Format: CD, Compilation, Digipack; Country: UK - Released: 2004
Style: Free Jazz, Free Improvisation
"Border Crossing" recorded live at the Peanuts Club, held at the "Kings Arms", Bishopsgate, London, E.C.2 on 28 September 1974.
"Marcel's Muse" recorded in London on 31 May 1977
Executive-Producer – Hazel Miller
Mastered By – Martin Davidson
Mixed By, Edited By – Keith Beal (tracks: 1 to 4)
Producer – Keith Beal (tracks: 1 to 4), Ron Barron (tracks: 5 to 8)
Recorded By – Ron Eve (tracks: 5 to 18)
The saxophonist Mike Osborne is pungent, sweet-and-sour, occasionally anguished tone might twinge some teeth, and almost all the material here represents a spiky, free-jazz exploration of idiosyncratic originals.
– (Text is from 2004)
*Note: Illness prevented him working from 1982. He died on 19 September 2007.
...Despite his illness and an increasing spiral of drinking and drug-taking, Ossie was able to hold things together for periods, largely due to the emotional, and financial, support of the ever-loyal Louise. Schizophrenia is perhaps the most destructive of any mental illness. Over time, the personality and the individual’s capacity to function deteriorates usually to the point where long-term care is required. That would prove the case with Mike Osborne. And yet, from 1975 even into the early-80s, Ossie produced some of his most remarkable work. Working with Hazel and Harry Miller and their Ogun record label resulted in Border Crossing with his trio with Harry and Louis and three years later in the quintet album, Marcel’s Muse, featuring Marc Charig on trumpet and the highly talented Jeff Green on guitar. There were also two albums with Stan Tracey, at the time in his most experimental phase. Both Tandem and Live at Bracknell are exceptional pieces of work and better yet are planned for reissue soon...
_ By Duncan Heining
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MIKE OSBORNE TRIO / QUINTET – Border Crossing (1974) + Marcel's Muse (1977) – CD-2004
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Hey Vitko - you're not helping my intimations of mortality. The is glorious stuff from the much-missed Osborne. Border Crossing is probably second only to the Willisau concert released as All Night Long.
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my lp scans of border crossing
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Brian, a big thanks.
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DeleteVitko you have taught me that Ogun is always worthwhile. Many thanks!
ReplyDeleteWonderful album, in my ignorance didn't know anything about Osborne. Can't thank you enough for all the treasures you're sharing, really. Cheers Daniel, from Madrid, Spain.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteAny chance of posting "Outback" or "Shapes" ?
ReplyDeleteHi, I apologise i do hope you don't mind me notifying you of the dead links but i would be very greatful if you could you re-up this, some of these artists are completely new to me, and i would love to sample them, again , thanks
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