explores the jazz, TV soundtrack, and film score aspect of the original work, combining it with classic big band writing and a focus on improvisation. As with their debut, all the tracks were recorded live in the studio with very few overdubs.Ībstract Orchestra’s MADVILLAIN Vol 1. Lonnie Smith, Quincy Jones, and Stevie Wonder gave the albums a jazz-oriented feel and ethos which in turn lend themselves perfectly to the deconstruction and re-imagining of Abstract Orchestra. Sampling the likes of Sun Ra, Bill Evans, Freddie Hubbard, George Duke, Dr.
1” takes the template of their debut LP “Dilla” and applies the same approach to the collaboration of MF Doom and Madlib, aka MADVILLAIN and their albums MADVILLAINY and MADVILLAIN 2. The band itself is based on the classic jazz big band instrumentation of saxes, trumpets, and trombones and features the cream of the north of England’s jazz scene who collectively have played with Jamiroquai, Corinne Bailey Rae, Mark Ronson, Martha Reeves, John Legend & the Roots, Roots Manuva and Amy Winehouse. Inspired by the legendary live performances of The Roots with Jay-Z and the 40 piece orchestral arrangements by Miguel-Atwood Ferguson of the work of J Dilla, classic arranging techniques underpin modern loop-based structures, breathing new life into familiar material. Illa J”, steadily building a loyal and supportive fanbase. music scene, touring constantly in promotion of their debut LP “Dilla” and follow up 45 “New Day feat.
Led by Saxophonist Rob Mitchell, Abstract Orchestra has been a consistent presence on the U.K.
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