The Bryan Ferry Orchestra

The Bryan Ferry Orchestra is a retro-jazz ensemble founded and led by Bryan Ferry. They exclusively play his work in a 1920s jazz style. Ferry formed the orchestra out of a desire to focus on the melodies of his songs, and "see how they would stand up without singing". Their album, The Jazz Age, was released on 26 November 2012 as a 10in vinyl folio edition and on 12in vinyl, CD and digital download, on BMG Rights Management Ferry neither plays nor sings with the orchestra; BBC reviewer Chris Roberts called it a "peculiar concept then, with Ferry now, almost Warhol-like, sagely mute to one side while collaborators silkscreen his own icons. As fascinating as it is perplexing, anything but obvious, and therefore to be applauded."

Performance

 * Colin Good - Piano & Arrangements
 * Enrico Tomasso - Cornet & Trumpet
 * Malcolm Earle-Smith - Trombone
 * Richard White - Alto & Bass Saxophones, Clarinet & Bass Clarinet
 * Robert Fowler - Tenor Saxophone & Clarinet
 * Alan Barnes - Alto & Baritone Saxophones, Saxinet
 * Martin Wheatley - Banjo & Guitar
 * John Sutton - Drums

Discography

 * The Jazz Age (26 November 2012)
 * Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby (6 May 2013)
 * "Love Is the Drug" (with Bryan Ferry)
 * "Crazy in Love" (with Emeli Sandé)
 * A Selection of Yellow Cocktail Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby (The Great Gatsby Jazz Recordings) (10 May 2013)
 * Babylon Berlin (Music from the Original TV Series) (2017)
 * "Dance Away"
 * "Reason or Rhyme"
 * "Bitters End"
 * "Alphaville"
 * "Chance Meeting"
 * Bitter-Sweet (Bryan Ferry album) (30 November 2018)