The Classical Jazz Quartet - play Tchaikovsky (2006) [FLAC]

The Classical Jazz Quartet - play Tchaikovsky (2006) [FLAC]


Category Rock/Pop, Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Live Performances
Label Kind Of Blue
Orig Year 2006
All Time Product Rank 162,106
CD Universe Part number 7267796
Catalog number 10011
Discs 1
Release Date Sep 19, 2006
Studio/Live Studio
Recording Time 51 minutes
Personnel Ron Carter - bass
Lewis Nash - drums
Kenny Barron - piano
Stefon Harris - vibraphone, marimba
Bob Belden - arranger



Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite has previously been arranged in a jazz setting by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, but Bob Belden's charts for the superb Classical Jazz Quartet (Kenny Barron, Stefon Harris, Ron Carter, and Lewis Nash) are ... Full Descriptionalso worth investigating. Things start off a bit slow with "The Swingin' Nut," which really doesn't swing due to Belden's overreliance on a vamp behind the solos rather than having the musicians improvise upon its theme. Better are the driving post-bop setting of "Marche Touche" and "Blues à la Russe" (a splendid reworking of "Russian Dance"), which showcase Barron and Harris, along with the introspective "Groove of the Sugar Plum Fairy" and the breezy, swinging "Vaunce of the Flowers." The musicianship is at a high level throughout the session; Carter's fluid basslines and Nash's subtle percussion are essential to the date. Recommended. ~ Ken Dryden

The Classical Jazz Quartet recorded Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite" at Avatar Studios, New York, August 21 & 22, 2001. The quartet features Kenny Baron on piano, Ron Carter on bass, Stefon Harris on vibes/marimba and Lewis Nash on drums. Produced by

Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York, New York on August 21-22, 2001. Includes liner notes by Bob Belden.

Personnel: Bob Belden (arranger); Stefon Harris (vibraphone, marimba); Kenny Barron (piano); Ron Carter (bass); Lewis Nash (drums).

Tracks:

1 The swingin' nut
2 Marche touche
3 Groove of the sugar plum fairy
4 Blues a la russe
5 Bedouin dreams
6 Oriental rhythm
7 Mirlitonova
8 Vaunce of the flowers




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