The Bryan Ferry Orchestra -- The Jazz Age

I wish Stephen Poliakoff had heard this before doing the music to 'Dancing on the Edge', because Ferry and his collaborator nails that early 30s hot jazz style perfectly.

He proved on 'As Time Goes By' that he understands this orchestration

i quite like this album, it really gives a new perspective on roxy music. and i especially like that certain songs are rather difficul to identify. these new clothes really fit very well to those old roxy music tunes, 30s horn-heavy jazz rejuvenates 70s glam rock, who would have thought that possible?

This is worth reading. http://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15-20/9076-bryan-ferry/

sw00ds, Ned, and I discussed The Jazz Age here: http://rockcritics.com/2013/02/21/roxymania-re-turnedre-tuned/

Hah, totally forgot to post that discussion here, didn't I...

Really enjoying this record, I want more but with him singing as well

Well...catch the tour?

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/28/bryan-ferry-review

y'know, this may be an extended in-joke of an album but it's actually pretty great

Tbh I don't really mess with Ferry beyond the Roxy Music Greatest Hits but I like this record a lot, despite not knowing almost any of the original versions. The band swings, and I always appreciated the attention to period accuracy with the arrangements & playing.

if they had been any less committed to the period details, it wouldn't have worked as well as it does.

I love this ! He’s also been involved in the soundtrack of the (great) german tvshow Babylon Berlin set in 1920´s Germany.

If you can see it, I recommend you check out ‘Babylon Berlin’, not least for it’s judicious use of this album. Ferry even makes a cameo in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H24eEnEdT1M

Oh duh, didn’t see the xpost. Cosign above.