This is a compilation release of most all the music ever recorded by The National Jazz Ensemble

This is a compilation release of most all the music ever recorded by The National Jazz Ensemble, an all star orchestra assembled under the direction of world renowned bassist Chuck Israels, to perform some of the most innovative arrangements of jazz repertoire ever conceived, ranging in style from Jelly Roll Morton”s Black Bottom Stomp through Horace Silver”s Room 608, and from early Ellington through Bill Evans. First of all, look who the musicians are! These performances feature the legendary pianist Bill Evans himself on piano, as well as some of the greatest jazz improvisers of all time, including Lee Konitz, Tom Harrell, and Jimmy Knepper.

Track Listing

• Every Tub
• Understanding Depression
• Black Bottom Stomp
• Transblucency
• Room 608
• Solar Complexes
• Very Early
• King Porter Stomp
• His Master”s Voice
• Skipping Tune
• Stomping At The Savoy
• Lady Of The Lavender Mist
• Confirmation
• Blues For O.P.
• I Mean You
• Struttin” With Some Barbecue

Additional Details

Label: Chiaroscuro Records

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 76:01 mins

Release Date: 03/04/02

UPC: 091454014026