LondonJazzCollector

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Adventures in collecting "modern jazz": the classical music of America from the Fifties and Sixties, and a little Seventies, on original vinyl, on a budget, from England. And writing about it, since 2011. Travelling a little more widely nowadays, and at lower cost, but still 100% vinyl

Episodes

John Jenkins: Jazz Eyes (1957) Regent/ SJ Japan re.1990 10.07.2026

Selection: Orpheus (Jenkins) Track List A1. Star Eyes (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 10:00A2. Orpheus – 8:20B1 Honeylike – 9:15B2. Rockaway – 10:00 Artists (with approximate age at time of recording session) John Jenkins (26), alto saxophone; Donald Byrd … Continue reading →

Scandinavian Suite: Tatsuya Takahashi & The Tokyo Union/ Bingo Miki (1977) Three Blind Mice 03.07.2026

Selection: Midnight Sunrise (Bingo Miki) Artists: Tatsuya Takahashi & Tokyo Union Composer: Bingo Miki THE TOKYO UNION Rhythm SectionMasahiro Kanayama: pianoYoshinori Ishida, bassKazuhiro Ebisawa: drumsYuji Imamura: percussionKenichi Araya,Takao Naoi: guitarsMickie Yoshino: synthesizer ReedsTatsuya Takahashi: band leader, tenor saxophone;Seiji Inoue: tenor … Continue reading →

Rahsan Roland Kirk – Vibrations In The Village (1963) Resonance Records (2025) 26.06.2026

Selection: Three For The Festival Track List 1 Jump Up And Down 15:34 2 Ecclusiastics 5:52 3 All The Things You Are (Hammerstein II, J. Kern) 7:33 4 Laura ( D. Raksin, J. Mercer) 7:33 5 Kirk’s Delight (Kirk) 12:30 … Continue reading →

Ardley/Carr/Rendell: Greek Variations (1970) Decca Re. 2026 19.06.2026

The complete Greek Variations, long! (23:55m) Track List (ATOL Protected) A1 SantorinA2 OmonoiaA3 DelphiA4 KerkyraA5 MeteoraA6 Kriti B1 Wine Dark LullabyB2 OrpheusB3 Persephone’s JiveB4 Farewell PenelopeB5 Odysseus, King Of IthacaB6 Siren’s SongB7 Veil Of Ino “The first half of the … Continue reading →

Keith Tippett: Dedicated To You, But You Weren’t Listening (1971) Vertigo 12.06.2026

Selection: Green and Orange Night Park Track List A1. This Is What Happens (Evans,Tippett) A2. Thoughts To Geoff (Tippett) A3. Green And Orange Night Park (Tippett) B1. Gridal Suite (Dean) B2. Five After Dawn (Tippett) B3. Dedicated To You, But … Continue reading →

Keith Tippett: You Are Here…I am There (1969) Polydor 05.06.2026

LONDON JAZZ COLLECTOR CAUTION! The British are coming! And they’ve got BIG MOUSTACHES. Selection: Stately Dance For Miss Primm (6:51) Track List A1. This Evening Was Like Last Year (To Sarah) 9:10A2. I Wish There Was A Nowhere 14:12B1. Thank … Continue reading →

Yusef Lateef: Jazz Mood (1957) Savoy Craft Reissue 2025 29.05.2026

Selection: Morning Track List: A1. Metaphor 8:09A2. Yusef’s Mood 8:36A3. The Beginning 4:13B1. Morning 10:38B2. Blues in Space 7:07 Artists Yusef Lateef, born William Huddlestone, tenor saxophone, flute, arghul (Egyptian flute), scraper; Hugh Lawson, piano; Curtis Fuller, trombone, tambourine, finger cymbals; … Continue reading →

Lee Morgan: Here’s Lee Morgan (1960) VeeJay – Craft Re 2026 24.05.2026

Selection 1: Mogie Selection 2: I’m A Fool To Want You Track List A1 Terrible “T” 5:18 A2 Mogie 7:45 A3 I’m A Fool To Want You (Sinatra, Wolf, Herron) 5:37 B1 Running Brook (Shorter) 6:05 B2 Off Spring ( … Continue reading →