Mr Smith's Apocalypse by Garrick's Fairground, released on Argo in 1971.

Sean Trane wrote for Jazz Archives:

Leader Michael Garrick amidst his best albums of the early 70’s formed a special project which didn’t fit his usual sextet formations, and therefore created Garrick’s Fairground and wrote the concept of God’s absence or non-existence. Garrick had often used the vocals in jazz in unusual manners as shown by the outstanding Lotus album and the future Troppo disc to come, but also dealing with poetry in jazz. This present ambitious work indeed took his vocals idea a few step further (read: out there), this time using full choirs, on top of four lead voices, the best-known being Norma Winstone. ..

https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/review/mr-smiths-apocalypse-as-garricks-fairground/234387

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmgIOnIBVNo&list=RDOmgIOnIBVNo&start_radio=1

#MichaelGarrick #DonRendell
#ArtThemen #HenryLowther #NormaWinstone #Jazz #BritJazz #JazzCantata #Vocal Jazz #Music

Bare Wires is a studio album by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, featuring Mick Taylor on guitar, Chris Mercer and Dick Heckstall-Smith on saxophones, Jon Hiseman on drums, Henry Lowther on cornet and violin, and Tony Reeves on bass. It was released in 1968 on Decca Records.[6] The album was the last John Mayall studio album to feature the name "Bluesbreakers"

Following the album, Mayall pared down the group from a seven-piece to a three-piece band and ultimately dropped the Bluesbreakers entirely. Reeves, Hiseman and Dick Heckstall-Smith went on to form Colosseum. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjAvqtrsg7M&list=RDrjAvqtrsg7M&start_radio=1

#JohnMayall #BritishBlues #Jazz #DickHeckstallSmith #JonHiseman #MickTaylor #Colosseum #Music #HenryLowther

Zeitgeist -- Based On Poems By Jill Robin by Tony Coe, released on EMI as part of their Lansdowne Series in 1977.

Wonderful Arts Council funded LP by Gideon Coe's dad. Love it!

"A very hip set from the UK scene -- composed and led by Tony Coe on soprano, tenor, and bass clarinet -- with work from Norman Winstone on voice, Kenny Wheeler and Henry Lowther on trumpets, Frank Ricotti on percussion, Chris Pyne on trombone, and James Gregory on flute!" Dusty Groove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAD_j9C9KIE

#tonycoe #jillrobin #artscouncil #landsdowne #kennywheeler #henrylowther #normawinstone #britjazz #1977inmusic #poetrysettomusic