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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: 5393589
  • 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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  • Journeys in Modern Jazz: Britain
    Journeys in Modern Jazz: Britain
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    • Contents

    Wheeler, K: Don The Dreamer

    Work length6:16
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    • Ken Wheeler, The John Dankworth Orchestra, Kenny Wheeler (musicproduction), Dave Holland (bass), John Spooner (drumkit), John McLaughlin (guitar), Tristan Fry (percussion), Alan Branscombe (piano), Bob Cornford (piano), Ray Swinfield (saxophone), Tony Coe (saxophone), Tony Roberts (saxophone), John Dankworth (saxophone), Chris Pyne (trombone), Henry Lowther (trumpet), Michael Gibbs (trombone), Derek Watkins (trumpet), Henry Shaw (trumpet), Alf Reece (tuba), Dick Hart (tuba), 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, Don Rendell (tenor), Don Rendell (sopraninosaxophone), Don Rendell (altosaxophone), Don Rendell (flute), Don Rendell (altoflute), Stan Robinson (tenorsaxophone), Stan Robinson (clarinet), Stan Robinson (flute), Peter Shade (vibraphone), Peter Shade (flute), Jack Thorncraft (bass), Trevor Tomkins (drumkit)
    • 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 (drumkit)
    • Recorded: 1968
    • Recording Venue: Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London

    John Warren: With Terry's Help

    Work length6:00
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    • John Warren (recordingarranger), John Surman (baritonesaxophone), John Warren (baritonesaxophone), John Warren (flute), John Surman (sopranosaxophone), Mike Osborne (altosaxophone), Mike Osborne (clarinet), Stan Sulzmann (altosaxophone), Stan Sulzmann (sopranosaxophone), Stan Sulzmann (flute), John Taylor (piano), Barre Phillips (bass), Harry Miller (bass), Alan Jackson (drumkit), Alan Jackson (percussion), Stu Martin (drumkit), Stu Martin (percussion), Alan Skidmore (tenorsaxophone), Alan Skidmore (flute), Alan Skidmore (altoflute), Danny Almark (trombone), Ed Harvey (trombone), Malcolm Griffiths (trombone), Harry Beckett (trumpet), Harry Beckett (flugelhorn), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet), Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn), Martin Drover (trumpet), 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 (altosaxophone), Tony Coe (tenorsaxophone), Tony Coe (clarinet), Coleridge Goode (doublebass), Dave Green (doublebass), Colin Barnes (drumkit)
    • Recorded: 1965-05
    • Recording Venue: The Decca Studios, London

    Westbrook: Waltz (For Joanna)

    Work length5:56
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    • Mike Westbrook Concert Band, Mike Westbrook (piano), John Warren (altosaxophone), John Warren (baritonesaxophone), John Warren (flute), Mike Osborne (altosaxophone), Mike Osborne (clarinet), Bernie Living (altosaxophone), Bernie Living (flute), John Surman (baritonesaxophone), John Surman (sopranosaxophone), Barre Phillips (bass), Chris Laurence (bass), Harry Miller (bass), Eddie Harvey (trombone), Alan Jackson (drumkit), John Marshall (drumkit), Tom Bennellick (frenchhorn), Brian Smith (tenorsaxophone), Nisar Ahmed Khan (tenorsaxophone), Alan Skidmore (tenorsaxophone), Alan Skidmore (flute), Malcolm Griffiths (trombone), Michael Gibbs (trombone), Paul Rutherford (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), Martin Fry (tuba)
    • John Surman, Eddie Harvey, Mike Westbrook
    • Recorded: 1969

