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British visionary jazz playlist

July 2009

Listen to Rob Young's set of handpicked tracks to accompany this month's primer on British visionary jazz.

Plus check his selection of British visionary jazz albums below that didn’t make it into the Primer – either for space reasons or because they’re currently out of print.

That list of essential albums that didn't make the print feature (listed in chronological order):

Joe Harriott
Abstract (1962)
Verve CD (deleted)

Michael Garrick
Black Marigolds (1966)
Vocalion CD

Peter Lemer Sextet
Local Colour (1966)
ESP-Disk CD

Don Rendell-Ian Carr Quintet
Dusk Fire (1966)
BGO 2xCD, paired w/ Shades Of Blue (1965)

Mike Taylor
Pendulum (1966)
(Sunbeam CD)

Joe Harriott & John Mayer Double Quintet
Indo-Jazz Fusions I & II (1967–68)
Verve 2xCD (deleted)

Mike Taylor Trio
Trio (1967)
Impressed Re-pressed CD (deleted)

Kenny Wheeler
Windmill Tilter (1968)
Unissued on CD

Amancio d’Silva & Joe Harriott (feat Ian Carr, Norma Winstone)
Hum-Dono (1969)
Unissued on CD

Keith Tippett Sextet
You Are Here… I Am There (1969)
Disconforme CD

Mike Westbrook Concert Band
Marching Songs Vol 1 & 2 (1969)
Righteous 2xCD

Mike Cooper
Trout Steel (1970)
Universal Japan CD

Michael Gibbs
Michael Gibbs/Tanglewood 63 (1970/1971)
Vocalion 2xCD

Harold McNair
The Fence (1970)
Hux CD

Mike Osborne
Outback (1970)
FMR CD

Ray Russell
Rites And Rituals (1970)
Sony Jazz CD (deleted)

Alan Skidmore Quintet
TCB (1970)
Unissued on CD

Julie Driscoll
1969 (1971)
Eclectic Discs CD

Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood Of Breath
Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood Of Breath (1971)
Fledg’ling CD

Nucleus
Solar Plexus/Belladonna (1971/1972)
BGO 2xCD

Neil Ardley
Symphony Of Amaranths (1972)
Unissued on CD

Bob Downes Open Music
Diversions (1972)
Vocalion CD

John Surman
Westering Home (1972)
FMR CD

Keith Tippett
Blueprint (1972)
BGO CD

Solid Gold Cadillac
Solid Gold Cadillac/Brain Damage (1972/1973)
BGO 2xCD (deleted)

Mike Garrick Sextet
Troppo (1973)
Impressed Re-pressed CD (deleted)

Ken Hyder’s Talisker
Dreaming Of Glenisla (1975)
Reel Recordings CD

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