{"product_id":"682409","title":"Tommy Smith Quartet - Embodying The Light - A Dedication To John Coltrane [CD]","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\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn April 2017, Smith and his new quartet went into the studio to record his first acoustic quartet album since 2005. Entitled 'Embodying the Light', the album will mark Smith's 50th birthday and the 50th anniversary of the death of one of his greatest inspirations, John Coltrane.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt features Coltrane compositions including 'Naima', 'Dear Lord' and 'Resolution' and music associated with Coltrane alongside Smith compositions written in homage to Coltrane.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe group features Smith alongside one of the UK's leading young piano talents, Peter Johnstone, a former Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year and winner, with the group Square One, of the 2015 Peter Whittingham Jazz Prize. Bassist Calum Gourlay is a young veteran of gigs with Sheila Jordan, Scott Hamilton and The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, and Sebastiaan de Krom has been the drumming powerhouse behind Herbie Hancock and Jamie Cullum.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmith has been a presence on the world jazz scene since his teenage years. At the age of nineteen he was touring internationally with Gary Burton's Whiz Kids quintet and three years later he signed to the legendary jazz label Blue Note. He has since gone on to establish and direct the internationally acclaimed Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and he regularly tours the world with Norwegian bass master Arild Andersen's trio, widely regarded as one of the premier groups working in jazz today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransformation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDear Lord\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmbodying The Light\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaima\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Father, The Son, And The Holy Ghost\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummertime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmbodying The Darkness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55159380443521,"sku":"682409","price":12.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51d66ucV2hL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767975992","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/682409","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}