Showing posts with label Chris Laurence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chris Laurence. Show all posts

11 November 2018

The Chitinous Ensemble - Chitinous - Deram 1971





01. Chitinous
- Mandible
- De Blonck
- Mushroom Dance
- Was-Eye?
02. Aldebaranian
03. Dance
04. Rønkproat’tn
- 8 Fish-Eyes
- Rockrott
- Loopild
- Stoned

-Dave Richmon, Don Honeywell:  baritone saxophone
-Brian Odgers: bass guitar
-Ray Premru: bass trombone
-Bob Efford: bassoon, bass clarinet
-Alan Dalziel, Ben Kennard, Claire Deniz, Clive Anstee, Francis Gabarra, Freddy Alexander, Paul Buckmaster, Vivian Joseph: cello
-Chris Laurence, Denis Bowden, Ron Mathewson, Tim Bell: double bass
-Barry Morgan, John Marshall: drums
-Paul Buckmaster, Peter Robinson: electric piano
-Louis Stuart: guitar
-Barry Morgan, Chris Karan, Denis Lopez, Raoul Mayora: percussions
-Diana Lewis: piano
-Brian Smith: soprano saxophone
-Bobby Lamb: trombone
-Cliff Haines, John Donerly: trumpet
-Ian Carr: trumpet flugelhorn
-Martin Fry: tuba
-Alex Taylor, Chris Wellington, John Graham, Ken Essex, Steve Shingles: viola
-Billy Miller, David Katz, George French, Harold Parfitt, Henry Datner, Jack Rothstein, Geoff Wakefield, Laurie Clay, Laurie Rossi, Les Maddox, Morris Taylor, Neil Watson, Nick Mernick, Perri McConnel, Peter Oxer, Ron Thomas, Ted Bryett, Trevor Connah: violin

Recorded on March and April 1970

ripped from the cd reissue by Vocalion CDSML 8405

26 October 2018

Harry Beckett - Warm Smiles & Themes For Fega - Vocalion 2006




Here is the reissue of those two classics records by Harry Beckett, That have been published by the British label Vocalion in 2006 but for a reason unknown to me, it have been totally deleted by the label and seems no more available. The reference even doesn’t appears no more on the Vocalion website.

Harry Beckett’s Warm Smiles
A1 Harambee
A2 Tender Is The Sky
A3 To Me, For Me
B1 Warm Smiles
B2 Tomorrow Morning Early

Harry Beckett: trumpet & flugelhorn
Chris Laurence: bass
Mike Osborne: alto saxophone
Frank Ricotti: vibraphone
John Taylor: piano
John Webb: drums

Recorded at Command Studios, London 1970

Thems For Fega

A1 Little One
A2 Spiral Feelings
A3 Chandeliers And Mirrors
A4 Cry Of Triumph
B1 I'm Easy
B2 Enchanted
B3 Everyone Is Me
B4 Farewell Fega

Harry Beckett: trumpet & flugelhorn
Chris Laurence: bass
Mike Osborne: alto saxophone
Frank Ricotti: vibraphone
ALAN SKIDMORE: tenor saxophone
John Taylor: piano
John Webb: drums

recorded at the ICA, London, Feb 4, 1972

Vocalion cd 2CDSML 8430

You can find a BBC session of Harry Beckett that have the same feeling, published some years ago by the label « My Only Desire Records »:
https://myonlydesirerecords.bandcamp.com/album/still-happy

28 August 2014

KENNY WHEELER QUARTET - Clusone Jazz 2oo4



KENNY WHEELER - trumpet, flugelhorn
STAN SULZMANN - alto sax, flute
JOHN TAYLOR - piano
CHRiS LAURENCE - bass


1 (01:05) Radio announcement
2 (11:30) Kind Folk
3 (12:27) Jigsaw
4 (11:15) One Two Three
5 (12:02) unknown


"Clusone Jazz", Italy, July 25, 2004. RAI 3 broadcast

Thanks to original uploader on DIME.

23 August 2014

KENNY WHEELER QUINTET - BATH FESTIVAL 2002



















KENNY WHEELER - trumpet, flugelhorn
MARK FELDMAN - violin
JOHN TAYLOR - piano
CHRIS LAURENCE - bass
ADAM NUSSBAUM - drums

1. Kind folk  11:48
2. 3000  11:57
3. Ambleside  16:33
4. Where do we go from here?  9:09
5. Sly eyes  12:24
6. Mark time  14:33
7. A flower is a lovesome thing  9:46

TT 86:11

Bath Pavilion, Bath, 26th May 2002

BBC Radio 3 broadcast

22 July 2014

GERD DUDEK QUARTET - LEICESTER 1998 (SET 1)






















GERD DUDEK - tenor and soprano saxophones
JOHN PARRICELLI - guitar
CHRIS LAURENCE - bass
TONY LEVIN - drums

First set

1. S'matter  11:36
2. Mabel  9:24
3. Naima  15:01
4. By George 13:07


Y Theatre, Leicester  19th February 1998

14 July 2014

GERD DUDEK QUARTET - LEICESTER 1998 (set 2)























GERD DUDEK - tenor and soprano saxophones
JOHN PARRICELLI - guitar
CHRIS LAURENCE - bass
TONY LEVIN - drums

Second Set

1. Phase Three  13:46
2. The Peacocks  17:12
3. Deer Wan  14:09
4. Impressions  17:37
5. Body and Soul  11:47

Y Theatre, Leicester  19th February 1998

Thanks to john for the reminder of the psi cd 'Smatter by this group.  Reviewed here and here and here

29 March 2013

HARRY BECKETT QUINTET +1 (w. Elton Dean) ALAN SKIDMORE / MALCOLM GRIFFITHS QNT. JOHN TAYLOR SEXTET



Here is music from three BBC Sounds of Jazz broadcasts by heroes of British jazz taken from cassettes.  I haven't separated the presenter's introductions so they are included with the music here and there.  I'm afraid I do not have a record of the dates of recordings or broadcasts, presumably some time in the 1970/80s.  Any help would be gratefully received.


Harry Beckett Quintet +1

Harry Beckett,  trumpet, flugelhorn
Elton Dean,  alto sax, saxello
Pete Lemer,  piano, synth
Paul Rogers,  bass
Tony Marsh,  drums
+
Courtney Pine,  soprano sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet

1. Wind of change  10:43
2. Time of day  13:35


Alan Skidmore / Malcolm Griffiths Quintet

Alan Skidmore,  tenor sax
Malcolm Griffiths,  trombone
John Taylor,  piano
Ron Matthewson,  bass
Tony Levin,  drums

3. Silver sliver  8:43
4. Das ist Alice  14:37


John Taylor Sextet

John Taylor,  piano
Stan Stulzmann,  tenor sax
Kenny Wheeler,  flugelhorn
Chris Pyne,  trombone
Chris Laurence,  bass
Tony Levin,  drums

5. Cameo  5:24
6. Lao  8:46
7. Silver  5:53
8. O  5:54

BBC Radio 2.  Sounds of Jazz.  Presenter: Peter Clayton.  Dates unknown.