George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess by Clark Terry (CD, Aug-2004, A440 Music Group)

Album Features
UPC:	821254900225
Artist:	Clark Terry
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2004
Record Label:	A440 Music Group
Genre:	Bebop, Jazz Instrument

Track Listing
1. Buzzard Song
2. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
3. Gone
4. Gone, Gone, Gone
5. Summertime
6. Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?
7. Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)
8. Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab
9. My Man's Gone Now
10. It Ain't Necessarily So
11. Here Come de Honey Man
12. I Loves You, Porgy
13. There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York

Details
Producer:	Larry Rock
Distributor:	Ryko Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Clark Terry (vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn); Clark Terry; Darlene Drew (alto flute, piccolo); Jerry DiMuzio (alto flute, bass clarinet); Larry Combs (clarinet, bass clarinet); John Wojciechowski (alto saxophone); Arthur Hoyle (trumpet, flugelhorn); Brent Turney, Art Davis , Doug Scharf, Danny Barber, Kirk Garrison (trumpet); Christine Worthing, Greg Flint (French horn); Scott Bentall, Andrew Baker, Tim Coffman (trombone); Daniel Anderson (tuba); George Fludas (drums); Chicago Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra.Liner Note Author: Steven Graybow.Recording information: Clinaton Recording Studios, New York, NY (11/10/2003-02/23/2004); Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (11/10/2003-02/23/2004); Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Concert Hall (11/10/2003-02/23/2004).Arranger: Gil Evans.Gil Evans' historic arrangement of excerpts from George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess folk opera became one of the most important records ever released by trumpeter Miles Davis. But no one else revisited this score until it was transcribed by Jeff Lindberg, (along with Charles Harrison III) for this release featuring guest Clark Terry (who celebrated his 83rd birthday between the recording sessions) with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Lindberg. Not only was Terry an early influence on the young Davis, but he is a far more expressive trumpeter who doubles on flügelhorn, while also possessing a fatter tone, greater range, and more personality on his instruments, though this CD was not intended to eclipse the earlier achievement of Davis. Terry's flügelhorn beautifully projects the emotion of Porgy in the soulful "Bess, You Is My Woman Now," while capturing the pain of Bess in the plaintive "My Man's Gone Now." Terry's touch of humor is displayed in "Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab" and the saucy "It Ain't Necessarily So." He switches to muted trumpet for the lightly swinging "Summertime." Terry's vocals, always a favorite of his fans, are heard in the brief rendition of "Here Come de Honey Man," complete with the usual jocular asides typical when Terry sings. The CD is wrapped with the boisterous celebration "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York." Throughout the sessions, the orchestra provides superb accompaniment for its special guest, while Art Hoyle joins Terry as a second flügelhorn soloist for the one original by Evans, "Gone." This is a very fitting salute to the earlier album by Miles Davis and Gil Evans which easily exceeds the expectations of typical re-creations of historic sessions. ~ Ken Dryden

Editorial Reviews
5 stars out of 5 - Terry's improvisations are his own, utterly assured and fluent.
Down Beat