0445 Michael Garrick [Black Marigolds] FLAC 9(44.01)

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AMG:
English pianist, organist and composer Michael Garrick studied Literature at London University before leading a trio and quartet in the late '50s. He mixed music and literature in the early '60s, doing more than 250 concerts that blended poetry and jazz. He formed a sextet in 1965, and also played with and did compositions for the Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet and Neil Ardley's New Jazz Orchestra. He made several recordings with his group in the '60s and early '70s, heading trios, quartet, quintets and septets. Garrick experimented with harpsichord in the mid-'60s, and explored jazz settings for liturgical works. He recorded an album of choral compositions in 1968, and in the '70s began to teach as well as play and compose. He founded The Travelling Jazz Faculty in 1979, while working in a trio in the late '70s. He played with Chris Hunter in the early '80s and with Dave Green's band since 1984. Garrick formed a sextet in 1983 and a big band in 1985.

Michael Garrick - piano, organ, celeste, harpsichord
Ian Carr - trumpet, flugelhorn
Don Rendell - soprano, tenor
Joe Harriott - alto
Tony Coe - tenor, clarinet
David Green - bass
Trevor Tomkins - drums (01 03-05 07-09)
Colin Barnes - drums (02 06)
John Smith - reader (02 06)

01 Webster's Mood (Garrick) (6:54)
02 Jazz for Five (Garrick) (8:53)
03 Good Times (Garrick) (6:56)
04 Spiders (Garrick) (2:07)
05 Ursula (Garrick) (5:45)
06 A Jazz Nativity (Garrick) (3:38)
07 Black Marigolds (Garrick) (3:35)
08 What Are Little Girls? (Garrick) (2:45)
09 Carolling (Garrick) (3:25)

Label: Argo DA88
Recorded: January 03 (02 06) 10 11 (01 03 05) February 28 March 01 (04 07-09) 1966

0206 Michael Garrick and James Grant Kellas [Kronos] FLAC 11(47.30)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
Two very different sessions with each group occupying one side of the lp.
The first side by a Michael Garrick Quartet, sounding very much like an English version of the MJQ, was Michael's first recording and dates from 1959.
Nothing too exciting happens and Michael moved on to far greater things and more interesting work in later years.
Nice vibes playing from the little known Peter Shade and all the tunes were composed/arranged by Garrick.
The second side is a saxophones plus rhythm session led by pianist James Grant Kellas  and the overall feel is very West Coastish with some excellent writing for the saxophones by pianist Kellas.
He did not pursue a career in music, unlike Garrick, and after his Ph.D. studies in London he ended his academic career as Professor of Politics at Glasgow University.
FLAC with lp cover scans.

Tony Sions - alto
Rac Ramchandani - alto
Derek Horsfield - tenor
Alan King - tenor
Alan Bromley - baritone
Peter Shade  vibes
Michael Garrick - piano
James Grant Kellas - piano
Paul Hemmings - bass
David Iggulden - bass
Brian Barnes - drums
Derek Wimpress - drums
Derek West - drums

01 Henry VIII's Favourite Laye (Garrick) (5:18)
02 Vishnu (Garrick) (3:12)
03 Kronos (Garrick) (6:02)
04 Barbara Allen (Garrick) (3:24)
05 White Moon (Garrick) (4:41)
06 Jazzism 1960 (Kellas) (4:48)
07 Sax Appeal (Kellas) (3:17)
08 Northern Lights (Kellas) (4:46)
09 Jazz Study No 2 (Kellas) (5:30)
10 Jazz Study in A Minor (Kellas) (2:21)
11 Ode to Saxes (Kellas) (5:45)

Label: Hep 2013
Recorded: January (01 02 04 05) February (03) 1959 February 07 (07-09) March 13 (06  10 11) 1960
Lineage: LP>FLAC