Music for Large & Small Ensembles

Music for Large & Small Ensembles
Studio album by Kenny Wheeler
Released	1990
Recorded	January–February 1990
Studio	CTS Studio London, England Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	103:42
Label	ECM ECM 1415/16
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Kenny Wheeler chronology
Flutter By, Butterfly (1988) Music for Large & Small Ensembles (1990) The Widow in the Window (1990)

Music for Large & Small Ensembles is a double album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Kenny Wheeler recorded over two sessions in January and February 1990 and released on ECM later that year. ^[1] 'The Sweet Time Suite' marked Wheeler's first return to extended composition for big band since 1969's Windmill Tilter. ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars. ^[3]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings selected the album as part of its suggested “core collection” of essential recordings. ^[4]

Track listing

Disc one: The Sweet Time Suite

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Part I – Opening"	2:19
2.	"Part II – For H." "Part III – For Jan"	10:09
3.	"Part IV – For P. A."	9:26
4.	"Part V – Know Where You Are"	5:36
5.	"Part VI – Consolation"	9:19
6.	"Part VII – Freddy C" "Part VIII – Closing"	12:53

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sophie"	8:50
2.	"Sea Lady"	8:33
3.	"Gentle Piece"	8:50
4.	"Trio"	4:00
5.	"Duet I"	2:40
6.	"Duet II"	2:23
7.	"Duet III"	3:04
8.	"Trio"	5:44
9.	"By Myself"	10:32

Personnel

Large ensembles (The Sweet Time Suite, "Sophie", "Sea Lady" & "Gentle Piece")

• Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Norma Winstone – vocals
• Evan Parker – soprano & tenor saxophone
• Ray Warleigh – alto saxophone
• Stan Sulzmann – tenor saxophone, flute
• Duncan Lamont – tenor saxophone
• Julian Argüelles – baritone saxophone
• Derek Watkins, Henry Lowther, Alan Downey, Ian Hamer – trumpets
• David Horler, Chris Pyne, Paul Rutherford, Hugh Fraser – trombones
• John Taylor – piano
• John Abercrombie – guitar
• Dave Holland – double bass
• Peter Erskine – drums

Small ensembles

• Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn (Trios, "By Myself")
• John Abercrombie – guitar ("By Myself")
• John Taylor – piano (Duets)
• Dave Holland – double bass (Trios, "By Myself")
• Peter Erskine – drums

Technical personnel

• Manfred Eicher – producer
• Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
• Barbara Wojirsch – cover design
• Caroline Forbes – photography
• Steve Lake – English liner notes

References

1. ECM catalogue
2. Kernfeld, Barry. 'Wheeler, Kenny [Kenneth Vincent John]' in Grove Music Online
3. Allmusic Review accessed August 19, 2011.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1494. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.