• V/A - I Had The Craziest Dream: Modern Jazz & Hard Bop In Post War London Vol 1
  • V/A - I Had The Craziest Dream: Modern Jazz & Hard Bop In Post War London Vol 1

V/A - I Had The Craziest Dream: Modern Jazz & Hard Bop In Post War London Vol 1

Death Is Not The End

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Hard bop tracks on cassette - Yes fcuking please! 

Death Is Not The End treat us to a partial roundup of sounds that were percolating in post-war london up until around the 60s - Charting a real shift in sounds - This compilation was made in partnership with The Barbican for their 'Postwar Modern: New Art in Britain 1945-1965' exhibition.

This tape got a thorough workout on a recent cross-country road trip by one of the RWDFWD crew and we can confirm it's the business - that said, should you need any more persuading - some more from the label below...

'A survey of the modern jazz & hard-bop scenes that emerged in the new cultural melting pot of post war London, with recordings from the end of the 1940s through to the early 1960s.

Featuring representations from players whose roots lay in the East-End's jewish community, such as Ronnie Scott, Vic Ash & Harry Klein, alongside a wealth of talent of Caribbean and African descent playing and recording in post war London during this period, incl. Dizzy Reece, Wilton Gaynair, Joe Harriott, Shake Keane & Ginger Johnson.'

 

 

Tony Hall Hallstars - Hi Ya Mr Jackson


Wilton Gaynair - Wilton's Mood


Ronnie Scott & Dizzy Reece Quartet - Out Of Nowhere


Don Rendell - "You Stepped Out Of A Dream


Tony Kinsey Trio & Joe Harriott - It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing


Eddie Thompson - Nelson's Column


Ginger Mofolunsho Johnson & His Afro-Cuban Band - Egyptian Bint Al Cha Cha


Johnny Dankworth - Treasure Drive


The Joe Harriott Quintet - Spiritual Blues


The Jazz Five, Vic Ash & Harry Klein - Hootin


Shake Keane Quintet - Morning Blue


Dizzy Reece - I Had The Craziest Dream