Giant Box

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FieldValue
nameGiant Box
typeAlbum
artistDon Sebesky
coverGiant Box.jpg
released1973
recordedApril and May 1973
studioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
genreJazz
length59:31
labelCTI
CTI 6031/32
producerCreed Taylor
chronologyDon Sebesky
prev_titleDistant Galaxy
prev_year1972
next_titleThe Rape of El Morro
next_year1975
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| name = Giant Box | type = Album | artist = Don Sebesky | cover = Giant Box.jpg | alt = | released = 1973 | recorded = April and May 1973 | venue = | studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | genre = Jazz | length = 59:31 | label = CTI CTI 6031/32 | producer = Creed Taylor | chronology = Don Sebesky | prev_title = Distant Galaxy | prev_year = 1972 | next_title = The Rape of El Morro | next_year = 1975

Giant Box is a double album by American arranger/conductor and composer Don Sebesky recorded in 1973 and released on the CTI label.

Reception

The Allmusic review states "This may have been Creed Taylor's most ambitious single project... Thankfully the musicmaking lives up to the billing. Everything that gave CTI its distinctive sound and identity is here – the classical adaptations, elaborate orchestrations and structuring, pop-tune covers, plenty of room for the star soloists to stretch out in a combo format... Giant Box still ranks as a sensational coup and a reminder of how potent CTI was at its peak". All About Jazz reviewer Dan Bilwasky said "While Giant Box is indicative of the bigger-is-better approach of the times, it also serves as a benchmark for creativity in arranging and composition, and helps to place Sebesky's talents in the proper light". | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | rev2Score = {{Cite book |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link = | year = 1985 | title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone | location = USA | isbn = 0-394-72643-X | pages = 176

Track listing

All compositions by Don Sebesky except where noted

  1. "Firebird/Birds of Fire" (Igor Stravinsky/John McLaughlin) – 13:57
  2. "Song to a Seagull" (Joni Mitchell) – 5:49
  3. "Free as a Bird" – 8:16
  4. "Psalm 150" (Jimmy Webb) – 8:10
  5. "Vocalise" (Sergei Rachmaninoff) – 5:40
  6. "Fly/Circles" – 9:49
  7. "Semi-Tough" – 7:50

Personnel

References

References

  1. [http://www.dougpayne.com/ctid7374.htm#giantbox CTI Records discography] accessed February 24, 2012
  2. Ginell, R. S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/giant-box-r2150507/review Allmusic Review] accessed February 24, 2012
  3. Bilawsky, D. [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/giant-box-don-sebesky-cti-masterworks-review-by-dan-bilawsky.php All About Jazz Review], accessed August 29, 2018

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