by their willingness to experiment. They enthusiastically cross genre boundaries: after excursions into the Renaissance and the world of French chansons, they are now devoting themselves to jazz – not just as a style, but as an attitude. “We didn't want to play jazz stiffly, but really feel and shape it,” says trumpeter Markus Czieharz. To this end, the musicians attended special workshops on phrasing and articulation in jazz. The result is an album that oscillates between swing, film music, and gentle sparkle—always with respect for the original and great attention to detail.

Tracklist
1. Salaputia Brass - Styne: Let It Snow (Arr. for Brass Ensemble by Stephan Stadtfeld)
2. Salaputia Brass - Tormé, Wells: The Christmas Song (Arr. for Brass Ensemble by Stephan Stadtfeld)
3. Salaputia Brass - Traditional, Zuckowski: Süßer die Glocken nie swingen (Arr. for Brass Ensemble by Ingo Luis)
4. Salaputia Brass - Rea: Driving Home for Christmas (Arr. for Brass Ensemble by Manfred Honetschläger)
5. Salaputia Brass - Willson: It's Beginning to Look like Christmas (Arr. for Brass Ensemble by Manfred Honetschläger)
6. Salaputia Brass - Afanasieff, Carey: All I Want for Christmas Is You (Arr. for Brass Ensemble by Manfred Honetschläger)
7. Salaputia Brass - Markusson: Weihnachtszauber (Instrumental Version)
8. Salaputia Brass - Traditional: Leise rieselt der Schnee (Arr. for Brass Ensemble by Peter Dörpinghaus)
9. Salaputia Brass - Berlin: White Christmas (Arr. for Brass Ensemble by Stephan Stadtfeld)
10. Salaputia Brass - Anderson: Sleigh Ride (Arr. for Brass Ensemble by Stephan Stadtfeld)
11. Salaputia Brass - Traditional: Kling Glöckchen (Gloria's Reise) (Arr. for Brass Ensemble by Peter Dörpinghaus)
12. Salaputia Brass - Gillespie, Coots: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Arr. for Brass Ensemble by Manfred Honetschläger)
13. Salaputia Brass - Händel: Dance of Joy and Sorrow - Spielereien über ein Thema von G. F. Händel
14. Salaputia Brass - Gruber: Stille Nacht (Arr. for Brass Ensemble by Stephan Stadtfeld)

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