Cat No:
STS003
Release Date: 18 December 2008
Label: Spartacus Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 640999903328
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
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Description
Saxophonist/composer Tommy Smith is a major creative force in contemporary music. He performs in settings ranging from solo saxophone to big bands and symphony orchestras. He joined Gary Burton's Group at the age of 18 in 1985, and has been performing throughout the world ever since. He has recorded for Blue Note, Linn Records and others and now leads his own small groups. He has recorded over 16 albums as a leader, featuring world-renowned musicians such as Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Kenny Barron, Eddie Gomez, Kenny Wheeler and Jon Christensen.
Smith continues his exploration of new ideas with this solo recording made in Scotland's Hamilton Mausoleum, an unusual feature of which is Europe's longest and warmest reverberation. The 25 tracks were chosen from a collection of medieval chants, folk songs, ballads and jazz improvisations that were directly inspired by the sound of the chamber and the constellations that can be seen through the observatory shaped dome.
This unusual recording by one of the UK's leading jazz musicians will appeal not only to lovers of jazz but also to listeners who have been experimenting with classical/world/folk crossovers such as 'Officium' by Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble.
Personnel: Tommy Smith (soprano and tenor saxophones, bells) -
Tracklisting
- 1. The Scream
- 2. Oran Na Politician
- 3. Naima
- 4. Libra
- 5. Capella
- 6. Ad Te Levavi
- 7. Deneb
- 8. My Romance
- 9. Orion
- 10. Aquila
- 11. Phoenix
- 12. Tibi
- 13. Christie
- 14. Splendour Patris
- 15. Cassiopeia
- 16. My One And Only Love
- 17. Perseus
- 18. Ursa Minor
- 19. 'S Ann Port Taigh Na H-Airigh
- 20. Cetus
- 21. Lynx
- 22. Indus
- 23. Vela
- 24. Gradual
- 25. Draco . Alleluia
Disc 1
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Where Rivers Meet
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
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Karma
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Evolution
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Whispering of the Stars
Tommy Smith & Brian Kellock
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Torah
Tommy Smith & Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
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The Christmas Concert
Tommy Smith Quartet
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Rhapsody in Blue
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Evolution
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Embodying The Light - A Dedication To John Coltrane
Tommy Smith Quartet
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Modern Jacobite
Tommy Smith & The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
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Alone at Last
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