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The Thompson Fields is an album by the Maria Schneider Orchestra that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2017. Schneider was the composer, conductor, and co-producer of the autobiographical work.
"The Thompson Fields breaks that spell with an extravagant show of her strengths: precise, expressive harmony; ribbons of diaphanous texture; a rhythmic momentum that doesn’t feel propulsive so much as wind-borne.
27 de abr. de 2015 · Produced by Maria Schneider and Ryan Truesdell. Recorded at Avatar Studios, Room C, New York August 26-30, 2014. Engineered by Brian Montgomery. Assisted by Thom Beemer and Tyler Hartman. Mixed by Brian Montgomery, Maria Schneider, and Ryan Truesdell. Mastered by Gene Paul at G&J Audio.
5 de may. de 2016 · En una lista con varios grupos actuales liderados por mujeres —Matana Roberts, Rita Marcotulli, Nicole Mitchell, por nombrar sólo tres—, The Thompson Fields es un disco de jazz superlativo. No sólo de jazz, por lo que pone sobre el tapete. ¿Un brío para el multitasking que no anula la contemplación?
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2015 CD release of "The Thompson Fields" on Discogs.
"The Thompson Fields" has an unusual solo section in the middle that creates a bi-tonal landscape. It requires an improviser (either guitar or piano) who is willing to think outside of traditional jazz language – someone who will think coloristically, and who is willing to try and conjure up an image of the open fields, prairie, or the Midwest.
"The Thompson Fields" requires improvisers (guitar and piano) who are willing to think outside of traditional jazz language – thinking coloristically. The piece is largely rubato, so we've included a video where Maria shows exactly how she conducts the piece.
