Composition With Colour: Live 1971, by John Dankworth Orchestra

John Dankworth Orchestra - Orinoco

Composition With Colour: Live 1971

by John Dankworth Orchestra

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Nick Bradey Great set from the John Dankworth orchestra. Excellent music as expected .
Without Dankworth, British jazz would have been immeasurably diminished . Favorite track: A Family Joy.

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1.	The Imaginary Mirror 05:29	buy track
2.	Altisidora 04:52	buy track
3.	A Family Joy 05:40	buy track
4.	Orinoco 06:17 video	buy track
5.	Eleven Plus 03:56	buy track
6.	Composition with Colour 05:31	buy track
7.	Earth Man 05:30	buy track

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Recorded live in London, March 1971.
Previously unreleased. Includes 4 page digi-booklet.

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released February 4, 2022

John Dankworth - alto sax, clarinet
Martin Drover, Kenny Wheeler, Hank Shaw, Henry Lowther - trumpets
Mike Gibbs, David Horler - trombones
John Jenkins - tuba
Tony Cook - french horn
Don Fay, Duncan Lamont, Stan Sulzmann - sax & flutes
Bruce Graham - piano
Chris Spedding - guitar
Tony Campo - bass guitar
Kenny Clare - drums
Ray Cooper - percussion

Tracks 4,6 & 7 composed by John Dankworth. Track 1 composed by John Warren. Track 2 composed by Kenny Wheeler. Track 3 composed by Mike Gibbs. Track 5 composed by Mike Vickers.
℗ 1971

Illustration by Piergiorgio Cupellini

Original source: Public domain
Restored and mastered by Matt Parker for British Progressive Jazz.

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