1: Moanin? () 2: Early In The Morning () 3: All Members () 4: The Champ () 5: Ritual () 6: Oleo () 7: Stolen Moments () 8: Milestones ()
Number of discs:
1
Description:
Johnny Burch is probably best-known for songs he wrote in 1963 for Georgie Fame such as ?In The Meantime? and ?Preach and Teach?. This was at a time when the boundaries between modern jazz, rhythm and blues and beat music were being broken down at such places as the Flamingo and the Marquee. For a few months, Burch was leader of a group that included several musicians who found fame in the blues and rock scene of the late 60s such as Graham Bond, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. Side One of this LP features the earliest-known recordings of Bruce and Baker together in a live broadcast for the BBC from March 1963. Side Two contains five tracks from a session that Burch?s 1965 lineup recorded for Band Beat. Burch was never a major figure in the London jazz scene but this collection highlights his group?s unique role which acted as a bridge between modern jazz and the nascent British R&B movement.
Tracks 1-3; March 1963
Mike Falana tp; John Mumford tb; Graham Bond as; Stan Robinson ts; Miff Moule bs; John Burch p; Jack Bruce b; Ginger Baker d.
Tracks 4-8 November 1965
Hank Shaw tp; Ken Wray tb; Ray Swinfield as; Peter King ts; Harry Klein bs; John Burch p; Jeff Clyne b; Mike Scott d.
Barcode 5 060331 751601 on packaging only.