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A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)
''A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)'' is a studio album recorded in 2007 by the Terence Blanchard Quintet. The album was originally released on by Blue Note Records. In 2008, Blanchard won a Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, and was nominated for Best Jazz Instrument Solo for his work on the song "Levees". Also, ''JazzTimes'' included the album in its "Jazz Albums with Strings" list, ranking it #6. Background Film director Spike Lee commissioned New Orleans native Terence Blanchard to compose the score for his 2006 four-hour HBO documentary '' When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts'', to show the agony of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In 2007 Blanchard recorded "A Tale of God's Will", which contains parts ("The Water", "Levees", "Wading Through", and "Funeral Dirge") of the recording that were heard in Lee's documentary. Blanchard's mother, Wilhelmina, lost her Pontchartrain Park home in the tragedy but survived. In his interview ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Blanchard
Terence Oliver Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) is an American trumpeter and composer. He started his career in 1982 as a member of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, then The Jazz Messengers. He has composed more than forty film scores and performed on more than fifty. A frequent collaborator with director Spike Lee, he has been nominated for two Academy Awards for composing the scores for Lee's films ''BlacKkKlansman'' (2018) and ''Da 5 Bloods'' (2020). He has won five Grammy Awards from fourteen nominations. From 2000 to 2011, Blanchard served as artistic director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. In 2011, he was named artistic director of the Henry Mancini Institute at the University of Miami, and in 2015, he became a visiting scholar in jazz composition at the Berklee College of Music. In 2019, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), named Blanchard to its Endowed Chair in Jazz Studies, where he will remain until 2024. The Metropolitan Opera in New York staged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award For Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been presented since 1961. From 1962 to 1971 and 1979 to 1991 the award title specified instrumental performances. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. Name changes The name of the award has been changed several times. * 1961: Best Jazz Performance Large Group * 1962–1963: Best Jazz Performance – Large Group (Instrumental) * 1964: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group * 1965–1971: Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group * 1972–1978: Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band * 1979–1991: Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band * 1992–2000: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance * 2001–present: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Recipients See also * Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album * Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo * Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
