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.RSO Album Discography, Part 2: The RSO Releases accessed November 13, 2017Ron Carter catalog, accessed November 13, 2017
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 (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 Album cover Artwork: Jeff Wack
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