The Concert Jazz Orchestra Vienna, featuring Wolfgang Muthspiel on guitar, represents Austria's serious commitment to contemporary jazz. This 2002 release on the Austrian label Quinton Records showcases a full big band exploring modern jazz territory. Muthspiel, one of Europe's finest jazz guitarists, brings compositional vision alongside his lyrical playing. The sound is sophisticated and urbane—imagine post-Basie big band music that refuses nostalgia, instead pushing toward contemporary harmony and conceptual depth. The orchestra swings with precision while exploring extended harmonies and unconventional arrangements. "Continental Call" captures Vienna's vibrant jazz scene at a moment when European big bands were reinventing themselves. For anyone wanting to hear what contemporary European jazz sounds like from a major city, this is essential listening.

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