New Directions in Jazz

These thirty tracks from Bill Le Sage’s Directions in Jazz Unit from 1963-1964 reveal that British jazz had long been developing its own authentic voices, even if many of those voices have been hidden from history until recently. As well as the woodwinds of Ronnie Ross, Bob Burns and Johnny Scott, Le Sage himself on piano and vibes, Spike Heatley on bass and Tony Carr on drums, the group included the novel addition of a cello quartet, led by Freddie Alexander.

Disc One Hamburg February 28th 1964.

1. Night Talk 2. Monkey Business 3. Caber Dance 4. Lady Day 5. Wigmore Walk 6. Honky Tonk 7. Morning Theories 8. Yardsticks 9. Blue Trident 10. Times Two-and-a-Half 11. Come Rain or Come Shine 12. So What 13. Pastorale d'Hiver 14. Where's the Fire? 15. Rustic Gait //

Disc Two BBC Sessions 1963-64.

1. Night Talk 2. It Don't Mean A Thing 3. Times Two-and-a-Half 4. Come Rain Or Come Shine 5. Progressive Gavotte 6. Rustic Gait 7. Times Two-and-a-Half 8. Night Talk 9. New Orleans* 10. Improvisation on a Twelve Tone Scale* 11. Milestones* 12. Interview* 13. Honky Tonk* 14. Three 15. Clarion 16. Minky. (*tracks 9 – 13 low fidelity recording)