With an in depth look at the history of British jazz, this episode of Jazz Progression is inspired by a column in the music newspaper Sounds, from the week starting Saturday April 15 1972, in fact. The column was written by jazz man about town, John Jack, and it’s his selection of what was on offer that week on the London jazz scene.
Alan Haven – Ace One Johnson (St. Elmo’s Fire, CBS 1971)
Brotherhood of Breath – Andromeda (At the LSE, unissued 1970/71)
Phil Seaman talks (Phil Seamen Story, Decibel Records 1972)
Tony Coe – Reza (With the Brian Lemon Trio, 77 Records 1971)
Ian Carr Double Quintet – Spirit Level (Solar Session Jazz in Britain 1970)
Bruce Turner/Johnny Barnes – Amazon (Jazz Masters, Cadillac 1975)
The Bird Curtis Quintet – Tropicana (Bird Curtis Quintet, Tony Pike Music Ltd1968/Jazzagression Records 2017)
Acker Bilk – Blues For Last Year (Columbia/Landsdown 1968)