Doug Gallagher
Doug Gallagher is a jazz drummer whose playing features on Move reissues of late-1970s large-ensemble recordings.
His drumming is heard on the playful Edward Lear settings of Uttered Nonsense (The Owl and the Pussycat) (MD 3321), and he is among the performers on the reflective Tolkien-inspired pieces of Landscapes of Middle Earth (MD 3254).
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Uttered Nonsense (The Owl and the Pussycat)
Uttered Nonsense (The Owl and the Pussycat) sets eight Edward Lear poems, spoken with grave poise by Ivan Smith, among fourteen instrumental jazz pieces drawn from the Nonsense Books. Sangster’s large Australian ensemble answers the verse with playful colour.
Landscapes of Middle Earth
The fourth and final volume in Move’s restored reissue of John Sangster’s jazz-inspired Tolkien cycle. First a late-1970s double LP, Landscapes of Middle Earth reached CD in 2006.