Description
'So Much, So Quickly' charts the rise and development of British modern jazz piano
To those British jazzmen coming to terms with the Bebop revolution of the Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk during the late 1940s, there was one, hugely imposing barrier; harmony. The new, supersonic melodies and off-kilter rhythms were one thing but underpinning these and forming the very bedrock of the music was a very novel, very definite methodology, a new system of chordal building blocks that challenged the understanding of all but the most patient. Inevitably, it fell to the pianists - those with a map of keyboard harmony laid out before them - to try and discover just what were these new, at times mind-bogglingly complex routes towards the cutting edge. 'So Much, So Quickly' charts the rise and development of British modern jazz piano during the 1940s, 50s and early 60s, charting a journey which moves from the hip stylings of the young George Shearing and Ralph Sharon through the classic Hard Bop of Terry Shannon, the wilful, unpredictable originality of Stan Tracey and onto the post-Bill Evans brilliance of Gordon Beck. Over 24 tracks, the music moves from bop to cool, from soul-jazz to free-improv and beyond, taking in the work of well-known names Dudley Moore, Victor Feldman and Harry South, together with rarities from such overlooked contributors as Damian Robinson, Stan Jones and Norman Stenfalt. Featuring a host of other famous British modern jazz icons - Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes, Joe Harriott, Phil Seamen et al - this release also includes an extensive booklet essay by award-winning saxophonist Simon Spillett, period photographs and three previously unissued tracks.
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Ralph Sharon featured with The Esquire Five - Idabop
- George Shearing Trio - The Man From Mintons
- Tommy Pollard featured with the Ronnie Scott Quartet - Too Marvellous For Words
- Ronnie Scott with the Ronnie Ball Trio - The Nearness Of You
- Victor Feldman featured with the Ronnie Scott Quartet - Fools Rush In
- Damian Robinson Trio - Chelsea Bridge
- Dill Jones Trio - May-Zee
- Terry Shannon featured with the Dizzy Reece Quartet - Bluebird
- Derek Smith - Opus Untitled
- Lennie Felix Trio - Sweet Lorraine
- Eddie Thompson Trio - Moveable
- Alan Branscombe featured with the London Jazz Quartet - Autumn In Cuba
- Stan Tracey Trio - We'll Call You
- Dave Lee Orchestra - Cheek To Cheek
- Brian Dee featured with The Jazz Five - There It Is
- Harry South Trio - All The Things You Are
- Stan Jones Trio - Willow Weep For Me
- Bill Le Sage featured with the Tony Kinsey Quintet - Portrait
- John Burch featured with The New Don Rendell Quintet - Manumission
- Norman Stenfalt Quartet - Drop Me Off In Harlem
- Pat Smythe featured with the Joe Harriott Quintet - Pictures
- Gordon Beck featured with the Tubby Hayes Quartet - In The Night
- Colin Purbrook featured with the Tony Coe Quintet - Wrap Your Troubles In Dream
- Dudley Moore Trio - I Get A Kick Out Of You
Additional Details
Label: Acrobat
Genre: Jazz
Language: English
Run Time: 140 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 04/06/18
UPC: 824046324025
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