Empire Jazz

Empire Jazz
Studio album by Ron Carter
Released	1980
Recorded	1980
Studio	Aura Recording Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:19
Label	RSO; RS-1-3085
Producer	Ron Carter
Ron Carter chronology

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.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

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".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Williams.

"The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)" – 8:33
"The Asteroid Field" – 9:08
"Han Solo and the Princess (Love Theme)" – 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

References

↑ RSO Album Discography, Part 2: The RSO Releases accessed November 13, 2017
↑ Ron Carter catalog, accessed November 13, 2017
1 2 Yanow, Scott. Various Artists: Empire Jazz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

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[1] RSO Album Discography, Part 2: The RSO Releases accessed November 13, 2017

[2] Ron Carter catalog, accessed November 13, 2017

[Allmusic-3] 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Various Artists: Empire Jazz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2017.