“Recorded in August, 2022, in Bloomington, Indiana, in pristine acoustics, this is early jazz music to treasure. Like a time capsule, opened a century later, with modern upgraded acoustics, Brent Wallarab and his all-star orchestra, honor a forgotten label, and an area of the country that needs recognition as a founding role in recording jazz, now noted around the world, as uniquely American.”

— Jeff Krow, Audiophile Audition, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review!

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“Brent Wallarab reimagines century-old themes … Using a stylish modernism, he dresses them in a 21st-century context so we can hear them played with care for fresh ears in today’s terms.”

– John McDonough, DOWNBEAT ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review!

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“Mark Buselli and Brent Wallarab have taken this important music and refashioned it for their sumptuous big band….Vivid arrangements and stunning soloists swingingly submerge the listener in the seismic 1920s, making them seem as fresh as the 2020s — fresher, perhaps…. Let this lovely album clean out your 21st- century ears, then blow the dust off the originals and play them too.”

– Chris Pearson, The Times, London ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review!

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“On The Gennett Suite, acclaimed composer Wallarab weaves a masterpiece from the music and history that birthed the recording industry. Wallarab has built a magnificent bridge, spanning two centuries to remake a vital episode of jazz history for our time.”

– Grammy award winning jazz journalist, Neil Tesser

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“With the highest production value at every stage, this one is a must for devotees of contemporary big band jazz.”

– The Absolute Sound, Duck Baker ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 1/2 Review!

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“There have already been a slew of fine large ensemble recordings issued in 2023 but none better than The Gennett Suite by the Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra.  The music the project is based on may now be 100 years old but the formidable and highly enjoyable arrangements plus the overall excellence of the soloists makes the songs spark and sparkle. “

– Richard Kamins, Step Tempest

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“…the music has the feel of America, the twenty-first century reaching back and shaking hands with the early-twentieth, taking the artists’ relatively primitive recordings—state of the art for their times—and inviting them into the present, with gorgeous harmonies and luxuriant arrangements. The Gennett Suite: a distinctly American masterpiece.”

– Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

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“I can’t think of anyone better or more qualified to place the great legacy of Gennett Records in the context of a century’s time than Brent Wallarab. The composer brings a deep knowledge and passion for the original music and miraculously places it smack dab in the midst of our contemporary era. I can only think that Hoagy and Bix and the rest are smiling!”

– Loren Schoenberg, Senior Scholar for the national Jazz Museum in Harlem

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“The big band’s read of this timeless standard begins with an intimate conversation between pianist Luke Gillespie and alto saxophonist Greg Ward. The wistfulness of this interaction carries over into the orchestrated section, with Ward remaining at the fore and the full band luxuriating in the beauty of the melody.” 

– Jazziz Magazine

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“Instead of replaying the famous tunes au natural, The Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra puts these classic tunes into modern arrangements and solos, with thrilling results.” 

– George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly

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