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Thad Jones and the Ellington Effect was released by GLP in January 2007 and is available now on all digital services. CD copies are also available from Amazon and CD baby.
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The Tony Faulkner Jazz Orchestra: Thad Jones and the Ellington Effect
by Jack Bowers
What an intriguing idea. Thad Jones and the Ellington Effect is based on a Master's dissertation completed some years ago in which composer/arranger Tony Faulkner argued that Duke Ellington was a major influence on Thad Jones in his development of Ellington's innovative procedures as well as in his reliance on the abilities of the musicians in the orchestra he co-led with drummer Mel Lewis from 1966-79.
The dissertation led Faulkner to write a seven-part suite, each of whose movements represents ...
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Drums
Location
Leeds
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson