MIKE TAYLOR TRIO – Trio (Decca British Jazz Explosion Series) – LP – Deluxe 180g Vinyl

LP – 180g Black Vinyl. Remastered at Gearbox Studios, London, using the original tapes (or high-resolution digital source files, taken from the original tapes). Includesextensive new liner notes from British jazz expert Tony Higgins.

Decca Records are officially reissuing two albums by British jazz composer, pianist, and band leader Mike Taylor, on vinyl for the very first time since their original release: ‘Pendulum‘ (1966) and ‘Trio‘ (1967). Part of Decca‘s British Jazz Explosion series, these significant recordings have long been sought after on vinyl by collectors and connoisseurs.

Alongside Taylor on ‘Pendulum‘, the quartet comprised John Hiseman on drums, Tony Reeves on bass, and Dave Tomlin on saxophone. With a slightly (possibly deliberately) misleading title, ‘Trio‘ features Taylor, Hiseman, with Jack Bruce and/or Ron Rubin on bass. Both albums were originally recorded at Lansdowne Studios, under the supervision of Denis Preston.

These new editions have been remastered at Gearbox Studios, London, using the original tapes (or high-resolution digital source files, taken from the original tapes), which were transferred to a Studer reel-to-reel tape machine, then mastered using an all-valve analogue mastering desk. The 180gm LPs are housed in 350gsm brown craft board sleeves. They are accompanied by extensive new liner notes (a 12×12 four-page insert) from British jazz expert Tony Higgins, with detailed insight into the extraordinary life of Taylor (embracing exceptional music, high drama, mental illness, drugs and an untimely early death).

Tracklist:

A1. All The Things You Are (05:59)
A2. Just A Blues (08:02)
A3. While My Lady Sleeps (06:23)
A4. The End Of A Love Affair (03:52)

B1. Two Autumns (06:35)
B2. Guru (05:11)
B3. Stella By Starlight (06:12)
B4. Abena (04:15)

Mike Taylor piano, Jack Bruce and/or Ron Rubin bass, John Hiseman drums