WORLD PREMIERE - "The Gift": Song By Robert Miller. Arrangement By Grammy Winner Michael Abene. Praised By David Amram, John Helliwell, Fay Claassen, Joe La Barbera, Tony Carey, Danny Gottlieb!
WORLD PREMIERE!
"The Gift": song by Robert Miller and arrangement by Michael Abene.
I originally wrote "The Gift" as a love song ballad on the occasion of the birth of my first granddaughter. My band, Project Grand Slam, recorded and released the song in 2015 on our "Made In New York" album.
In April 2024 Michael Abene was a guest on this podcast. Michael is a Grammy winning arranger and composer who has done arrangements for Germany's WDR Radio Big Band, the Maynard Ferguson Big Band, the GRP All-Star Big Band and many others. He's a true giant in his field.
After the interview I asked Michael to listen to the original recording of "The Gift" and see if he might be inspired to come up with something new and different. Michael came back with a Big Band arrangement of the song written as a Samba, with horns.
The new version was recorded at EastSide Sound by Lou Holtzman, my longtime studio/engineer, and features me and my Project Grand Slam band mates playing on the rhythm track, plus five horns. Special thanks goes to Marc Irwin for his contributions.
"The Gift". All Links Here.
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“LOU’S BLUES” is Robert’s new single. Called “Fantastic! Great playing and production!” (Mark Egan - Pat Metheny Group/Elements) and “Digging it!” (Peter Erskine - Weather Report)!
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“THE RICH ONES”. Robert’s recent single. With guest artist Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears) on flugelhorn.
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“MILES BEHIND”, Robert’s debut album, recorded in 1994, was “lost” for the last 30 years. It’s now been released for streaming. Featuring Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears), Anton Fig (The David Letterman Show), Al Foster (Miles Davis), Tim Ries (The Rolling Stones), Jon Lucien and many more.
Called “Hip, Tight and Edgy!”
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“IT’S ALIVE!” is Robert’s latest Project Grand Slam album. Featuring 13 of the band’s Greatest Hits performed “live” at festivals in Pennsylvania and Serbia.
Reviews:
"An instant classic!" (Melody Maker)
"Amazing record...Another win for the one and only Robert Miller!" (Hollywood Digest)
"Close to perfect!" (Pop Icon)
"A Masterpiece!" (Big Celebrity Buzz)
"Sterling effort!" (Indie Pulse)
"Another fusion wonder for Project Grand Slam!" (MobYorkCity)
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