Label: Universal – 982 107 0
Series: Impressed Re-pressed –
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation / Country: UK / Released: 2004
Style: Modern Jazz, Modal, Big Band, Free Improvisation
Compilation / rare, classic & unique modern jazz from Britain 1963-1974.
Compiled By – Gilles Peterson
Executive Producer – Tony Higgins
Mastered By – Peter Dennett
Sleeve Notes – Tony Higgins
Matrix / Runout (Runout (Etched) Side 1): 982 107 1 – A-1
Matrix / Runout (Runout (Etched) Side 2): 982 107 1 – B
Matrix / Runout (Runout (Etched) Side 1): 982 107 2 – C-2
Matrix / Runout (Runout (Etched) Side 2): 982 107 2 – D
A1 - Amancio D'Silva – A Street In Bombay ................................................................. 10:56
Bass – Tony Campo
Drums – Dick Wright
Guitar – Amancio D'Silva
Piano – Stan Tracey
Saxophone [Sax], Flute – Don Rendell
Tabla – Mick Ripshar
Vibraphone, Clarinet – Alan Branscombe
A2 - Paul Gonsalves Quartet – Boom Jackie Boom Chick ............................................. 3:54
Bass – Kenny Napper
Drums – Ronnie Stephenson
Piano – Pat Smythe
Tenor Saxophone – Paul Gonsalves
B1 - Harold McNair – The Hipster.................................................................................. 4:36
Bass – Spike Heatley
Drums – Tony Carr
Flute – Harold McNair
Piano – Bill Le Sage
B2 - Michael Garrick Septet – Ursula............................................................................. 5:44
Alto Saxophone – Joe Harriott
Bass – Dave Green
Drums – Trevor Tomkins
Flugelhorn – Ian Carr
Piano – Michael Garrick
Soprano Saxophone – Don Rendell
Tenor Saxophone – Tony Coe
B3 - Mike Taylor Remembered – Timewind .................................................................. 1:56
Bass – Ron Mathewson
Clarinet, Arranged By – Dave Gelly
Drums – Jon Hiseman
Piano – Peter Lemer
Vocals – Norma Winstone
C1 - Tubby Hayes & The Paul Gonsalves All Stars – Don't Fall Off The Bridg ............. 9:20
Alto Saxophone – Tony Coe
Baritone Saxophone – Jackie Sharp
Bass – John Lamb
Drums – Ronnie Stephenson
Piano – Terry Shannon
Tenor Saxophone – Paul Gonsalves, Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes
Trumpet – Ray Nance
C2 - The New Jazz Orchestra – Le Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe ............................................. 7:42
Bass – Jack Bruce
Conductor – Neil Ardley
Drums – Jon Hiseman
Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Barbara Thompson
Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Dave Gelly
Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Jim Philip
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith
Trombone – Derek Wadsworth, John Mumford, Michael Gibbs
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Derek Watkins, Harry Beckett, Henry Lowther, Ian Carr
Tuba – George Smith
Vibraphone – Frank Ricotti
D1 - Mike Westbrook Orchestra – Metropolis (Part IX) ................................................. 8:01
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Mike Osborne
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Ray Warleigh
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Alan Skidmore
Baritone Saxophone – John Warren
Bass Trombone – Geoff Perkins
Bass, Cello – Harry Miller
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass], Double Bass [Electric Bass] – Chris Laurence
Drums – Alan Jackson, John Marshall
Electric Piano – John Taylor
Guitar – Gary Boyle
Piano, Producer – Mike Westbrook
Tenor Saxophone – George Khan
Trombone – Derek Wadsworth, Malcolm Griffiths, Paul Nieman, Paul Rutherford
Trumpet – Nigel Carter
Flugelhorn – Dave Holdsworth, Harry Beckett, Henry Lowther, Kenny Wheeler
Vocals – Norma Winstone
D2 - The Stan Tracey Quartet – Starless & Bible Black ................................................. 3:47
Bass – Jeff Clyne
Drums – Jack Dougan
Piano – Stan Tracey
Tenor Saxophone – Bobby Wellins
D3 - Neil Ardley – Will You Walk A Little Faster ............................................................ 3:45
Bass – Chris Laurence
Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Dave Gelly
Bass Trombone – Ray Premru
Bassoon – Bunny Gould
Conductor – Neil Ardley
Drums – Jon Hiseman
Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Derek Watkins, Harry Beckett, Henry Lowther, Nige Carter
Flute [Alto], Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Don Rendell
Flute, Piccolo Flute, Soprano Saxophone – Barbara Thompson
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith
Trombone – Derek Wadsworth
Tuba – Dick Hart
Vibraphone, Percussion – Frank Ricotti
Vocals – Norma Winstone
Notes:
Sub-titled "Rare, classic & unique modern jazz from Britain 1963-1974".
