Newfoundland Sound, a Discography of Newfoundland and Labrador
Artist | Duff, Jim |
Album Title | Jazz mass |
Place | St. John's, NL |
Distributor | Jim Duff |
Recording Date | 2008. |
Physical Description | 1 sound disc : digital ; 12 cm. |
Notes | Compact disc. Program notes inserted in container. All compositions by Jim Duff. Cover painting by Paramita Nath. Recorded at Petro Canada Hall, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Record Time Productions. Unseen. The CD consists of a 37 minute Jazz Mass and a 5 minute piece called Beatus (Beatitudes). Jim Duff, a native of Newfoundland, Canada, holds a Diploma of Fine Arts from the University of Calgary, Alberta, a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, and a Masters of Music from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas. Jim has acted as instructor in trombone, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Band Arranging, North American Popular Music, and Instrumental Teaching Methods at Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
Performer | The Mass includes 55 performers (a jazz ensemble, woodwinds, strings, SATB choir, and soloists). The personnel for the project were drawn from members of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, the Quintessential Vocal Ensemble, and other notable musicians in the community. The two primary instrumental soloists are John Nugent and Patrick Boyle. Beatus includes vocal soloists Jane Leibel and Jonathan Reed, the choir, rhythm section, and instrumental soloist Bill Brennan. Grace Dunsmore, flute, piccolo ; Valerie Holden, oboe ; Lorne Buick, clarinet ; Grant Etchegary, Bassoon ; Paul Bendzsa, alto saxophone ; John Nugent, tenor saxophone ; James Prowse, Katie Sullivan, Donald Buell, trumpet ; Darren McDonald, Brian Way, Philip Holloway, Andrew Cooper, trombone ; Rob Power, percussion ; Joel Haynes, Scott Mansfield, drums ; Alison Black, Jennifer Johnson, Alasdair Black, Nancy Case-Oates, Heather Kao, Meaghan Keating, Kate Bevan-Baker, violin ; Scott Chancey, Sean Conway, viola ; Theo Weber, Sandra Pope, cello ; Frank Fusari, double bass ; Bill Brennan, piano, piano solos ; Patrick Boyle, guitar, featured trumpet solo, featured flugelhorn solo ; Glen Collins, guitar solo ; Josh Ward, Jack Daw, bass guitar ; John Nugent, featured tenor saxophone solo, featured flute solo ; Adrienne Fitzgerald, Katie Hopkins, Sarah Bludgell, Kathleen Allan, Eryn Dunphy, Amanda Reid, Jennifer Hart, Katie Sesk, Romesh Thavanathan, Rob Pittman, Daniel Alacoque, Anthony Maher, James Hurley, Michael Rosales, Andrew Bown, Jeff Foran, choir ; Janet Cull, Renee Marquis, Peter Halley, Glenn Simmons, Kathleen Allen, Jane Leibel, Jonathan Reed, vocal solos ; Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra. |
Additional Artists | Nugent, John Boyle, Patrick Dunsmore, Grace Holden, Valerie Buick, Lorne G. Etchegary, Grant Bendzsa, Paul Prowse, James Sullivan, Katie Buell, Donald McDonald, Darren Way, Brian Holloway, Philip Cooper, Andrew Power, Rob Haynes, Joel Mansfield, Scott Black, Alison Johnson, Jennifer Black, Alasdair Case-Oates, Nancy Kao, Heather Keating, Meaghan Bevan-Baker, Kate Chancey, Scott Conway, Sean Weber, Theo Pope, Sandra Fusari, Frank Brennan, Bill Ward, Josh Daw, Jack Collins, Glen Cull, Janet Marquis, Renee Halley, Peter Simmons, Glenn Allan Obbligati, Kathleen Leibel, Jane Reed, Jonathan Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra Quintessential Vocal Ensemble |
Content Notes | Jazz mass: Kyrie (8:26); Gloria (5:16); Credo (5:32); Sanctus/Benedictus (5:49); Agnus Dei (5:48); Ite missa est (6:24) -- Beatitudes: Beatus (5:02). |
Song Titles | Kyrie Gloria Credo Sanctus/Benedictus Agnus dei Ite missa est Beatus |
Genre | Jazz music.
Classical music. Choral music. |
Website | http://www.jimduff.ca/ |
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Year | 2008 |
ID | 2429 |