Shetland Improvisers Orchestra – First Steps

Label:	FMR Records (2) – FMRCD362-0913
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	UK
Released:	Nov 2013
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Contemporary Jazz, Free Improvisation, Free Jazz

Tracklist

1	First Recording	5:08
2	The Shetland Year	10:48
3	More Than A Sum Of The Parts	7:13
4	River Of Light	6:25
5	For Lol	8:26
6	The Glasgow Concert	33:12

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Townhall, Lerwick
Recorded At – Islesburgh Centre
Recorded At – Centre For Contemporary Arts, Glasgow

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Norman Willmore (tracks: 1)
Alto Saxophone, Guest – Raymond MacDonald (tracks: 6)
Baritone Saxophone, Guest – Graeme Wilson (tracks: 6)
Cornet – Jeff Merrifield (tracks: 2 to 4)
Directed By – George Burt (tracks: 2 to 4), Raymond MacDonald (tracks: 2 to 4)
Double Bass – Hayden Hook (tracks: 5, 6)
Double Bass, Guest – Armin Sturm (tracks: 6)
Drums – Douglas Stephenson (tracks: 1), Norman Willmore (tracks: 2 to 4, 6)
Electric Bass – Peter Keay (tracks: 1 to 4, 6)
Guitar – George Burt (tracks: 1)
Guitar, Guest – George Burt (tracks: 2 to 4, 6)
Liner Notes – Jeff Merrifield
Percussion – David Marsh (6), Elizabeth Garrick (tracks: 5, 6)
Piano – Lewis Hall (4) (tracks: 2 to 4, 6)
Presenter [Intro], Alto Saxophone – Raymond MacDonald (tracks: 1)
Recorder [Recorders] – Clair Aldington (tracks: 6)
Saxophone, Guest – Raymond MacDonald (tracks: 2 to 4)
Soprano Saxophone – Steve Chitty (tracks: 5, 6)
Tenor Saxophone – Jeff Merrifield (tracks: 2 to 6)
Trumpet – Drew Garrick (tracks: 2 to 6), Jeff Merrifield, Max Tyler (tracks: 1 to 4)
Trumpet [Pocket Trumpet] – Jeff Merrifield (tracks: 2 to 4, 6)
Violin [Electric Violin] – Dave Hamilton (9) (tracks: 6)
Voice – Jill Slee Blackadder (tracks: 2 to 4, 6)

Notes

Track 1: First Workshop Session, Town Hall, Lerwick, September 2011.
Tracks 2 to 4: Shetland Jazz Festival, Town Hall, Lerwick, June 2012.
Track 5: For Lol Session, Islesburgh Centre, Lerwick, September 2012.
Track 6: Glasgow Improvisers Festival 2012, Contemporary Arts Centre, Glasgow, December 2012.