Empire Jazz
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 label.
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".Track listing
All compositions by John Williams.- "The Imperial March " – 8:33
- "The Asteroid Field" – 9:08
- "Han Solo and the Princess " – 8:09
- "Lando's Palace" – 7:04
- "Yoda's Theme" – 5:25
Personnel
- Ron Carter – bass, arranger
- 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 - drums
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion