John Sangster
Australian jazz composer, arranger, drummer, cornettist and vibraphonist, born 17 November 1928, died 26 October 1995.
Australian jazz composer, arranger, drummer, cornettist and vibraphonist, born 17 November 1928, died 26 October 1995.
Once around the sun
Composed by jazz eccentric John Sangster, Once around the sun was the score written to feature on the unreleased 1970 film documenting the Australian Ourimbah Festival: Pilgrimage of Pop. Unheard for the last forty years, the music from this film sees Sangster blend themes of Space mythology and 60s counterculture to produce THE most expansive, heaviest and experimental piece of music ever recorded in Australia. Reminiscent in tone Sun Ra’s Space is the Place and Jean Claude Vannier’s L’enfant A…