"A loose kite in a gentle wind floating with only my will for an anchor", by Keith Tippett Septet

"A loose kite in a gentle wind floating with only my will for an anchor"

by Keith Tippett Septet

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John Cratchley Just outstanding music...magnificent compositions played by a band on fire and with so much potential to deliver more...
That this Septet couldn’t fly for longer is a tragedy and, perhaps, a prescient comment on the pitiful shortcomings of Cultural Investment in contemporary music in the UK in the 80’s (and up to this present day, unfortunately)...Keith Tippett was a unique and precious jewel and gone too soon...that this live document survives needs to be acknowledged and celebrated, I think.

Nick Moys The interplay between the horns in Part 2 is sublime, but then the whole of the suite is wonderful. Favorite track: "A loose kite..." Part 2.

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1.	"A loose kite in a gentle wind floating with only my will for an anchor" Part 1 28:18	buy track
2.	"A loose kite..." Part 2 20:53	buy track
3.	"A loose kite..." Part 3 14:41	buy track
4.	"A loose kite..." Part 4 01:19	buy track
5.	Dedicated To Mingus 11:47	buy track

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This album is the only documentation of a short-lived band which unfortunately was brought to a premature end (as Keith Tippett writes in the sleeve notes...) by the 1980's recession and the "British Jazz Revival". The title is taken from Maya Angelou's "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings".
Recorded live in Exeter, UK, on 25 October, 1984

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released October 29, 2020

Keith Tippett - piano
Larry Stabbins - tenor & soprano saxophones
Elton Dean - saxello, alto sax on 5
Mark Charig - cornet, tenor horn
Nick Evans - trombone
Paul Rogers - bass
Tony Levin - drums & percussion

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