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Tubby Hayes For Fontana from 1970. Derek Watkins, Greg Bowen, Tony Fisher, Ian Hamer : Trumpet ; Keith Christie, David Horler, Bill Geldard : Trombone ; Roy Willox : Alto sax ; Tubby Hayes : Tenor Sax Flute ; Bob Efford : Tenor , Woodwinds ; Alan Branscombe : Piano , Vibes  Percussion ; Louis Stewart : Guitar ; Ron Mathewson : Bass ; Spike Wells : Drums ; Plus Harp, 8 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos. Tubbs goes poptastic on this date from 1970 on which he arranges and conducts a selection of "the better popular tunes" of the day with the help of Harry South and Les Condon. Don't think this ones been out in blogland before so here's another first at O.I.R. and the last for 2012 ! Happy New Year !!!

Grupo De Experimentacion Sonora Del ICAIC Areito LD3450 1973         Arranged By – Eduardo Ramos, Emiliano Salvador, Pablo Menéndez, Sergio Vitier, Silvio Rodriguez; Directed By – Juan Marquez Lacasa, Leo Brouwer ; Producer – Pablo Menéndez  Raul Gomez - Instrumental  Areito LD3576 1977 Directed By – Rafael Somavilla, Raúl Gómez, Tony Taño ; Orchestra – Orquesta Egrem ; Orchestrated & Produced By – Raúl Gómez Bobby Carcasses Y Su Grupo Afrojazz - La Esquina Del Afrojazz  Areito LD4558 1989 Bobby Carcasses - Flugelhorn , Vocal ; Rolando Perez - Alto ; Carlos Salvador - Drums ;  Lazaro Valdes - Piano ; Luis Manresa - Bass ; Tony Torriente - Tumbadoras ; Ahmed Barroso - Guitar ; Serquera - Flute ; Pucho Lopez - Keyboards ; Lazaro Cruz - Trumpet ; Rolando Marron - Trumpet ; Rafael Yen - Tenor I've just returned from a couple of weeks holiday in Cuba which kicked off with a 4 day stay in the spectacular city of Havana. Wh...

A huge thanks to everyone who made it to the Deep Jazz Reality do on Saturday night and made it such a resounding success . In fact it went so well the good news is that we've been asked back to do another one in the New Year ! So watch this space for more details as "Deep Jazz Reality Strikes Again" ! There's just too many of you to individually name check here but special mentions to Tony Higgins, Raggy , Gary R. & Mick, Theo, Dave, John , Joran, Mark and  Jazz" The Last Train To Brighton" stronaut! I've had a few mails/comments from people regarding the night and this from Theo was one of those that really made it all worth while (and No I didn't pay him to leave it !) Just to say thanks so much for a great night of wonderful music on Saturday! I strongly urge you to do a repeat soon! We'll spread the word and bring a bunch more people next time if you do. To others who didn't make it, I'd highly recommend coming if this gets re...

Vic Lewis & His Bossa Nova All Stars  for His Masters Voice UK from 1963. At Home :London  Shake Keane - trumpet, Tubby Hayes - flute, Jimmy Deuchar - mellophonium, Ronnie Scott - tenor, Terry Shannon - piano, Ray Dempsey - guitar, Freddy Logan - bass, Kenny Clare - drums And Away : Hollywood  Shorty Rogers - flugelhorn, Al Hendrickson - guitar, Bud Shank - tenor, Bob Cooper - tenor, Jack Sheldon- trumpet, Victor Feldman - piano. Boss bossa session from British Big Band leader Vic Lewis with a cast of luminaries from both sides of the pond and featuring the tough "Last Minute Bossa Nova". First time out in public blogland for this one.It was reissued as part of a "best of" blink and miss it cd in 1991 (cheers Bluebird!) but the vinyl (from which this is ripped) is rare as hen's teeth.

I am the bearer of water, woodheawer’s mother, prophet, poet, rival, lover; nymph, hag, kitten, bitch even I often can’t tell exactly .... Blackclassical on the mix again this time for Sarah Webster Fabio over at thewordisbond.

 I'm teaming up with the mighty Katonah from Private Press to man the turntables and spin a night of hard jazz in London's West End. The date's confirmed - Saturday November 17th and  venue is the compact and bijou upstairs bar at The Queens Head in Denman Street just a stones throw from Piccadilly Circus (next door to the Piccadilly Theatre). Entry is free to all. Come on down and nod your head, stroke your jazzy goatee,bang your bongos, buy a blogger a beer (there's a few of 'em confirmed already) or just get yer freak on to the heavy duty vinyl sounds of Bacoso & Katonah...DEEP JAZZ REALITY. Props to Blackclassical for the ace artwork/flyer and G.Raf for sourcing the venue.

