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Table of Contents:

• Bird and Bela in B♭ : a musical account of an imaginary meeting between Charlie "Bird" Parker and Bela Bartok in the form of a concerto for jazz quintet and orchestra in B♭
• The rite of spring : a reconstruction and arrangement of the composition by Igor Stravinsky
• Sebastian's theme : a composition and arrangement inspired by a theme from J.S. Bach.

Author/Creator:

Sebesky, Don

Contributors:

Rabinowitz, Harry , conductor

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

Foster, Alex , instrumentalist

Faddis, Jon , instrumentalist

Beck, Gordon, 1935-2011 , instrumentalist

Davis, Richard, 1930-2023 , instrumentalist

Madison, Jimmy , instrumentalist

Brookmeyer, Bob, 1929-2011 , instrumentalist

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Main Work:

Works [of Sebesky, D.] (Selections)

Included Works:

Rite of spring [by Sebesky, D.]

Bird and Bela in B flat [by Sebesky, D.]

Sebastian's theme [by Sebesky, D.]

Related Works:

Vesna svi︠a︡shchennai︠a︡ [by Stravinsky, I.]

Subjects:

Jazz ensemble with orchestra

Concertos (Jazz ensemble)

Jazz — 1991-2000

1991-2000

Jazz

Performers:

Alex Foster, saxophone ; Jon Faddis, trumpet, fluegelhorn ; Gordon Beck, Don Sebesky, piano ; Richard Davis, bass ; Jimmy Madison, drums ; Bob Brookmeyer, trombone ; Joe Beck, guitar ; the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Harry Rabinowitz, conductor.

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
Originally issued on analog disc in 1979.
"Recorded, edited and mixed at Olympic Sound Studios, London, July, 1979"--Container.
Program notes in container.
From the collection of Robert Scribner.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 156,908

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, DCC Jazz: DJZ-639

OCLC Numbers:

44705091