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 Ron Carter
Released	1980
Recorded	1980
Studio	Aura Recording Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:19
Label	RSO RS-1-3085
Producer	Ron Carter
Ron Carter chronology
Parfait (1980) Empire Jazz (1980) Super Strings (1981)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

• Ron Carter – bass, arranger
• Jon Faddis, Joe Shepley – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Eddie Bert – trombone
• Hubert Laws – flute
• Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Bob James – piano
• Jay Berliner – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Billy Cobham - drums
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion

Album cover Artwork: Jeff Wack

References