{"product_id":"823226","title":"Scottish National Jazz Orch - Sweet Sister Suite By Kenny Wheeler [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\u003e'Sweet Sister Sweet', commissioned by Tommy Smith in 1995, was written by the late trumpeter\/composer Kenny Wheeler over a two-year period and completed in 1997. It was premiered in performance by the SNJO in 1998 and it remains a wonderful example of his signature style. This performance features trumpeter Laura Jurd and vocalist Irini Arabatzi. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe suite is a textured, measured and deeply layered work for trumpet and vocal that also features SNJO improvisers stepping out from the orchestra to take the spotlight. It quickly develops from an understated introduction into an expansive essay in complex jazz, and it epitomizes Wheeler's mastery of harmonic contrast, rhythmic changes and melodic clarity.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWheeler often composed by noting down ideas and fragments whenever and wherever they occurred to him; a method that he was seen to employ while recording and touring with Tommy Smith and his group. These fragments grew into interconnecting pieces, lovingly shaped into layers of light, colour, tone and texture. If there is any stitching in the unhurried arrangement then it is nevertheless quite invisible to the naked ear.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a subtle sense adventure in Wheeler's writing, and Laura Jurd is a gifted player who brings her own compass to this reading of Kenny Wheeler's sonic map. The piece also features voice parts, which featured prominently throughout Wheeler's long composing career. Irini Arabatzi fully embraces the sympathetic, almost reassuring intent in Wheeler's writing. It is soul searching without bitterness or melancholy, and there is, if anything, the suggestion of a certain kind of joi de vivre that is often inwardly, yet intensely felt by quiet people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweet Sister\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeeper Of The Light\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorlds Apart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer Love Is Like An Endless Stream\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstant Star\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWondering Dream\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwilight Chant\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtopian Recital\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55143011910017,"sku":"823226","price":13.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/617BwPP_o9L._SL1500.jpg?v=1767647303","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/823226","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}