Mark Lockheart, James Allsopp, Finn Peters - Ellington in Anticipation (2007)

Inspired by the music of Duke Ellington and taking many of Ellington’s most revered compositions, such as Satin Doll, Mood Indigo, Take The A Train, It Don’t Mean A Thing and Creole Love Call, I've deconstructed and arranged these melodies into a set of new music, rich in orchestration and very different from the originals, but hopefully respectful to the beauty of Ellington’s original creations.

The album has been extensively featured on BBC’s Jazz Line-Up, Late Junction and Jazz On 3 programmes, and the band’s concert at the Welsh School Of Music & Drama was broadcast in June 2013.

I formed the group in late 2012 and we released this album in February 2013, followed by a nine-date sell-out major UK tour. Recent performances include Kings Place and Queen Elizabeth Hall (London Jazz Festival).

The group gained much critical success, with four-star reviews in the Guardian, Times, Jazzwise and Jazz Journal, as well as being awarded ‘Jazz Album of 2013’ by MOJO magazine and nominated for ‘Best Jazz CD of 2013’ at the 2014 All Party Parliamentary Awards.

Mark Lockheart - tenor sax
Finn Peters- alto sax
James Allsopp- clarinet and bass clarinet
Emma Smith- violin
Liam Noble- piano
Tom Herbert- bass
Sebastian Rochford- drums

Tracklist:
1.01 - Finn Peters, James Allsopp, Mark Lockheart, Emma Smith, Seb Rochford, Tom Herbert, Liam Noble - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (5:47)
1.02 - Finn Peters, James Allsopp, Mark Lockheart, Emma Smith, Seb Rochford, Tom Herbert, Liam Noble - My Caravan (6:05)
1.03 - Finn Peters, James Allsopp, Mark Lockheart, Emma Smith, Seb Rochford, Tom Herbert, Liam Noble - Come Sunday (5:03)
1.04 - Finn Peters, James Allsopp, Mark Lockheart, Emma Smith, Seb Rochford, Tom Herbert, Liam Noble - Jungle Lady (6:39)
1.05 - Finn Peters, James Allsopp, Mark Lockheart, Emma Smith, Seb Rochford, Tom Herbert, Liam Noble - Take the a Train (6:06)
1.06 - Finn Peters, James Allsopp, Mark Lockheart, Emma Smith, Seb Rochford, Tom Herbert, Liam Noble - Azure (3:58)
1.07 - Finn Peters, James Allsopp, Mark Lockheart, Emma Smith, Seb Rochford, Tom Herbert, Liam Noble - Uptown (3:44)
1.08 - Finn Peters, James Allsopp, Mark Lockheart, Emma Smith, Seb Rochford, Tom Herbert, Liam Noble - Creole Love Call (6:15)
1.09 - Finn Peters, James Allsopp, Mark Lockheart, Emma Smith, Seb Rochford, Tom Herbert, Liam Noble - Beautiful Man (4:34)
1.10 - Finn Peters, James Allsopp, Mark Lockheart, Emma Smith, Seb Rochford, Tom Herbert, Liam Noble - Mood Indigo (5:37)
1.11 - Finn Peters, James Allsopp, Mark Lockheart, Emma Smith, Seb Rochford, Tom Herbert, Liam Noble - Indian Summer (4:15)