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Stan Sulzmann, John Taylor, Ron Mathewson, Tony Levin, Chris Laurence

On Loan With Gratitude (2CD)

Label: Jazz In Britain

Format: 2CD

Genre: Jazz

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€18.50
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On Loan with Gratitude was my first vinyl recording as leader released in 1977. Graham Collier started a label ‘Mosaic’ and invited me to record specifically for it. The times were fortuitous with BBC engineer Pete Freshney being able to record at the BBC transcription studios in Shepherds Bush. There was an excellent piano in situ, Pete was an excellent jazz engineer and fan, plus the studios were affordable. I led the quartet for approximately 10 yrs which included regular BBC Jazz club and Jazz In Britain/Jazz Today broadcasts. We also represented the BBC at Molde Jazz festival in Norway. It was an incredibly rich period of musical growth for me. John Taylor was an enormous influence on me as pianist, composer and friend. Ron and Tony were an established team having played with Tubby Hayes and were so dynamic and full of jazz energy. This record was the chance to document my own music and full of youthful exuberance. Eventually the players moved on developing their individual musical directions. John Taylor was establishing himself in Europe and with ECM, Tony Levin was moving into free music with people like Keith Tippett and Paul Dunmall, Ron Mathewson was very busy with Ronnie Scott. It remains having been a wonderful musical experience and a great memory.” - Stan Sulzmann

 

Details
Cat. number: JIB-48-S-CD
Year: 2023
Notes:
Disc 1 tracks 1 to 3 Recorded 8th April 1977 at BBC Kensington House, UK. Disc 1 tracks 4 to 6 and Disc 2 recorded live in the studio in London in 1974 and 1975 from the tape archive of [a325649] and [a8045223] Comes in trifold digisleeve, including a 12 page booklet with an essay on Stan Sulzmann written by Liam Noble. Limited edition of 500

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