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主にフュージョン界で有名な作編曲家が初期に発表した、ジャズ・ロック色の濃いビッグ・バンドの名盤。タイトル・チューンは小曽根真など数多くのジャズマンが愛してやまない彼の代表作のひとつ。
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Michael Gibbs is an innovator much in the tradition of Gil Evans and his turbulent compositions reflect his originality. His composing and vision of an orchestra are creative and original to the extent that these albums easily rank with the output of Evans himself and Evans was an admirer of the young Rhodesian. The cream of British jazz musicians at the time (1970) flocked around Gibbs and his soloists, like saxophonists John Surman and Alan Skidmore, and trumpeters Ken Wheeler and Henry Lowther, are at their best when gripped by the strength of the writing. Gibbs was one of the first and most successful leaders to bring elements of rock music into his writing. He did it with restraint and always with purpose rather than for effect. The
Tanglewood album is a masterpiece. The boisterous "Fanfare" gives way to the exquisite beauty of "Sojourn", a masterful composition with the theme carried by Fred Alexander's cello. "Canticle" again overflows with dazzling ideas. It was written to be played in Canterbury Cathedral and took clever advantage of the acoustics of the building. It is one of the most atmospheric of all Gibbs' compositions. --
Steve Voce
