The Bryan Ferry Orchestra

Jazz Band founded and led by Bryan Ferry

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)
  • 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

  1. ^ Neil McCormick, "Bryan Ferry, interview: how his drug became Twenties jazz", The Daily Telegraph, 28 November 2012.
  2. ^ Guardian music (19 November 2012). "Bryan Ferry: The Jazz Age – exclusive album stream | Music | guardian.co.uk". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  3. ^ 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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Studio albums
  • 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)
Compilation albums
  • Street Life: 20 Great Hits
  • The Ultimate Collection
  • More than This: The Best of Bryan Ferry + Roxy Music
Singles
  • "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"
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External links

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