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.[1][2]

Empire Jazz
Studio album by
Released1980
Recorded1980
StudioAura Recording Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length40:19
LabelRSO
RS-1-3085
ProducerRon Carter
Ron Carter chronology
Parfait
(1980)
Empire Jazz
(1980)
Super Strings
(1981)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     [3]

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".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by John Williams.

  1. "The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)" – 8:33
  2. "The Asteroid Field" – 9:08
  3. "Han Solo and the Princess (Love Theme)" – 8:09
  4. "Lando's Palace" – 7:04
  5. "Yoda's Theme" – 5:25

Personnel

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Album cover Artwork: Jeff Wack

References

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  1. ^ RSO Album Discography, Part 2: The RSO Releases accessed November 13, 2017
  2. ^ Ron Carter catalog, accessed November 13, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Various Artists: Empire Jazz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2017.