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About the album Saxophone virtuoso Tommy Smith reveals himself to be a consummate ballad player on this laid back selection of classics by two of the most justly celebrated composers in jazz history: Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. The eleven classics contained on this recording – five by Ellington, four by Strayhorn and two […]
About the album CreditsDesign – Sascha KleisDouble Bass – Arild AndersenDrums – Paolo VinacciaEngineer [Recording (ORF)] – Alois HummerMixed By [Mixing], Mastered By [Mastering] – Arild Andersen, Jan Erik KongshaugMusic By – Arild AndersenPhotography By [Cover Photo] – Jan KrickePhotography By [Liner Photos] – Derek Clark (5)Producer [Recording Producer (ORF)] – Michael RadanovicsTenor Saxophone – Tommy Smith NotesConcert recording by ORF, September 29, 2016at Jazzfreunde Bad Ischl (PKS Villa Rothstein), AustriaAN ORF recording (Radio Österreich 1) […]
About the album Leading European jazz saxophonist, composer and educator Tommy Smith boldly breaks new ground with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on ‘Modern Jacobite’, an exceptional recording featuring his symphonic work “Jacobite”, alongside personal re-imaginings of Rachmaninoff and Chick Corea. The centrepiece of this striking album is an evocative painting in music, ‘Jacobite’. Tommy […]
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About the album Two of Scotland’s greatest jazz artists, saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Brian Kellock, team up to bring you a beautiful and imaginative duo. Not surprisingly, the press has applauded them with phrases such as ‘bewitching layers of delicacy’, ‘full flight’, ‘spontaneous invention’ and ‘sheer artistry’. This dynamic duo perform tracks from their […]
About the album Credits Design [Cover Design] – Sascha Kleis Double Bass, Electronics – Arild Andersen Drums – Paolo Vinaccia Engineer – Jan Erik Kongshaug Photography By [Liner Photos] – Roar Vestad Producer [Produced By] – Manfred Eicher Tenor Saxophone, Shakuhachi – Tommy Smith Notes Recorded December 2012 Rainbow Studio Oslo Made By – EDC, Germany – 53367366 Recorded At – Rainbow Studio An ECM Production ℗ 2013 ECM Records GmbH / © 2013 ECM […]
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About the album Tommy Smith’s quartet includes pianist/keyboardist Steve Hamilton and drummer Alyn Cosker off his 2005 Forbidden Fruit album, but this no less brilliant successor is very different. New is Kevin Glasgow on six-string electric bass, and the lingua franca has become an amalgam of Scottish, Irish and Arab folk elements spiced with funk, […]
