Orchestrations of works originally for jazz band. Compact disc. Frank Wess, alto saxophone (1st work) ; Jimmy Heath, tenor and soprano saxophones (2nd work) ; Sir Roland Hanna, piano (3rd work) ; Jon Faddis, trumpet ; Bill Easley, clarinet ; Ron Carter, bass ; Butch Miles, drums (4th work) ; American Composers Orchestra ; Maurice Peress, conductor. Recorded at RCA Studio C, June 27, 1988.
Contents:
Black, brown and beige suite. Work song ; Come Sunday ; Light / orchestrated by Maurice Peress (18:04) -- Three black kings = Les trois rois noirs. King of the Magi ; King Solomon ; Martin Luther King / orchestrated by Luther Henderson (19:11) -- New world a-comin' : for piano solo and orchestra / orchestrated by Maurice Peress after the original jazz band score by the composer (13:47) -- Harlem : for jazz band and orchestra / orchestrated by Luther Henderson and Maurice Peress (15:23).
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