The Vosbein Magee Big Band brings together some of Virginia’s finest jazz musicians for bold, swinging, vividly arranged big band music. Co-led by composer and arranger Terry Vosbein and trumpeter Chris Magee, the band performs original works, fresh arrangements, and music built on the power of a live jazz orchestra.
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Featuring world-renowned guitarist Royce Campbell, Vagabond pairs the Vosbein Magee Big Band with a master soloist in a live concert recording full of warmth, swing, and vivid ensemble color. The album presents ten Campbell originals plus “Body and Soul,” all arranged by Carroll DeCamp.
Captured without second takes or overdubs, Vagabond places Campbell’s lyrical guitar against the band’s rich, hard-swinging sound, preserving the spark and immediacy of the performance.
Come and Get It! catches the Vosbein Magee Big Band at its most direct: tuneful, loose, and clearly enjoying itself. After earlier projects built around larger concepts, this album turns toward shorter pieces with memorable heads, open solo space, and the kind of writing that lets the personalities of the players come through. Much of the music was written while Terry Vosbein was living in Paris, and the result has a relaxed, slightly nostalgic character without losing the punch of a live big band.
