Empire Jazz

 ( Rso Records Albums ) 

Empire Jazz is an album by bassist Ron Carter featuring jazz interpretations of five of John Williams' themes from The Empire Strikes Back which was recorded in 1980 and released on the RSO Records label. RSO Album Discography, Part 2: The RSO Releases accessed November 13, 2017 Ron Carter catalog, accessed November 13, 2017

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Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "the all-star group has plenty of solo space and the music is transformed into reasonably creative jazz".

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Track listing All compositions by John Williams.

1. "The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)" – 8:33
2. "The Asteroid Field" – 9:08
3. "Han Solo and the Princess (Love Theme)" – 8:09
4. "Lando's Palace" – 7:04
5. "Yoda's Theme" – 5:25

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Personnel

• Ron Carter – double bass, arrangement
• Jon Faddis, Joe Shepley – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Eddie Bert – trombone
• Hubert Laws – flute
• Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Bob James – piano
• Jay Berliner – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Billy Cobham - drum kit
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion

Album cover Artwork: Jeff Wack

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