"Soho - life after dark with an enamel gloss, and the cracks showing. Garish, gay, avaricious and a little sleazy at the edges."
Great Panorama clip from November 1959.
#jazz #jazzsky #britishjazz #soho #london
One for the great British revivalist jazz man, Ken Colyer, who died this day in 1988.
'Far Away Blues' by Ken Colyer's Jazz Men · Chris Barber · Monty Sunshine · Lonnie Donegan · Acker Bilk, from 'New Orleans to London' (1955)
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Picture of the LP cover for Norma Winstone's 'Edge Of Time' standing next to the LP playing on a turntable
Enjoy this day...
spring sunshine here at last
#nowplaying #jazzvinyl #jazzsky #britishjazz #normawinstone
Picture of the LP cover for 'Windmill Tilter' by Ken(ny) Wheeler, played by the Johnny Dankworrh Orchestra. The LP cover stands next to a turntable on which the LP plays
Ken & John
#nowplaying #jazzsky #jazzvinyl #britishjazz #kennywheeler #johnnydankworth
Remembering the great Tubby Hayes, one of the finest ever British jazz musicians, born OTD 1935 in St Pancras, London and gone far too soon.
#musicsky #jazzsky #britishjazz #tubbyhayes #OTD
1) Ronnie Scott & Tubby Hayes – The Jazz Couriers, The Couriers of Jazz (1958)
Co-led by saxophonists Scott and Hayes, The Jazz Couriers were a revelation in British jazz. Active between 1957 & 1959 (when Scott left to open his club in Soho)...
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Picture of the LP cover for 'Children's Song' by Henry Lowther Band standing next to the LP playing on a turntable
Just sublime
#jazzsky #nowplaying #jazzvinyl #britishjazz
Picture of the sleeve for 12 inch single "Stella Marina" by Working Week standing next to the 12" playing on the turntable
Bought on release...Moholo, Beckett, Stabbins, Tippetts ao
#nowplaying #britishjazz #jazzsky #jazzvinyl #twelveinch
Picture of the LP cover for Michael Garrick Quintet, featuring Joe Harriott and Shake Keane - October Woman stands next to the LP playing on a turntable
Wrong month, right music
#nowplaying #jazzsky #jazzvinyl #britishjazz
Partially obscured artist/title: Michael Garrick Quintet, featuring Joe Harriott and Shake Keane - October Woman
Been after 'Metropolis' by #MikeWestbrook for years on vinyl (1971) But it's rare and pricey. Bought this '79 reissue s/h coupled with the also great 'Citadel/Room 315' for £25 👍 features the who's who of #BritishJazz #ModernJazz #nowplaying #DailyVinyl #vinylcollector #vinyllover #BigBandJazz
Alfa Mist Live from Real World Studios streaming tunes from the new album on Youtube right now. Good line-up & a nice thing to tune into while doing the ol' tax.
#Music #MusicSky #MusicianSky #Jazz #BritishJazz #AlfaMist
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Picture of the LP cover for 'Home Stretch Blues' by Michael Garrick Band standing next to the LP on a turntable
Epiphany indeed
#nowplaying #jazzsky #jazzvinyl #britishjazz #newarrival
Obscured title, 'Home Stretch Blues'
Picture of the LP cover of 'Child Song' by Henry Lowther standing next to the LP playing on a turntable
Yellow socks with your sandals anyone?
#nowplaying #jazzsky #jazzvinyl #britishjazz #henrylowther #fashionstatements
Picture of the LP cover of 'Mike Westbrook's Love Songs' by Mike Westbrook Concert Band standing adjacent to the LP playing on a turntable
Personal grail, grailed
#jazzsky #nowplaying #jazzvinyl #mikewestbrook #normawinstone #britishjazz
Ezra Collective – God Gave Me Feet For Dancing (Live, Glastonbury 2025)
Cool British jazz with horns, drums, and bass pushing each other along. Bright, rhythmic, full of bounce built to move you.
#EzraCollective #GodGaveMeFeetForDancing #JazzFusion #Glastonbury2025 #BritishJazz
Remembering British free jazz legend John Stevens, who passed away OTD in 1994. Here he is in an incredible performance with the Spontaneous Music Ensemble in 1971, feat. Julie Tippett (than Driscoll) on vocals.
Great spoken intro on freedom in music by John as well.
#jazzsky #freejazz #britishjazz
Sat 22 November at Chichester Festival Theatre, Neil Ardley's classic 'Kaleidoscope of Rainbows' will be performed by the Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. This special evening celebrates one of the most enduring & globally-inspired works in British jazz history!
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Love this album. #BritishJazz
It was 50 years ago today that I last saw the Croydon-based jazz-rock band Major Surgery, performing at Partick Burgh Hall, which was the #Glasgow jazz venue of that time.
Some thoughts on Major Surgery, jazz-rock in the UK and touching on 70s cassette culture […]
For the fans of British jazz, here's another Spotify playlist I made a little while ago that features some great tracks from the late 60s/early 70s.
#jazzsky #musicsky #Britishjazz #playlist
#BritishJazz Your starter for ten...
Though I should say that any list that excludes this when discussing seminal #BritishJazz is gonna be lacking. #JohnMcLaughlin #JohnSurman #BrianOdges #TonyOxley #Extrapolation youtu.be/D3ONBXQLIRU?...
#nowplaying 'Dusk Fire' · The Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet (1966) classic #britishjazz
Mike Garrick - composer, piano
Ian Carr - trumpet
Don Rendell - soprano saxophone
Trevor Tomkins, drums/percussion
Dave Green - double bass
#musicsky #jazzsky #vinylcommunity
While I'd rather not include the "nice" meme, this is a very good place to start with #BritishJazz
'...an abundance of originality and talent.'
My (fairly) recent article for @lionunicorn.bsky.social on the top 10 British Jazz albums, made in the 'golden age'
#jazzsky #Britishjazz #ronniescott #stantracey #tubbyhayes #wriyingcommunity #vinyl #albums #fifties
#sixties #seventies #musicsky
Cleo Laine didn’t just sing jazz — she fought fascists. The forgotten story of Britain’s first anti-racist music movement.
#CleoLaine #JazzHistory #MusicHistory #AntiRacism #NottingHill #BritishJazz #Mods #FileUnderPopular
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