Nucleus was an English jazz-rock ensemble formed in 1969 by trumpeter Ian Carr, who spent much of the 1960s co-leading the Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet. With a fluid lineup of top-tier session and jazz players, Nucleus debuted on Vertigo with Elastic Rock, a benchmark in British jazz fusion. Between 1970 and 1975, Nucleus released eight […]
Neil Ardley (May 26, 1937 — Feb. 23, 2004) was an English pianist and composer from Carshalton, Surrey, who emerged in the 1960s with the New Jazz Orchestra and the Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet. As a bandleader, he released the 1972 album A Symphony of Amaranths on Regal Zonophone, followed by the 1976 Gull release […]
Kaleidoscope of Rainbows is an album by English jazz-rock/Third Stream keyboardist/composer Neil Ardley, released in 1976 on Gull. Tracklist: A1. “Prologue” (0:28) A2. “Rainbow One” (9:38) A3. “Rainbow Two” (7:35) A4. “Rainbow Three” (3:47) A5. “Rainbow Four” (6:15) B1. “Rainbow Five” (4:02) B2. “Rainbow Six” (7:37) B3. “Rainbow Seven” (11:13) B4. “Epilogue” (4:09) Credits: Neil […]
A Symphony of Amaranths is an orchestral jazz album by English pianist/composer Neil Ardley, released in 1972 on Regal Zonophone. Tracklist: A Symphony of Amaranths — 24:56 A1. “Carillon” (5:50) A2. “Nocturne” (7:19) A3. “Entracte” (6:06) A4. “Impromptu” (5:41) B1. “The Dong With A Luminous Nose” (11:42) Three Poems — 11:13 B2. “After Long Silence” […]
