Sweet Release & Ghost Story (1999) ( )

Product Summary Label: Sony Classics UPC: 00074646169025 Release Date: 8/10/1999 Buy.com Sku: 60368048 Item#: M49CNN Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Home: Beyond This Rage ~ Wynton Marsalis 2. Church: Renewing Vows ~ Wynton Marsalis 3. Church Basement: Party ~ Wynton Marsalis 4. Street: Make Room For Me ~ Wynton Marsalis 5. Home: Give Me Your Hand ~ Wynton Marsalis 6. Introduction ~ Wynton Marsalis 7. Acknowledgement ~ Wynton Marsalis 8. Tango ~ Wynton Marsalis 9. First Blues ~ Wynton Marsalis 10. Awakening ~ Wynton Marsalis 11. Celebration ~ Wynton Marsalis 12. Second Blues ~ Wynton Marsalis 13. Recognition And Reconciliation ~ Wynton Marsalis   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (conductor, trumpet); Wess Anderson (sopranino & alto saxophones, clarinet); Ted Nash (soprano & alto saxophones, flute); Victor Goines (soprano & tenor saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet); Sherman Irby (alto saxophone, clarinet); Stephen Riley (tenor saxophone); Gideon Feldstein (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet); Roger Ingram, Ryan Kisor, Russell Gunn, Jamil Sharif (trumpet); Wycliffe Gordon (trombone, tuba); Ron Westray, Wayne Goodman, Bob Trowers (trombone); Eric Reed, Eric Lewis (piano); Rodney Whitaker, Carlito Henriquez (bass); Herlin Riley, Jaz Sawyer (drums); Pernell Saturnino (congas, percussion); Stefon Harris (percussion). SWEET RELEASE recorded at Music Hall, Tarrytown, New York on August 11, 1996. GHOST STORY recorded at Rose Studio, Lincoln Center, New York, New York on December 7, 1998. Includes liner notes by Stanley Crouch and Wynton Marsalis. SWEET RELEASE & GHOST STORY is a collection of compositions written for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Zhongnei Dance, respectively. In creating the music for SWEET RELEASE, a ballet about a New Orleans romance, Wynton Marsalis clearly had Duke Ellington's orchestral work in mind. As with many of Marsalis's projects, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra provides a boisterous big band sound, playing as a tight collective unit while keeping solos to an appropriate minimum. Though the music is rooted in traditional American jazz, Marsalis adds a distinct Latin element to moments like the salsa-inflected "Church Basement: Party." In contrast to these upbeat rhythms, GHOST STORY features a much smaller ensemble and a wider variation of moods. Based on an ancient Chinese myth, the ballet features a magical, shape-shifting woman whose transformations are echoed by Marsalis's dynamic music. Quiet and meditative at times, then lively and immediate at others, these compositions are highlighted by the solid playing of saxophonist/flutist Ted Nash and pianist Eric Reed. Although it's a subtler affair than SWEET RELEASE, GHOST STORY is an equally expressive piece. Producer: Delfeayo Marsalis Engineer: Patrick Smith Musical Guests Ted Nash Wycliffe Gordon Eric Reed Ryan Kisor Wess Anderson Ron Westray Sherman Irby Stefon Harris   Compilation Appearances Jazzy Wonderland 1291 Once More...With Feeling! Vol. 2-Jazzmatazz-New Reality Liberty! Ken Burns Jazz-Story Of America Half Past Autumn Suite In Full Swing In Full Swing (SACD) Last Tango In Buenos Aires Martha Stewart Living Music: Jazz For the Holidays Martha Stewart Living Music: The Holiday Collection Love Makes The World The War: A Ken Burns Film Standards Ballads Jazz For Peanuts Lift Every Voice Honoring The African Say It Plain   Associated Artists and Works Artists, Various Blakey, Art Blakey, Art Blakey, Art Blakey, Art Hampton, Lionel Hubbard, Freddie Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Two Men With the Blues ~ Nelson, Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson, Willie Original Soundtrack Liberty ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Pearl, Black Cultured Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 08/10/1999 Original Release Date : 1999 Catalog ID : 61690 Label : Sony Classical Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : DDD UPC : 00074646169025    Product Image