The Tony Award-winning play, written by Warren Leight, is set in New York City between the years of 1953 and 1985, and it chronicles the life and lifestyle of a jazz trumpeter, exploring the creative forces which drive a musician and binds him ever closer to his fellow jazzmen while tearing his own family apart. It's a wonderful play, and the cast and crew for this productions are all brilliant. The interesting thing about this production is the use of a newly-recorded score (as opposed to the "needle drop" scoring solution used in previous productions of the show in New York and elsewhere), and I was very lucky to get the call from director Andy Robinson to write the music. Be-bop lives! Peter Erskine scored the production with a jazz quintet. The WDR Big Band also makes a guest appearance.

Tracklist:

Side Man Blue
I Remember Clifford (Quintet Version)
Rhythm Changes
Like Some Song, Take 1
Burnin'
St. Jimmy's
Side Man Blue (Combo Version)
Side Man Bop, Take 2
Song For A Friend
I Remember Clifford (Quartet Version)
Song For A Friend (Combo Version)
Like Some Song, Take 2
Kenton To Know: Intermission Riff
Kenton To Know: Artistry In Rhythm
Behind Closed Doors: Northern Cross
Side Man Bop, Take 3
Song For A Friend (WDR Big Band Version)

UPC: 650130001028
Label: Fuzzy Music
Release Date: 2.19.16
Format: CD

Peter Erskine - Side Man Blue (CD)