London Jazz Composer's Orchestra - Portraits 2 x CDs
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Barry Guy Bass/Director /
Henry Lowther Trumpet /
Marc Charig Cornet /
Jon Corbett Trumpet /
Paul Rutherford Trombone /
Radu Malfatti Trombone /
Alan Tomlinson Trombone /
Steve Wick Tuba /
Trevor Watts Reeds /
Evan Parker Reeds /
Simon Picard Reeds /
Peter McPhail Reeds /
Paul Dunmall Reeds /
Phil Wachsmann Violin /
Howard Riley Piano /
Barre Phillips Bass /
Paul Lytton Drums
Throughout its quarter-century existence, the LONDON JAZZ COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA has responded anew to the challenges of existence. It has stalked a categorical nether-zone between big-band, jazz orchestra, and large-scale improvisers’ ensemble. In Portraits we find Barry Guy and the LONDON JAZZ COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA bringing all these years of investigation to bear on the current score, along with newfound interests in the subsets and intrasections of the band, the integration of outside material, and in discovering new and exciting ways to single out, characterize, and highlight the members of the band. In the end, it is a piece full of joy and grief, tension and resolution, productive conflict and resolute individualism. It contains stylistically polyglot music that will surprise some and delight many. It will / should draw new listeners to the band.
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