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

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

Had an #acting #coaching client play with a certain line a handful of times, in a row. Then their character started using a new resonance on the line, their vocal technique opened up for the rest of the speech too. Good to hear them discovering new nuance.

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Toxic Chicken – Rabbits in Space

https://dogparkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rabbits-in-space-2

https://www.clongclongmoo.org/2026/04/04/toxic-chicken-rabbits-in-space/

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Arise, Shine
Anna Lapwood, The Chapel Choir of Pembroke
College, Cambridge

https://classical.music.apple.com/us/album/1868699554?l=en-US

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