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- Date Released: March 22, 2005
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Big Band
- Label: Capri Records / IODA
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So many songs from George Gershwin's folk opera Porgy & Bess have become standards that jazz fans likely take them for granted. But Mark Masters' large ensemble arrangements of selections from this work are anything but typical. "Summertime" showcases virtuoso solos connected by often wild interludes in a post-bop setting frequently marked by changes in tempo. "A Woman Is a Sometime Thing" suggests a throwback to the era of Duke Ellington and Count Basie, but with a modern flavor. Tenor saxophonist Billy Harper and Tim Hagans (on muted trumpet) shine in "Gone, Gone, Gone," in a chart which alternates between a mournful air with lush backgrounds and an avant-garde fury. "It Ain't Necessarily So" has a swaggering flavor with almost vocal-like solos. Also groundbreaking is the leader's inventive scoring of "I Loves You, Porgy," featuring baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan, Don Shelton on alto flute, along with Hagans and Harper. This CD should be considered one of the landmark interpretations of Porgy & Bess to come along since Gil Evans' famous recording with Miles Davis decades earlier.
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| 01. |  |
Introduction |
1:56 |
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| 02. | |
Summertime |
7:32 |
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| 03. | |
A Woman Is A Sometime Thing |
5:36 |
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| 04. | |
Gon, Gone, Gone |
2:17 |
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| 05. | |
My Man's Gone Now |
9:27 |
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| 06. | |
It Ain't Necessarily So |
8:39 |
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| 07. | |
Here Come De Honey Man |
1:36 |
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| 08. | |
I Loves You Porgy |
6:46 |
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| 09. | |
A Red Headed Woman |
8:59 |
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| 10. | |
Clara, Clara |
1:26 |
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| 11. | |
There's A Boat Dat's Leavin Soon For New York |
7:04 |
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11 Total Tracks, 61:18 Total Length
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Credits
- Ray Drummond - Piano // Ray Drummond - Piano // Ray Drummond - Soloist // Ray Drummond - Soloist // Billy Harper - Sax (Tenor) // Billy Harper - Soloist // Gary Smulyan - Sax (Baritone) // Gary Smulyan - Sax (Baritone) // Gary Smulyan - Soloist // Gary Smulyan - Soloist // Tim Hagans - Trumpet // Tim Hagans - Trumpet // Tim Hagans - Trumpet // Tim Hagans - Soloist // Tim Hagans - Soloist // Tim Hagans - Soloist // Les Benedict - Trombone // Thomas C. Burns - Executive Producer // Bob Carr - Clarinet (Bass) // Louis Fasman - Trumpet // Greg Huckins - Clarinet (Bass) // Joe La Barbera - Drums // Joe La Barbera - Soloist // Les Lovitt - Trumpet // Mark Masters - Arranger // Mark Masters - Conductor // Mark Masters - Executive Producer // Bill Roper - Tuba // Andy Waterman - Engineer // Cecilia Coleman - Piano // Cecilia Coleman - Piano // Stacy Carson - Mastering // Stacy Carson - Assistant // Tom DeLibero - Trumpet // Stephanie OKeefe - French Horn // Anthony Cuca - Artwork // Ron Teeples - Executive Producer // Ron Teeples - Photography // Todd Reid - Design
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