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| Days on Earth | ||||
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| Released | 2019 | |||
| Recorded | December 2017 | |||
| Studio | British Grove Studios | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:22 | |||
| Label | Edition | |||
| Producer | Mark Lockheart | |||
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Days on Earth is a 2019 album by musician Mark Lockheart released on Edition Records.
The album is a six-piece suite of compositions by Lockheart for jazz sextet alongside 30-piece orchestra conducted by John Ashton Thomas. It was recorded at Mark Knopfler's British Grove Studios in Chiswick, West London [1] over 2-days in December 2017.[2] Featured musicians include Liam Noble, Seb Rochford and John Parricelli.
Reception
[edit]The album was well received with reviews in many publications. The Guardian newspaper's John Fordham gave a 4-star review referencing "Lockheart’s laconically Wayne Shorter-ish sax sound" in a "fine, ambitious recording" which "invites a wider audience" than jazz lovers,[3] while Mike Hobart of the Financial Times also awarded 4-stars to an album interweaving "spiky lines and smooth contours of contemporary European jazz with the shifting textures of a 30-piece orchestra." [4] Jazzwise called the work Lockheart's "magnum opus" and "an impressive achievement in both concept and execution".[5] DownBeat noted the "indelible, head-bobbing groove" of the track “Believers", and how "Lockheart frequently crafts segments within each of the seven songs, so an element of unpredictability arises and the overall momentum never sags.".[6] MOJO deemed this album Lockheart's "boldest yet… Lush and ambitious, it's cinematically compelling from the off”.[7] The album also received reviews in the German music magazine Rondo[8] and in The Times.[9]
Live performances
[edit]The first performance and album launch were held at Milton Court Concert Hall (part of the Barbican Estate) with jazz sextet and the Studio Orchestra of Guildhall School of Music & Drama.[10][11]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are composed by Mark Lockheart. The album is a six-piece suite with tracks 2 and 3 forming one piece.
- "A View From Above" - 6:39
- "Brave World" - 2:48
- "This Much I Know Is True" - 7:23
- "Party Animal" - 8:55
- "Believers" - 9:49
- "Triana" - 5:07
- "Long Way Gone" - 9:41
Personnel
[edit]Jazz Musicians
[edit]- Mark Lockheart - tenor & soprano sax
- John Parricelli - guitars
- Liam Noble - piano
- Alice Leggett - alto sax
- Tom Herbert - bass
- Seb Rochford - drums
Other featured soloists
[edit]- Laura Jurd - trumpet
- Rowland Sutherland - flutes
Orchestra
[edit]Violins
[edit]- Jackie Shave (leader of strings)
- Warren Zielinski
- Rita Manning
- Tom Pigott-Smith
- Magnus Johnston
- Marije Johnston
- Katherine Shave
- Patrick Kiernan
- Shlomy Dobrinsky
- Tom Crehan
- Ruth Ehrlich
- William Hillman
- Matthew Ward
Violas
[edit]- Bruce White
- Oli Langford
- Clare Finnimore
- Paul Cassidy
- Ruth Gibson
Cellos
[edit]- Caroline Dearnley
- Jonathan Tunnell
- Jacqueline Thomas
- David Daniels
Harp
[edit]- Helen Tunstall
Clarinets
[edit]- Nick Rodwell
- James Allsopp
Flutes
[edit]- Anna Noakes
- Rowland Sutherland
French Horns
[edit]- Jim Rattigan
- Laurence Davies
Trumpets
[edit]- Pat White
- Toby Street
- Laura Jurd on tracks 4 & 7
Trombone
[edit]Alistair White
Bass Trombone
[edit]Andy Wood
Other credits
[edit]- Produced by Mark Lockheart and Steve Baker
- Executive Producer Dave Stapleton
- Recorded at British Grove Studios, London on December 13 and 14 2017 by Martin Hollis
- Mixed by Steve Baker
- Mastered by Peter Beckman at Technology Works
References
[edit]- ↑ Williams, Richard (10 January 2019). "Mark Lockheart's Days on Earth". The Blue Moment. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Mark Lockheart - Days on Earth". Edition Records. 24 November 2025.
- ↑ Fordham, John (18 January 2019). "Mark Lockheart: Days on Earth review – brightest recording of a glittering career". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ Hobart, Mike (18 January 2019). "Mark Lockheart: Days on Earth - orchestral jazz". The Financial Times. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ Nicholson, Stuart. "Mark Lockheart: Days on Earth". Jazzwise Magazine. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ Reed, Bobby (January 2019). "Days on Earth review". Downbeat Magazine. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ Cowan, Andy (February 2019). "Mojo". Mojo (303): 87.
- ↑ Stiefele, Werner (19 January 2019). "Days On Earth - Mark Lockheart". Rondo. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ Bungey, John (25 January 2019). "Mark Lockheart: Days on Earth". The Times Newspaper. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Guildhall Studio Orchestra with Mark Lockheart". Barbican.org. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Guildhall School Spring Programme". Guildhall School. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2025.