Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores by Kenny Wheeler Legacy
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Various Artists
Label: Greenleaf Music
Release Year: 2025
Personnel:
Featured Artists:
Shelly Berg, piano (track 3)
Etienne Charles, flugelhorn (track 10)
James Copus, flugelhorn (tracks 3, 6, 7)
John Daversa, trumpet (tracks 9, 11)
Ingrid Jensen, trumpet (track 1)
Brian Lynch, flugelhorn (track 5)
Evan Parker, soprano and tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 7)
Chris Potter, tenor saxophone (track 4)
Nick Smart, flugelhorn (tracks 2, 8)
Norma Winstone, voice (tracks 2, 4)
Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra, directed by Nick Smart
Frost Jazz Orchestra, directed by John Daversa
Conducted by:
Nick Smart (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
John Daversa (track 2)
Voice:
Immy Churchill (tracks 1, 9)
Maria Quintanilla (tracks 6, 11)
Saxophones:
Eric Law, alto saxophone (track 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11)
Donovan Haffner, alto saxophone (tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 10)
Emma Rawicz, tenor saxophone (track 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11), soprano saxophone (track 1)
Noah Chiari, baritone saxophone (track 1, 5)
Trumpets:
Brinley Heywood-Snell, (tracks 3, 4. lead trumpet, tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
Michael Dudley (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11. lead trumpet, tracks 3, 4)
Gabriel Taylor, (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
James Copus, (tracks 9, 11)
John Daversa, (tracks 1, 4)
Trombones:
Joe Evans, (tracks 2, 6, 7, 9. lead trombone, track 1, 3, 4, 10, 11)
Sam Keedy (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11. lead trombone, track 6, 9)
Izzi Guzman (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10. lead trombone, track 7, 11)
Ismael Aasgard (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11)
Kevin Bryson, bass trombone (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11)
Tuba:
Harry Maund, tuba (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
Rhythm Section:
Josh Beck, piano (tracks 2, 5, 10) and Fender Rhodes (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11)
Scottie Thompson, piano (tracks 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11) and Fender Rhodes (tracks 2, 10)
Niklas Lukassen, double bass
Ananda Brandão, drums (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11)
Jacob Smith, drums (tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 10)
Track List:
1. Smatta (featuring Ingrid Jensen and Scottie Thompson) 05:12
2. Some Days Are Better Suite (featuring Norma Winstone, Evan Parker, Nick Smart, Emma Rawicz, and Niklas Lukassen) 08:52
3. Dallab (featuring Shelly Berg and James Copus) 07:22
4. Sweet Yakity Waltz (featuring Chris Potter, Norma Winstone, Donovan Haffner, and Scottie Thompson) 06:36
5. D.G.S. (featuring Brian Lynch, Eric Law, and Josh Beck) 07:44
6. Song for Someone (featuring Maria Quintanilla, Joe Evans and Josh Beck) 04:56
7. C.P.E.P. (featuring Evan Parker and Sam Keedy) 05:31
8. Who’s Standing In My Corner (featuring Nick Smart, Donovan Haffner, and Scottie Thompson) 05:07
9. Introduction To No Particular Song (featuring John Daversa, Niklas Lukassen, and Ananda Brandão) 05:05
10. Some Doors Are Better Open (featuring Etienne Charles and Emma Rawicz) 03:54
11. Everybody Knows It (featuring John Daversa, Maria Quintanilla, and Eric Law) 06:02