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The Michael Garrick Quintet – Poetry And Jazz In Concert (Argo, 1964 First Mono Pressing)

I bought this one on a whim, not really knowing what to expect. The concert was arranged in West Hampstead, London in 1964 and was mainly a poetry recital. The liner notes state that the poetry circuit was actually booming at the time of recording and on the first night that the Michael Garrick Quartet (with Joe Harriott) performed with them the numbers were even more impressive, with people lining out of the door hoping to get in. The album opens with an explosive number by the Quartet followed by the poetry. The Quartet wrote a piece especially for the poetry which they weave in later on. Its a really nice album and coincidentally I started reading 'Live At The Village Vanguard' (Max Gordon's autobiography) and a chapter which is dedicated to the poetry that the venue hosted in its early days. This copy of the book was from the Barry McRae estate (the jazz author/journalist) and is signed by Max which is quite cool.

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