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Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: In the Spirit of Duke

Label: Spartacus Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Black and Tan Fantasy / Creole Love Call; In the Hall of the Mountain King; Jack the Bear; Le Sucrier Velours; Daybreak Express; Concerto for Cootie; Harlem Air Shaft; Prelude to a Kiss; Sepia Panorama; Ko-Ko; Morning Mood; Anitra’s Dance; The Single Petal of a Rose; Kinda Dukish / Rockin’ in Rhythm; Sunset and the Mockingbird; Diminuendo in Blue (Wailing Interval) / Crescendo in Blue.

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In the Spirit of Duke

Label: Spartacus Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Black and tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call; In the Hall of the Mountain King; Jack the Bear; Le Sucrier Velours; Daybreak Express; Concert for Cootie; Harlem Air Shaft; Prelude to a Kiss; Sepia Panorama; Ko-Ko; Morning Mood; Anitra's Dance; The Single Pedal of a Rose; Kinda Dukish & Rockin' in Rhythm; Sunset and the Mocking Bird; Diminuendo in Blue [Wailing Interval] Crescendo in Blue.

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Article: Year in Review

Dan McClenaghan's Best Releases of 2013

Read "Dan McClenaghan's Best Releases of 2013" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Lots of extraordinary music. These are my picks for outstanding CDs of the year. Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette Somewhere ECM Records Pianist Keith Jarrett's “Standards Trio," with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette, recorded Somewhere live in 2009. After thirty years together, the group is still growing. This will ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: In the Spirit of Duke

Read "Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: In the Spirit of Duke" reviewed by Jack Bowers


It had long been saxophonist Tommy Smith's dream to perform and record a live concert of music written by or associated with the great Duke Ellington. As leader of the acclaimed Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Smith set about making that dream come true, and in October 2012 it happened, as an enthusiastic audience saw and heard ...

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Article: Album Review

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: In the Spirit of Duke

Read "In the Spirit of Duke" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Another tribute to bandleader/composer/pianist Duke Ellington? Is this necessary? Pulling from the archive a few recent nods to one of America's musical icons reveals 1997's elegant Count Plays Duke (Mama Records), by the Count Basie Orchestra; Don Sebesky's unabashedly gorgeous Joyful Noise (RCA Victor, 1999); and pianist Ted Howe's excellent trio affair, Ellington (Summit Records, 2005). ...

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Karma

Label: Spartacus Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Cause and Effect; Land of Heroes; Good Deed; Body or Soul; Tomorrow; Karma; Star; Projection; Sun; Who Are You?

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Cause and Effect

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Label: Spartacus Records
Released: 2011
Duration: 3:59

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Article: Album Review

Tommy Smith: Karma

Read "Karma" reviewed by John Kelman


Tommy Smith is on a roll. Not that he's been on anything but for the last several years, with a string of superb albums, each as different as they are consistent in demonstrating the saxophonist's ongoing ascension as a player, writer and bandleader. But that's not all. Since returning to Scotland after graduating from Boston's Berklee ...

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Torah

Label: Spartacus Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Genesis; Exodus; Leviticus; Numbers; Deuteronomy.


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