BIG APPLE BRASS - OPUS DE METROPOLIS

A vibrant instrumental disco-funk big‑band album recorded at NYC’s Hit Factory and released in 1978. Opus de Metropolis was arranged by Joe Shepley (most tracks) and Phil Medley, produced by Buddy Scott, and showcases a polished fusion of jazz-funk, disco grooves, and theatrical brass arrangements  .

Notable Features:

• Recorded at the legendary The Hit Factory in New York ().

• A genre-blending showcase—part jazz, part funk, part big band, and undeniably disco ().

• Full of tight, upbeat brass melodies and danceable rhythms—ideal for fans of orchestral disco.

📝 Tracklist

Side A

• West Side Rock – 3:05

• Funk Latino – 3:53

• Big Apple Boogie – 3:10

• Finger Lickin’ Disco – 5:04

• My Home (feat. J.R. Bailey, vocals) – 3:20 

Side B

• Hangin’ Out (trombone solo: Sam Burtis) – 3:22

• Blue Metropolis (narration: Buddy Scott) – 4:00

• Acapella Interlude – 1:27

• N.Y. I Love You (vocals: Teri Gonzales) – 2:43

• Colisseum Suite – 2:50