Smash! (NextLevel) | Stephen Philip Harvey Jazz Orchestra | Album

Smash!

(2022, Next Level)

Smash! is the debut album of the Stephen Philip Harvey Jazz Orchestra. This album is a collection of nine original compositions inspired by superheroes, characters, and tropes in comic books and popular culture. Smash! was released on June 17, 2022 with Next Level (an imprint of Outside In Music).

Note: this release was produced by HCR and released with NextLevel

Album Info

Personnel

Reeds: Bobby Selvaggio, Chris Coles, Jason Kush, Christopher Rudzinskas, Clint Bleil

Trumpets: Timothy Coyne, JD Chaisson, Theresa May, Kyle O’Donnell

Trombones: Sam Blakeslee, Lauren Rudzinskas, Jim Weltman, Eric Dregne

Dan Bruce, guitar; Alex Ayers, piano & fender rhodes; Vinny Vivacqua, double bass & electric bass; Dustin May, drums


Track Listing

1. Smash! (feat. JD Chaisson, Clint Bleil & Dustin May)

2. Vigilante (feat. JD Chaisson)

3. Zephyr (feat. Alex Ayers)

4. The Mystics (feat. Jason Kush)

5. Nefarious Plots (feat. Sam Blakeslee, Lauren Rudzinskas, Jim Weltman & Eric Dregne)

6. Mechanical Men (feat. Bobby Selvaggio & Dan Bruce)

7. Hero’s Journey (feat. Dan Bruce & JD Chaisson)

8. Projectile Dysfunction (feat. Sam Blakeslee & Bobby Selvaggio)

9. Party Song (feat. Chris Coles & Dan Bruce)

Produced by Stephen Philip Harvey (HCR)

Recorded on August 17-18, 2021

Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Jay Dudt at Audible Images

Album Art & Design by Allison Levato

Photography by Mollie Crowe, Little Blackbird Photo

This album is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org) and the Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council (getswac.org).

Released by Next Level on June 17, 2022

www.outsideinmusic.com/nextlevel

All songs composed and arranged by Stephen Philip Harvey and published by SPHarvey Music (ASCAP)

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