The Record Chronicler
by Fabrizio Versienti
Ottaviano and Tippett: A Magnificent, Previously Unreleased Recording
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promise of more to come.
Read Alan Musson's superb review... with personal recollections... over at UK Vibe:
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are immaculate and thoughtful.
This is the first album under Stan Tracey's name on Jazz In Britain and the first collaboration between the label and Clark Tracey's ReSteamed Records. It is dedicated to Stan on the centenary of his birth, which falls on 30 December, with the
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The triple-CD set comes in an eight-panel digisleeve with a 12-page booklet telling the story of the band and the recordings, with notes by John Thurlow and original band member Art Themen. As always with a Jazz In Britain release, production values, packaging and presentation
A word from HQ.
Approaching the finishing line..
29th October 2026
We are delighted to tell you all that we have now finished the film and we will be announcing next month where and when you can see it.
Poster design : Andrew Higginbotham
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We have agreed with Clark Tracey and ReSteamed Records to release a new recording… with narration… of this epoch-making album…
Aiming for April… when there’ll be a live performance as well…
More details as soon as we have them…
We said in a message a few days ago that 2027 was going to be a bumper year for Jazz In Britain… in both quality and quantity… well here’s the first ‘teaser’ about of the sort of quality we’re talking about…
we can do… please appreciate that Jazz In Britain is a tiny operation… just the two of us… who work on an entirely voluntary basis!
Best wishes
The two of us at Jazz In Britain
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And so you know… the reprint will include the accompanying CDs provided with the first run. We need to get all our ducks in a row… the reprint of the book and more copies of the CDs… before offering orders for the second run
It’s the best
We are, however, maintaining a list of people who were disappointed by missing out in the first print run and have promised to let those people know first when the second print run is available to pre-order. If you want to be added to that list and thus guaranteed a copy, please
which the first print run of sold out very quickly.
When we do, we will tell you via the usual means, ie a direct email message from our Bandcamp page, plus posts on our Facebook page shared with all the appropriate groups. No doubt, others will also share so you should hear.
REPRINT OF FURTHER SHADOWS: ESSAYS ON BRITISH MODERN JAZZ 1950-1975 BY SIMON SPILLETT (PLUS A DOUBLE-CD)
Dear Jazz In Britain customers, followers and subscribers and would-be customers,
Please be aware that we have not yet organised the reprint of Simon Spillett’s book…
One of the most beautiful collaborations we've ever heard from British modern piano legend Keith Tippett – a set of live duets with Italian saxophonist Roberto Ottaviano –
Dusty Groove in Chicago carry most of Jazz In Britain's albums and books too:
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unreleased improvisation which has been newly remastered by Tommy Cavalieri at his studio in Bari, Puglia.
Remember that SoundOhm carry copies of most Jazz In Britain albums and books:
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Switzerland in February 1991, this 2 CD set is taken from two performances of extraordinary dexterity and beauty that feature Tippett on piano plus his usual array of objects and toys alongside Ottaviano’s virtuoso soprano saxophone. Each disc contains a single, previously
Celebrated Italian saxophonist Roberto Ottaviano collaborated with Martin Phillips on his recent biography of Keith Tippett which was published by Jazz In Britain. During that process he also sent us the recordings that make up this new release. Recorded live in Geneva,
and, be warned, next year promises to be a bumper year in both quality and quantity!
Best wishes
The Jazz In Britain Team (John & Pete)
Jazz In Britain is taking a short break and won't be shipping out any orders this week.
We will start shipping again on Monday, 2 November.
As always, thanks for your brilliant support over what is now 7 years of our operation...
Zephir, from Keith Tippett & Roberto Ottaviano's Communion album, is the centrepiece in this week's Peter Badore's Other Aspects show on Wayo FM based out of Rochester, NY:
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