By Gordon Jack, Jazz Journal
Charlie Rosen’s 8-Bit Big Band explores what the press-release calls “The Great Video Game Songbook” on this, their third release. The ensemble is essentially a jazz/pops orchestra featuring over 70 of New York’s finest interpreting what is apparently “Some of the world’s most popular video game music … melodies that are instantly recognisable to anyone who has ever traversed through immersive game worlds.” Read more here.