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Scottish National Jazz Orchestra/Makoto Ozone: Jeunehomme: Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 K-271
by Dan McClenaghan
It's Mozart, so you expect genius to jump out of the speakers, and it does, on Jeunehomme: Mozart Piano Concerto No 9 K-271. And it's not just the genius of the composer, it's also a brilliant showcase for pianist Matsuko Ozone's arranging and conducting skills, and for the hearty magnificence of the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. ...
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: American Adventure
By The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
Label: Spartacus Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Splatch; Duke Ellington's Sound of Love; Yes or No; Pendulum; Dear Lord; Quartet No. 1 (part 2); Pinocchio.
Whispering of the Stars
Label: Spartacus Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: You Must Believe In Spring; Stardust; It Could Happen To You; Ballad Medley (In A Sentimental Mood, The Peacocks, Sophisticated Lady, A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing, Moonlight In Vermont, Pure Imagination, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Come Sunday, Round Midnight, You Without A Song, Alfie); Taking A Chance On Love; Warm Valley; The Summer Knows; Moonlight Seranade; When You Wish Upon A Star; You've Changed; I'm In The Mood For Love; I Apologise.
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: American Adventure
By Tommy Smith
Label: Spartacus Records
Released: 2014
Culloden Moor Suite
Label: Spartacus Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Gathering; March; Battle; Aftermath; Epilogue.
Culloden Moor Suite
By The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
Label: Spartacus Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: ① Gathering [7:56]
② March [10:36]
③ Battle [8:12]
④ Aftermath [6:33]
⑤ Epilogue [5:11]
Bobby Wellins and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: Culloden Moor Suite
by Bruce Lindsay
It's over 268 years since the Battle of Culloden and yet the event continues to resonate in contemporary Scotland (which votes on independence just a few days after this album is released). Tenor saxophonist Bobby Wellins wrote his Culloden Moor Suite in 1961, inspired by John Prebble's book, Culloden, released in the same year. The composition ...
Tommy Smith/Brian Kellock: Whispering of the Stars
by Dan McClenaghan
Tommy Smith is known best for his directorship of the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. The group has emerged as one of the finest of big bands with offerings like the classic In the Spirit of Duke (Spartacus records, 2013), a tribute to Duke Ellington, Rhapsody In Blue (Spartacus Records, 2006), an extended and stunning remake of ...
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: American Adventure
by John Kelman
Sometimes an idea seems great on paper, but in execution doesn't exactly work out as planned. Other times, that same idea doesn't just look great, it actually exceeds already high expectations. When saxophonist Tommy Smith--almost single-handedly responsible for rebuilding a modern jazz scene in his home country of Scotland, where he returned after studying at Boston's ...