After years of collaboration, the BJO and Michel Herr entered the studio in 2007, resulting in The Music of Michel Herr(De Werf). In the words of critic André Joassin in Le Soir: “It swings, the horn sound bursts vividly upon the ears and the well thought-out dynamics create a sense of modernity in the orchestral palette. This is also apparent in the punctilious playing of the Brussels Jazz Orchestra and the masterful musicianship of the soloists.”
| Release: | 2008 |
| Label: | W.E.R.F. |
| CD type: | dubbel CD |
| Playing time: | 56'26'' and 47'42'' |
| Recording type: | studio |
| Recording location: | Studio Toots (VRT) |
| Recording engineer: | Walter de Niel (VRT) |
| Press critics: | Click here |
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CD 1 - Pieces |
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| Title | Composer |
| 1. Springboard | Michel Herr |
| 2. Distant Echoes | Michel Herr |
| 3. Extremes | Michel Herr |
| 4. Multributes | Michel Herr |
| 5. Bad Fever | Michel Herr |
| 6. Song for Lucy | Michel Herr |
| 7. Out of the Silence | Michel Herr |
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CD 2 - Suites and More |
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| Title | Composer |
| 1. Celebration Suite - Prelude | Michel Herr |
| 2. Celebrations Suite - Bells | Michel Herr |
| 3. Celebration Suite - New Page | Michel Herr |
| 4. Celebration Suite - The next 20 Years | Michel Herr |
| 5. Flagey, a new Era - Past Splendor | Michel Herr |
| 6. Flagey, a new Era - Hivernation | Michel Herr |
| 7. Flagey, a new Era - The Awakening | Michel Herr |
| 8. Flagey, a new Era - Saling Again | Michel Herr |
| 9. Song for Micheline | Michel Herr |
| 10. Pentaprism | Michel Herr |