Hill where the Lord hides - Chuck Mangione

Here's one of the reason's I went into music. My first high school band director and especially the junior high director at the time took an interest in me, lent me records (scary) and introduced me to jazz, fusion, and jazz rock. I didn't know half of what they were talking about, but when I heard this song, I knew I wanted to play music like this. Noble, powerful, and rocking. More interesting than most of the rock I was listening to and more earthy than the classical stuff I had heard. Play classical or play rock? Why choose? This is the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra with Chuck Mangione conducting, adding electric bass, trap set, keys, sax,and acoustic guitar. And Gerry Niewood, soprano soloist, so amazing and skilled - what a musical influence. Brass, strings, and winds rock!!