Jazz
This is pretty self-explanitory. Jazz records!
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Lee Stone: What Is Life (Break Out Records)The first time I heard this 45 with it’s slick vocals and great horns I started to jones. Possibly one of my favourite jazz 45’s
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Kenny Rankin: In The Name Of Love (Columbia)This 45 Columbia version differs significantly from the Scat vocal / acoustic guitar led LP cut. One of my favorite Jazz 45’s that recently got crossed off the wants list.
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Mulatu Astatke: Yefikir Tizita (Philips)A decent hypnotic example of Ethio jazz. This track makes me want to a) Visit Ethiopia. B) Charm Snakes.
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Cecil Young Progressive Quartet - Volume 2Crazy beatnik jazz from the 50s, heavy on the scat, bongos & humour. They have another EP before this one but I don’t know of anything else this group did apart from these two EPs on King. I suspect they both featured smilarly excellent cover art & the longer tracks (”Who Parked The […]
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Michael Garrick: Promises (Argo 1965)A very solid modal LP featuring Joe Harriott, Ian Carr et al. Following a lengthy search for a decent copy, I was fairly alarmed when this one turned up in a used pizza box! Somehow it made it to me without a mark, the vinyl un-played the cover smelling lightly of Margarita. Song by the […]
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Michael Garrick: Black Marigolds (Argo 1966)Another one comped by Peterson, Black Marigolds is probably not my favorite Garrick LP as a whole. However, I can’t escape my love for ‘Ursula’ played by Don Rendell on Soprano and tenor Sax with Ian Carr on fluegel horn…
“Ursula”
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Michael Garrick: The Heart Is A Lotus (Argo 1970)Featuring collaborators Ian Carr, Don Rendell and Norma Winstone. I do really like this LP as a whole but somehow I feel there’s more in there that I haven’t picked up on…It seems to promise my expectations but I appear to be unable to track the true direction of the vibe on this LP. I […]
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Alan Clare Group - MilligatawnySince there seems to have been something of a run on UK jazz on Waxidermy lately, here is an interesting 45 to share. Alan Clare was a UK pianist who had a pretty long career & a touch of mainstream success from the 40s through to the 80s. Most of the online discographies […]
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Choreo - Choreo BluesI believe Choreo was a company that specialised in instructional dance records. This 45 has a couple of nice jazz tracks that feature somewhat quirky intros before hitting with some pretty nice jazz grooves. Does anyone have more information on the label, or know if they have other worthwhile releases?
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Graham Collier: Deep Dark Blue CentreHorns, guitars and bass catch a groove on the cut Crumblin ‘ Cookie, featured on the Peterson comp and regarded by many as Colliers finest moment, I seriously love this cut, it makes me play air sax…
“Crumblin’ Cookie”
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Graham Collier Sextet: Down Another RoadOn the Nucleus tip, combining jazz with beat driven groves, this LP works well. The track included here is the title cut with John Marshall on drums..(Just noticed there are x2 jumps on this - looks like I should’ve cleaned this one before recording).
“Down Another Road”
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Harry Beckett: Flare Up (Philips 1970)Stare into Harry’s eyes on the cover shot and you get the sense he wants to do the nasty with your frontal lobes…Harry, you see is hardcore. This is a hard hitting LP with a very British flavour. The track for inclusion here is ‘Third Road’ John Webb’s drumming on this cut is exceptional even […]
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Dick Morrissey Quartet: It’s Morrissey, Man! – Fontana 1961I love the Britishness of this LP from cover shot to content. The image of the Quartet on the tracks is inspired. The artistic concept is flawless…Apart from having to cart a double bass along the tracks which must have been a bad day out for Bassist Malcolm Cecil. Morrissey’s second LP this record was […]
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The Dick Morrissey Quartet: Have You Heard? – 77 RecordsProduced by Doug Dobell, there is some speculation as to weather this LP and all other releases on 77 records were only available from his shop (Dobells) Whatever the case, Have You Heard is a great LP featuring Harry South (Piano) Dick Morrissey (Tenor) Phil Bales (Bass) and Jackie Dougan (Drums). Morrissey was the ripe […]
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Dee Dee Bridgewater: Afro Blue – Trio 1974Supported by her brothers Cacil and Ron on this Japanese only issue LP. Dee Dee’s vocal skills get a serious workout on the title cut Afro Blue, a driving belter that does to these ears deserve the adulation it has received over the years. With all of that said I’ve always been drawn to her […]
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Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood Of Breath: RCA NeonSA McGregor had a particularly hard time in the UK with his band of African Jazzers although highly acclaimed his first line up disbanded before McGregor went on to form a new group…The story of what happened to some of the guys playing in his first line up and this ‘new’ line up is tragic…Nevertheless […]
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Brother Ah: Key To Knowhere – Divine Records 1983Another spiritual piece with a very nice version of ‘Motherless Child’ featuring vocals from Nataska Hasan Toussef and swirling harp from Jeff Majors. The sleeve notes by Minerva Gail describe the LP thus: ‘The Sound Is spiritual. We hear the blues – the healing blues that remind us of ourselves, let us know here we […]
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Amancio D’Silva: Integration – Columbia 1969For me this is a very special record, Featuring: Amancio D’silva, Ian Carr, Don Rendell, Dave Green and Trevor Tomkins. Every track on this album is innovative and perfectly executed I only wish I had more space on my server to upload the record as a whole. The track featured here is titled Ganges, I […]
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B.J Ward: Vocal Ease – CatfishThe Title cut is a kind of groovy female jazz number with upfont vocals in a similar vein to Doris et al. I can’t shake the chorus and it hasn’t left my deck since it came through the door. More than a one trick pony, this Lp features several decent tracks including ‘The Loner’ (as […]
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Surman/Skidmore/Oxley: Jazz in Britain ’68 –’69 (Decca Eclipse)Featuring the cream of Brit experimentalists this LP highlights some of the creativeness going on in the UK scene towards the end of the 60’s. The track included here is ‘Shepherd Oak’. Featuring: John Surman, Alan Skidmore, Mike Osbourne, Harry Beckett, John Taylor and others. Surprisingly restrained for these particular players who are / were […]