Search - Simon H. Fell :: Composition No. 62

Jessica Ely, Nancy Ruffer; piccolos / Clive Bell; shakuhachi / Spela Knoll; cor anglais / James Smith; clarinet / Alex Ward; clarinet, piano / Amelia Oldfield; bass clarinet / Mick Beck, Maurice Hodges; bassoons, contrabassoons / Alasdair Hayden-Wright; soprano saxophone / Evan Parker; soprano & tenor saxophones / Damien Royannais; soprano & bass saxophones / Chris Gosling, Colin Radford; alto saxophones / Christophe de Bezenac; alto & tenor saxophones / Caroline Dixey; tenor saxophone / Jenni Brind, Julian Landymore; baritone saxophones / Guy Llewellyn, Sadaharu Muramatsu; french horns / Paul Garner, Stephen Hancock, Bryan Herman, Roland Ramanan, Su Rowell; trumpets / Tom Yates; tenor trombone / Naomi Blayney-Simpson, Jonathan Heeley; bass trombones / Simon Roberts; tuba / Shona Clark, Angharad Davies, Seth Richardson, Teresa Vellacott, Philipp Wachsmann, Meiko Wakabayashi; violins / Felix Hearn, Philip Hughes; violas / Viv Williams; cello / Gil Matthews; acoustic guitar / Justin Quinn; electric guitar / B. J. Cole; pedal steel guitar / Rhodri Davies; harp / Matthew Bourne, Winnie Chong; pianos / Paul Jackson; piano, conductor / Guy Avern; piano, keyboards / Peter Shepherd; keyboards / Ed Sewell; double bass / Simon H. Fell; double bass, keyboards, electronics, conductor / Adrian Coggins, Ståle Birkeland, Steve Noble, Jamie Brooks, Stuart Taylor, Orestis Karamanlis; percussion / Stephen Maclachlan; drum kit, piano / Philip Joseph; theremin [2002-05 (80 mins.) in jewel box] 'Composition No. 62' is 'Compilation IV' for improvisers, jazz ensemble, chamber orchestra & electronics; the long-awaited new instalment of Fell s ambitious series of fourth-stream compositions for musicians from varied backgrounds and traditions. The recording features many bizarre experiments in composition, including a peculiar Mancini/Stockhausen hybrid, musical Le Corbusier chairs and Birtwistle bebop. You'd better check it out...