John Mackey: Asphalt Cocktail (Excerpt) by Reference Recordings published on 2019-05-31T22:16:37Z Music: Asphalt Cocktail (Excerpt) Composer: John Mackey Artists: Dallas Winds; Jerry Junkin, conductor; Christopher Martin, trumpet; Album: Asphalt Cocktail: The Music of John Mackey (RR-144) Label: Reference Recordings Available June 21, 2019 Order: https://referencerecordings.com/recording/asphalt-cocktail-john-mackey/ Brilliant performances by THE DALLAS WINDS have been captured in superb audiophile sound by Reference Recordings’ award-winning engineering team: Keith O. Johnson and Sean Martin. ASPHALT COCKTAIL was crowd-funded by fans of Mackey and of the Dallas Winds. Their support made this unique, all-John- Mackey release possible. The recording was made in Dallas Texas, in the Morton H. Meyerson Concert Center, one of the world’s greatest concert halls. Mackey is one of today’s most popular and sought- after composers of contemporary classical music, with an emphasis on wind band and orchestral music. His music runs the gamut of human emotion, from the sublime to the ridiculous. One minute he offers the sound of ripping metal, then suddenly gives you a melody that's achingly beautiful. John always writes with a purpose, be it jostling you through the wildest Manhattan cab ride ever, or painting that ethereal hour just before sunset. Special guest artist on ASPHALT COCKTAIL is Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic, Christopher Martin, performing Mackey's recently written Antique Violences: Concerto for Trumpet. Also included is the World Premiere of This Cruel Moon based on the second movement of Mackey's Wine-Dark Sea: Symphony for Band. Genre Classical