Empire Jazz
# Empire Jazz

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.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |

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".

## Track listing

All compositions by John Williams.

* "The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)" – 8:33
* "The Asteroid Field" – 9:08
* "Han Solo and the Princess (Love Theme)" – 8:09
* "Lando's Palace" – 7:04
* "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

