Scorched (2004)

About this title: Commissioned by the Society of Friends and Patrons of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and recorded at its premiere performance in September of 2002, Scorched is an extended suite of large-scale reconceptions of guitarist John Scofield's jazz compositions, scored for big band, symphony orchestra, and guitar trio. English composer Mark-Anthony Turnage has been working in the borderland between jazz and classical music since his early days at the feet of Gunther Schuller, and his orchestral elaborations on Scofield's original themes are surprisingly insightful and exciting. Scofield ... read more

Tracks:

1. Scorched: Make Me 1 [Scofield/Turnage]
2. Scorched: Make Me 2 [Scofield/Turnage]
3. Scorched: Kubrick [Scofield/Turnage]
4. Scorched: Away With Words [Scofield/Turnage]
5. Scorched: Fat Lip 1 [Scofield/Turnage]
6. Scorched: Fat Lip 2 [Scofield/Turnage]
7. Scorched: Deadzy [Scofield/Turnage]
8. Scorched: Trim [Scofield/Turnage]
9. Scorched: Nocturnal Mission [Scofield/Turnage]
10. Scorched: Let's Say We Did [Scofield/Turnage]
11. Scorched: The Nag [Scofield/Turnage]
12. Scorched: Cadenza [Scofield/Turnage]
13. Scorched: Gil B643 [Scofield/Turnage]
14. Scorched: Protocol [Scofield/Turnage]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.