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"A number of precious treasures reclaimed from undeserved obscurity by?the world-class Dutch Jazz Orchestra, which here performs previously unrecorded works." -ALL ABOUT JAZZ "An exceptional program brought to you by the Dutch Jazz Orchestra." -NORTH SEA JAZZ World premiere recordings of compositions by Mary Lou Williams, played by the Dutch Jazz Orchestra. This big band has been selected by Rev. Peter F. O?Brian, Executive Director of the Mary Lou Williams Foundation, and has been authorized to perform this never-before-recorded material! In the past years, the Dutch Jazz Orchestra has realized concerts and CD productions featuring unknown works from Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, George Handy, Rob Madna, Gerry Mulligan, Boyd Raeburn, Jerry van Rooijen, Billy Strayhorn and Claude Thornhill. The Dutch Jazz Orchestra focuses on the performance and research of orchestral jazz while avoiding the entertainment music that is all too common for big band orchestras. The orchestra consciously concentrates its efforts on the other side of the big band repertory ? on music written from an artistic perspective.