Announcing the SFJAZZ Collective's new album, featuring original compositions by each member, and the music of Ornette Coleman, Stevie Wonder, and Thelonious Monk performed by the new lineup, plus a DVD featuring fresh versions of four Miles Davis compositions.
Original Compositions & The Music of Ornette Coleman, Stevie Wonder, & Thelonious Monk
Recorded over four nights at the SFJAZZ Center from October 26-29, 2017, this collection consists of one CD of new pieces composed by each member of the current SFJAZZ Collective with a second CD of fresh versions of selections from the Collective’s vast trove of tunes including Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk and Stevie Wonder arranged over the years by former SFJAZZ Collective members, saxophonist Joshua Redman, trumpeter Dave Douglas, arranger Gil Goldstein, and trumpeter Avishai Cohen, for the current SFJAZZ Collective members.
DISC ONE - ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS:
Give the Drummer Some by Warren Wolf
Venezuela Unida by Edward Simon
Tidal Flow by Miguel Zenón
Tune for June by Matt Penman
Off Kilter by Sean Jones
Perseverance by Robin Eubanks
Soundless Odyssey by Obed Calvaire
Living the Question by David Sánchez
DISC TWO - ARRANGEMENTS:
Criss Cross by Thelonious Monk, arr. Dave Douglas
Reflections by Thelonious Monk, arr. Dave Douglas
Una Muy Bonita by Ornette Coleman, arr. Gil Goldstein
School Work by Ornette Coleman, arr. Gil Goldstein
When Will the Blues Leave by Ornette Coleman, arr. Gil Goldstein
Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder, arr. Avishai Cohen
Creepin by Stevie Wonder, arr. Avishai Cohen
Superstition by Stevie Wonder, arr. Miguel Zenón
BONUS DVD:
The physical release includes a bonus DVD that includes live footage of the SFJAZZ Collective’s October 2016 performances of the Music of Miles Davis at the SFJAZZ Center including Edward Simon’s arrangement of “All Blues,” Warren Wolf’s arrangement of “Joshua,” Matt Penman’s arrangement of “Milestones,” and David Sánchez’s arrangement of “Teo.”
Miguel Zenón | David Sánchez | Sean Jones | Robin Eubanks | Warren Wolf | Edward Simon | Matt Penman | Obed Calvaire