Roy Haynes for RCA Japan from 1973. Roy Haynes - Drums,Vocal ; Richard Davis - Bass ; Kenny Barron - Piano ; Teruo Nakamura - Percussion First time out in blogland for this rarity which only made a limited vinyl release in Japan in '75 and has never made a reissue since in any format.Haynes is joined by Barron on piano and Richard Davis on bass - sitting  in for Nakamura - who moves over to percussion and production duties for the session  . Four long cuts make up the album - two originals from Barron and Haynes plus a couple of standards.  "Azteca" is a furious firecracker to kick off with and the latin mood continues with Chano Pozo's "Tin Tin Deo" and Haynes' "Togyu". "Dear Old Stockholm" closes the album and  is performed as a trio with Nakamura sitting out. TOUGH!

Blackclassical back on the mix with this superb tribute to Masabumi Kikuchi over at The Word Is Bond. The Very Finest In Japanese Jazz.....

Tony Higgins is back on the mix with a great tribute to the mighty Nimbus West record label -check it: Cumulative Nimbus: a portrait of a record label by Tonytales on Mixcloud

George Otsuka Quintet for Three Blind Mice Japan from 1976. Fumio Karashima - Piano,Electric Piano,Synthesizer ; Shozo Sasaki - Tenor & Soprano Saxes ; Mitsuaki Furuno - Bass ; Norio Ohno - Percussion ; George Ohtsuka - Drums. The very finest in Japanese Jazz ......

Don Rendell Quintet for  EMI Columbia from 1972. Don Rendell -tenor,soprano,flute,alto flute ; Stan Robinson -tenor,clarinet,flute ; Peter Shade -vibes,flute ; Jack Thorncroft -bass ; Trevor Tomkins -drums . Review lifted from Gramophone October 1972: This is the first complete LP by the Don Rendell Quintet which came into being when the Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet split, amoeba-like, into separate units. (Rendell's quintet was heard on part of "Greek Variations" —Columbia SCX6414--which I reviewed in December 1970.) As always Rendell acts as a catalyst, drawing the best from his fellow musicians and setting both example and inspiration to younger men in his employ. Stan Robinson, who partners Don in the front line, has developed into an assured, confident tenor soloist just as Ronnie Ross did when he joined the Rendell Quintet eighteen years ago. In fact there are times when I find it difficult to tell Don and Stan apart, so strong is the Rendell influence. ...

Errol Parker Tentet for Sahara USA from 1985. Wallace Roney, Graham Haynes, trumpets ; Doug Harris, soprano saxophone ; Steve Coleman, alto saxophone ; Bill Saxton, tenor saxophone ; Robin Eubanks, trombone ; Patience Higgins, baritone saxophone ; Rory Stuart, electric guitar ; Kevin Harris, electric bass ; Errol Parker, drums John Pareles review of the session from The New York Times 15/4/85: The Algerian-born drummer Errol Parker often convenes groups of New York's journeymen jazz musicians as the Errol Parker Tentet. Friday at Wollman Auditorium, Broadway at 115th Street, the group played circumscribed but invigorating big-band music. Mr. Parker's arrangements of his own tunes and pieces by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Billy Strayhorn are bustling affairs in which the band's two trumpets, four saxophones and trombone usually mesh for thick chords or multiple, intertwined solos. Meanwhile, Mr. Parker's drum patterns push the band like pistons.His...

Harry South Big Band for Mercury UK from 1966. Ian Hamer, Hank Shaw, Les Condon, Greg Bowen (tp), Ian Carr (tp,fl-hrn), Johnny Marshall, Chris Smith, Keith Christie, Gibb Wallace (tb), Roy Willox, Alan Branscombe (as,fl), Ronnie Scott, Dick Morrissey (ts), Bob Efford (ts,fl), Harry Klein (bs), Gordon Beck (p), Phil Bates (b), Phil Seamen (d), Harry South (ldr). Six To One Bar/Lush Life/There And Back/North Of The Soho Border. Ian Hamer, Hank Shaw, Les Condon, Albert Hall (tp), Ian Carr (tp,fl-hrn), Rik Kennedy, Chris Smith, Keith Christie, Bill Geldard (tb), Roy Willox, Alan Branscombe (as,fl), Ronnie Scott, Dick Morrissey (ts), Tubby Hayes (ts,fl), Pete King (bs), Gordon Beck (p), Phil Bates (b), Phil Seamen (d), HarrySouth (ldr). Costa Fortuna/Last Orders/Afterthought/Alone Together. Another first at OIR for this superb Brit Jazz all star session produced,arranged and led by Harry South comprising of six South originals and two standards.Here's the cover notes to shed some light ...

