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Jazz Line-Up - Colin Towns

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London born Colin Towns began his music career playing piano in various UK based jazz ensembles. Since then he has gone on to front some of the most innovative and exciting big bands in Europe - the Hamburg based NDR Big Band, Frankfurt's HR Big band and the Colin Towns Mask Orchestra. In this edition of Jazz Line-Up Julian Joseph talks to Colin Towns about his latest project, where he arranged the music of Miles Davis, particularly during his Electric period with the HR Big Band as well as his continuing work with his own Mask Orchestra. Formed in 1990, the Colin Towns Mask Orchestra is a rhythmically infectious 19-piece big band presenting some of the greatest and most important new and established players in jazz today. Band members over the years have included: Dave Hartley, Julian Arguelles, Alan Skidmore, Nigel Hitchcock, Henry Lowther, John Parricelli, Ian Thomas and Guy Barker. Title:Rag Artist:Mark Lockheart And the NDR Big Band Album:Days Like These Label:Fuzzy Moon FUZ 003 Track:1 Comp:Mark Lockheart Publ.MCPS/PRS Dur:07.42 Title:The Serpent Artist:Martin Drew And The Jazz Couriers (Martin Drew, Drums/Mornington Lockett, Sax/Nigel Hitchcock, Sax/Steve Melling, Piano/Andrew Gleyndert, Double Bass) Album:Celebrating The Jazz Couriers Vol. 2 Label:Trio Records TR 561 Track:2 Comp:Tubby Hayes Publ.MCPS Dur:11.03 Title:The Game Is Afoot Artist:Alan Barnes (with Mark Nightingale, Trombone/Bruce Adams, Trumpet/Robert Fowler and Stan Sulzman, Tenor Saxes/Dave Newton, Piano/Simon Thorpe, Bass/Clark Tracey, Drums) Album:The Sherlock Holmes Suite Label:Woodville Records WVCD 103 Track:3 Comp:Alan Barnes Publ.Woodville Records Dur:06.00 Title:Cielito Lindo Artist:Ed Thigpen Album:Out of the Storm Label:Polygram CD 557100 Track:1 Comp:Carlos Fernandez Publ.n/a Dur:04.39 Title:Thag's Dance Artist:Oscar Peterson (with Ed Thigpen, Drums/Ray Brown, Bass) Album:The Sound of the Trio Label:Verve VLP 9023 Track:4 Comp:Oscar Peterson Publ.Regal Dur:05.44 Title:Bitches Brew/Spanish Key Artist:Colin Towns/HR Big Band Album:Visions of Miles Label:In And Out Records IOR CD 77101 - 2 Track:1 Comp:Miles Davis/Arr. Colin Towns Publ.Gema Dur:01.54 Title:Back Seat Betty Artist:Colin Towns/HR Big Band Album:Visions of Miles Label:In And Out Records IOR CD 77101 - 2 Track:15 Comp:Miles Davis/Arr. Colin Towns Publ.Gema Dur:04.33 Title:Fast Track Artist:Colin Towns/HR Big Band Album:Visions of Miles Label:In And Out Records IOR CD 77101 - 2 Track:14 Comp:Miles Davis/Arr. Colin Towns Publ.Gema Dur:04.23 Title:Tutu Artist:Colin Towns/HR Big Band Album:Visions of Miles Label:In And Out Records IOR CD 77101 - 2 Track:15 Comp:Miles Davis/Arr. Colin Towns Publ.Gema Dur:07.06 Title:Vertigo/Laura Artist:Enrico Rava and Ran Blake Album:Duo En Noir Label:Between the Lines BTLCHR 7122428 Track:2 Comp:Bernard Herrmann/David Raksin Publ.BMG/20TH Century Music Dur:04.44.