Orrin Evans / Captain Black Big Band
A splendid time is guaranteed for all when Orrin Evans unleashes the 2011 debut record of the Captain Black Big Band. Recorded live at The Jazz Gallery in NYC and Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia, the album features newly commissioned arrangements and some brand new tunes. Joining Evans on the date are some of the best players from the Philadelphia and New York jazz scenes. The session is insightfully straight ahead, steadily swinging, and refreshingly melodic enough to evoke a wide assortment of bright moments for discerning jazz fans everywhere. Check out the large sound when Evans leads the Captain Black Big Band on a steady course towards success and takes care of business with this amazing album.
Featured Artists
- Victor North - Saxophone
- Wade Dean - Saxophone
- Darryl Yokley - Saxophone
- Tia Fuller - Saxophone
- Jaleel Shaw - Saxophone
- Todd Bashore - Saxophone
- Rob Landham - Saxophone
- Ralph Bowen - Saxophone
- Doug DeHays - Saxophone
- Chelsea Baratz - Saxophone
- Mark Allen - Saxophone and Bass Clarinet
- Todd Marcus - Saxophone and Bass Clarinet
- Wayne Escoffery - Saxophone
- Tim Warfield - Saxophone
- Walter White - Trumpet
- Tatum Greenblat - Trumpet
- Josh Evans - Trumpet
- Leon Jordan, Jr. - Trumpet
- Brian Kilpatrick - Trumpet
- Tim Thompson - Trumpet
- Daud EL-Bakara - Trumpet
- Curtis Taylor - Trumpet
- Luke Brandon - Trumpet
- Frank Lacy - Trombone
- Stafford Hunter - Trombone
- Joe McDonough - Trombone
- Brent White - Trombone
- Ernest Stuart - Trombone
- Mike Boone - Bass
- Luques Curtis - Bass
- Mark Przybylowski - Bass
- Orrin Evans - Piano
- Jim Holton - Piano
- Neil Podgurski - Piano
- Anwar Marshall - Drums
- Gene Jackson - Drums
- Donald Edwards - Drums
Recording
- Marc Free - producer
- Nick O'Toole - engineer
- Mike Boone - additional engineering/editing
- Dave Stoller - additional engineering/editing
- Howard Pitkow - photography
- recorded at Chris' Jazz Cafe, Philadelphia, PA by Michael Comstock on February 19, 2010
- recorded at The Jazz Gallery, New York, NY by Glenn Forrest on April 2 and April 3, 2010
- mixed and mastered at Studio 507, Los Angeles, CA by Nick O'Toole
Release Date
March 29, 2011