Scorched (album)
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Scorched is the live recorded premiere of the (re-)composition by Mark-Anthony Turnage
commissioned by the Society of Friends and Patrons of the Frankfurt
Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2002. Turnage recomposed and orchestrated original compositions by jazz
guitarist
John Scofield
for symphony orchestra and big band
to which the title refers (SCOfield ORCHstratED). Scofield was part of the project together with John Patitucci
on electric bass
and Peter Erskine
on drums. 2004 it was Grammy nominated for "Best Classical Crossover Album" . (The work on "Scorched" is also featured in the film portrait of Turnage by Barrie Gavin
("Getting Scorched: Mark-Anthony Turnage", DVD, 2009))
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Mark-Anthony Turnage is a prolific English composer of classical music. His initial musical studies were with Oliver Knussen, John Lambert, and later with Gunther Schuller...
commissioned by the Society of Friends and Patrons of the Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2002. Turnage recomposed and orchestrated original compositions by jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
John Scofield
John Scofield
John Scofield , often referred to as "Sco," is an American jazz guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with Miles Davis, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Joey Defrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Pat Martino, Mavis Staples, Phil Lesh, Billy Cobham,...
for symphony orchestra and big band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
to which the title refers (SCOfield ORCHstratED). Scofield was part of the project together with John Patitucci
John Patitucci
John Patitucci is an American Grammy-winning jazz double bass and jazz fusion electric bass player.-Biography:Patitucci is of Italian descent and was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he began playing the electric bass at age ten, composing and performing at age 12, as well as the acoustic bass at...
on electric bass
Electric Bass
Electric bass can mean:*Electric upright bass, the electric version of a double bass*Electric bass guitar*Bass synthesizer*Big Mouth Billy Bass, a battery-powered singing fish...
and Peter Erskine
Peter Erskine
Peter Erskine is an American jazz drummer and composer. He has enjoyed a long and successful career as a session drummer, recording and touring with many famous jazz and rock artists, including Steely Dan and Weather Report...
on drums. 2004 it was Grammy nominated for "Best Classical Crossover Album" . (The work on "Scorched" is also featured in the film portrait of Turnage by Barrie Gavin
Barrie Gavin
-Early years:He studied history at the University of Cambridge from 1954 to 1957.He joined the BBC as an assistant film editor in 1961. With the opening of BBC Two in 1964 he began to direct principally programmes about music....
("Getting Scorched: Mark-Anthony Turnage", DVD, 2009))
Track listing
- Make Me 1
- Make Me 2
- Kubrick
- Away With Words
- Fat Lip 1
- Fat Lip 2
- Deadzy
- Trim
- Nocturnal Mission
- Let's Say We Did
- The Nag
- Cadenza
- Gil B643
- Protocol
Personnel
- Mark-Anthony Turnage - composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, orchestrationOrchestrationOrchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra or of adapting for orchestra music composed for another medium...
, arrangerArrangerIn investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the... - Hugh WolffHugh WolffHugh Wolff is an American conductor.He was born in Paris while his father was serving in the U. S. Foreign Service, then spent his primary-school years in London. He received his higher education at Harvard and at Peabody Conservatory...
- conductor - Big BandBig bandA big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
of the HessianHesseHesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
RadioRadioRadio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
(HR) - Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt
- John Scofield - electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- John PatitucciJohn PatitucciJohn Patitucci is an American Grammy-winning jazz double bass and jazz fusion electric bass player.-Biography:Patitucci is of Italian descent and was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he began playing the electric bass at age ten, composing and performing at age 12, as well as the acoustic bass at...
- electric bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Peter ErskinePeter ErskinePeter Erskine is an American jazz drummer and composer. He has enjoyed a long and successful career as a session drummer, recording and touring with many famous jazz and rock artists, including Steely Dan and Weather Report...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
External links to reviews
- nn, "Scorched: Komprovisation", JazzEcho, Oct. 10, 2003 (german)
- John L. Walters, The Guardian, Dec. 12, 2003, 3/5 stars
- Harvey Siders, JazzTimes, June, 2004
- Rick Anderson, All Music, 4/5 stars
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Howard Reich: "CSO gets 'Scorched' with jazz - well, almost", Chicago Tribune, May 23, 2009: Review of the US-premiere with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra