Arild Andersen/Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: Celebration – review

(ECM)The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra won the Best Ensemble category in the Parliamentary Jazz awards this year, and their saxist and director Tommy Smith's youth band released a very professional album in the spring. Now comes the live recording of the SNJO's Glasgow concert with Norwegian double-bass star Arild Andersen. It's a contemporary big-band triumph in its inspired arrangements (by Christian Jacob, Smith, Mike Gibbs and others), sensitive execution and transfixing solo improvisatio...

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