Giant Box
| Giant Box | ||||
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| Studio album by Don Sebesky | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded |
April 9, 17 and 18, 1973 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 59:31 | |||
| Label |
CTI CTI 6031/32 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Don Sebesky chronology | ||||
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Giant Box is a double album by American arranger/conductor and composer Don Sebesky featuring performances recorded in 1973 and released on the CTI label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review states "This may have been Creed Taylor's most ambitious single project... Thankfully the musicmaking lives up to the billing. Everything that gave CTI its distinctive sound and identity is here -- the classical adaptations, elaborate orchestrations and structuring, pop-tune covers, plenty of room for the star soloists to stretch out in a combo format... Giant Box still ranks as a sensational coup and a reminder of how potent CTI was at its peak".[2]
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Don Sebesky except as indicated
- "Firebird/Birds of Fire" (Igor Stravinsky/John McLaughlin) - 13:57
- "Song to a Seagull" (Joni Mitchell) - 5:49
- "Free as a Bird" - 8:16
- "Psalm 150" (Jimmy Webb) - 8:10
- "Vocalise" (Sergei Rachmaninoff) - 5:40
- "Fly/Circles" - 9:49
- "Semi-Tough" - 7:50
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 9, 17 and 18, 1973
Personnel
- Don Sebesky - electric piano, organ, clavinet, accordion, arranger, conductor
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
- Grover Washington, Jr. - alto saxophone
- George Benson - electric guitar
- Airto Moreira - percussion
- Milt Jackson - vibraphone
- Jackie Cain, Roy Kral - vocals
- Paul Desmond - alto saxophone
- Hubert Laws - soprano saxophone, flute
- Joe Farrell - soprano saxophone
- Ron Carter - bass, electric bass, piccolo bass
- Bob James - organ
- Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette - drums
- Randy Brecker, Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Garnett Brown - trombone
- Wayne Andre, Warren Covington - trombone, baritone horn
- Paul Faulise, Alan Raph - bass trombone, baritone horn
- Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin - French horn
- Tony Price - tuba
- Walt Levinsky - tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Phil Bodner soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, piccolo
- George Marge - soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe, English horn
- Romeo Penque soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn
- Rubens Bassini - conga
- Dave Friedman, Phil Kraus, Ralph MacDonald - percussion
- Al Brown, Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloss, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice - violin
- Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman - cello
- Homer Mensch - bass
- Margaret Ross - harp
- Lani Groves, Carl Carldwell, Tasha Thomas - vocals
References
- ↑ CTI Records discography accessed February 24, 2012
- 1 2 Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed February 24, 2012
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 176. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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