Description
Orange Then Blue features some of Boston’s finest jazz musicians.
The members of the 12 piece ‘little’ big band, with special guest John LaPorta on clarinet, let loose on original compositions by Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman and Thelonious Monk, including “Nostalgia in Time Square” and “Think of One.”
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”“60 plus minutes of sumptuously arranged, imaginatively interpreted jazz ... an artistic rarity.”
—Boston Herald
PERFORMERS
Matt Darriau, soprano, alto, tenor & baritone saxes, flute, clarinet, Irish flute, penny whistles, slide whistles; Dave Mann, soprano & alto saxes, flute, clarinet (except 2,7,8); Adam Kolker, soprano & tenor saxes, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet (except 1,4,6,9); Dave Finucane, soprano, tenor & baritone saxes, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, slide whistle (except 3,5); Roy Okutani, Kerry MacKillop (except 5), Tim Hagans (except 5), Tom Smith (3), Jeff Conrad (5), Paul Perfetti (5), trumpets; Bert Strandberg (except 3,5), Gary Valente (3), Dave Harris (5), trombones; Peter Cirelli, bass trombone, euphonium; Bruce Barth, piano, keyboards; Dave Clark (except 5), Bruno Råberg (5), bass; George Schuller, drums, percussion; Pat Hollenbeck, percussion (1,4,6,9)
Special guest soloist: John La Porta, clarinet (on Nostalgia)
PROGRAM
1. Balkan Bounce – Matt Darriau 7:34
2. Nostalgia in Times Square – Charles Mingus (arr Roy Okutani) 9:40
3. End of a Love Affair – E C Redding, M Laub (arr Adam Kolker) 5:43
4. Attila the Hun – George Schuller 11:25
5. Friday the Thirteenth – Thelonious Monk (arr Gil Evans) 7:08
6. Java Man – Bruce Barth 8:14
7. Think of One – Thelonious Monk (arr Bruce Barth) 7:56
8. Ornette’s Muse (Based on a theme by Ornette Coleman) – Matt Darriau 10:00
9. African Folk Song (Senegalese folk song, arr Matt Darriau) 5:50
(5) Recorded May 28, 1985 at Splice of Life, Brighton, MA; (3) Recorded Dec 9, 1985 at North Shore Music Center, Beverly, MA; (1,4,6,9) Feb. 24, 1986 and (2,7,8) March 25,1986 at Blue Jay Recording Studios, Carlisle, MA.
Producer: George Schuller
Executive Producer: Gunther Schuller
ALSO AVAILABLE
for downloads and streaming on Amazon as well as other digital sites.