    Stanley William Tracey: Matinee Days

    Work length4:31
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    • Stan Tracey And His Big Band, Stan Tracey (piano), Peter King (altosaxophone), Dennis Walton (altosaxophone), Tony Coe (clarinet), Alan Skidmore (tenorsaxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritonesaxophone), Derek Watkins (trumpet), Tony Fisher (trumpet), Henry Shaw (trumpet), Greg Bowen (trumpet), Chris Pyne (trombone), Keith Christie (trombone), Mike Gibbs (trombone), Frank Ricotti (vibraphone), Dave Green (bass), Bryan Spring (drumkit)
    • 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 (altosaxophone), Graham Collier (recordingarranger), John Surman (baritonesaxophone), John Surman (sopranosaxophone), John Taylor (piano), Chris Laurence (bass), John Webb (drumkit), Alan Skidmore (sopranosaxophone), Alan Skidmore (tenorsaxophone), 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 (sopranosaxophone), Ian Carr (trumpet), Don Rendell (tenorsaxophone), Don Rendell (altoflute), Don Rendell (clarinet), Ian Carr (flugelhorn), Barbara Thompson (altosaxophone), Barbara Thompson (sopranosaxophone), Barbara Thompson (flute), Jeff Clyne (bass), Amaryllis Fleming (cello), John Marshall (drumkit), Jack Bruce (bass), Karl Jenkins (sopranosaxophone), Karl Jenkins (baritonesaxophone), Karl Jenkins (oboe), Michael Gibbs (trombone), Frank Ricotti (vibraphone), Frank Ricotti (marimba), Frank Ricotti (percussion), Jack Rothstein (violin), Kelly Isaacs (violin)
    • Neil Ardley
    • Recorded: 1970

    Howard Riley: Angle

    Work length5:04
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    • The New Jazz Orchestra (musicproduction), Jack Bruce (bassguitar), Jon Hiseman (drumkit), Dave Gelly (tenorsaxophone), Dave Gelly (clarinet), Dave Gelly (bassclarinet), Jim Philip (tenorsaxophone), Jim Philip (flute), Jim Philip (clarinet), Dick Heckstall-Smith (tenorsaxophone), Dick Heckstall-Smith (sopranosaxophone), Barbara Thompson (tenorsaxophone), Barbara Thompson (sopranosaxophone), Barbara Thompson (flute), Derek Wadsworth (trombone), John Mumford (trombone), Michael Gibbs (trombone), Tony Russell (trombone), Derek Watkins (trumpet), Harry Beckett (trumpet), Henry Lowther (trumpet), Ian Carr (trumpet), Ian Carr (flugelhorn), George Smith (tuba), Frank Ricotti (vibraphone), Frank Ricotti (marimba)
    • Neil Ardley
    • 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 (doublebass), Tony Oxley (drumkit), Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn), Alan Skidmore (tenorsaxophone)
    • Recorded: 1969

    Harry South: Storm Warning

    Work length7:08
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    • Dick Morrissey Quartet, Dick Morrissey (tenorsaxophone), Harry South (piano), Phil Bates (bass), Phil Seamen (drumkit)
    • 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 (drumkit), Dave Tomlin (sopranosaxophone)
    • Recorded: 1965-10
    • Recording Venue: Lansdowne Studios, London

    Michael Gibbs: Some Echoes, Some Shadows

    Work length9:04
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    • Michael Gibbs, Chris Spedding (acousticguitar), Chris Spedding (electricguitar), Chris Spedding (bassguitar), Brian Odges (bassguitar), Jack Bruce (bassguitar), Ken Goldy (basstrombone), Maurice Gee (basstrombone), Ray Premru (basstrombone), Alan Ford (cello), Fred Alexander (cello), John Marshall (drumkit), Tony Oxley (drumkit), Ray Russell (electricguitar), Alan Civil (frenchhorn), Jim Buck Jr (frenchhorn), Nicholas Busch (frenchhorn), Valerie Smith (frenchhorn), Mick Pyne (piano), Bob Cornford (piano), Frank Ricotti (percussion), Alan Skidmore (pipe), Barbara Thompson (pipe), Duncan Lamont (pipe), John Surman (pipe), Mike Osborne (pipe), Ray Warleigh (pipe), Tony Roberts (pipe), Bobby Lambe (trombone), 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 (trumpet), Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn), Maurice Miller (trumpet), Maurice Miller (flugelhorn), Nigel Carter (trumpet), Nigel Carter (flugelhorn), Dick Hart (tuba), Martin Fry (tuba)
    • Recorded: 1970
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