Listen & tracks
4 of 9 tracks have a preview · 9 works · 43:56
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1 All ya gotta do John Sangster 4:42
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2 Makes no differents John Sangster 5:55
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3 Three moons (two up, one down) John Sangster 3:56
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4 Eyebrows up doo-wup John Sangster 6:43
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5 Doo-wup to others John Sangster 2:52
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6 Doo-wup before leaving John Sangster 3:27
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7 Everything you've got John Sangster 5:46
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8 A little swamp music (with doo-wups) John Sangster 5:51
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9 Doo-wup doo-wup t'wuthers John Sangster 4:44
Recorded and mixed at EMI Studios Sydney in August–September 1980, these nine pieces open Sangster’s five-volume Jazz Music Series for a lively little orchestra of leading Australian players. Remastered from the original mixed tapes and reissued by Move in 2018, the suite is full of humour, mutes, twin drum kits and doo-wup riffs.
All five volumes are available as a set at a reduced price.
In the artist’s words
Anyone lucky enough to have made music with John Sangster will likely refer to him as a creative genius. He certainly was that in my view and much more. His compositions, his humour and general attitude towards life were inspirational. This collection demonstrates all these qualities to be sure. It is a collectors item and one which will give great listening pleasure for a very long time.
Artists
John Sangster
conductor
John Sangster (1928–1995) was an Australian jazz composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist whose work stretched from traditional jazz and film scores to large-scale suites of uncommon range, humour and colour.
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- John Sangster · conductor
- Bob Barnard · cornet
- Ron Falson · trumpet
- John Costelloe · trombone
- Tony Gould · piano
- Chris Qua · tree-bass
- Len Barnard · drums
- Paul Furniss · alto saxophone, clarinet
- Errol Buddle · tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Roy Ainsworth · baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Tom Sparkes · clarinet, cor anglais
- John McCarthy · clarinet
- Ian Bloxsom · percussion
- Graeme Lyall · tenor saxophone · tracks 3, 5–7 and 9
- Keith Hounslow · pocket-cornet · tracks 7 and 9
- Laurie Thompson · drums · track 6
Technical credits
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Producer
John Sangster
Martin Benge
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Recording Engineer
John Sangster
Martin Benge
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Venue
EMI Studios Sydney
Details
- List price
- $20.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 43 minutes 56 seconds
- Release date
- 15 Sep 2018
- Category
- Jazz
- Genre
- Jazz & Improvised
- Musical work copyright
- © 2018 Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 2018 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3441
- EAN
- 9314574344127
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