A GENUINE RARITY - A PROG CLASSIC - THIS IS AN EARLY ORIGINAL PRESSING OF A VERY RARE DESIRABLE ALBUM
NEIL ARDLEY: A Symphony Of Amaranths: vinyl LP 1972 Regal Zonophone LP Prog/Jazz
CATALOGUE: REGAL ZONOPHONE SLRZ 1028
MATRIX: YCARX 89-1U
All as original, pressing used - but has seen very little careful play - no marks.
As you know, Prog lead developments in rock culture from the late 1960 s onwards - many lesser selling releases fetch amazing prices today.
This LP is rare collectible for collectors of the genre is presented here - This is not play tested, but sleeve is EX in Record Collector terms vinyl EX
I HAVE BORROWED MORE INFO RE THIS PRESSING VIA THE GOOD PEOPLE AT WAH-WAH WHO REISSUED THIS SOME YEARS AGO:
A big name 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 . lt ?xml:namespace prefix o ns urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office / gt
Musicians that parricipated in the recording sessions :- 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
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