Swings High

Newly remastered from the original vinyl at Gearbox Studio with extended liner notes and new information, The Joe Harriott Quintet's Swings High, recorded in 1967, saw Joe Harriott returning to his hard bop roots on a set that burns with a rare light.

A top band of British jazz players, including the UK’s greatest drummer, Phil Seamen, and the sensitive and less-known-than-it-should-be trumpet playing of Stu Hamer, create a session that transcends the difficulties of its recording to create a timeless session, and from the point of view of pure playing, one of Joe’s very best.