CARLA BLEY:
BIG BAND THEORYfeaturing ALEX BALANESCU, GARY VALENTE, LEW SOLOFF, ANDY SHEPPARD, WOLFGANG PUSCHNIG
WATT WORKS, WATT/25, 519 966-2(CD)
(C)(P)1993 WATT WORKS, INC. / ECM RECORDS GMBH
RECORDED: JULY 2,3, 1993
RELEASED: 1993, GERMANY
| CARLA BLEY |
| COMTEMPORARY JAZZ / BIG BAND ORCHESTRA 1993 |
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CARLA BLEY:
BIG BAND THEORY featuring ALEX BALANESCU, GARY VALENTE, LEW SOLOFF, ANDY SHEPPARD, WOLFGANG PUSCHNIG WATT WORKS, WATT/25, 519 966-2(CD) (C)(P)1993 WATT WORKS, INC. / ECM RECORDS GMBH RECORDED: JULY 2,3, 1993 RELEASED: 1993, GERMANY
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| CREDITS (productions) : |
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All music composed and arranged by Carla Bley, except "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" composed by Charles Mingus |
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Produced by Carla Bley and Steve Swallow General Co-ordination: Ilene Mark |
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Recorded July 2/3, 1993 at Angel Studios, London Engineer: Gary Thomas |
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Mixed at Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY Engineer: Tom Mark |
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Mastered at Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York, NY |
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Artwork: David Cohen;
Album Design: WATT |
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"Birds of Paradise"commissioned by the 1992 Glasgow Jazz Festival |
| CREDITS (musicians) : |
| violin | : | Alex Balanescu | ||||||||||||
| trumpet | : |
Lew Soloff, Guy Barker Claude Deppa, Steve Waterman | ||||||||||||
| trombone | : |
Gary Valente, Richard Edwards Annie Whitehead | ||||||||||||
| bass trombone | : | Ashley Slater | ||||||||||||
| reeds | : |
Roger Janotta
(soprano saxophone, flute) Wolfgang Puschnig (alto saxophone, flute) Andy Sheppard (tenor/soprano saxophone) Pete Hurt (tenor saxophone) Julian Argüelles (baritone saxophone)
piano | : |
Carla Bley
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organ | : |
Karen Mantler
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bass | : |
Steve Swallow
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drums | : |
Dennis Mackrel
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| TRACKS (total time 49:21) : |
| 1. | On the Stage in Cages (12:37) |
| 2. | Birds of Paradise (20:19) |
| 3. | Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (8:36) |
| 4. | Fresh Impression (7:37) |
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