The Thompson Fields

by Maria Schneider

Type: Album
Released: 22 June 2015
Label: ArtistShare
Country: United States
Length: 1:17:22
Community rating: 4.35/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded at Avatar Studios in New York, the suite draws on the Minnesota farm country of Schneider's childhood and features Donny McCaslin, Scott Robinson, Lage Lund and Frank Kimbrough in a pastoral, orchestral large-ensemble format. It won the Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, with more than fifty pages of liner notes.

Genres

Modern Big Band

Descriptors: orchestral, melodic, ensemble, sophisticated, long-form

Tracklist

Credits

Gary Versace - accordion, soloist, accordion
Dave Pietro - alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo flute, soprano saxophone
Steve Wilson - alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, alto flute, soprano saxophone, soloist, alto saxophone
Scott Robinson - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, alto clarinet, clarinet, soloist, alto clarinet, soloist, baritone saxophone
Jay Anderson - bass, soloist, bass
Lage Lund - guitar, soloist, guitar
Frank Kimbrough - piano, soloist, piano
Rich Perry - tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone
Cheri Dorr - design, graphic design
Brian Montgomery - engineer [engineered by], mixed by
Gene Paul - mastered by, mastering
Ryan Truesdell - mixed by, producer [produced by]
Briene Lermitte - photography by, photography
Thom Beemer - engineer [assisted by]
Tyler Hartman - engineer [assisted by]