Kenny Wheeler - Music For Large & Small Ensembles [ECM Records ECM 1415/16] (1990)

Dynamic Range Released: 1990
Country: Germany
Label: ECM Records
Catalog: ECM 1415/16
Genre: Jazz


T R A C K L I S T:
The Sweet Time Suite
01 Part I - Opening
02 Part II - For H.; Part III - For Jan
03 Part IV - For P.A.
04 Part V - Know Where You Are
05 Part VI - Consolation
06 Part VII - Freddy C; Part VIII - Closing
07 Sophie
08 Sea Lady
09 Gentle Piece
10 Trio
11 Duet I
12 Duet II
13 Duet III
14 Trio
15 By Myself




Music For Large & Small Ensembles
Kenny Wheeler







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Album Review

This two-disc set is a dazzling look at Kenny Wheeler's work as a composer. His breadth is stunning, from moody Oliver Nelson and Gil Evans-like expansiveness to compactly propulsive post-bop excursions. The first disc is taken up entirely with the eight-part ''Sweet Time Suite.''

Wheeler's scoring is bracing and emotive. Singer Norma Winstone is on hand for portions of it, offering a gloriously soaring counterpoint to the massed horn section. Wheeler's diverse background serves him well, as he's quite comfortable with both the traditional and the avant-garde (he worked in one of Anthony Braxton's important combos in the mid-'70s). For anyone unfamiliar with this stellar musician's work, this is is an excellent starting point, as is his first album as a leader, the remarkable GNU HIGH. [allmusic.com]