The Barbados-born UK trumpet and flugelhorn player Harry Beckett was a mainstay on the British jazz scene from the late 1960's until his death in 2010. We hear him tonight in a variety of musical settings, and sounding very much at home in all of them.
Third Road Harry Beckett - Flare Up (1970) |
Andromeda Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath - S/T (1971) |
Maxine (1987) Harry Beckett & Chris McGregor - Les Jardins Du Casino |
No Time For Hello Harry Beckett - Still Happy (1974) |
Glowing Harry Beckett - Joy Unlimited (1974) |
Song Six (Dirge) Graham Collier - Songs For My Father (1970) |
Solveig's Song Harry Beckett & Pierre Dorge - Echoes of Harry Beckett & Pierre Dorge (1990) |
I Don't Want To know Harry Beckett - Maxine (1991) (compilation) |
Rings Within Rings Harry Beckett - Joy Unlimited |
The Shadowy Light Harry Beckett's Flugelhorn 4 + 3 - All Four One (1991) |
Shadow Light Harry Beckett & Pierre Dorge - Echoes of Harry Beckett & Pierre Dorge |
Caimanera (1980) Robert Wyatt - Nothing Can Stop Us (1982) |
Les Jardins Du Casino (1991) Harry Beckett & Django Bates - Maxine (compilation) |
Bessie's Blues Harry Beckett Quintet - Comapred To What? |
Rise & Shine (Cry Of Triumph) Harry Beckett - The Modern Sound Of Harry Beckett (2007) |
One For All Harry Beckett's Flugelhorn 4 + 3 - All Four One |
Something Special Harry Beckett - The Modern Sound Of Harry Beckett |
Better Get It In Your Soul Harry Beckett's Flugelhorn 4 + 3 - All Four One |
Changes Are Still Happening Harry Beckett - Joy Unlimited |
Cool stuff Bruce. I've been listening to Chris McGregor of late.
9:09 PM, March 24th, 2022