I've received few days ago a very kind and interesting e-mail from Tony Higgins, researcher and executive producer of Mike Taylor's "Trio" (Universal CD edition):
"Dear Luca,
I have just got a copy of your Mike Taylor book, many thanks for writing it.
In 2002-2003 I helped Gilles Peterson compile the 'Impressed' albums, Vols 1 & 2.
For Vol 2, I got "Timewind" from Neil Ardley, and used it on the album, the first time it had been released and wrote some notes on Mike for the sleeve notes.
I sold my copies of "Pendulum" and "Trio" on ebay to a collector in Japan.
I also met a woman whose late husband was Mike's friend; they were witnesses at Mike's wedding, and he was his best man. She told me about Mike.
I produced the reissue of the "Trio" CD for Universal Impressed Re-pressed series.
I am putting together an album of rare British jazz that will include "To Segovia" from "Pendulum", with new sleeve notes.
I also have a recording of Mike Taylor compositions from the BBC Jazz Workshop recorded at Aeolian Hall, London on Saturday 17 May 1969, featuring Jack Bruce, Jon Hiseman, Howard Riley and others and two more sessions recorded for the BBC: Two Taylor tracks by the New Jazz Orchestra from BBC "Jazz Club" 14.2.71; one Taylor track by Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia from 'Jazz In Britain' 1.4.73.
Are you aware that the New Jazz Orchestra also did a Jazz in Britain session on 19 Oct 1970 which featured mostly Taylor pieces – a group led by Neil Ardley, with Ian Carr, Dave Gelly, Barbara Thompson, Frank Ricotti, Chris Laurence, Mike Travis and Norma Winstone. They played:
"Summer Sounds, Summer Sights" (Taylor, arr B Thompson)
"Land of Rhyme In Time" (Taylor, ar D Gelly)
"Pendulum" (Taylor)
"After Long Silence" (Ardley)
"She Weeps Over Rahoon" (Ardley)
"Will You Walk A Little Faster?" (Ardley)
"Song of Love" (Taylor)
"Jumping Off The Sun" (Taylor)
"Timewind" (Taylor)
"Dear Luca,
I have just got a copy of your Mike Taylor book, many thanks for writing it.
In 2002-2003 I helped Gilles Peterson compile the 'Impressed' albums, Vols 1 & 2.
For Vol 2, I got "Timewind" from Neil Ardley, and used it on the album, the first time it had been released and wrote some notes on Mike for the sleeve notes.
I sold my copies of "Pendulum" and "Trio" on ebay to a collector in Japan.
I produced the reissue of the "Trio" CD for Universal Impressed Re-pressed series.
I am putting together an album of rare British jazz that will include "To Segovia" from "Pendulum", with new sleeve notes.
I also have a recording of Mike Taylor compositions from the BBC Jazz Workshop recorded at Aeolian Hall, London on Saturday 17 May 1969, featuring Jack Bruce, Jon Hiseman, Howard Riley and others and two more sessions recorded for the BBC: Two Taylor tracks by the New Jazz Orchestra from BBC "Jazz Club" 14.2.71; one Taylor track by Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia from 'Jazz In Britain' 1.4.73.
Are you aware that the New Jazz Orchestra also did a Jazz in Britain session on 19 Oct 1970 which featured mostly Taylor pieces – a group led by Neil Ardley, with Ian Carr, Dave Gelly, Barbara Thompson, Frank Ricotti, Chris Laurence, Mike Travis and Norma Winstone. They played:
"Summer Sounds, Summer Sights" (Taylor, arr B Thompson)
"Land of Rhyme In Time" (Taylor, ar D Gelly)
"Pendulum" (Taylor)
"After Long Silence" (Ardley)
"She Weeps Over Rahoon" (Ardley)
"Will You Walk A Little Faster?" (Ardley)
"Song of Love" (Taylor)
"Jumping Off The Sun" (Taylor)
"Timewind" (Taylor)
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| NJO at Marquee Club in 1965. |
Then there’s another New Jazz Orchestra "Jazz Club" studio (not live) session from 17 July 1968 – their first BBC session I believe:
"Nardis" (Davis, arr Ardley)
"Summertime" (Gershwin, arr Ardley)
"Study" (Segovia, arr Mike Taylor)
"Angle" (Howard Riley)
"Rebirth" (Mike Gibbs)
"Dusk Fire" (M Garrick)
Best regards, Tony".
"Nardis" (Davis, arr Ardley)
"Summertime" (Gershwin, arr Ardley)
"Study" (Segovia, arr Mike Taylor)
"Angle" (Howard Riley)
"Rebirth" (Mike Gibbs)
"Dusk Fire" (M Garrick)
Best regards, Tony".
