Ken Peplowski - unheard bird in the May 2024 issue of DownBeat Magazine

This fantastic interpretation of Charlie Parker's collection of arrangements that he commissioned for strings but never got a chance to record.  Here it gets the treatment it deserves from:

Ken Peplowski, Clarinet and Tenor Saxophone, Terell Stafford, Trumpet, Glenn Zaleski, Piano, Peter Washington, Bass, Willie Jones III, Drums.

Conducted by Loren Schoenberg, the orchestra features Rose Kow Xiu Yi - 1st Violin, Concertmaster, orchestral contractor, Tia Allen - 2nd Violin, Yoonjung Hwang - 3rd Violin, Kayla Williams - Viola, Robin Park - Cello, Elizabeth Steiner - Harp, Keve Wilson - Oboe

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