Artist: Colin Towns' Mask Symphonic
(featuring Norma Winstone and
Maria Pia De Vito)
Title: Dreaming Man With Blue Suede Shoes (CD)
Record Label: PROVOCATEUR
Catalogue No.: PVC1017
Year: 1999
Track listing:
- Dreaming Man With Blue Suede Shoes (Self Portrait) (8.22)
- The Tea Shop (5.50)
- Doves Of Peace (11.36)
- Nighthawks (12.50)
- Still Life (7.39)
- John Deth (6.09)
- Shining A Light On God's Footprints (15.19)
Total running time = 67.46
Personnel
Vocals: Maria Pia de Vito, Norma WinstoneTrumpets: John Barclay, Graham Russell, Henry Lowther, Guy Barker (except Dreaming Man - Noel Langley)
Trombones: Marc Nightingale, Peter Beachill, Roger Williams
Saxophones: Peter King (except Dreaming Man - Jamie Talbot), Phil Todd, Nigel Hitchcock, Alan Skidmore, Julian Argüelles
Piano: Dave Hartley
Drums: Ralph Salmins
Guitar: John Paricelli
Bass: Dudley Phillips
Violins: Rolf Wilson (leader), Dermot Crehan, Gillian Findlay, Rebecca Hirsch, Clive Lander, Rita Manning, Madeleine Mitchell, Brendan O'Reilly, Jonathan Strange, David Nolan, Paul Willey, Edward Roberts, William Benham, Jackie Hartley, Deborah Widdup, Pan Hon Lee, David Emmanuel, Sonia Slaney
Violas: Paul Martin, Martin Hooley, Heather Birks, Andrew Parker, Caroline O'Neill, Martin Turnland
Cellos: Andrea Hess, Michael Fuller, Paul Kegg, Ben Kennard, Judith Fleet
Basses: Thomas Martin, Paul Morgan, Mary Scully, Jack McCormack
Flutes: Edward Beckett, Anna Noakes
Oboes: Gareth Hulse, Susan Smith
Clarinets: Thomas Kelly, Jennifer McLaren
Bassoons: John Orford, Gavin McNaughton
Contrabassoon: Joanna Graham
French Horns: David Lee, Edward Chance, Judith Beswick, John Rooke
Tuba: Stephen Wick
Percussion: Gary Kettel, Frank Ricotti
Recording details
Dreaming Man With Blue Suede Shoes recorded at Angel Studios 1997 using Studios 1&3 (linked), engineered by Dave Hunt and Steve Price, assistants Niall Acott, Tom Jenkins, studio 1 conducted by Colin Towns, studio 3 conducted by Allan WilsonAll other compositions recorded at CTS studios March 1998, engineered by Dave Hutt, assistant Toby Woods
Mixed at Canterbury Studios
All compositions and orchestrations by Colin Towns
The music for John Deth & The Tea Shop was commissioned by Serious with funds provided by The Arts Council of England; conducted by Colin Towns
The Mask Symphonic consists of 70 musicians, including the Mask Orchestra, and features the talents of two of Europe's leading female singers, Maria Pia De Vito and Norma Winstone. It was released in the UK on 7th June 1999.
On Friday, March 13, 1998 The Mask Symphonic was premiered in the sold out Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. The Mask Orchestra (featuring the UK's top-players like Alan Skidmore, Julian Argüelles, Guy Barker, Peter King, John Parricelli) teamed up with a complete classical orchestra featuring some of the best British musicians from selected orchestras to perform this masterpiece for the first time.
"I wanted to see if it was possible to bring together musicians from different areas of music as colours on an artists palette, if you like. I am trying to create different sound pictures without losing the excitement and spontaneity of improvised music. This is a band that plays as one. There is no dividing line between the classical players and the jazz musicians. Music is music, there are no rules." COLIN TOWNS