Thought
you knew about British jazz? Think again. Diving into the unknown world of the
private pressing, Jazzman Records presents some of the rarest and wildest
British jazz ever recorded!
The major
stars of British jazz such as Stan Tracey, Michael Garrick and Joe Harriott are
now rightly recognised as the giants they were, and the legendary Brit jazz
recordings of the 1960s are amongst the most highly prized of all collectable
records. But what happened to jazz in the UK when the recording industry lost faith
in it?
A New Life
is the first survey of British jazz labels and musicians that went their own
way in the 1970s, bringing to the light the unknown indie gems and outsider
private pressings that let jazz musicians keep the faith into the 1980s. From the
time-bending spirit music of London's Lori Vambe to the psych-jazz of
Birmingham's Poliphony, via Spot The Zebra's jazz dedication to David
Attenborough and Indiana Highway's modal Christmas carolling, A New Life
chronicles a compelling selection of lost and obscure jewels of the British
jazz underground.
Compiled
by Francis Gooding and Duncan Brooker (the team responsible for the acclaimed
Next Stop Soweto series), and coming with extensive sleevenotes based on
interviews with the musicians, A New Life is the first major British jazz
collection since Gilles Petersen's Impressed series, and the first ever to shed
light on the forgotten legacy of independent, regional and experimental Brit
jazz.
· All
tracks fully licensed and digitally restored
· Only
1000 double vinyl gatefold LPs pressed
·
Comprehensive and detailed liner notes with pictures and information on each
track direct from our interviews with the musicians involved
· CD with
24 page booklet packed with pics & extensive notes based on original
research.
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