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| Category: | Jazzrock | Manufacturer: | WahWah | Original release year: | 1969 | Manufacturing year: | 2018 | Condition: | New | Cat. no.: | WBSLP016 | Medium: | LP | Weight: | 280 g | Country: | England | Availability: | Limited stock. Delivery time: 1 to 2 work days. | Sound link: | Listen to the album
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When we did the first ever vinyl reissue of this 1972 masterpiece back in 2012 it sold out so fast and so many lost the chance to grab a copy has translated into continuous messages asking us to do a repressing of this marvel. Well, at last here it is!
One of the big names in UK Jazz, Neil Ardley was offered the leadership of the seminal New Jazz Orchestra in 1964. Under his direction the Orchestra moved though different styles and changes of personnel, bringing in musicians such as Mike Gibbs (trombone), Harry Beckett andHenry Lowther (trumpets) or even Jack Bruce (bass), some of them also contributed with the writing of some original compositions, making the NJO the root from which the UK's 70's jazz scene was to blossom.
By 1972 the NJO was already defunct, but his legacy remained in the works of its members. Ardley's 'A Symphony Of Amaranths' is a perfect example of what was boiling in the UK jazz scene. It was Ardleys tribute to his idols Duke Ellington and Gil Evans, and featured the skills of some great musicians of the scene including Don Rendell,Stan Tracey, Henry Lowther, Harry Beckett, Jeff Clyne & Jon Hiseman. Side B is inspired by the words of Edward Lear, W. B. Yeats, James Joyce and Lewis Carroll that are musicated by Ardley and feature, among other highlights, Ivor Cutler's narration of 'The Dong With A Luminous Nose' and Norma Winstone's vocals on 'Will You Walk A Little Faster'.
En 2012 reeditamos esta maravilla por primera vez en vinilo desde su edicion original en 1972. La rapidez con la que se vendio entonces y la cantidad de gente que se quedo sin copia se tradujo en constantes peticiones de que volvieramos a editarlo. Pues por fin aqui esta de nuevo!
Uno de los grandes nombres del UK Jazz, Neil Ardley dirigio la New Jazz Orchestra entre 1964 y 1970, año de la disolucion de esta influyente big band inglesa. Bajo su batuta la NJO se movio con comodidad entre diferentes estilos y dio ocasion de despuntar a musicos de la talla de, entre otros, Mike Gibbs (trombon), Harry Beckett and Henry Lowther (trompetas) o incluso Jack Bruce (bajo), musicos que aportarian composiciones propias al repertorio de la Orchestra, convirtiendola en la raiz de la que floreceria la escena jazz inglesa de los '70.
En 1972 la NJO se habia disuelto ya, pero su legado permanecia en los trabajos de sus antiguos miembros. La pieza 'A Symphony Of Amaranths' de Neil Ardley es un perfecto ejemplo de lo que se cocia en la escena del UK Jazz. Es un tributo a sus idolos Duke Ellington y Gil Evans, y en ella colaboran algunos de los mas importantes musicos del movimiento, incluyendo a Don Rendell, Stan Tracey, Henry Lowther, Harry Beckett, Jeff Clyne y Jon Hiseman. La inspiracion de la cara B del LP parte de textos de Edward Lear, W. B. Yeats, James Joyce y Lewis Carroll, musicados por Ardley, que nos ofrece momentos tan brillantes como la narracion por parte de Ivor Cutler's de 'The Dong With A Luminous Nose' o la extraordinaria voz de Norma Winstone's interpretando 'Will You Walk A Little Faster'.
Musicians that parricipated in the recording sessions / Musicos que participaron en las sesiones de grabacion :
- Derek Watkins, Nigel Carter, Henry Lowther, Harold Beckett (trumpets)
- Derek Wadsworth, Ray Premru (trombones)
- Dick Hart (tuba)
- Barbara Thompson, Dave Gelly, Don Rendell, Dick Heckstall-Smith (woodwind, saxes)
- John Clementson (oboe)
- Bunny Gould (bassoon)
- Dave Gelly (glockenspiel)
- Neil Ardley (prepared piano)
- David Snell, Sidonie Goossens (harp)
- Stan Tracey (piano, celeste)
- Karl Jenkins (electric piano)
- Alan Branscombe (harpsichord)
- Frank Ricotti (vibraphone, percussion)
- Chris Laurence, Jeff Clyne (bass)
- Jon Hiseman (drums, percussion)
- Eric Gruenberg, Jack Rothstein, Kelly Isaacs (violin)
- Ken Essex (viola)
- Charles Tunnell, Francis Gabarro (cello)
- Ivor Cutler (narrator)
- Norma Winstone (vocal)
- Jack Rothstein, Neil Ardley (conductors)
The Wah Wah reissue features newly mastered sound from the original tapes and will include one bonus track recorded in the same sessions. Limited to only 500 copies. |
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NEIL ARDLEY - A Symphony Of Amaranths - LP 1972 WahWah Jazzrock
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