Saturday, August 18, 2007

Excellent 1964 Jazz Piano Trio Music You've Never Heard

Here's something I think I may have to hunt down for my music collection...a piano trio recording from 1964 by Michael Garrick - "Moonscape".  Just the rarity of it intrigues me.  Check out this snippet from the New York Times:


But “Moonscape” out-rares them all; 99 copies were pressed by Mr. Garrick, a British pianist, after he formed what sounds like an excellent working band but before he became known at home. You’ve never heard it. It has just been issued on CD by Trunk Records. (Nobody could find the original tapes; it’s been mastered from the 10-inch vinyl.) Surprise: It’s another great example of jazz from that liminal period, its swing interrupted by abrupt interludes, streaking catchy melodies with dire, lemon-ice dissonance.

You can find the article and some other jazz news here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/arts/music/19play.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin

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