MUSIC FOR LARGE & SMALL ENSEMBLES / Kenny Wheeler

MUSIC FOR LARGE & SMALL ENSEMBLES / Kenny Wheeler
(ECM 1415/16)

Disc 1: The Sweet Time Suite

1. Part I – Opening
2. Part II – For H./Part III – For Jan
3. Part IV – For P. A.
4. Part V – Know Where You Are
5. Part VI – Consolation
6. Part VII – Freddy C/Part VIII – Closing

Disc 2:
1. Sophie
2. Sea Lady
3. Gentle Piece
4. Trio
5. Duet I
6. Duet II
7. Duet III
8. Trio
9. By Myself

Kenny Wheeler: flugelhorn, trumpet
John Abercrombie: guitar
John Taylor: piano
Dave Holland: bass
Peter Erskine: drums

Norma Winstone: vocal

Derek Watkins: trumpet
Henry Lowther: trumpet
Alan Downey: trumpet
Ian Hamer: trumpet

Dave Horler: trombone
Chris Pyne: trombone
Paul Rutherford: trombone
Hugh Fraser: trombone

Ray Warleigh: alto saxophone
Duncan Lamont: tenor saxophone
Evan Parker: soprano & tenor saxophone
Stan Sulzmann: tenor saxophone, flute
Julian Arguelles: baritone saxophone

1990年録音

数ある Wheeler の作品の中でも最高傑作と信じて疑いません。また，“For Jan” は彼の作曲作品の中で筆者が一番好きなナンバー。