Jack Elliott - American Jazz Philharmonic (1993) Flac

Artist: Jack Elliott
Title Of Album: American Jazz Philharmonic
Year Of Release: 1993
Label(Catalog#): GRP Records [GRD-9730]
Country: USA
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans)
Bitrate:Lossless
Time: 55:50
Full Size: 291 MB(+3%)

Tracklist

1. Open Me First
2. Nostalgico
3. Afterthoughts, Pt. I
4. Afterthoughts, Pt. II
5. Afterthoughts, Pt. III
6. Symphonic Dances, 1st Movement
7. Symphonic Dances: 2nd Movement
8. Symphonic Dances: 3rd Movement



Listeners hoping to hear an innovative mixture of jazz and classical music or some fresh approaches to making strings swing will be disappointed by this disc. Jack Elliott's overly large ensemble (which includes ten woodwinds, 13 brass, 24 strings, harp, piano, three basses, drums and three percussionists) performs John Clayton's "Open Me First" (which at best sounds like swinging movie music), Claus Ogerman's lush "Symphonic Dances," Manny Albam's "Nostalgico" (a feature for altoist Phil Woods) and Ray Brown's three-part "Afterthoughts" which showcases the composer's bass over some interesting melodies. In general the results are rather predictable and dull with the orchestra sounding quite anonymous.~ Scott Yanow