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- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: SMT-800
- Format: CD
- UPC: 099402800929
- Street Date: 08/05/22
- PreBook Date: 07/01/22
- Label: Summit Records »
- Genre: Jazz
- Run Time: 64:32 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Year of Production: 2022
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: WORLD
- Language: English
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The Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra West - Postcards From Hollywood
Whitfield's Jazz Orchestra West sounds INCREDIBLE - Here, via his world-class arranging, Scott pays homage to celebrated themes & composers.
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- In Stock: 41
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GENRE: Jazz/Big Band
COMPOSERS: Bernstein, Mancini, North, Goldsmith, Steiner, Mandel/Webster, Raskin, Rosza/David, Jones, Williams, Hermann
From Scott Whitfield: "What a BAND!! Man, what an absolute HONOR it is to be standing in front of such an incredible aggregation of wonderful musicians and friends! I must be the luckiest bandleader in the world! Thank you ALL!!"
"Arrangers are restless souls whose brains quite often won't shut up long enough for them to get a good night's sleep," Whitfield says from personal experience. The journey upon which you're about to embark is proof of the fruits of many a sleepless night, but he sincerely hopes you will agree that it was all worthwhile.
Prior to Whitfield's arrival in Southern California, he developed a keen interest in film music, and even ended up studying the art form seriously at UCLA. There have been many celebrated composers who shaped and defined this genre over the past near-century, and his goal with this recording is to pay homage to a cross-section of the greats, through the medium of his Jazz Orchestra West. Some of these themes will be very familiar to the listener, while others are much more obscure. In some cases, he stayed pretty close to the original concept of the piece.
Scott Whitfield, leader, trombone, bass trombone (10), all arrangements
Rusty Higgins, alto sax, soprano sax, flute, piccolo
Kirsten Edkins, tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet
Brian Williams, baritone sax
Tony Bonsera, lead trumpet, flugelhorn (except 5, 8, 11)
Dave Richards, lead trumpet (5, 8, 11)
Kye Palmer, trumpet, flugelhorn (lead on 4)
Anne King, trumpet, flugelhorn
Gary Tole, trombone
Ira Nepus, trombone
Rich Bullock, bass trombone
Jeff Colella, piano
Jennifer Leitham, bass
Kendall Kay, drums
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Pete Christlieb, tenor sax
Brad Dutz, percussion
Dick Nash, trombone
Rickey Woodard, tenor sax
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Sales Points
- Beautifully Played!..For fans of incredibly well-arranged film music performed by a world-class large jazz ensemble.
Press Quotes
'...velvety smooth melody...'
—All About Jazz
'...Whitfield is master of a cranky and demanding instrument...'
—Arts Journal
