Jazz
Prince was also active as a composer, arranger and producer in the jazz and pop field where he went by the name Bob Prince.
Prince released several albums under his own name for the Warner Brothers label in the late 1950s. Notable among these albums is Saxes Inc. which is arranged for an ensemble of twelve saxophones and rhythm section and features some of the top New York jazz and studio players of the time including Phil Woods, Gene Quill, Al Cohn and Zoot Sims. There is also a guest appearance by Coleman Hawkins.
Prince's two compositions for Jerome Robbins are excellent examples of Third Stream music which is the blending of jazz and classical styles.
Read more about this topic: Ballets By Robert Prince
Famous quotes containing the word jazz:
“It seems to me monstrous that anyone should believe that the jazz rhythm expresses America. Jazz rhythm expresses the primitive savage.”
—Isadora Duncan (1878–1927)
“Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The sequel was like a children’s party taken over by the elders.”
—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)
“There’s more bad music in jazz than any other form. Maybe that’s because the audience doesn’t really know what’s happening.”
—Pat Metheny (b. 1954)