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Journeys in Modern Jazz: Britain

Various artists

[The tracks] come from a unique, some say golden, period of British jazz where artists reframed their music according to their own musical vision, creating original and distinctive music that... — Jazzwise, August 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…
  • Release Date: 16th Jul 2021
  • Catalogue No: 5393586
  • Label: Decca
  • Length: 87 minutes
  • Jazzwise
    Recommended Reissue/Archive
    August 2021
  • Presto Recording of the Week
    6th August 2021
  • Presto Recordings of the Year
    Finalist 2021
    Reissues/Archive
  • The Guardian
    Jazz Album of the Month
    July 2021

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    • Contents

    Wheeler, K: Don The Dreamer

    Work length6:16
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    • Ken Wheeler, The John Dankworth Orchestra, Dick Hart (tuba), Alf Reece (tuba), Henry Shaw (trumpet), Derek Watkins (trumpet), Michael Gibbs (trombone), Henry Lowther (trumpet), Chris Pyne (trombone), John Dankworth (saxophone), Tony Coe (saxophone), Tony Roberts (saxophone), Ray Swinfield (saxophone), Bob Cornford (piano), Alan Branscombe (piano), Tristan Fry (percussion), John McLaughlin (guitar), John Spooner (drums), Dave Holland (bass), Kenny Wheeler (music production), Les Condon (trumpet)
    • Recorded: 1969
    • Recording Venue: Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London

    Trevor Tomkins, Davy Quincy: A Matter Of Time

    Work length4:02
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    • Don Rendell Quintet, Peter Shade (flute), Trevor Tomkins (drums), Jack Thorncraft (bass), Peter Shade (vibraphone), Don Rendell (tenor), Stan Robinson (flute), Stan Robinson (clarinet), Stan Robinson (tenor saxophone), Don Rendell (alto flute), Don Rendell (flute), Don Rendell (sopranino & alto sax)
    • Recorded: 1972-12-16
    • Recording Venue: Lansdowne Studios, London

    Colin Bates: Brew

    Work length5:40
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    • Collin Bates Trio, Colin Bates (piano), Barry Dillon (bass), John Webb (drums)
    • Recorded: 1968
    • Recording Venue: Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London

    John Warren: With Terry's Help

    Work length6:00
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    • John Surman (baritone saxophone), Martin Drover (trumpet), Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet), Harry Beckett (flugelhorn), Harry Beckett (trumpet), Malcolm Griffiths (trombone), Ed Harvey (trombone), Danny Almark (trombone), Alan Skidmore (alto flute), Alan Skidmore (flute), Alan Skidmore (tenor saxophone), Stu Martin (percussion), Alan Jackson (percussion), Stu Martin (drums), Alan Jackson (drums), Harry Miller (bass), Barre Phillips (bass), John Taylor (piano), Stan Sulzmann (flute), Stan Sulzmann (soprano saxophone), Stan Sulzmann (alto saxophone), Mike Osborne (clarinet), Mike Osborne (alto saxophone), John Surman (soprano saxophone), John Warren (flute), John Warren (baritone saxophone), Martin Drover (flageolet)
    • Recorded: 1971

    Michael Garrick: Second Coming

    Work length5:36
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    • Michael Garrick Sextet, Michael Garrick (piano), Ian Carr (trumpet), Ian Carr (flugelhorn), Joe Harriott (alto saxophone), Tony Coe (tenor saxophone), Tony Coe (clarinet), Coleridge Goode (double bass), Dave Green (double bass), Colin Barnes (drums)
    • Recorded: 1965-05
    • Recording Venue: The Decca Studios, London

    Westbrook: Waltz (For Joanna)

    Work length5:56
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    • Mike Westbrook Concert Band, Paul Rutherford (trombone), Tom Bennellick (french horn), Brian Smith (tenor saxophone), Nisar Ahmed Khan (tenor saxophone), Alan Skidmore (tenor saxophone), Alan Skidmore (flute), Malcolm Griffiths (trombone), Michael Gibbs (trombone), Greg Bowen (trumpet), Henry Lowther (trumpet), Ronnie Hughes (trumpet), Tony Fisher (trumpet), Dave Holdsworth (trumpet), Dave Holdsworth (flugelhorn), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet), Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn), George Smith (tuba), Bernard Lee, John Surman (baritone saxophone), Mike Westbrook (piano), John Warren (alto saxophone), John Warren (baritone saxophone), John Warren (flute), Mike Osborne (alto saxophone), Mike Osborne (clarinet), Bernie Living (alto saxophone), Bernie Living (flute), John Surman (soprano saxophone), John Marshall (drums), John Surman (music director & conductor), Barre Phillips (bass), Chris Laurence (bass), Harry Miller (bass), Eddie Harvey (music director & conductor), Eddie Harvey (trombone), Mike Westbrook (music director & conductor), Alan Jackson (drums), Martin Fry (tuba)
    • Recorded: 1969

    Stanley William Tracey: Matinee Days

    Work length4:31
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    • Stan Tracey And His Big Band, Greg Bowen (trumpet), Bryan Spring (drums), Dave Green (bass), Frank Ricotti (vibraphone), Mike Gibbs (trombone), Keith Christie (trombone), Chris Pyne (trombone), Henry Shaw (trumpet), Stan Tracey (piano), Tony Fisher (trumpet), Derek Watkins (trumpet), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Alan Skidmore (tenor saxophone), Tony Coe (clarinet), Dennis Walton (alto saxophone), Peter King (alto saxophone)
    • Recorded: 1969-10-08
    • Recording Venue: Lansdowne Studios, London

