Name: Side Man Blue Original
Brand: Peter Erskine
SKU: SK0527344-US20260105-083122
Availability: InStock

DISC: 1

1. Side Man Blue

2. I Remember Clifford (Quintet Version)

3. Rhythm Changes

4. Like Some Song, Take 1

5. Burnin’

6. St. Jimmy’s

7. Side Man Blue (Combo Version)

8. Side Man Bop, Take 2

9. Song For A Friend

10. I Remember Clifford (Quartet Version)

11. Song For A Friend (Combo Version)

12. Like Some Song, Take 2

13. Kenton To Know: Intermission Riff

14. Kenton To Know: Artistry In Rhythm

15. Behind Closed Doors: Northern Cross

16. Side Man Bop, Take 3

17. Song For A Friend (WDR Big Band Version)

More Info:

The Tony Award-winning play, written by Warren Leight, is set in New York City between the years of 1953 and 1985, and it chronicles the life and lifestyle of a jazz trumpeter, exploring the creative forces which drive a musician and binds him ever closer to his fellow jazzmen while tearing his own family apart. It’s a wonderful play, and the cast and crew for this productions are all brilliant. The interesting thing about this production is the use of a newly-recorded score (as opposed to the “needle drop” scoring solution used in previous productions of the show in New York and elsewhere), and I was very lucky to get the call from director Andy Robinson to write the music. Be-bop lives! Peter Erskine scored the production with a jazz quintet. The WDR Big Band also makes a guest appearance.