BIRD CURTIS QUINTET Tony Pike Music TPM LP 145 Vinyl LP Excellent Rare

	£		620
	$		822

TITLE

The Bird Curtis Quintet (Extremly Rare, collectors piece)

Notes taken from the rear of the LP Sleeve

 The Bird Curtis band were the resident group at the "Green Man" Jazz club in Blackheath London from 1962 - 1967 as the resident group they hosted numerous visiting musicians such as Tubby Hayes, Rendell/Carr quartet, New Jazz Orchestra etc. plus playing at Ronnie Scotts “Old Place” as well as making live radio broadcasts & performing at the Edinburgh Festival in 1967 - this is their one and only recording again musicly outstanding & inventive totally recommended.

The Musicians

IAN BIRD (TENOR SAX) Born in Dulwich. He did not start playing until he was 18. He lists his early influences as Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes, Don Rendell, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. He is also a fine alto player.

JOHN CURTIS (TRUMPET) Born in Grimsby. He studied the violin when he was young and only took up the trumpet at the age of 19. Listens mostly to classical music. Likes Prokofiev, Stravinsky.

RAYMOND SHEA (PIANO) Born in the East End of London. His favourite musicians include McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock and Red Garland. A most exciting soloist and a prolific composer.

DARYL RUNSWICK (BASS) Born in Leicester. He studied music & composition at Corpus Christi college, Cambridge, and mentions Miles Davis and Ron Carter as two of his favourite musicians.

TIM WOOLLEY (DRUMS) Born in Southampton, He began his career playing with rhythm & blues groups and joined the quintet recently after a spell on the boats. His early influences include Oscar Peterson, Ed Thigpen, Art Blakey & Elvin Jones .

TRACKS

Approx: 39 minutes

SIDE 1. TROPICANA - (BIRD-CURTIS) The idea for this one was sparked off by a phrase of John Coltrane’s, typical of the music the group is playing in the clubs. The title is taken from the club in Croydon where the band often played.

THE BUTTERTREE - (RAYMOND SHEA) Somewhere in Africa there is a tree called the “Shea” from this tree the natives obtain a sort of butter, Raymond Shea is the composer, Hence - the butter tree.

10.15 - (IAN BIRD) 10.15 is the exact time Ians’s son Lester was born. The piece mirrors the moods of the father, the anxiety, the excitement and the exultation. Only the 16 bar intro and ending are arranged. The remainder is “free” and purely spontaneous.

SIDE 2. SAILS - (DARYL RUNSWICK) “Sails” was named by Daryl’s girl friend when he was studying in Cambridge. It was first performed at the Edinburgh festival in 1967.

TARTAN REIGN - (JOHN CURTIS) This piece is in three main parts. A camp fire scene somewhere in the highlands after a battle. There is a short introduction followed by the emotions of the aftermath of battle; wild drinking, shouting, the curses of the wounded. This leads into the dance sequence, punctuated towards the end by the bass solo. Then comes the final round of dancing. Gradually exhaustion overcomes the dancers. They fall asleep , while memories of the day’s events linger to the last. The only scored part is the 6/8 dance sequence; for the remainder John Curtis explained the moods he wished to create and the rest was left to the free improvisations of the musicians.

( C M THORN )

LABEL

Tony Pike Music Ltd at the studio 31 Dryburgh Road, Putney London, SW15.

YEAR

The artists performed at the Green Man at Blackheath between 1962-1967.

NUMBER

TPM LP 144/145

COVER CONDITION

Cover is in excellent condition, it appears to have been cellotaped at the opening at some time, uncertain if laminate on cover is original as previous owners name written in ink on rear appears underneath.!!! See scan.

RECORD CONDITION -  Record is in Excellent condition and plays beautifully.  No obvious defects or sign of wear.

Side 1 - has 3 tracks - odd faint spit between tracks and odd quiet passage.

Side 2 - has 2 tracks - 1st track has obviously been played more than any other on the album; spits throughout intermittantly.  2nd track odd spit.

RECORDING - Mono

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