The Thompson Fields
| The Thompson Fields | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 22, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | August 2014 | |||
| Studio | Avatar, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz, big band | |||
| Length | 77:21 | |||
| Label | ArtistShare | |||
| Producer | Maria Schneider, Ryan Truesdell | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | |
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The Thompson Fields is an album by the Maria Schneider Orchestra that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2017. Schneider was the composer, conductor, and co-producer of the autobiographical work. The title comes from the Minnesota farm where she was raised.
The Thompson Fields comes with over fifty pages of liner notes containing photographs, drawings, and Schneider's thoughts about nature.