This highly atmospheric big band album of new compositions by Jack
Davies has a strong narrative line and was produced by Colin Towns.
Featured soloists include saxophonists Josh Arcoleo and Martin Speake
and trumpeters Nick Smart and Percy Pursglove. Bringing together several
generations of British jazz musicians and influenced by the tradition
of great innovative British big bands, The Jack Davies Big Band draws on
the raucous power of Colin Towns' Mask Orchestra, the lyrical
melancholy of Kenny Wheeler and the boundary-pushing work of Loose
Tubes. This is big band music which retains the energy and individualism
of Duke Ellington, but is infused with the powerful and uncompromising
aesthetic of contemporary jazz. "Jack Davies is producing a very strong
and inventive body of work, and he's only just begun." - Colin Towns
Personnel: Andy Greenwood, Tom Walsh, Percy Pursglove, Nick Smart,
Reuben Fowler (trumpets), Kieran McLeod, Richard Foote, Patrick Hayes,
Ed Hilton (trombones), Josh Arcoleo, Martin Speake, Mike Chillingworth,
Joe Wright, Rob Cope (saxophones), Alex Munk (guitar), Tom Taylor
(piano), James Opstad (bass), Jon Ormston (drums), Joe Wright
(electronics) http://www.jdaviesmusic.co.uk
