Live '71: The Kenny Wheeler Big Band & Friends

Recorded live in London on the 24th May 1971. Previously unreleased. Stereophonic sound. Currently the earliest known recording of Kenny Wheeler leading his own big band.

Lineup: Kenny Wheeler - trumpet & flugelhorn Mike Osborne - alto saxophone David Horler - trombone Tony Roberts - tenor saxophone Ian Hamer - trumpet Greg Bowen - trumpet Dave Hancock - trumpet Bobby Lamb - trombone Keith Christie - trombone Pete Harvey - trombone Alfie Reece - tuba Alan Branscombe - piano John Taylor - electric piano Ron Mathewson - double bass Tony Oxley - drums & percussion With guest appearances by: Evan Parker - tenor saxophone (track 4) Chris Pyne - trombone (track 4) Norma Winstone - voice (track 2) All tracks composed by Kenny Wheeler ℗ 1971