GILLES PETERSON – Impressed 2 With Gilles Peterson (– 982 107 0 / 2LP-2004)

Label: Universal – 982 107 0

Series: Impressed Re-pressed –

Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation / Country: UK / Released: 2004

Style: Modern Jazz, Modal, Big Band, Free Improvisation

Compilation / rare, classic & unique modern jazz from Britain 1963-1974.

Compiled By – Gilles Peterson

Executive Producer – Tony Higgins

Mastered By – Peter Dennett

Sleeve Notes – Tony Higgins

Matrix / Runout (Runout (Etched) Side 1): 982 107 1 – A-1

Matrix / Runout (Runout (Etched) Side 2): 982 107 1 – B

Matrix / Runout (Runout (Etched) Side 1): 982 107 2 – C-2

Matrix / Runout (Runout (Etched) Side 2): 982 107 2 – D

A1 - Amancio D'Silva – A Street In Bombay ................................................................. 10:56

      Bass – Tony Campo

          Drums – Dick Wright

          Guitar – Amancio D'Silva

          Piano – Stan Tracey

          Saxophone [Sax], Flute – Don Rendell

          Tabla – Mick Ripshar

          Vibraphone, Clarinet – Alan Branscombe

A2 - Paul Gonsalves Quartet – Boom Jackie Boom Chick ............................................. 3:54

        Bass – Kenny Napper

           Drums – Ronnie Stephenson

           Piano – Pat Smythe

           Tenor Saxophone – Paul Gonsalves

B1 - Harold McNair – The Hipster .................................................................................. 4:36

        Bass – Spike Heatley

           Drums – Tony Carr

           Flute – Harold McNair

           Piano – Bill Le Sage

B2 - Michael Garrick Septet – Ursula ............................................................................. 5:44

        Alto Saxophone – Joe Harriott

           Bass – Dave Green

           Drums – Trevor Tomkins

           Flugelhorn – Ian Carr

           Piano – Michael Garrick

           Soprano Saxophone – Don Rendell

           Tenor Saxophone – Tony Coe

B3 - Mike Taylor Remembered – Timewind  .................................................................. 1:56

        Bass – Ron Mathewson

           Clarinet, Arranged By – Dave Gelly

           Drums – Jon Hiseman

           Piano – Peter Lemer

           Vocals – Norma Winstone

C1 - Tubby Hayes & The Paul Gonsalves All Stars – Don't Fall Off The Bridg ............. 9:20       

        Alto Saxophone – Tony Coe

           Baritone Saxophone – Jackie Sharp

           Bass – John Lamb

           Drums – Ronnie Stephenson

           Piano – Terry Shannon

           Tenor Saxophone – Paul Gonsalves, Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes

           Trumpet – Ray Nance

C2 - The New Jazz Orchestra – Le Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe ............................................. 7:42

        Bass – Jack Bruce

           Conductor – Neil Ardley

           Drums – Jon Hiseman

           Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Barbara Thompson

           Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Dave Gelly

           Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Jim Philip

           Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith

           Trombone – Derek Wadsworth, John Mumford, Michael Gibbs

           Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Derek Watkins, Harry Beckett, Henry Lowther, Ian Carr

           Tuba – George Smith

           Vibraphone – Frank Ricotti

D1 - Mike Westbrook Orchestra – Metropolis (Part IX) ................................................. 8:01

        Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Mike Osborne

           Alto Saxophone, Flute – Ray Warleigh

           Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Alan Skidmore

           Baritone Saxophone – John Warren

           Bass Trombone – Geoff Perkins

           Bass, Cello – Harry Miller

           Double Bass [Acoustic Bass], Double Bass [Electric Bass] – Chris Laurence

           Drums – Alan Jackson, John Marshall

           Electric Piano – John Taylor

           Guitar – Gary Boyle

           Piano, Producer – Mike Westbrook

           Tenor Saxophone – George Khan

           Trombone – Derek Wadsworth, Malcolm Griffiths, Paul Nieman, Paul Rutherford

           Trumpet – Nigel Carter

           Flugelhorn – Dave Holdsworth, Harry Beckett, Henry Lowther, Kenny Wheeler

           Vocals – Norma Winstone

D2 - The Stan Tracey Quartet – Starless & Bible Black ................................................. 3:47

