Neil Ardley, Ian Carr & Don Rendell - Greek Variations (1970/2026) [Hi-Res]

Originally released in 1970, and now much sought after by collectors and connoisseurs, original copies sell for upwards of £600.

Considered one of Neil Ardley’s best compositions, Greek Variations and Other Aegean Exercises ranks as not only one of the finest expressions of British progressive modern jazz but also one of the very best recordings to emerge from Denis Preston’s celebrated Lansdowne Studios, home to some of the most highly-regarded British modern jazz of the era. It’s also an important junction point in the careers of the Ardley, Carr and Rendell, showing three distinct pathways that British jazz would follow in the subsequent years: Ardley’s orchestrated and expanded explorations; Carr’s jazz rock, and Rendell’s more orthodox acoustic approach.

Barbara Thompson - (alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute)
Jeff - (bass on side A, B1 to B3)
Neville Whitehead - (bass on B4 to B7)
Amaryllis Fleming - (cello)
Charles Tunnel - (cello)
John Marshall - (drums on side A, B1 to B3)
Trevor Tomkins - (drums on B4 to B7)
Jack Bruce - (electric bass, acoustic bass on Side A)
Spedding - (guitar (on B1 to B3)
Karl Jenkins - (soprano & baritone saxophone, oboe)
Don Rendell - (soprano & tenor sax, alto flute, clarinet)
Stan Robinson - (tenor saxophone, flute)
Brian Smith - (tenor & soprano sax)
Michael Gibbs - (trombone)
Ian Carr - (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Frank Ricotti - (vibraphone, marimba, percussion)
Ken Essex - (viola)
Jack Rothstein - (violin)
Kelly Isaacs - (violin)
Neil Ardley - (director)