Release Date: 28 October 2013
Label: Sachal Music
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060097220274
Genres: Jazz World Music
Description
After topping the iTunes music charts and playing with Wynton Marsalis at the Marciac Jazz Festival, the Sachal Studios Orchestra is back with 'Jazz and All That' - an album of their unique interpretations of jazz and beyond.
Performed by virtuosos who cut their teeth in Pakistan's once-flourishing "Lollywood" film industry, the album brings together the most accomplished classical musicians of the subcontinent to play jazz classics - with a few surprises thrown in for good measure. As the Evening Standard said after their sold-out performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in 2012, it "ought to be wrong but sounds so right".
The album is dedicated to the memory of Dave Brubeck. The orchestra's take on Brubeck's Take Five from their 2012 debut album held the top spot on the iTunes jazz music chart in the US and UK for many weeks and the video became an unexpected YouTube sensation.
The re-emergence of these musicians of Lollywood's heyday, who had hung up their instruments in a more conservative Pakistan, has prompted comparisons with the Buena Vista Social Club. London-based Pakistani businessman Izzat Majeed has overcome threats and dismal recording facilities to bring the musicians out of obscurity and to be heard across the globe.
'Jazz and All That' showcases the best of East meets West. It includes jazz standards that can't fail to delight alongside classic pop songs by Stevie Wonder, R.E.M and The Beatles. By reimagining some of the best-loved songs of the West, the Sachal Jazz project is keeping Pakistan's traditional music, musicians and instruments alive.
Tracklisting
Fareeha Anwar
Mehnaz Begum
Humaira Channa
Mian Sherheryar
Sachal Studios Orchestra
Various Artists
Ustad Nazar Hussain
Reshman
Sachal Studios Orchestra
