Coming About

Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra - Coming About (1996) {Enja ENJ-9069 2}
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© 1996 Enja Records | ENJ-9069 2
Jazz / Experimental Big Band / Post-Bop / Modern Big Band / Progressive Jazz

Composer/arranger Maria Schneider and her 18-piece orchestra perform a variety of advanced and difficult music on this CD. The centerpiece of the set is her three-part "Scenes from Childhood" which deals with fear, confusion and grudging acceptance; do not look here for any childlike melodies or playfulness. In addition the big band plays a reworked version of "Giant Steps," the "Love Theme from Spartacus," the Spanish-flavored "El Viento" (which is slightly reminiscent of Gil Evans's writing for Sketches of Spain) and "Waxwings."

Digitally remastered and expanded three disc (two CDs + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) edition of this 1996 album. Suede recruited 17-year-old guitarist Richard Oakes, following the departure of Bernard Butler. Oakes joined for the Dog Man Star tour, after which the band returned to the studio to record their third album. At this point they also enlisted keyboard player Neil Codling. The resulting album, issued in 1996, entered the album charts at # 1 and spawned five Top Ten singles and is their biggest-selling album. This deluxe edition features the non-album b-sides as well as demos from the collections of Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes and Neil Codling. The DVD features the previously unreleased concert video Live At The Roundhouse featuring a guest appearance from Neil Tennant. Also featured is Suede In Paris, a newly-discovered full-length film of Richard Oakes' first ever concert with the band in October 1994. The bonus feature is a February 2011 interview with Brett, Richard and Neil about the making of the album, along with a short film put together by Simon Gilbert from his own contemporary camcorder footage.

It’s rare to find a ’60s legend still on trailblazing form in their eighth decade. The 73-year-old guitarist finds himself in a golden late-bloom of creativity. In recent years, his solo output has been championed by both press and public, with the impact of 2014’s ‘Something’s About To Change’, 2016’s ‘Where You Are Going To’ and 2017’s ‘Time & Emotion’ setting up some of his best-attended US dates since he conquered that continent with ‘Bridge Of Sighs’ in the mid-’70s.