Rozmaite okrągłe rocznice powstania wielkich muzycznych dzieł, niejednokrotnie są pretekstem dla stworzenia zupełnie nowych ich odsłon. Często są to bardziej rozbudowane i pełne twórczej inwencji projekty rozwijające zdawać by się mogło zamknięte już formy.
Przykładem takich działań są choćby takie albumy jak "West Side Story Reimagined" (2018) Bobby'ego Sanabrii i Multiverse Big Band, czy "Sketches of Spain (Revisited)" Orberta Davisa i Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, a z kręgu muzyki rockowej świetny album Nguyena Le: "Celebrating The Dark Side of The Moon" (2014).
Przypadająca w ub.roku 60-rocznica wydania pomnikowej płyty Milesa Davisa "Kind of Blue" skłoniła Jona Schapiro i kilkunastu amerykańskich muzyków do nagrania pod szyldem Schapiro 17, 2-płytowego albumu: "New Shoes: Kond of Blue at 60".
Pięć utworów wypełniających oryginalny album Milesa Davisa oprawionych zostało nowymi kompozycjami Jona Schapiro i pianistki Roberty Piket, tworząc zupełnie nową formę.
Album ukazał się 3 kwietnia nakładem wytwórni Summit.
Robert Ratajczak
LINK: recenzja płyty
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Schapiro 17: New Shoes. Kind of Blue at 60
2CD's 2019, Summit Records DCD 756
program:
CD1
1. Boiled Funk
2. Foiled Bunk
3. So What
4. Boiled Funk 2: Dark Of Night
5. Blue In Green
CD2
1. Boiled Funk 3: Worth Your While
2. All Blues
3. Boiled Funk 4: Old Feet, New Shoes
4. Flamenco Sketches
5. Boiled Funk 5: A Smile
6. Freddie Freeloader
7. Boiled Funk / Theme
personel:
Bryan Davis, Andy Gravish, Eddie Allen, Noyes Bartholomew - trąbka
Deborah Weisz, Alex Jeun, Nick Grinder, Walter Harris - puzon
Rob Wilkerson, Ben Kono, Candace Debartolo, Paul Carlton, Rob Middleton, Mat Hong - saksofon
Sebastian Noelle - gitara
Roberta Piket - fortepian
Evan Gregor - kontrabas
Jon Wikan - perkusja
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materiały prasowe:
On Their Recording Debut, Schapiro17 Transforms The Five Selections From Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue Into Inventive And Unpredictable Big Band Jazz
"New Shoes: Kind of Blue at 60" completely reinvents the Miles Davis classic and introduces the innovative arrangements of Jon Schapiro and the playing of Schapiro17 to a wide audience".—By Ron Kearns
Miles Davis’ highly influential "Kind of Blue" recording celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2019 and continues to be a best-seller. While there have been many tribute projects celebrating this classic recording (which originally featured a sextet with Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley and Bill Evans), "New Shoes: Kind of Blue at 60" differs from all of the others.
The arrangements of Jon Schapiro for his 17-piece orchestra take the five themes of Kind of Blue (“So What”, “Blue in Green”, “All Blues”, “Flamenco Sketches” and “Freddie Freeloader”) as points of departure, altering the pieces while retaining their creative essence. The writing at times recalls Gil Evans, Charles Mingus and Bob Brookmeyer but is quite original and modern. In addition, Schapiro contributed seven originals, utilizing the name of “Boiled Funk” or, in one case “Foiled Bunk”. The unusual song titles were picked because they utilize the same letters as “Kind of Blue”.
The opening “Boiled Funk”, with its tempo changes, strong solos (from tenor-saxophonist Paul Carlon and trombonist Deborah Weisz) and unpredictability sets the standard for what is to follow. Pianist Roberta Piket is showcased on her “Foiled Bunk”, playing freely yet thoughtfully while leading to “So What”. After the melody emerges, “So What” has cooking solos from trombonist Alex Jeun and Rob Wilkerson on soprano with bassist Evan Gregor and drummer Jon Wikan driving the ensembles. “Boiled Funk 2: Dark of Night” features Wilkerson’s soprano floating over the brooding ensemble while “Blue in Green” evolves from the unaccompanied alto of Ben Kono to several horns soloing together over the rhythm section, becoming a medium-tempo swinger for Rob Middleton on tenor before finally ending as a ballad.
Trumpeter Andy Gravish is heard in spectacular form on the uptempo “Boiled Funk 3: Worth Your While”, “All Blues” briefly retains its theme but, rather than being a blues waltz, becomes an uptempo romp with Carlon, trombonist Alex Jeun and trumpeter Eddie Allen as the solo stars. The rhythmic “Boiled Funk 4: Old Feet, New Shoes” features altoist Candace DeBartolo, “Flamenco Sketches” is turned into a showcase for guitarist Sebastian Noelle, and “Boiled Funk 5: A
Jon Schapiro graduated from Brown University, earning a Master’s from the Manhattan School of Music and studying at NYU with Jim McNeely and Dinu Ghezzo, while developing into a masterful jazz composer and arranger. A member of the BMI Jazz Composers’ Workshop and a longtime professor at Yeshiva University, he formed Schapiro17 in the fall of 2012. Schapiro 17’s appearances in New York (including at the Shape Shifter) are always major events.
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