Eddie Daniels - [Jazz Quartet & Chamber Orchestra] - The Five Seasons (1996)
EAC | FLAC+CUE+LOG - 356 MB | SCANS - 25 MB (600dpi)
Genre: Jazz | Label: Shanachie | Catalogue No: 5017
An amazing work. The original score for orchestra and solo violin was to remain untouched, the solo violin parts to be transposed to suit the vocal range of the clarinet. There would be written-out sections of superimposed jazz. These might broaden into full-scale jazz improv based on the harmonic progression of the various seasons. The orchestra would simultaneously maintain rapport with Vivaldi’s score and ensure eventual return to it. Other excursions would drift into even more unexpected territory: a jazz trio of piano, drums and bass. And then of course there was the sacrilegious idea to add a fifth season.