Artist.......: Nostalgia 77 Featuring Keith & Julie Tippett
Album........: Sessions
Label........: Tru Thoughts
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: TRUCD183
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Apr-30-2009
str.date.....: Apr-06-2009
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. You Don't Just Dream When You Sleep 06:10
02. Film Blues 04:42
03. Sketch for Gary / Billy Goes to Town 04:34
04. Mice 01:24
05. Rainclouds 05:14
06. Lapis Blue 05:28
07. Soothing the Rattlesnake 03:18
08. Miniature 02:49
09. Vienna 06:55
10. Visions 06:35
11. Okinawa 05:40
12. Temple 01:14
13. Four Whispers for Archie's Chair 01:40
14. New Inner City Blues 04:16
Runtime 59:59 min
Size 71,1 MB
Release Notes:
An arrestingly beautiful album of fresh, original
material that spans blues, jazz and soul and is
threaded through with experimental flourishes.
An intriguing marriage of youth and experience,
æNostalgia 77 Sessions Featuring Keith & Julie
TippettÆ sees prodigious producer Nostalgia 77 and
close contemporary Riaan Vosloo (Nostalgia 77
Octet, Twelves Trio) collaborating with legendary
British exponents of avant-garde contemporary
music, Keith and Julie Tippett.
Benedic Lamdin (Nostalgia 77) is making a name for
himself as one of the most talented producers of
modern jazz music around, both as a solo artist and
with his Nostalgia 77 Octet. Having won Jazz Album
of the Year and the John Peel Play More Jazz Award
at the BBC Worldwide Awards, he counts Gilles
Peterson and Laurent Garnier among his most ardent
fans. Earlier this year, he produced the debut solo
album of rising chanteuse and Tru Thoughts label-
mate Lizzy Parks.
LamdinÆs introduction to Keith and Julie TippettÆs
music was a dusty copy of their 1971 æSeptober
EnergyÆ LP (written for the 50-strong band
Centipede), and the sheer wealth and freedom of
creative endeavour enjoyed by that pioneering group
of musicians resonated strongly with him. The
TippettsÆ oeuvre spans more than four decades at
the forefront of musical creativity: Julie
(formerly Julie Driscoll) was the voice of Brian
AugerÆs rÆnÆb group in the æ60s, also releasing a
host of solo hits that walked the line between soul
and rÆnÆb, while Keith was the pianist at Ronnie
ScottÆs and led his own acclaimed free jazz groups.
Their work together includes such ensembles as
Mujician and Centipede, and has seen them release
records on Polygram and RCA among other world
renowned labels. As one of the foremost European
vocalists in the field of contemporary jazz and
improvised music, Julie is widely regarded for her
use of the voice as an instrument, unlocking a
versatility and range that is quite unique.
Currently, both Keith and Julie Tippett are
committed to sharing their passion and experience
with an emerging generation of musicians through
educational projects; it was on one such teaching
initiative that Riaan Vosloo found himself working
with Keith and the seed that grew into the
æNostalgia 77 SessionsàÆ project was sown. Recorded
in a remote location in rural Wales, the album
finds the common ground between these four
exceptional musicians. The double A side 7ö single,
ôFilm Bluesö // ôRaincloudsö (out 15th December)
has picked up early radio support on such diverse
stations as BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio Scotland and
BarcelonaÆs Scanner FM. Edgy harmonies and richly
layered vocals with powerfully reflective lyrics,
and a continually building backdrop of instruments,
make for a deeply bluesy vibe imbued with the
spirit and flow of free jazz. Elsewhere on the
album, youÆll find electrifying percussion and a
luxurious tenor sax sound that shines in
tantalising extended solos, then melts back in with
the richness and depth of Julie TippettÆs beguiling
voice. The closing track, ôNew Inner City Bluesö is
a lament for our times and encapsulates the
combination of pedigree and modernity at work on
this record.