Two LPs, all four labels are identical aside from the number of record, 1 or 2, and which side – 1 or 2. The absence of track listing led to another breaking of vinyl rules – writing on the label.
Impressed with Gilles Peterson Vol 2 is a second volume of unique, rare and beautiful British jazz . This album sees him uncover more exceptional UK jazz from the 60s and 70s. Featuring landmark recordings, elusive rarities and previously unreleased exclusives, Impressed Vol 2 builds on the success of the first volume, with many of the tracks reissued for the first time since their original release.
Peaceful mellow numbers with lush orchestration is taken care of by the likes of Michael Garrick and the Stan Tracey Quartet, dancefloor bombs belong Tubby Hayes and Paul Gonsalves and Amancio D'Silva is in charge of the exotic moments. Essential music from a forgotten corner of the jazz spectrum.
Tony Higgins (Executive Producer), London, on September 6, 2018, said:
(LondonJazzCollector)
Hi, I wrote the sleeve notes for both volumes of Impressed, and sourced the tapes we used for the mastering – the Lansdowne tapes were held in the old Polygram archive in Germany (incl Hum Dono which was always assumed lost). The Fontana/Argo/Decca material was from tapes held in the Decca archive in Hampstead. The image of Giles at the DJ controls was taken in the club in Old St called Cargo... I also worked on the BBC TV series Jazz Britannia, researching and writing the script. After Impressed 1 & 2, I suggested to Universal that they do a comprehensive reissue series of selected albums – Garrick, Westbrook, Tubby, Ardley, Rendell Carr, Harriott etc.
(LondonJazzCollector)
Hi, I wrote the sleeve notes for both volumes of Impressed, and sourced the tapes we used for the mastering – the Lansdowne tapes were held in the old Polygram archive in Germany (incl Hum Dono which was always assumed lost). The Fontana/Argo/Decca material was from tapes held in the Decca archive in Hampstead. The image of Giles at the DJ controls was taken in the club in Old St called Cargo... I also worked on the BBC TV series Jazz Britannia, researching and writing the script. After Impressed 1 & 2, I suggested to Universal that they do a comprehensive reissue series of selected albums – Garrick, Westbrook, Tubby, Ardley, Rendell Carr, Harriott etc.
They initially agreed and so we set up the Impressed Re-pressed sub-label. The first batch was Amancio D’Silva ‘Integration’, Garrick ‘Troppo’ etc, five in total. Sadly, Universal didn’t want to do LPs just CDs – and even then they skimped on the packaging and artwork. I had flagged about 30 titles to reissue. Come the second batch, they decided just to do five Tubby Hayes CDs and basically use the Japanese reissue CDs and sources, not go to the tapes – which existed. Again, cutting costs. There were no more in the series after that – there were personnel changes in Universal and the meagre support for the project that existed was gone – Universal had no interested in it any more and was keener to sign army wives choirs and singing monks (seriously).
I did manage to compile a volume 3 but it was never released but did slip out on a blog. Roll on to about 2009, I contacted Universal (why??) with some other ideas: a comp of Japanese jazz and European jazz drawn from their own catalogue. They agreed, so I duly comped and wrote sleeve notes: 20,000 for ‘Jazz Japan’ & nearly 40,000 for ‘Jazz Europa’. I delivered the comps and notes. I then suggested why not have a trilogy? So, I convinced them to agree to a third, another British comp, ‘Jazz Britannia’. I selected the tracks and wrote 40,000 words of notes. I even got Don Rendell to write an intro piece. Where are they? Still sitting on someone’s desk at Universal, in limbo. I’ll never work with Universal again. Awful people...
Finally, the fingerprints on the Impressed sleeves are mine.
Tony Higgins
If you find it, buy this album!
If you find it, buy this album!