{"title":"Resteamed","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"under-milk-wood-2","title":"Under Milk Wood","description":"\u003cp\u003eReissued on vinyl for the first time in nearly 40 years, The Stan Tracey Quartet's \u003ci\u003eUnder Milk Wood\u003c\/i\u003e is considered one of the finest British jazz albums ever made, an effortlessly iconic masterpiece that encapsulates the heady '60s jazz boom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt features compositions by the great Stan Tracey - The Godfather of British Jazz -inspired by Dylan Thomas' drama 'Under Milk Wood', including the timeless \"Starless and Bible Black\" with its acclaimed solo by tenor saxophonist Bobby Wellins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike Thomas's characters, the themes vary greatly in tempo, in mood, in dramatic depth. The title song is a triumph, not only because it stands by itself as a beautifully conceived jazz ballad, but because it sets the scene for the rest of the writing and playing. Some of the other themes are impressionistic and highly subjective sketches of Thomas seen through the prism of jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resteamed","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50427758838091,"sku":"2018951","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/image003_62934498_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1726827189"},{"product_id":"from-stan-with-love","title":"From Stan, With Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second release in the Stan Tracey Collectors Series of remastered reissues, focussing on archival titles from The Godfather of British Jazz rich catalogue of recordings. These two albums were made in October 1967 and August 1968. The earlier one, \u003ci\u003eWith Love From Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e, is the last 1960s recording by Stan Tracey's quartet with tenor saxophonist Bobby Wellins. Not quite a follow up to \u003ci\u003eUnder Milk Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, it was made two years later and marked a critical change of Stan's personnel. The second album, \u003ci\u003eWe Love You Madly\u003c\/i\u003e, is one of several Tracey big band sessions between May 1968 and October 1969, and as its name suggests (using the Ducal phrase addressed to audiences everywhere) it is a collection of Ellingtonian material, plus Stan's affectionate tribute in the title track. Recorded to celebrate the Duke's 70th birthday, it showcases musicians from the producer's stable - Don Rendell, Ian Carr, Acker Bilk, Joe Harriott \u0026amp; Tony Coe - who each have a feature from the Ellington repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStan Tracey Quartet - With Love From Jazz: \u003cbr\u003eStan Tracey (piano) Bobby Wellins (tenor saxophone), Dave Green (double bass), Jackie Dougan (drums), Lennie Bush (double bass), Ronnie Stephenson (drums) \u003cbr\u003eRecorded October 12th \u0026amp; 31st, 1967.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStan Tracey Big Brass - We Love You Madly: \u003cbr\u003eStan Tracey (piano, arranger) Derek Watkins, Kenny Baker, Paul Tungay, Eddie Blair, Les Condon (trumpet), Ian Carr (flugelhorn), Keith Christie, Chris Pyne, Don Lusher, Bobby Lamb, Chris Smith (trombone), Mr. Acker Bilk (clarinet), Joe Harriott (alto saxophone), Tony Coe (tenor saxophone), Don Rendell (tenor saxophone), Lennie Bush (double bass), Barry Morgan (drums) \u003cbr\u003eRecorded August 20th \u0026amp; 21st 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resteamed","offers":[{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50475208802635,"sku":"1124906","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/47554175-238d-445f-8839-032b850e0752_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727444196"},{"product_id":"the-1959-sessions","title":"The 1959 Sessions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection of trio tunes by \u003cstrong\u003eStan Tracey\u003c\/strong\u003e date from June 1959 and were clearly intended as a follow up release to \u003cem\u003eLittle Klunk\u003c\/em\u003e, issued a month earlier, but for some unknown reason they never left the vaults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecently discovered purely by accident in a studio clear out, this amazing material has just come to light, and at a time when British jazz in the Fifties has become a much sought after commodity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded on two dates, the first four standards include \u003cstrong\u003eTony Crombie\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums, who had a residency with his own band at the Flamingo around this period. The other tracks feature legendary \u003cstrong\u003ePhil Seaman\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums and showcase \u003cstrong\u003eStan\u003c\/strong\u003e's own material, a wonderful insight to jazz in London in 1959 and a great indication of what was to follow in the ensuing years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenny Napper\u003c\/strong\u003e was the bassist of \u003cstrong\u003eStan\u003c\/strong\u003e's choice back then and he appears on all tracks. 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What emerged was a remarkable piece of music but only broadcast in Germany. Resteamed producer and Stan's son, Clark, had been aware that NDR had released one of the tracks on their annual compilation of that year's various guests at the studio and decided to dig a little deeper. Fortuitously, he made contact with the relevant people and was able to secure the whole recording which had remained dormant in the German vaults until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard of recording excellence was typical of NDR so very little was altered by the masterful sonic engineer Derek Nash back in the UK. Resteamed Records are now delighted to offer this extraordinary recording which recaptures the essence of British jazz in the 1960s with the added bonus of the exceptional horn playing of Kenny Wheeler.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resteamed","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50490788249931,"sku":"1170036","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b82fbffd-879c-47e6-a188-b1984db28c76_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727674318"},{"product_id":"wisdom-in-the-wings","title":"Wisdom In The Wings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first release of Stan Tracey since his death in 2013, this double CD includes two of his albums recorded in the late 1960s, both in the same four weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first CD was originally titled ‘Free An’ One’, a quartet with the late Peter King on alto and Stan’s trio of Dave Green on bass and Bryan Spring on drums. 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