Anton Gorbunov
“The Wind Rose:
Songs for a Big Band”
(Jazzist, 2025)

Coming soon on all streaming platforms

1. Beach Mood
2. Run
3. Yard-Keeper
4. The Wind Rose
5. Sunshine in My Window
6. Nostalgia Twist
7. Rapid Transformation
Bonus track:
8. Old Airplane

Musicians:
Bolshoi Jazz Orchestra сonducted by Pyotr Vostokov
Anton Gorbunov: bass
Alexander Kulkov: drums (1-7)
Alexey Baev: drums (8)
Vladislav Savenkov: guitar
Anton Baronin: keyboards (3, 4, 7)
Dmitry Ilugdin: keyboards, piano (1, 2, 5, 6)
Anton Zaletaev: saxophones (1, 3, 4, 5, 7)
Ivan Akatov: trumpet (2), flugelhorn (4)
Artur Gazarov: percussion (1, 6)
Vladimir Goloukhov: marimba (1)
Mariam Merabova: vocals (5)
Katerina Balykbaeva: vocals (6)

Music and lyrics by Anton Gorbunov

Big band arrangements by Vitaly Vladimirov (1, 7), Dmitry Serebrov (5, 6), Kristina Krit (2, 3, 4, 8)

The Big Jazz Orchestra recorded at Vintage Records Studio, solos recorded at Gala Studio, piano recorded at Vladimir Osinsky Studio. “Old Airplane” recorded live at Kozlov Club.

Mixed and mastered by Sergey Ananyev

Huge thanks to everyone involved in the recording of this album, to the Big Jazz Orchestra and its conductor Pyotr Vostokov, to my colleagues and friends who supported this project, and to all the fantastic soloists.

Special thanks to everyone who made the project possible: Araik Hakobyan, Andrey Popov, Dmitry Kuzin, Alexey Dubrovsky, and the many others who contributed to the recording of the album.

​I had contemplated this project for quite some time in the past, but the work did not commence until 2022. I always wondered what my songs would sound like if arranged for a big band, to be able to give them a new life and a different perspective. 

So, I selected the eight tracks that in my opinion were most relevant for my goal. With those brilliant arrangements they did acquire a new flavour. I hope that you can grasp that unique and novel sound as you listen to the album. And those who have previously heard these songs performed by a smaller lineup may expect a pleasant rediscovery.

Enjoy the album!

Yours,
AG

Jazzist, 2025
JZT 021

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