When the Saints Go
ORIGINAL LP AR1021 (1970) STEREO
The Killing of Brother Dragon (aka The Zodiac) (David Lindup) Full-length version
The Italian Girl (David Lindup)
11,000 Maids Unwary (David Lindup)
Sanguine Phenomenon (David Lindup)
The Visionary (David Lindup)
Bolt from the Blue (David Lindup)
The Talisman (David Lindup)
Dutiful Duenna (David Lindup)
To Hounds (David Lindup)
Dance for the King of France (aka French Kick) (David Lindup) First time on CD in stereo
Full Circle (David Lindup)
When the Saints Go (David Lindup)
Big Bands at KPM, 1967-1975
STEREO *except
All Systems Go* (Syd Dale) from KPM 1017 �Impact and Action' (1967)
A Reasonable Amount of Sanity (Johnny Pearson) KPM 1035 �Underscore' (1968)
Motion Underscore (Johnny Pearson) KPM 1035 �Underscore' (1968)
Tongue Tied (Syd Dale) KPM 1038 �Flamboyant Themes Vol.2' (1968)
Huckleberry Fine (Syd Dale) KPM 1041 �Flamboyant Themes Vol.3' (1969)
Early Bird (Kenny Wheeler) KPM 1056 �Underscore Vol.2' (1970)
City Sequence (Kenny Wheeler) KPM 1056 �Underscore Vol.2' (1970)
Behind the Scene (Keith Mansfield) KPM 1061 �Impact and Action Vol.2' (1970)
The Fast Machine (David Lindup) KPM 1110 �Life is for Living' (1972)
Hot Property (Keith Mansfield) KPM 1124 �Big Business/Wind of Change' (1973)
Man with a Mission (Keith Mansfield) KPM 1136 �Industrial Panorama' (1974)
Fisticuffs (Laurie Johnson) KPM 1156 �Metropolis' (1975)
Grand Slam (David Lindup) KPM 1156 �Metropolis' (1975)
38 Calibre Cut (Dick Doerschuk) KPM 1156 �Metropolis' (1975)
Grand Central (Dick Doerschuk) KPM 1156 �Metropolis' (1975)
CDSML 8442
For the past fifty years the Keith Prowse/Peter Maurice (KPM) library has been, and continues to be, the world's leading supplier of pre-recorded (�library') music to the film, television and radio industries. During KPM's 1960s and '70s heyday many of the UK 's foremost big band composers wrote for its now-legendary �1000' series of recordings; this Vocalion release brings together some of the best examples of their work recorded between 1967 and 1975. The disc kicks off with David Lindup's brilliant 1970 album When the Saints Go, featuring an all-star British big band led by Lindup. Originally issued on KPM's commercially distributed �Aristocrat' imprint, the tracks were shortly afterwards issued (in mono) under different titles in the �1000' series; all are presented here in their original, full-length stereo versions. Among the many highlights is the pounding, funky big band groove of The Killing of Brother Dragon (aka The Zodiac), famous for its inclusion in the 1997 UK comedy film �The Full Monty'. And let's not forget the raucous funk of Dance for the King of France (aka French Kick) featuring a distorted electric guitar freakout from ace session-man Alan Parker. Also on offer are the beautiful, relaxed grooves of The Visionary and Full Circle plus the exhilarating, punchy big band jazz of Bolt from the Blue, The Talisman and To Hounds, which feature typically excellent contributions from stalwarts of the British jazz scene such as Kenny Wheeler, Ray Swinfield and Laurie Holloway.
The second half of the disc compiles some of the very best modern big band music written for the �1000' series throughout the late 1960s and '70s, representing several of the UK 's most gifted composer-arrangers. Keith Mansfield delivers hard-hitting, dramatic funk with Behind the Scene (1970), Hot Property (1973) and Man with a Mission (1974), as does David Lindup with The Fast Machine (1972) and Grand Slam (1975). John ny Pearson's A Reasonable Amount of Sanity (1968) and Motion Underscore (1968) keep things swinging yet progressive, the former sporting excellent trumpet and double bass solo spots. Syd Dale chips in with three excellent scores, one of which showcases a particularly stunning tenor sax solo by the inimitable Tony Coe (Huckleberry Fine, 1969), while British jazz legend Kenny Wheeler provides two fantastic examples of big band jazz in Early Bird (1970) and City Sequence (1970). There is much more to savour on this superb release, which presents many of the pieces in stereo for the first time.
Remastered from the original analogue stereo tapes.
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