Album Jazzchamberworks 2000 • Jazz • Big Band 1 And What Would You Like To Hear, Little Lady? 9:47 2 Her Embrace 6:19 3 Bill's Blue 11:16 4 Babes in Arms: My Funny Valentine (arr. B. Banfield) 7:33 5 Insensatez (How Insensitive) (arr. B. Banfield) 6:06 6 Footprints (arr. B. Banfield): Her Embrace 4:52 7 Come Sunday (arr. B. Banfield) 4:18 8 Nardis (arr. B. Banfield) 6:13 Listen to Album Purchase Album Listen on SoundCloud One Sheet While building on the achievements of such “elder statesmen” as Hale Smith, George Russell, and T. J. Anderson, Banfield’s creative work strikes out in bold new directions. A professor at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, Banfield has accrued a long list of accomplishments that place him among the ranks of America’s original compositional voices. His work has been widely recognized, having been performed by professional and university orchestras in the United States. His activities have earned distinguished awards, grants, commissions, and residencies. At the same time, he remains involved in jazz, gospel, and popular idioms by maintaining an active performance career as a jazz guitarist and pianist. The 11-piece Twin Cities-based BMagic Orchestra has recorded with, and/or enjoyed the guest artist appearances of: Patrice Rushen, Bobby McFerrin, Billy Childs, Don Byron, the Philip Brunelle Ensemble Singers, Sounds of Blackness, Mark Ledford, and Nelson Rangel. It is often heard at the Dakota Bar, the Midwest’s premier jazz venue. Artist Bill Banfield Composers Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bill Banfield, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Richard Rodgers, Wayne Shorter Performer BMagic Orchestra Release Date January 1, 2000 Catalog Number #534 See What Listeners Are Saying Album Reviews Discover what fans and critics alike have to say about this album. Read through insightful reviews and see how each track resonates with listeners around the world. From powerful melodies to lyrical depth, explore how this music connects with its audience. “Bill is an exciting composer who is extending a musical tradition pioneered by James Reese Europe, Will Marion Cook, William Grant Still, and Duke Ellington. Bill’s music has many facets, and represents a personal statement which is sorely needed in music today” – Billy Taylor Your browser does not support the video tag. Related Albums Shinjoo Cho Abriendo y Cerrando 2025 • New Music, World • Accordion Composers Shinjoo Cho Performers Shinjoo Cho Andy Akiho No One to Know One 2011 • New Classical, New Music • Percussion Composers Andy Akiho Performers Alexandra Detyniecki, Andy Akiho, Candy Chiu, Domenic Salerni, Fay Wang, Ian Rosenbaum, Inhyung Hwang, John Corkill, Kenneth Salters, Mariel Roberts, Maura Valenti, Nicole Camacho, Raul Garcia, Ruby Chen, Samuel Adams, Sarah Kuchta, Suresh Singaratnam, Tiffany Kuo Volti Turn the Page 2010 • New Classical • Choral Composers Aaron Jay Kernis, Eric Moe, Gabriela Lena Frank, Kurt Rohde, Mark Winges, Ron Caltabiano, Stacy Garrop, William Hawley Performers Robert Geary, Volti Anti-Social Music Fracture: The Music of Pat Muchmore 2010 • New Music • Chamber, Indie, Strings Composers Pat Muchmore Performers Anti-Social Music Christopher Burns Triptych 2010 • Experimental • Percussion Composers Christopher Burns Performers Christopher Froh Jamie Begian Big Band Big Fat Grin 2010 • Jazz • Big Band, Guitar Composers Jamie Begian Performers Jamie Begian Big Band Timothy McAllister Glint 2010 • New Music • Saxophone Composers Caleb Burhans, Daniel Asia, Gregory Wanamaker, Kati Agocs, Kristin Kuster, Peter Terry, Philippe Hurel, Roshanne Etezady Performers Lucia Unrau, Robert Spring, Timothy McAllister Frank Almond Portraits and Elegies 2010 • New Classical • Chamber, Strings, Violin Composers Ned Rorem, Peter Lieberson, Philip Lasser, Russell Platt Performers Brian Zeger, Frank Almond