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Ardley, Neil - A Symphony of Amaranths CD (expanded / remastered)

28-Dusk 107

This is the first-ever reissue of this, Brit-jazz composer/arranger Neil Ardley's 1st full album under his own name. This 1971, Dennis Preston production features the all-star band I know you were expecting me to list! Included are: Dick Heckstall...

$20.00

Bellatalla Quartet, Roberto - Borrowed Time

SLAM239

A great set in the classic Ornette 4tet vein, mixed with a Brit-jazz feel! I dont know any of these players (Roberto-double bass, Claude Deppa-trumpet, Jason Yarde-alto & soprano sax & Brian Abrahams-drums), but all play fabulously well. [SLAM]

$15.00

Dean, Elton - Silent Knowledge

RUNE 83

English jazz saxophone legend Elton was in the public eye for over 35 This was Cuneiform's first release by the great free-jazz saxophonist and composer Elton Dean and was also Elton's first-ever North American release under his own name. This album fe...

$15.00

Garrick, Michael - Moonscape

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One of the earliest and rarest Brit-jazz albums. I had no idea it existed until this reissue was released!

"Originally privately pressed in 1964 as a 10" lp in an edition of just 99 copies (for tax reasons) on the Airborne alabel...

$17.00

Gibbs, Michael - Back in the Days

Rune 322

"Gibbs music is full of intriguing inner detail that does not deflect from the ultimate destiny of his pieces." – BBC Music Magazine

"Mike Gibbs' ingenious arrangements suggest a pop art incarnation of a traditional big band...

$15.00

Hayes Quartet, Tubby - Addictive Tendencies 2 x CDs

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Tubby Hayes was one of the first wave of English hard-bop musicians of the 1950's and 60's and one of the top tenor sax players as well during the 20 years of his career. He never went into free-jazz, but he swung hard and he definitely influenced many...

$22.00

Laurence, Chris - New View

21-Basho 18

Chris Laurence is a bassist who has appeared on many Brit-jazz classics in the past. Nice to see a new release from him. This one features Frank Ricotti-vibes, John Parricelli-electric and acoustic guitars, Martin France-drums, Chris on bass and Norma...

$9.00

Law, John/Cornucopia Ensemble - Out of the Darkness

SLAM264

Really excellent modern Brit-jazz with a sound not copying the classics of Brit-jazz, but finding its own voice. Really great and highly recommended! "Cornucopia Ensemble: Rita Manning, violin/leader; Emlyn Singleton, violin; Andy Parker, viola; Nick ...

$15.00

McGregor, Chris - In His Good Time CD

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This is a major addition to the Brit-jazz CD cannon. This is one of two solo piano recordings by the great pianist, composer and bandleader from South Africa and it's the best recorded of the two. This has =30' of previously unheard material from the...

$20.00

McGregor, Chris - Our Prayer CD

39-CD-FLED-3070

Half-correct, pirated versions of test-pressings of this album have circulated among collectors of Brit-jazz for literally 4 decades(!) - I had a cassette of one-such 'test pressing' for over 20 years (on the other side was the unreleased session that...

$16.00

McGregor, Chris - Up to Earth CD

39-FLED3069

Half-correct pirated versions of test-pressings of this album have circulated among collectors of Brit-jazz for literally 4 decades(!) - I had a cassette of one such 'test pressing' for over 20 years (on the other side was the unreleased session that we eventually released as "Way Back When" by John Surman!) - but this is the first time that the entire album has ever been heard - and from the original master tapes! Includes short but very insightful commentary from the album's producer, Joe Boyd. This...

$16.00

McGregor, Chris / Brotherhood of Breath - Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath CD

39-CD-FLED-3062

The great 1st album by the Brotherhood has been newly reissued and remastered under original producer Joe Boyd's supervision. It features Chris McGregor, Dudu Pukwana, Mark Charig, Alan Skidmore, Louis Moholo, Mike Osborne, John Surman, Malcolm...

$16.00

McGregor, Chris/Brotherhood Of Breath - Eclipse at Dawn CD

RUNE 262

Eclipse at Dawn captures the band at an early peak, performing in front of a huge, rapturous crowd at the Berliner Jazztage on November 4, 1971. Recorded by German radio, this is probably the best live recording of the Brotherhood in existence!...

