{"product_id":"bernie-mcgann-1966","title":"BERNIE McGANN - 1966","description":"Genre: Jazz \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: SBR028\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEAN: 4251804123112\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 30th October 2020\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e''Bernie McGann’s sound is exciting and physical, as heated as any post-Coltrane modernist. '' Downbeat\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'There is no more engaging nor distinctive alto saxophone sound on the planet than McGann’s.' Sydney Morning Herald\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'McGann takes the language of Bebop then bends and stretches it to fit the contours of his own remarkable imagination.' The Wire\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Special remarks: Previously unreleased recordings, packaged in tip-on jacket with insert\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Sarang Bang Records Archive Series vol. 1 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA lost treasure of Antipodean jazz\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis compilation documents part of an exciting period in Australasian jazz. Recorded in Sydney, 1966, we can hear Bernie McGann was already one of the great Australian jazz stylists. At the time, the only publicly available recording he made was two tracks on the Jazz Australia compilation (1967) (CBS BP 233450).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo years earlier, McGann was living in Auckland, New Zealand (1963-64). It was here that he worked regular-ly with Kim Paterson, Andy Brown and pianist Dave MacRae, and the basis of this band came into being.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘Lazy Days’, ‘Chuggin’, and ‘Sky’ were salvaged from a cassette in Kim Paterson’s collection, one of the few remaining copies. Originally intended for a radio broadcast, the master tapes were reportedly destroyed after the session.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘Rhythm-a-Ning’ and ‘When Will The Blues Leave?’ were taped by Trevor Graham at the Wayside Chapel in King’s Cross. Graham was a Sydney music journalist and ally of the avant garde, with the foresight to capture some of what was happening at the time. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis album is also notable for a rare appearance by the mysterious American drummer George Neidorf (mis-spelt as ‘Neidori’ in the liner notes on the first Soft Machine album), an early influence on drummer Robert Wyatt.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eField recordings of a major artist in strong company – a lost treasure of Antipodean modern jazz.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBernie McGann - alto sax \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKim Paterson - trumpet \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBobby Gebert - piano (side A) \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAndy Brown – bass\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGeorge Neidorf – drums\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRecorded by Trevor Graham in Sydney, Australia (copyright 1966)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Tracklist: \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA1- Lazy Days (McGann) 9:39\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA2- Chuggin’ (Gebert) 7:37\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA3- Sky (Gebert) 8:13\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB1- Rhythm-A-Ning (Monk) 9:42\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB2- When Will The Blues Leave? (Coleman) 13:14\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"SARANG BANG RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36207576776860,"sku":"SBR028","price":27.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/BERNIEMcGANN-1966.jpg?v=1601100947","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/bernie-mcgann-1966","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}