EUROJAZZ (2)

The European Community Jazz Orchestra

Musical Director: Rick Taylor

LP JAZZ CATS 6985 015               BELGIUM, 1986

This is the second “Eurojazz” LP.  This one was recorded in 1985, the composition of the orchestra is slightly different from the one on the fist LP, still a huge big band (26 players) and a typically European sound (I think).

Tracks :

Side 1 - 1: The wrong button

Composed and arranged by Bert Joris (Belgium)

Soloists: Peter Vandendriessche / Matthias Schubert / David Jones

Side 1 - 2: A girl from Trigwell's Planet

Composed and arranged by Django Bates (UK). 

Soloists: Julian Arguelles / Andrea Pazza / Tommy Smith / Riccardo Bianchi / Soren Christensen / Frank Michiels.

Feat. Django Bates: prepared piano in opening and closing sections and piano in drum / percussion solos.

Side 2 - 1: Song for Micheline

Composed and arranged by Michel Herr (Belgium)

Soloists: Fabio Morgera / Julian Arguelles

Side 2 – 2: Up country

Composed and arranged by Rick Taylor (UK)

Soloists: Mark Godfroid / Johan Vandendriessche

Musicians :

Peter Vandendriessche - alto sax, sop sax, fl

Julian Arguelles - alto sax, sop sax, fl

Matthias Schubert - tenor sax

Tommy Smith - tenor sax, fl

Johan Vandendriessche - baritone sax, fl

Simon Gardner - trumpet

Rüdiger Baldauf - trumpet, flugelhorn

Ingolf Burkhardt - trumpet, flugelhorn

Karl Farrent - trumpet, flugelhorn

Fabio Morgera - trumpet, flugelhorn

Marc Godfroid - trombone

Neil Sidwell - trombone

Jilt Kansma - trombone

Dick Bolt- bass trombone

Ingo Luis - bass trombone

Murray Hardie - tuba

Helena Spencer - French horn

Stanley Van Wel - French horn

Richard Few - French horn

Beatrice Driver- French horn

Gary Hamilton - French horn

Andrea Pazza - piano

Riccardo Bianchi - guitar

David Jones - bass guitar

Soren Christensen - drums

Frank Michiels - percussion     

Recorded at Swan Studio, Buizingen (B), August 15, 1985. Released in 1986 in Belgium. LP (Jazz Cats/René Gailly 6985 015)

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