1960's Records

These recordings speak volumes about the eclecticism and openness of British jazz in the mid- to late-sixties and about the creative ambitions of John Surman.

Keith Tippett was just twenty-one when his group recorded the first set here, three months before the recording of his first album, You Are Here – I Am There.

Compare the best of British jazz circa 1963 with American sounds from labels such as Prestige, Tangerine and World Pacific.

Christine Perfect moved to centre stage, with the band successfully re-recording material from her Chicken Shack and solo LP.