The Bryan Ferry Orchestra
The Bryan Ferry Orchestra is a retro-jazz ensemble founded and led by Bryan Ferry. They exclusively play his work in a 1920s jazz style. Ferry formed the orchestra out of a desire to focus on the melodies of his songs, and "see how they would stand up without singing".[1] Their album, The Jazz Age, was released on 26 November 2012 as a 10in vinyl folio edition and on 12in vinyl, CD and digital download, on BMG Rights Management[2] Ferry neither plays nor sings with the orchestra; BBC reviewer Chris Roberts called it a "peculiar concept then, with Ferry now, almost Warhol-like, sagely mute to one side while collaborators silkscreen his own icons. As fascinating as it is perplexing, anything but obvious, and therefore to be applauded."[3]
Personnel
Performance
- Colin Good - Piano & Arrangements
- Enrico Tomasso - Cornet & Trumpet
- Malcolm Earle-Smith - Trombone
- Richard White - Alto & Bass Saxophones, Clarinet & Bass Clarinet
- Robert Fowler - Tenor Saxophone & Clarinet
- Alan Barnes - Alto & Baritone Saxophones, Saxinet
- Martin Wheatley - Banjo & Guitar
- John Sutton - Drums
Discography
- The Jazz Age (26 November 2012)
- Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby (6 May 2013)
- "Love Is the Drug" (with Bryan Ferry)
- "Crazy in Love" (with Emeli Sandé)
- A Selection of Yellow Cocktail Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby (The Great Gatsby Jazz Recordings) (10 May 2013)
- Babylon Berlin (Music from the Original TV Series) (2017)
- "Dance Away"
- "Reason or Rhyme"
- "Bitters End"
- "Alphaville"
- "Chance Meeting"
- Bitter-Sweet (Bryan Ferry album) (30 November 2018)
References
- ^ Neil McCormick, "Bryan Ferry, interview: how his drug became Twenties jazz", The Daily Telegraph, 28 November 2012.
- ^ Guardian music (19 November 2012). "Bryan Ferry: The Jazz Age – exclusive album stream | Music | guardian.co.uk". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ Chris Roberts, "The Bryan Ferry Orchestra The Jazz Age Review: An album as fascinating as it is perplexing, and one to be applauded." BBC, 23 November 2012.
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- These Foolish Things
- Another Time, Another Place
- Let's Stick Together
- In Your Mind
- The Bride Stripped Bare
- Boys and Girls
- Bête Noire
- Taxi
- Mamouna
- As Time Goes By
- Frantic
- Dylanesque
- Olympia
- The Jazz Age (with the Bryan Ferry Orchestra)
- Avonmore
- Bitter-Sweet (as Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra)
- Street Life: 20 Great Hits
- The Ultimate Collection
- More than This: The Best of Bryan Ferry + Roxy Music
- "Let's Stick Together"
- "The Price of Love"
- "Heart on My Sleeve"
- "This Is Tomorrow"
- "Tokyo Joe"
- "Sign of the Times"
- "Slave to Love"
- "Don't Stop the Dance"
- "Windswept"
- "The Right Stuff"
- "Kiss and Tell"
- "Limbo"
- Bryan Ferry discography
- Roxy Music discography
- Lucy Ferry
- Jerry Hall
- Amanda Lear
- Roxy Music
External links
- Official Bryan Ferry website