We are delighted to present 4 x Barbara Thompson CDs for online sale at £8.99 each.
The United Jazz & Rock Ensemble – Plays Barbara Thompson
This compilation album issued in 2002 contains seven numbers composed by Barbara Thompson and performed live or in the studio with the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble between 1978 and 1999.
This is one of a series of United Jazz and Rock Ensemble albums showcasing the compositions of individual band members.
Perpetual Motion – The Apollo Saxophone Orchestra
10 original compositions by Barbara Thompson for 12-piece saxophone orchestra released 16th July 2012.
“The wide spectrum of the compositions shows us the dark side of saxophone sound. The performance of this orchestra is perfect on this CD with highest recording quality. It’s more than a milestone!”
Big Sky – Journey To A Destination Unknown
Composed and arranged by Barbara Thompson and sung by the 100 voice choir Big Sky, this work was commissioned by the Norwich Arts Centre and was recorded live at St. Andrews, Norwich in April 2003.
Lyrics by Tagore and Andrew Motion.
Three Quartets – The Apollo Saxophone Quartet
Composed by Barbara Thompson for The Apollo Saxophone Quartet, Read Geoff Brown’s review in The Times of an April 2003 concert featuring pieces from the album:
“Jazz rhythms met minimalism in a lyrical embrace. Motifs and patterns intertwined and chased tails in music instantly attractive, but never vacuous. Allied to the music’s ebullience came the phenomenal skill of the Apollo Four. Thompson’s writing made their fingers scamper off their knuckles in search of new swoops and gurgles, or the silkiest transformation from furnace blast to the softest whisper this side of the Milky Way.”
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