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Scott Whitfield Quintet Featuring Bob Florence: Live at Charlie O's
by Jack Bowers
Besides leading two big bands, one on either coast, trombonist Scott Whitfield has put together a killer quintet that gigs regularly in the Los Angeles area and whose energy and enthusiasm come through loud and clear on this enjoyable concert date taped at Charlie O's nightclub in North Hollywood. Whitfield's special guest on this happy occasion ...
Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra East: Diamonds for Nat
by Jack Bowers
Throughout much of his musical career, trumpeter Nat Adderley was overshadowed by his larger-than-life sibling, the legendary alto saxophonist Julian “Cannonball Adderley. But Nat was a giant in his own right, not only as a player but also as a composer. (Does “Work Song ring a bell?) Nat also went out of his way to nurture ...
The Minute Game
Label: Summit Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: This I Dig of You; Splat!; Ceora; The Minute Game; Berceuse from The Firebird; City Butterfly; Lullaby for Grace; To Be There; Moonlight in Vermont; Hiccups (59:18).
Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra East: Diamonds for Nat
by Jim Santella
Nat Adderley gave us music that has feeling. It reaches deep inside and touches something. As former members of his sextet, Scott Whitfield and Vincent Herring honor the trumpeter and composer with this session of lively big band arrangements. “Work Song and “Jive Samba may be Adderley's greatest songs, but Diamonds for Nat offers much lot ...
Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra West: The Minute Game
by Jack Bowers
If I had to choose between trombonist Scott Whitfield's Jazz Orchestra East and Jazz Orchestra West--well, I'd probably go off the deep end before I could make up my mind, or what was left of it. I loved the SWJO East's Live at Birdland (Summit, 2004), and now comes the SWJO West to blow me away ...
Live at Birdland
Label: Unknown label
Released: 2004
Track listing: One-Way Street; Laura; Sapphaire Eyes; Juiced Friends; Mimosa; The Gift Of Love; Laughin
The Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra East: Live at Birdland
by Jack Bowers
Note to myself: file this album under “P” for “Pleasant Surprises.” I must confess that I knew nothing about Scott Whitfield except that he plays trombone, so I had no idea what to expect from his Jazz Orchestra East, whose concert performance at New York City’s Birdland night spot was recorded on Whitfield’s fortieth birthday, March ...
Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra East: Live at Birdland
by Jim Santella
His featured solo on 'Laura' gives you a pretty good idea of what trombonist Scott Whitfield is all about. With a polished tone and fluid technique, he interprets the lovely ballad with care and a natural ease. His effective use of the instrument's upper register stands out as a tool for the display of his lyrical ...
