album design – jewel case w/ booklet
Sponsored by Shell, Tommy Smith embarked on a little tour of Scotland with his Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra in March 2007. US vibes master Joe Locke joined the band for four concerts and a recording session in Glasgow at the end of it.
from “The Scotsman”
SAXOPHONIST Tommy Smith launched this big band, at his own expense, in 2002 to help foster the cream of young Scottish jazz talent, and their debut recording amply illustrates the depth of that talent. Bolstered by some section leaders from the senior Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, the band were joined by American vibes maestro Joe Locke as a dazzling guest soloist for a brief Scottish tour in February. Sponsorship from Shell UK enabled both tour and recording (thus the title). The six tracks are typical of their imaginative repertoire, mixing fresh versions of jazz warhorses Cottontail and A Night in Tunisia with contemporary compositions by Kenny Wheeler, Lars Jansson and Fred Sturm.
the booklet:
We also designed the follow up album by the Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra in 2011, “Emergence“.
