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Ken Peplowski / Upper Manhatten Medi

Title: Remembering Billy Strayhorn

Label: Mainstem

Cat No:MSTCD0047
Format:CD

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► KenPeplowski, from Cleveland, Ohio is one of the finest jazz clarinetists around and has helped to keep the spirit of a swing alive

► On this tribute to one of the great jazz composers, Duke Ellington collaborator Billy Strayhorn, he plays both tenor sax and clarinet, joined by a trio of excellent British musicians: Phil Lee (gtr), John Horler (p) & Alec Dankworth

► Carefully selected material includes Strayhorn's best-known piece “Lush Life” and the previously unrecorded “Noir Bleu”

Track Listing for Remembering Billy Strayhorn
1. A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
2. Something to Live For
3. After All
4. Mid-riff
5. Upper Manhattan Medical group
6. Lush Life
7. Multicoloured Blue
8. The Star-Crossed Lovers
9. Snibor
10. Blood Count
11. Waltzing The ‘A’ Train
12. Noir Bleu

Reviews

Jazz Review - Mark Gilbert

All the players take generous solos, and these are impeccable and occasionally inspired.

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Ken Peplowski / Upper Manhatten Medi

Remembering Billy Strayhorn