$30.00

Moholo, Louis - Mpumi

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Subtitled "Louis Moholo-Moholo meets Mervyn Africa - Pule Pheto - Keith Tippett", this is over 75' of drum and piano duets with Mervyn Africa (14'), Pule Pheto (17') and 45' - a full album in other words - of his work with long time partner and pal Kei...

$15.00

Moholo-Moholo, Louis - Spirits Rejoice / Bra Louis - Bra Tebs 2 x CDs

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This double CD presents two seperate sessions, both led by drummer Moholo. Spirits Rejoice is from 1978 and is an all-star Brit-jazz session (Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler, Nick Evans, Radu Malfatti, Keith Tippett, Johnny Dyani and Harry Miller), while Br...

$20.00

Moholo-Moholo, Louis/Stan Tracey - Khumbula (Remember)

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Stan Tracey is probably the living (grand)father of modern British jazz; starting in the more typical post-bop style and as the house pianist at Ronnie Scott's internationally known club in London, by the late 60's, he was also playing a more adventuro...

$20.00

Mujician - Spacetime CD

Rune 162

Out of print for several years and not coming back. Last chance/very few!

Since Mujician formed in England in 1988 as an improvising collective, the band has released 5 CDs on Cuneiform, who, in the words of The Wire, perform "...measured &...

$25.00

Osborne, Mike - Border Crossing / Marcel's Muse CD

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In his heyday from the late 1960s to the end of the 70s, alto saxophonist Mike Osborne was one of the most distinctive saxophone voices in Brit-jazz (and when you are talking about a school that included Elton Dean, Evan Parker, Dudu Pukwana, Alan...

$16.00

Polar Bear - Peepers

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Here's what I know about this group. Polar Bear are a young UK jazz group who are associated with the scene that Led Bib are also involved with. PB's sound is much different than Led Bib's and also not as consistantly 'out' as Bib, although they do...

$15.00

Rendell, Don / Ian Carr Quintet - Phase III / Live 2 x CDs

28-BGO614.2

The 3rd and 4th albums (both recorded in 1968) by this UK band, which is where Ian Carr, soon to spin off and help found jazz/rock with Nucleus, first gained the public's attention.
Carr (trumpet) and Rendell (flute, clarinet, saxes) Michael Garrick-piano, Dave Green-bass and Trevor Tomkins-drums + guests combined bits of 60's modal jazz and early 60's Ornette free jazz with a noticable Brit-jazz feel to arrive at something else. You can definitely hear traces of Nucleus in the melodic lines, but...

$20.00

Brit-Jazz and related

Ardley, Neil - A Symphony of Amaranths CD (expanded / remastered)

28-Dusk 107

Bellatalla Quartet, Roberto - Borrowed Time

SLAM239

Dean, Elton - Silent Knowledge

RUNE 83

Garrick, Michael - Moonscape

05-TRUNKJBH022

Gibbs, Michael - Back in the Days

Rune 322

Hayes Quartet, Tubby - Addictive Tendencies 2 x CDs

RAREMUSIC028

Laurence, Chris - New View

21-Basho 18

Law, John/Cornucopia Ensemble - Out of the Darkness

SLAM264

McGregor, Chris - In His Good Time CD

Ogun 038

McGregor, Chris - Our Prayer CD

39-CD-FLED-3070

McGregor, Chris - Up to Earth CD

39-FLED3069

McGregor, Chris / Brotherhood of Breath - Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath CD

39-CD-FLED-3062

McGregor, Chris/Brotherhood Of Breath - Eclipse at Dawn CD

RUNE 262

Moholo, Louis - Mpumi

Ogun 014

Moholo-Moholo, Louis - Spirits Rejoice / Bra Louis - Bra Tebs 2 x CDs

OGUN 017-018

Moholo-Moholo, Louis/Stan Tracey - Khumbula (Remember)

OGUN016

Mujician - Spacetime CD

Rune 162

Osborne, Mike - Border Crossing / Marcel's Muse CD

Ogun 015

Polar Bear - Peepers

16--LEAF068

Rendell, Don / Ian Carr Quintet - Phase III / Live 2 x CDs

28-BGO614.2