February 17, 2009
American Spectrum
Tracks
Sunset Strip - 1: 7 PM
4:40
Michael Daugherty (b. 1954)
Sunset Strip - II: Nocture
3:39
Sunset Strip - III: 7 AM
9:43
Escapades - I: Closing In
2:51
John Williams (b. 1932)
Escapades - II: Reflections
5:52
Escapades - III: Joy Ride
5:23
Lions (A Dream)
14:24
Ned Rorem (b. 1923)
Friandises - 1: Intrada
5:48
Christopher Rouse (b. 1949)
Friandises - II: Sicilienne
7:02
Friandises - III: Passepied
5:04
Friandises - IV: Sarabande
5:26
Friandises - V: Galop
4:22
Musicians
Branford Marsalis
Saxophones
Joey Calderazzo
Piano
Eric Revis
Bass
Jeff "Tain" Watts
Drums
North Carolina Symphony
Grant Llewellyn, Conductor
Other credits
Recording producer: Ingo Petry
Sound engineer: Andreas Ruge
Digital editing: Piotr Furmanczyk, Nora Brandenburg, Bastian Schick
Executive producer: Robert Suff
Recorded January 2008 at the Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh, NC
Recorded by BIS Records (Sweden)
About the Album
American Spectrum
American Spectrum is the North Carolina Symphony’s first-ever international recording, put out by Sweden's BIS Records. Also featuring saxophone sensation Branford Marsalis and the Branford Marsalis Quartet, the CD showcases the orchestra in a range of American music by Michael Daugherty, John Williams, Ned Rorem and Christopher Rouse. Grant Llewellyn conducts.