Release Date: 12 August 2022
Label: Storyville Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 717101852925
Description
Clark Terry is one of the greatest and most important trumpeters in jazz history, Storyville Records now presents a live recording with his fantastic orchestra, Clark Terry's Big Bad Band - 'Live in Holland 1979'.
The whole band is in great form, and besides Clark Terry himself, this recording showcases many of the very best musicians from the heyday of big bands. The band is swinging, that also goes for Terry's introductions of the music and the band.
The live setting of this performance, containing 13 tracks, clearly inspires both Clark and his 16-piece orchestra to even greater heights than in the studio. The performance culminates with the hit "Mumbles", a track made famous during the many years Terry was one of the leading members of "The Tonight Show Band".
The repertoire presented here makes way for the entire band with arrangements by Phil Woods, Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington among others. Clark Terry is not just a brilliant soloist, but also a charming entertainer, engaging in friendly banter with both the musicians and the audience
Terry's original style and technique has had a major influence on many great jazz musicians, including Wynton Marsalis, Art Farmer, Miles Davis and not least Quincy Jones, who has written a very personal piece for the liner notes, praising the lifelong mentorship of Clark Terry for many of the greatest American jazz musicians.
Tracklisting
Danish Radio Big Band
Thomas Fonnesbaek
Michel Petrucciani Trio
Carsten Dahl Golden Ratio Trio
Jacob Christoffersen Trio
Peter Vuust & Aarhus Jazz Orchestra
Johnny Griffin Quartet
Kira Martini
Tom Smith
Klaus Gesing, Ana Pilat, Latvian Radio Big Band
Maria Schneider
Maria Schneider
Danish Radio Big Band
Hackney Colliery Band
Etienne Charles & Creole Orchestra
Peter Vuust & Aarhus Jazz Orchestra
