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Nights On Earth Garnering stellar reviews since it's release

Mendoza has delivered a lovely CD, one that’s exotic in the best, most worldly sense.
– Jazztimes

The whole world in one CD
– El Pais

Vince Mendoza waves his wand over exquisitely unadorned dark- ling moods of shadow and repose.
– Downbeat

Nights on Earth is another watershed, representing Mendoza's current position along an evolving path, where profound compositional depth and simple beauty find a rare meeting point.
– All about Jazz

Mendoza has created his own night-time musical world.
– Allmusic

Nights on Earth shows an artist at a peak of his craft and with a vision to match.
– Internationsl Review of Music

There are actually a multitude of traditions present ...this is, you're reminded, who he is – part jazz guy, part concert master, part pop-music savant, part world-music impresario, and completely intriguing.
– Somethingelse!

... display(s) his wondrous gift as a cinematic jazz composer and orchestrator of colour and nuance. -
– MOJO

... one of the great composer-arrangers in contemporary Jazz.
– Echoes

Simply gorgeous..
– Audiophile Audition

A musical journey from the heart of one of the most prolific composers of our time, Nights On Earth shines as bright as any star in the night sky.
– @Critical Jazz

 A must for all who like good music.- JPC music player

Vince Mendoza's NIGHTS ON EARTH released in October 2011

After a remarkably productive decade which saw him writing stellar orchestral arrangements for recordings by such popular singers as Bjork, Melody Gardot, Sting and Joni Mitchell (he won two of his six Grammy® Awards and 25 nominations for his contributions to her Both Sides Now in 2000 and Travelogue in 2003), Vince Mendoza has shifted focus back to his own compositions for the first time in 13 years. His most personal and compelling project to date, Nights on Earth is yet another crowning achievement in the career of the acclaimed composer-arranger-conductor.
– Bill Milkowski

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Vince Mendoza Wins Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement for“Carlos.”

Vince won another Grammy for 2011 for his arrangement for "Carlos" from the "54" album with John Scofield and the Metropole Orchestra.

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Metropole Orkest / John Scofield / Vince Mendoza: 54 – the New Album
The new album, 54, is garnering great reviews around the world. All About Jazz has this to say:

"Combining Mendoza's stunning arrangements and some of Scofield's best playing in years, 54 is a milestone in both artists' discographies. Mendoza shows that any material –even the barest of sketches – is grist for his pen, while Scofield demonstrates that, no matter what the context, his voice remains assured and unmistakable. More importantly, both artists transcend individual skill to create an hour-long whole that truly exceeds the sum of its many compelling parts."

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Purchase Vince's Arrangement from the Store
Teachers, students and musicians can purchase Vince's arrangements exclusively on this website. Audio samples of each arrangement are available to listen to and secure purchases can be made via PayPal. Arrangements are provided as Adobe PDF files.

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