Trumpeter Lew Soloff is joined by the 19-piece Harmonie Ensemble New York conducted by Steve Richman for their interpretation of Miles Davis' Sketches of Spain.
"It's hard to imagine that anyone could have taken on a more structurally challenging project than to update Davis' Sketches Of Spain (Columbia, 1960)—and do it well. Trumpeter Lew Soloff and conductor Steve Richman have not only stepped up to that plate, they have produced a work that breathes new life into the original." - Karl Ackerman, AllAboutJazz.com, October 29, 2010
"Side-by-side comparisons tend to negate the matter of artistic choice, but they are inevitable when so many elements are shared by two versions of the same work. Suffice to say that the Soloff—Richman version of Sketches Of Spain stands on its own merits as an outstanding work in the niche of symphonic jazz. While much credit goes to Richman's vision, it is Soloff's improvisational skills that step into sacred ground and enhance the original without deconstructing it entirely." - Karl Ackerman, AllAboutJazz.com, October 29, 2010
Musicians:
Lew Soloff, trumpet
Harmonie Ensemble New York
Steve Richman, conductor
Selections:
Joaquin Rodrigo
1. Concierto De Aranjuez
Manel de Falla
2. Will O' The Wisp
Gil Evans
3. The Pan Piper
4. Saeta
5. Solea
Recorded at Legacy Recording Studios, New York City, May 21 & 25, 2008.
"It's hard to imagine that anyone could have taken on a more structurally challenging project than to update Davis' Sketches Of Spain (Columbia, 1960)—and do it well. Trumpeter Lew Soloff and conductor Steve Richman have not only stepped up to that plate, they have produced a work that breathes new life into the original." - Karl Ackerman, AllAboutJazz.com, October 29, 2010
"Side-by-side comparisons tend to negate the matter of artistic choice, but they are inevitable when so many elements are shared by two versions of the same work. Suffice to say that the Soloff—Richman version of Sketches Of Spain stands on its own merits as an outstanding work in the niche of symphonic jazz. While much credit goes to Richman's vision, it is Soloff's improvisational skills that step into sacred ground and enhance the original without deconstructing it entirely." - Karl Ackerman, AllAboutJazz.com, October 29, 2010
Musicians:
Lew Soloff, trumpet
Harmonie Ensemble New York
Steve Richman, conductor
Selections:
Joaquin Rodrigo
1. Concierto De Aranjuez
Manel de Falla
2. Will O' The Wisp
Gil Evans
3. The Pan Piper
4. Saeta
5. Solea
Recorded at Legacy Recording Studios, New York City, May 21 & 25, 2008.
