Description
“Orange Then Blue can swing as hard as anyone … expanding the tradition … ambitious nature … the band pulls off its ideas.” —Musician
“I can think of no better example of all that contemporary jazz has to offer.” —Cadence
“…increasingly tight, challenging music. Five albums, many tours and kudos later, OTB has moved into pinpoint ensemble focus.” —Down Beat
“The musical maturation of Orange Then Blue continues at a startling pace … a wonderful sense of spontaneous fun…” —Boston Globe
“…flawless and often hilarious … the band has grown even earthier in their world music extrapolations … the continuing evolution of a first-rate ensemble.” —Boston Phoenix
PERFORMERS
Dave Ballou, Cuong Vu, Dave Douglas, trumpet; Matt Darriau, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, penny whistle, Irish flute, kaval; Chris Speed, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet; Bob Bowlby, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo, bass clarinet; Rick Stepton, trombone;
Peter Cirelli, bass trombone, euphonium; Mark Taylor, French horn; Tim Ray, piano, synthesizer; Paul Del Nero, bass; George Schuller, drums, percussion;
with
Seido Salifoski, dumbek (disc 1: #3); Darcy Hepner, flute (disc 2: #5); Greg Runions, percussion (disc 2: #5); Frank Lockwood, cowbell, egg shells (disc 2: #5)
PROGRAM
1. Scatter (Chris Speed) 8:58
2. Kamikaze (Mark Taylor) 6:17
3. Gankino Horo (Traditional/Bulgaria, arr Matt Darriau) 11:54
4. While You Were Out… (George Schuller) 9:33
5. Slow Boat to Mechanicsville (Dave Douglas) 9:31
6. La Partida (C Bonet/Venezuela, arr Matt Darriau) 8:17
Disc 2
1. Evanscent (for Gil Evans) (George Schuller) 15:44
2. Flypaper (Dave Clark, arr Tim Ray) 7:59
3. Truth Is Marchin’ In (Albert Ayler, arr Chris Speed) 8:17
4. Three Reels and an Air (for Josie McDermott) (arr Matt Darriau) 9:14
5. Sequenz (Brian Ales) 10:03
6. While You Were Out… (encore) (George Schuller) 2:31
Recorded July 7-10, 1992 at The Banff Center for the Arts in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Producer: George Schuller
Executive Producer: Gunther Schuller
ALSO AVAILABLE
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