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Fascinating footage, including from 1986 in clip 2 of Art Blakey auditioning young talent for a new Jazz Messengers. Spot and name a few familiar faces to be! These included members of Gary Crosby's then-pathbreaking Jazz Warriors big band, seen in the first clip, who appeared at that year's Camden Jazz Festival, as also did Blakey. Apologies for poor quality VHS, but this is documented history.
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Originally posted by BLUESNIK'S REVOX View PostSomething I stumbled upon last night, an ITV detective series *Strangers" from 1982, partly centred around a jazz cub where "Sonny Boy" is playing saxophone. Sonny Boy being LOL COXHILL! Who also acts a bit... and the music is LOL.
http://youtu.be/CzGuvUdaj6o?feature=shared
Credits include: Time Bandits, New Tricks, Sherlock, Taggart. Mike Moran is one of the most experienced and versatile of composers, his skills include film/tv scoring, arranging, song writing and record production. He has been awarded a Gold Badge for services to British music by The British Academy of Songwriters & Composers; a TRIC Award for […]
..and would probably have had a choice in the musicians and the excerpts.
I wonder if the unattributed tap dancer was Will Gaines. A bit of sleuthing reveals that Gaines had done a Sounds of Jazz broadcast around that time with Michael Garrick's quintet with Norma Winstone; and Garrick had done several duet gigs with Lol, plus recordings (which sadly never saw the light of day) following their involvement in Dave Green's Mingus tribute band Fingers - alongside Bruce Turner ("dad") and drummer Alan Jackson.
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On a tangent, but I once had a long conversation with Alan Jackson in the toilets! of the first (and last?) Jazz evening of the Porlock festival c.1987? He was playing with Mike Garrick's quartet with Jimmy Hastings, and a young Christian Garrick on violin. Fascinating stories about the all nighters at Ronnie's old place and Mike Osborne etc. I'm not sure if Alyn ever interviewed him, I knows he's played with him, but that stuff was gold.
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostFascinating footage, including from 1986 in clip 2 of Art Blakey auditioning young talent for a new Jazz Messengers. Spot and name a few familiar faces to be! These included members of Gary Crosby's then-pathbreaking Jazz Warriors big band, seen in the first clip, who appeared at that year's Camden Jazz Festival, as also did Blakey. Apologies for poor quality VHS, but this is documented history.
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Here's a very brief clip of JBC getting raided by the DTI, including the legendary Eric Gotts who tried his best to stamp out pirate radio in the London area in the '70s and '80s.
all words are trains for moving past what really has no name
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I agree with the Jazz Warriors being pivotal in the history of British jazz and it is a shame that this generation is not getting the kudos for their role in cultivating the current scene. In my opinion that generation including the likes of Tony Kofi and the seriously underrated Monsesir brothers were taken for granted and I feel are far better than some of rhe names being touted these days. Never a fan of the Jazz Warriors, though. I was loaned their album when it came out and felt Loose Tubes were better .
I always thought the Mark and Mike Mondesir were enjoying themselves when playing .
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