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Ended Tuesday and welcomed Wendesday with Harp And Soul by David Snell released on Columbia in 1966. David Snell - Harp And Soul Review David Snell's Harp And Soul-yeah, that 1966 LP-is one of those records you stumble on while digging through crates, half expecting to hate it, then end up playing it three times in a row. It's not flashy. Doesn't scream for attention. But damn if it doesn't settle into your bones after a while. Snell, mostly known as a session harpist and later a film score conductor, steps out here as both player and co-conductor (alongside Johnny Scott, who also handles flute and orchestra duties). And honestly? He holds his own. First off, the harp. You'd think it'd be twee. Or worse-background noise for a department store in 1972. But Snell doesn't let it get syrupy. He's got this dry, almost percussive touch... https://david-snellhr.bandcamp.com/album/harp-and-soul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfbPffD1_dY&list=RDCfbPffD1_dY&start_radio=1 #DavidSnell #Jazz #Harp #JohnnyScott #BritJazz #LibraryMusic #Music #SpaceAgePop

Shades Of Blue by Don Rendell Ian Carr Quintet, released on Columbia as part of their Landsdowne series in 1965. Gerald Lascelles wrote in a contemporary review in Jazz Journal: The quintet stimulates a remarkably fresh feeling, and reveals little in the way of ad­herence to any particular jazz form. The leader’s constant shifts from tenor to soprano keep the front line alive and variable in tone contrast, and there is a constancy in the rhythmic re­sponse which is quite rare and always animated. Ian Carr, who has been working with Don since the beginning of 1963, provides some splendid moments in solo work, ...Garrison ’64 is quite an ambitious approach to the new patterns set by Coltrane, Davis, and the other leaders of style today. It would be wrong to describe it as free form, but it conveys the same loose feeling. https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2025/08/14/jj-08-65-don-rendell-ian-carr-shades-of-blue/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bxCVrN8X9E&list=OLAK5uy_lfb6d-fprKIVSVIRJ16NAYeQHlzGj75Es #IanCarr #DonRendell #Jazz #BritJazz #Music #Landsdowne #Modal

Ended Thursday and welcomed Friday after a walk with Indo-Jazz Fusions II by Joe Harriott - John Mayer Double Quintet, released on Columbia in 1968. Jarmo Eskelinen October 17, 2025 ...on this second try the fusion works much better, especially on the side-long Partita. After the Indian intro, the tune flows easily to a relaxed modal groove, with tablas and the sitar gelling perfectly with the jazz band. Harriott is a talented saxophonist and original improviser, with a tonal world and sound well suited for world fusion. Side two is a bit more uneven, but the closing track ’Subject’ nails the pioneering sound convincingly. On the next album ’Hum Dono’ Harriott would find his soul mate in guitarist Amancio D’Silva and reach the pinnacle of the indo-jazz fusion to new heights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S74v3HuIBaM&list=PL4ga6uXkJwHfgnZxKL-tuHrp1lPpNoJyJ&index=7 #JoeHarriott #KennyWheeler #JohnMayer #Sitar #Raga #IndoJazz #BritJazz #Jazz #Music

Moonscape by Michael Garrick Trio, released on Airborne Records in 1964. One of the earliest albums as a leader from British pianist Michael Garrick – a set that pre-dates his amazing Argo albums of the 60s, and which was originally issued on 10" vinyl, in a limited pressing of 99 copies! The sound here is no less radical than Garrick's better-known albums of the decade – a mixture of angular edges and more open, free-flowing lines that soar out beautifully with a great sense of joy and life! Although a trio album, the record has all of the same imagination as Garrick's sextet dates – a sense of space and creative energy that's simply breathtaking – supported by some excellent original compositions by Garrick, and played by a trio that includes Dave Green on bass and Colin Barnes on drums. - Dusty Grooves https://www.trunkrecords.com/releases/moonscape_07/moonscape.php https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6KmWvfxAVQ #MichaelGarrick #Jazz #BritJazz #Music #JazzPianoTrio