Kaleidoscope of Rainbows
by Neil Ardley
- Type: Album
- Released: September 1976
- Label: Gull
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 54:47
- Community rating: 4.06/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
An ambitious conceptual suite rooted deeply in Balinese scale structures and lush third-stream orchestration. The British jazz composer assembled a formidable big band featuring fusion luminaries like Ian Carr and Barbara Thompson to navigate the complex, interlocking time signatures. It serves as a mesmerizing synthesis of large-ensemble jazz, modern classical minimalism, and progressive rock textures.
Genres
Descriptors: complex, instrumental, uncommon-time-signatures, suite, virtuosic, ensemble, fusion, melodic, rhythmic, orchestral
Tracklist
Credits
- Neil Ardley - primary artist, conductor, synthesizer, sleeve notes
- Barbara Thompson - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, soloist
- Bob Bertles - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, soloist
- Roger Sutton - bass
- Roger Sellers - drums
- Dave MacRae - electric piano, synthesizer, soloist
- Geoff Castle - electric piano, synthesizer, soloist
- Ken Shaw - guitar, soloist