        Bass – Jeff Clyne

           Drums – Jack Dougan

           Piano – Stan Tracey

           Tenor Saxophone – Bobby Wellins

D3 - Neil Ardley – Will You Walk A Little Faster ............................................................ 3:45

        Bass – Chris Laurence

           Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Dave Gelly

           Bass Trombone – Ray Premru

           Bassoon – Bunny Gould

           Conductor – Neil Ardley

           Drums – Jon Hiseman

           Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Derek Watkins, Harry Beckett, Henry Lowther, Nige Carter

           Flute [Alto], Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Don Rendell

           Flute, Piccolo Flute, Soprano Saxophone – Barbara Thompson

           Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith

           Trombone – Derek Wadsworth

           Tuba – Dick Hart

           Vibraphone, Percussion – Frank Ricotti

           Vocals – Norma Winstone

Notes:

Sub-titled "Rare, classic & unique modern jazz from Britain 1963-1974".

Two LPs, all four labels are identical aside from the number of  record, 1 or 2,  and which side – 1 or 2. The absence of track listing  led to another breaking of vinyl rules – writing on the label.

Impressed with Gilles Peterson Vol 2 is a second volume of unique, rare and beautiful British jazz . This album sees him uncover more exceptional UK jazz from the 60s and 70s. Featuring landmark recordings, elusive rarities and previously unreleased exclusives, Impressed Vol 2 builds on the success of the first volume, with many of the tracks reissued for the first time since their original release.

Peaceful mellow numbers with lush orchestration is taken care of by the likes of Michael Garrick and the Stan Tracey Quartet, dancefloor bombs belong Tubby Hayes and Paul Gonsalves and Amancio D'Silva  is in charge of the exotic moments. Essential music from a forgotten corner of the jazz spectrum.

Tony Higgins (Executive Producer), London, on September 6, 2018, said:
(LondonJazzCollector)

Hi, I wrote the sleeve notes for both volumes of Impressed, and sourced the tapes we used for the mastering – the Lansdowne tapes were held in the old Polygram archive in Germany (incl Hum Dono which was always assumed lost). The Fontana/Argo/Decca material was from tapes held in the Decca archive in Hampstead. The image of Giles at the DJ controls was taken in the club in Old St called Cargo... I also worked on the BBC TV series Jazz Britannia, researching and writing the script. After Impressed 1 & 2, I suggested to Universal that they do a comprehensive reissue series of selected albums – Garrick, Westbrook, Tubby, Ardley, Rendell Carr, Harriott etc.

They initially agreed and so we set up the Impressed Re-pressed sub-label. The first batch was Amancio D’Silva ‘Integration’, Garrick ‘Troppo’ etc, five in total. Sadly, Universal didn’t want to do LPs just CDs – and even then they skimped on the packaging and artwork. I had flagged about 30 titles to reissue. Come the second batch, they decided just to do five Tubby Hayes CDs and basically use the Japanese reissue CDs and sources, not go to the tapes – which existed. Again, cutting costs. There were no more in the series after that – there were personnel changes in Universal and the meagre support for the project that existed was gone – Universal had no interested in it any more and was keener to sign army wives choirs and singing monks (seriously).

I did manage to compile a volume 3 but it was never released but did slip out on a blog. Roll on to about 2009, I contacted Universal (why??) with some other ideas: a comp of Japanese jazz and European jazz drawn from their own catalogue. They agreed, so I duly comped and wrote sleeve notes: 20,000 for ‘Jazz Japan’ & nearly 40,000 for ‘Jazz Europa’. I delivered the comps and notes. I then suggested why not have a trilogy? So, I convinced them to agree to a third, another British comp, ‘Jazz Britannia’. I selected the tracks and wrote 40,000 words of notes. I even got Don Rendell to write an intro piece. Where are they? Still sitting on someone’s desk at Universal, in limbo. I’ll never work with Universal again. Awful people...

Finally, the fingerprints on the Impressed sleeves are mine.

Tony Higgins



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