Home » Jazz Musicians » Simon Currie
Simon Currie
Simon Currie: Monochrome to Colour
by Jack Bowers
There was a time when producing a big–band album required such preliminary steps as actually hiring a band. That’s no longer the case, as saxophonist Simon Currie proves on his debut album, Monochrome to Colour. Currie has employed a number of capable sidemen and women — I count at least fourteen — but not all of them play on any one track, and the “big bands” heard on four selections are in fact smaller groups — of no more than ...
read moreMusic
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson