Mike Garrick Jazz Orchestra - Big Band Harriott (2004)

Tracklist

01. Tempo
02. Calypso Sketches
03. Morning Blue
04. Coda
05. Straight Lines
06. Little Poem
07. Abstract
08. Tonal
09. Spiritual Blues
10. Subject
11. Count 12
12. Formation
13. Cry of the Bitterne

The veteran British pianist/composer/arranger Michael Garrick has taken compositions by the legendary saxophonist Joe Harriott and arranged them for a big band. Eight of the tracks are taken from Harriott's "free form" period and the album is rounded off with "Cry of the Bitterne", a Garrick farewell to his old colleague, named after the Southampton churchyard where Joe was buried in 1973. Featured musicians include Garrick himself on piano, Steve Waterman, Matt Wates, Quentin Collins, Mick Foster, Alan Jackson and John Marshall. Recorded 2004 Personnel: Michael Garrick (piano), Mark Armstrong, Steve Waterman, Gabriel Garrick, Quentin Collins (trumpets), Mark d'Silva, Jimmy Adams, Adrian Fry, Dave Eaglestone (trombones), Martin Hathaway, Matt Wates, Tom Richards, Bob McKay, Jamie Anderson, Mick Foster (reeds), Dominic Ashworth (guitar), Paul Moylan (bass), Alan Jackson, John Marshall (drums)

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