Tony Scott: A Jazz Life [CD/DVD]

by Tony Scott

Overview

This CD may prove to be clarinetist Tony Scott's swan song, as it was released only a short time prior to his death in early 2007. The one-time bop specialist evolved into a hybrid of bop and the unique shrieking style of Pee Wee Russell by the time of this session, with his piercing sound being very distinctive in his unique arrangements of classic songs like "Caravan," "Summertime," and the haunting treatment of "Body and Soul." Scott also does a bit of narration and scatting in the amusing "Low, Down, Dirty, Good for Nothing Blues" and accompanies his narration of "Lush Life" on piano. The band accompanying him consists of musicians who may not be all that familiar, though they sound like a group twice as large and provide solid backing. A bonus DVD disc includes some footage of the session as it takes place, along with interviews. ~ Ken Dryden

Product Details

Release Date:	04/17/2007
Label:	Kind Of Blue
UPC:	0076119100153
Rank:	182458

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Low Down Dirty Good For Nothing Blues
2. Caravan
3. Come Sunday
4. Summertime
5. Satin Doll
6. Nina's Dance
7. 'Round Midnight
8. You Don't Know What Love Is
9. Body and Soul
10. Night in Tunisia
11. Lush Life

Disc 2

12. Caravan
13. Body and Soul
14. You Don't Know What Love Is
15. Satin Doll
16. Come Sunday
17. Additional Bonus Material

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tony Scott   Primary Artist,Clarinet,Vocals,Piano
Adam Benjamin   Piano,Fender Rhodes
Nate Wood   Drums
Ben Wendel   Sax (Tenor)
Shane Endsley   Trumpet
Kaveh Rastegar   Bass

Technical Credits

George Gershwin   Composer
DuBose Heyward   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Nat Hentoff   Liner Notes