    James Graham Collier: Third Road

    Work length5:31
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    • Harry Beckett (trumpet), Harry Beckett (flugelhorn), Mike Osborne (alto saxophone), John Surman (baritone saxophone), John Surman (soprano saxophone), John Taylor (piano), Chris Laurence (bass), John Webb (drums), Alan Skidmore (soprano saxophone), Alan Skidmore (tenor saxophone), Frank Ricotti (vibraphone)
    • Recorded: 1970-08-18
    • Recording Venue: Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London

    Neil Ardley: Greek Variations: Santorin, Omonoia, Delphi, Kerkyra, Metorea, Kriti

    Work length5:16
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    • Don Rendell (soprano saxophone), Neil Ardley (music director & conductor), Ian Carr (trumpet), Karl Jenkins (soprano saxophone), Kelly Isaacs (violin), Jack Rothstein (violin), Frank Ricotti (percussion), Frank Ricotti (marimba), Frank Ricotti (vibraphone), Michael Gibbs (trombone), Karl Jenkins (oboe), Karl Jenkins (baritone saxophone), John Marshall (drums), Jack Bruce (bass), Don Rendell (tenor saxophone), Amaryllis Fleming (cello), Jeff Clyne (bass), Barbara Thompson (flute), Barbara Thompson (soprano saxophone), Barbara Thompson (alto saxophone), Ian Carr (flugelhorn), Don Rendell (clarinet), Don Rendell (alto flute)
    • Recorded: 1970

    Howard Riley: Angle

    Work length5:04
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    • The New Jazz Orchestra (music production), Michael Gibbs (trombone), Frank Ricotti (marimba), Frank Ricotti (vibraphone), George Smith (tuba), Ian Carr (flugelhorn), Ian Carr (trumpet), Henry Lowther (trumpet), Harry Beckett (trumpet), Derek Watkins (trumpet), Tony Russell (trombone), Neil Ardley (music director & conductor), Jack Bruce (bass guitar), Derek Wadsworth (trombone), Barbara Thompson (flute), Barbara Thompson (soprano saxophone), Barbara Thompson (tenor saxophone), Dick Heckstall-Smith (soprano saxophone), Dick Heckstall-Smith (tenor saxophone), Jim Philip (clarinet), Jim Philip (flute), Jim Philip (tenor saxophone), Dave Gelly (bass clarinet), Dave Gelly (clarinet), Dave Gelly (tenor saxophone), Jon Hiseman (drums), John Mumford (trombone)
    • Recorded: 1968-09-19
    • Recording Venue: Pye Recording Studios, London

    John Warren: Old San Juan

    Work length11:57
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    • The Alan Skidmore Quintet, John Taylor (piano), Harry Miller (double bass), Tony Oxley (drums), Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn), Alan Skidmore (tenor saxophone)
    • Recorded: 1969

    Harry South: Storm Warning

    Work length7:08
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    • Dick Morrissey Quartet, Dick Morrissey (tenor saxophone), Harry South (piano), Phil Bates (bass), Phil Seamen (drums)
    • Recorded: 1961-04

    Mike Taylor: To Segovia

    Work length5:29
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    • Mike Taylor Quartet, Mike Taylor (piano), Tony Reeves (bass), Jon Hiseman (drums), Dave Tomlin (soprano saxophone), Denis Preston
    • Recorded: 1965-10
    • Recording Venue: Lansdowne Studios, London

    Michael Gibbs, Michael Gibbs: Some Echoes, Some Shadows

    Work length9:04
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    • Kenny Wheeler (trumpet), Chris Pyne (trombone), Cliff Hardie (trombone), David Horler (trombone), John Wilbraham (trumpet), Derek Watkins (trumpet), Derek Watkins (flugelhorn), Henry Lowther (trumpet), Henry Lowther (flugelhorn), Ian Hammer (trumpet), Ian Hammer (flugelhorn), Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn), Tony Roberts (pipe), Maurice Miller (trumpet), Maurice Miller (flugelhorn), Nigel Carter (trumpet), Nigel Carter (flugelhorn), Dick Hart (tuba), Martin Fry (tuba), Bobby Lambe (trombone), Chris Spedding (acoustic guitar), Tony Oxley (drums), Chris Spedding (electric guitar), Chris Spedding (bass guitar), Brian Odges (bass guitar), Jack Bruce (bass guitar), Ken Goldy (bass trombone), Maurice Gee (bass trombone), Ray Premru (bass trombone), Alan Ford (cello), Fred Alexander (cello), John Marshall (drums), Ray Russell (electric guitar), Mike Osborne (pipe), Alan Civil (french horn), Jim Buck Jr (french horn), Nicholas Busch (french horn), Valerie Smith (french horn), Mick Pyne (piano), Bob Cornford (piano), Frank Ricotti (percussion), Alan Skidmore (pipe), Barbara Thompson (pipe), Duncan Lamont (pipe), John Surman (pipe), Ray Warleigh (pipe)
    • Recorded: 1970

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