| Code | DS/UK/8992 |
| Name | The Bryan Ferry Orchestra (2012) |
| Dates | 2012 |
| Gender | Group (Male) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | United Kingdom (formed) |
| Relationships | Members:
Colin Good - piano
Enrico Tomasso - cornet, trumpet
Malcolm Earle-Smith - trombone
Richard White - saxophones, clarinet
Robert Fowler, Alan Barnes - saxophone, clarinet
Martin Wheatley - banjo, guitar
John Sutton - drums |
| Biography | The Bryan Ferry Orchestra is a retro-jazz ensemble founded and led by Bryan Ferry. They exclusively play his work in a 1920s jazz style. Ferry formed the orchestra out of a desire to focus on the melodies of his songs, and "see how they would stand up without singing".
Ferry neither plays nor sings with the orchestra; BBC reviewer Chris Roberts called it a "peculiar concept then, with Ferry now, almost Warhol-like, sagely mute to one side while collaborators silkscreen his own icons. As fascinating as it is perplexing, anything but obvious, and therefore to be applauded." |