Mikio Masuda for East Wind Japan from 1976. MIKIO MASUDA: Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D-6 Clavinet, Yamaha YC-30 organ, Mini Korg synthesizer, ARP String Ensemble MASAYOSHI SAITOH: guitar OSAMU KAWAKAMI: electric bass O JESS: drums GUILHERME FRANCO: congas, tablas, cuica, voice, percussion KOHSUKE MINE: soprano saxophone (4) Keeping with the J Jazz theme here's another of my top 5 from Japan - Mikio Masuda's fantastic fusion tour de force "Mickey's Mouth". All killer ....

That man Tony Higgins,compiler of the Impressed series, has put together a couple of quality mixes focusing on J Jazz Joints.Very highly recommended and of course the very finest in Japanese Jazz... J Jazz Joints part 1 by Tonytales on Mixcloud J Jazz Joints part 1 by Tonytales on Mixcloud

Kohsuke Mine Quintet for Victor Japan from 1973. Kohsuke Mine - Tenor & Alto Sax ; Hideo Miyata - Tenor Sax ; Fumio Itabashi - Piano ; Hideaki Mochizuki - Bass ; Hiroshi Murakami - Drums. An absolute monster of a session from Kohsuke Mine and his quintet who are on fire from the furious opener "Thirsty" through to the closing modal whirlwind "Spin Drift".Although all 5 cuts are penned by K.Mine "Expectation" has echoes of  what Itabashi was to record some years later as "Watarase". The very finest in Japanese jazz and without a shadow of a doubt..... All Killer No Filler.

Orquestra Mirasol for Edigsa Spain from 1974. Heavy fusion with Afro Cuban influences from 70s Catalonia.Think Mwandishi goes latin - a terrific lp.

 Hiromasa Suzuki Trio for Union Japan from 1978. Hiromasa Suzuki - Piano; Nobuyoshi Ino - Bass; Steve Jackson - Drums. Keeping up the Jap pressure with this terrific late 70's trio outing led by the mighty Hiromasa Suzuki on piano.

Hiroshi Suzuki - Masahiko Togashi Quintet Variation Takt Jazz Series/Columbia Japan 1969 Tetsuo Fushimi (tp) Hiroshi Suzuki (tb) Yuji Ono (p) Jun Suzuki (b) Masahiko Togashi (dr) George Otsuka Trio - Page 2 Takt Jazz Series/Columbia Japan 1968 George Otsuka (ds) Hideo Ichikawa (p) Masaoki Terakawa (bass) Swing Journal All Stars 68 Takt Jazz Series/Columbia Japan 1968 Terumasa Hino (tp), Hiroshi Suzuki (tb),Sadao Watanabe (as), Masabumi Kikuchi (p),Kunimitsu Inaba (b), Masahiko Togashi (d) Three rarities from the seminal Takt label of Japan contributed by Bongohito - over to him to tell you a little more about 'em:  "So these three uber-rare sides aren't the end of the world, creatively speaking. However, as "Page 2" and "Swing Journal All Stars '68" are from 1968 and "Varation" is from January 1969, they represent something of a scene that's making its statement in reconciliation between traditionalism and the so-called new thing ...

Quincicasm for Saydisc UK from 1973. Bass, Flute – Malcolm Bennett ; Drums, Percussion – Michael Ormerod, Nigel Smith ; Flugelhorn – Dick Pearce ; Saxophone – Ken Eley ; Vibraphone, Keyboards – Julian Marshall ; Vocals – Katy Zeserson (Trent Park Song) First time out in blogland for this British jazz rarity from 1973.Apparently only 200 copies were ever pressed however anyone who downloaded Tony Higgins' Impressed 3 compilation will have had an introduction to in the shape of "Trent Park Song". I hi-jacked this write up about the album from Prof at Rocketrecordings: Seemingly obscure 73 Brit Jazz lp in a free avant-fusion-prog type vein with no vocals. Don't know if this quintet were from Gloucestershire but Saydisc records are an occasional sighting in the South West charity shops. All but 2 of their releases, as far as know, are local spoken word comedy and observation esp. by the likes of Geoffrey Woodruff, church bell lps or Victorian mechanical music records. T...

