Michael Garrick Jazz Britannia Orchestra & Norma Winstone
Release Date: 18 December 2008
Label: Jazz Academy
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 801082027820
Genres: Jazz
Description
'Children of Time' is an original work for big band by jazz composer and pianist Michael Garrick, which features the voice of one of the UK's greatest vocalists, Norma Winstone. She is backed by Garrick's Jazz Britannia Orchestra, the band that appeared at the celebration of British jazz that Gilles Peterson curated at the Barbican in 2004. This recording reunites him with Norma Winstone for the first time since the 1970s.
Garrick described 'Children of Time' as a "kind of space odyssey" and set to music text from the book of Genesis, the Eucharist and Garrick's own Underground Streams and Heavenly Bodies. Musical influences include Ellington and Basie and featured musicians include drummer Alan Jackson, trumpeter Steve Waterman and saxophonists Matt Wates and Jamie Anderson.
"Infectiously exuberant." - Jazz at Ronnie Scott's
"Warmly lyrical, full of colour." - Irish Times
"A grand big band album...joyous music indeed." - Duncan Heining, Jazzwise Magazine
"Great soloists? Real emotion? Real humour!? Not'arf!" - Tilly's Broadsheet
"Music of the mundane is not for Michael Garrick. Such infinite thoughts and flights of the imagination may be more associated with the galactic jazz voyages of Sun Ra. But Garrick's extraordinary musical mind makes them burn with Blake's London fire as well." - Chris Searle, Morning Star
Michael Garrick: piano
Norma Winstone: voice
Martin Shaw, Steve Waterman, Gabriel Garrick: trumpet, flugelhorn
Mark da Silva, Alistair White, Dave Eaglestone: trombone
Martin Hathaway: alto saxophone, flute
Matt Wates: soprano and alto saxophone
Bob McKay: baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Jamie Anderson: tenor saxophone
Mick Foster: tenor saxophone, clarinet
Dominic Ashworth: guitar
Paul Moylan: double bass
Alan Jackson: drums
Tracklisting
Michael Garrick Trio
Joe Harriott
Michael Garrick
Michael Garrick Jazz Orchestra
Michael Garrick Jazz Orchestra
Michael Garrick Sextet
Michael Garrick
Michael Garrick Jazz Britannia Orchestra & Norma Winstone
Luc-Hubert Sejor
Karl Ratzer Trio
Blue Earth Sound
Danny Grissett
Dena DeRose
Lyle Mays Trio & Sextet
Antoine Fafard
Joe Mcphee, Susanna Gartmayer, John Edwards, Maria Portugal
