{"product_id":"2436221","title":"Helena Debono \u0026 Charlie Bates - A Thousand Nights [VINYL]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe take every step to ensure your vinyl purchase is delivered to you in the same pristine condition as when it leaves our packing area. We have selected very robust 12 inch mailers in order to protect your valuable vinyl throughout its journey to your doorstep. Even when handled incorrectly, your item should still arrive in tip-top condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo of the UK's most exciting young performers and rising stars in the world of jazz have joined forces to create \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Nights\u003c\/i\u003e: a unique big band \/ orchestral album with many modern twists and a plethora of surprises at every turn. This formidable new project sees multi-award-winning pianist, composer and arranger Charlie Bates, team up with rising star vocalist Helena Debono, in a tour de force of jazz brilliance. Both important alumni of The National Youth Jazz Orchestra (with Charlie as Composer In Residence), the duo have gone on to achieve a wide range of individual accolades: Charlie winning both The Dankworth Award for Jazz Composition for his debut album 'Silhouettes' and later a prestigious Ivor Novello award, with Helena interviewed for BBC Radio 3 to name just some of these. Now with their new collaborative album they present their very best work to date, which is a culmination of the vast experience and burgeoning talent that they have gained and developed throughout their respective careers so far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Thousand Night\u003c\/i\u003e presents an intriguing combination of much-loved repertoire from The Great American Songbook, with a highly charged set of captivating originals, expertly and innovatively orchestrated by Charlie Bates himself. On first listen, the difference between the astute arrangements of timeless classics and the daring composition of Charlie and Helena's new work is quite distinctive, but nonetheless coherent. The dynamic presentation of 'I Could Have Danced All Night', complete with powerful brass stabs and intricate sax solo, juxtaposed with the almost wild guitar of their original 'When', provides much variety to the album, a far cry from any generic renditions of this often covered discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlie Bates and Helena Debono's album features no less than fifty five musicians in a full big band and orchestra with other surprising instruments, in an impressive and rare, high impact sound that excellently compliments Charlie's orchestrations and intricate skills on piano and Helena's spectacular vocals. Each of their collaborating players are highly impressive, who along with their band leaders represent some of the most talented jazz artists in the UK, as established professionals in their own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving seen a gradual resurgence of the straight ahead \/ big band sound in recent years from young artists who hold a passionate flame for the genre, Helena Debono and Charlie Bates are set to propel this scene to stratospheric new heights.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54419510985089,"sku":"2436221","price":27.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/5063176046819.jpg?v=1750562368","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2436221","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}