Jorge Lopez Ruiz for Trova Argentina from 1978. Jorge Lopez Ruiz - Bass ; Dino Saluzzi - Bandoneon ; Oscar Lopez Ruiz - Guitar ; Domingo Cura - Percussion ; Pablo Ziegler - Piano ; Gustavo Moretto - Electric Piano ; Andres Boiarsky - Soprano ;Victor Ducatenzeiler - Trumpet ; Pocho Laboule - Drums ; Jose Maria Loriente - Congas with Antonio Agri - Strings , Dona Carrol - Vocal & Grupo De Brass. Excellent set of funky fusion with folkloric influences from Argentina.Check out "El Adios El Hombre" for a killer candomble jazz banger. Tough!

Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalo Jazz and Rock Band for Polydor Japan from 1970. Akira Ishikawa (drums, bakishinba, african bongo), Kiyoshi Sugimoto(electric guitar), Isao Eto (electric bass), Hirosama Suzuki(keyboards), Masami Kawahara (latin percussion), Norio Maeda(organ), Takeru Muraoka (tenor sax) Solid Afro inspired funky jazz set from Ishikawa & Co . Seven original compositions from Maeda , Suzuki & Yoshino make for a good listen and ensure this is one of the most consistent Count Buffalo albums.

500 Vinyl copies only of this monster spiritual jazz session - check out Family Groove web site or email 'em : info@familygrooverecords.com

 E.W.Wainwright for Aroj USA from 1981. E.W.Wainwright -Drums,Percussion ; Annette Lipson -Congas,Tambourine ; Cash Killion -Bass ; Lamont Davidson -Soprano ; Mack Rucks -Trumpet,Percussion ; Neal Kirkwood -Piano ; Ricky Kelly -Vibes. Orell Allen - Vocal Director; Earline Love, Helen Banks, Maria Jones, Michelle McLorin,  Marion Banks, Resa Hicks , Sharon Brown, Sonya McLorin, Theresa Grimes, Wanda Allen - Vocals Afrocentric spiritual jazz on a private press making it's first appearance in blogland...a ridiculously rare heavy duty afro jazz killer.

Harold Johnson Sextet + for HME from 1967. Harold Johnson - Piano ;  David Crawford - flute; Billy Jackson - Conga; Alfred Patterson - alto sax; Mile Shaw - Tenor sax; Eddie Synigal - alto sax; Ronald Rutledge - Drums; Jimmy Nash - bass West coast soul jazz with a latin tinge .... Tough!

 Akira Miyazawa for Union Japan from 1969.  Akira Miyazawa: tenor sax, flute; Masahiko Satoh: piano; Yasuo Arakawa: bass; Masahiko Togashi: drums. The name Akira Miyazawa, rarely if ever, appears in jazz reference books, at least not in ones available in North America. Other than some sites selling his CDs, the internet does not offer much about the saxophonist. This is a shame since his recordings tell the story of an accomplished musician whose work has remained intriguing and fresh after almost four decades. Four Units is a 1969 session that teams him with a Japanese rhythm sections for four originals and a jazzy reworking of "Scarborough Fair." The music threads the outer reaches of hard bop, adjacent to but not quite into the avant-garde realm. It also has a very Oriental feel to it, with the beautiful serenity of a Japanese Zen garden and the bluesy edge of a late night jam session. The opening title track is the most adventurous. After Miyazawa's tenor sax states t...

Hans Dulfer for Catfish Netherlands from 1971. Tracks 1 & 2 : Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Hans Dulfer ;  Bass – Jan Jacobs ; Congas, Timbales – Steve Boston ; Congas, Timbales, Vocals – Groentjie Tracks 3 & 4 add : Drums – Muhammad Ali ; Electric Bass – Jerome Hunter ; Guitar – John Schuursma ; Piano, Percussion – Bobby Few ; Tenor Saxophone, Bells – Frank Wright  Don't be fooled by the sleeve photo of Dulfer in flappers and daft hat - the music inside is hard as nails. "El Saxofon" comes on like the bastard son of Sonny's "Jungoso" force fed a diet of speed and steroids and injected with the spirit of Sabu ....a monstrous banger of an album moving from cruiser weight Afro Cuban work outs to freeform blowing with Frank Wright joining Dulfer on Tenor and bicycle bell (!). So hang on to your hat it's gonna be a bumpy ride!

  The Diamond Five for BASF Netherlands from 1973. Piano, Electric Piano – Cees Slinger ; Bass – Jacques Schols  Drums – John Engels ; Tenor Saxophone – Harry Verbeke ; Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Cees Smal ; Vocals – Greetje Kauffeld (tracks: A2, B2, B4) Mellow waxing from Cees Slinger and the gang featuring Greetje Kauffeld on three vocal cuts. Perfect for a sunny sunday morning...

