Nucleus with Leon Thomas - 'Live 1970' CD

Nucleus with Leon Thomas - 'Live 1970' CDLive 1970 GB1529CD Release date: 6 November, 2014 Cardboard Sleeve Mini LP Replica CD Digitally mastered at Gearbox Studio from the analogue 1 4" master tape The first official release of the June 1970 Montreux Jazz Festival concert featuring trumpeter Ian Carrs pioneering Nucleus performing with US vocalist Leon Thomas on a set of Thomas repertoire. The collaboration with Thomas is (in Ian Carr's words) a combination of the rock thing with the roots

Multi-instrumentalist Marcus Tenney on saxophone/trumpet and Morgan Burr’s guitar complete the quintet

with Kenny Baldock standing in for regular double bassist Ron Mathewson

6 & 8)Wayne Francis (Ahnansé): tenor saxophone (Tracks 5 & 7)Artie Zaitz: electric guitar (Tracks 5 & 7)Tim Doyle: percussion (Track 5)Nathaniel Cross: trombone (Track 7)

Ian Carr - trumpet & flugelhorn

one-off collaborations

almost rock rhythms… the whole record is great"

fearing its music had atrophied into self-parody

Musicians: Binker and Moses with: Evan Parker - tenor and soprano saxophone

All songs written/arranged/performed/recorded by S

New York-based trumpeter

Mark Murphy's final recording session celebrated his close friend Shirley Horn with four of her trademark songs reinterpreted in his inimitable style

" Mel Tormé