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Shades of Blue was the first Lansdowne outing of the Rendell Carr Quintet, and is an interesting contrast to the increasingly idiosyncratic and complex later works. If those later ’60s albums were landmarks in truly British modern jazz, this first 1964 recording reflects more American influence. The band played together for seven years and during this fruitful time they made a plethora of deeply melodic, post-bop British jazz compositions that later on took influences from Indo and more spiritually guided jazz. This is UK jazz at it's absolute finest and is a treasure not to be missed. Original replica flipback color sleeves; 180 gram vinyl, mastered from the original master tapes at Abbey Road Studios, London; poly-lined and printed individual inner sleeves; contains link to online PDF with printable liner notes.

Recorded in Sweden, 'Dark is the Sun' is a concept album based on themes and variations by British pianist/composer/arranger Greg Foat, who has created an intriguing blend of non-contemporary jazz sounds with classic scoring techniques.

Born in Paris, raised in Vienna, resident in Ibiza, saxophonist and composer Muriel Grossmann embodies the borderless, pan-continental energies of contemporary European jazz. Her music emerges from the lineage of European jazz that's absorbed the progressive music of Coltrane, Dolphy and Sanders. Today, she cites players such as Illinois Jacquet and Lester Young in the same breath as the masters of the avant-garde, and her playing marries the directness and eloquence of the older generation with the questing, spiritualised playing epitomised by Coltrane. "Timeless and innovative... a musical genius" Mike Gates, UK Vibe / "Vibrant, passionate, exhilarating. A monument of spiritual jazz" Mark Sarazzy, Impro Jazz / "You know you are always going to get quality on the Jazzman label and this is yet another brilliant example!" Ruth Fisher, Jazz FM

An amazing live album from The Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet, originally released in 1969 and now thankful re-issued by Jazzman!

"Holy Grail" reissue series by Jazzman records. The eightpiece band released its lone LP in 1975 before undergoing an Extreme Heat makeover two years later.

Jazzman reissue of the highly sort after, rare, British jazz classic from The Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet, "Change Is". Exact replica, taken from original analogue master tapes, re-mastered at Abbey Road Studios to produce audiophile quality 180g vinyl. deeply melodic, post-bop British jazz compositions, UK jazz at it's absolute finest!

Lascelle ‘Lascelles’ Gordon - the driving force behind Vibration Black Finger – astonishes us yet again with a magnificent second album.