I'm sad to say that Michael Garrick passed away last Friday leaving a legacy hard to rival on both the British and the worldwide jazz scene. Tony Higgins,who compiled both the "Impressed" cds of British jazz and contributed the third unreleased volume to this blog last year was a friend of Michael Garricks so who better to pay tribute to him. Michael Garrick 1933 - 2011 The death of Michael Garrick on 11 Nov 2011 brings to a close a most fascinating and extraordinary life dedicated to one thing - music. In the time I knew Mike, his humour, erudition and commitment was infectious and inspiring and it seemed entirely appropriate that I was playing his beautiful and haunting composition 'Black Marigolds', a track about loss and memory, the moment I heard the sad news. I'm not a believer in fate but this made me pause for a moment, think deeply and feel the moment. Thinking and feeling. Two qualities that Mike valued highly. I first became aware of Mike...

Gregory Charles Royal for GCR from 1979. Bass – Clarence Lavelle Seay ; Drums – Jeff Corbett ; Flute  Warren Taylor ; Piano – Geri Allen Saxophone – Warren Taylor ; Trombone,Vocal – Gregory Charles Royal     Private press business from Blakey protege Gregory Charles Royal who wrote,arranged, recorded,produced and issued this excellent session at the age of 17! Here's the liner notes by G.C. Royal: "Dream Come True" marks a vision I've had for sometime. I hope that you enjoy the music as much as we enjoyed recording it. the compositions, which were for the most part written during a stay in Europe, all have their stories. "Dancer" is about the gracefulness of a dancer. The melody of "Trying" is meant to illustrate end success in spite of temporary setbacks. "Spirit" Cry" says just what it is, the violent yet sonorous cry of our spirit. "Curtis" was written for my friend Curtis Fuller. The first half of the melody was...

Southern Energy Ensemble for Black Fire from 1976. Bass – Michael Pitt (Wolf) Congas – Adolphus Maples (Peddie), Tony Joyner  (Onginga) Drums, Percussion – William Johnson (Spike) Piano, Piano ,Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Synthesizer – Nathaniel Lee (Nat) Saxophone [Alto, Soprano], Flute – Al Clarke Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Marvin Daniels (Dash)Vocals – Adolphus Maples (Peddie), Garrie Wayne (Zeek), Judith Spears (Anglais), Marvin Daniels (Dash), Veronica Jones (Ronnie) Righteous jazz funk banger with lashings of clavinet and the storming "Third House".

Michel Klotchoff Trio & Chris Woods for Promophone France from 1976. Michel Klotchkof - Piano,Keyboards ; Henri Boiron - Bass ; Bernard Malabre - Drums ; Jean-Pierre Lochesse - Bongos ; Chris Woods - Alto Sax;Flute. Superb rare French modal/bop album from sometime Francois DeRoubaix collaborator Klotchkoff and his trio joined by Chris Woods and Lochesse's bongos. "Full Space" sets the scene a modal swinger with Woods tearing it up over clattering bongos and the trio in full flight - a jazz dancers delight! 'Francois, Gone But Remembered' is deep modality in memory of Francois De Roubaix who drowned in 1975 shortly before the session was recorded .Klotchkoff dedicated "Chris Cross" to Woods with whom the trio became friends after performing as his rhythm section in Paris (along with Marco Di Marco). "Waltz for Benjy" is more modal business in waltz time followed by the head noddin' boppin' "18 Rue De La Passarelle". Luis Ec...

Over the past few years I've had so many requests for a repost of this cracker I thought I had better do the honours one more time..... so here it is. Jayne Cortez and the Firespitters for Bola Press from 1982. Jayne Cortez (voice) and The Firespitters - Abraham Adzinyah(conga), Bill Cole(shenai, flute, muzette, korean sona), Denardo Coleman(drums), Farel Johnson Jr.(bongo, bell, conga), Charles Moffett Jr.(tenor saxophone), Bern Nix(guitar), Jamaaladeen Tacuma(electric bass). A pretty unique fusion of poetry,jazz and blues best known for the fantastic eulogy to the mighty Chano Pozo "I See Chano Pozo" a percussion heavy,rumbling bass driven chanting monster of a track with Cortez in full effect with her spoken word tribute to the conga king. "I have read my poetry with some really great musicians," Jayne Cortez recently allowed. "I think, though, that my poetry swings with or without music." There’s much evidence to support this claim. For at least ...