 Orange
Then Blue features some of Boston’s
finest jazz musicians.
The members of the 12 piece ‘little’ big band,
with special guest John La Porta on clarinet, let loose on original compositions by
Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman and Thelonious Monk, including “Nostalgia in Time
Square,” “End of a Love Affair” and “Think of Love.”
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| “60
plus minutes of sumptuously arranged, imaginatively interpreted
jazz ... an artistic rarity.” —Boston
Herald |
| PERFORMERS |
| John La Porta, |
clarinet |
| Orange
Then Blue |
| Matt Darriau, |
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone,
tenor saxophone,
baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet, Irish flute, penny whistles,
slide whistles |
| Dave Mann, |
soprano saxophone, alto saxophone,
flute, clarinet |
| Adam Kolker, |
soprano saxophone,
tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet,
bass clarinet |
| Dave Finucane, |
soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone
saxophone, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, slide whistle |
Roy Okutani, Kerry MacKillop,
Tim Hagans, Tom Smith, Jeff Conrad, Paul Perfetti, |
trumpet |
Bert Stranderg, Gary Valente,
Dave Harris, |
trombone |
| Peter Cirelli, |
bass trombone, euphonium |
| Bruce Barth, |
piano, keyboards |
| Dave Clark, Bruno Råberg, |
bass |
| George Schuller, |
drums, percussion |
| Pat Hollenbeck, |
percussion |
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| 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 |
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| Recorded on (#5) 28 May 1985 at Splice of Life in Brighton,
Massachusetts; (#3) 9 December 1985 at North Shore Music Center in Beverly, Massachusetts;
(#1, 4, 6, 9) 24 February 1986 and (#2, 7, 8) 25 March 1986 at Blue Jay Recording
Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts. |
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| Producer: George Schuller |
| Executive Producer: Gunther Schuller |
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