Browse by Artist: MILLER'S ISIPINGO, HARRY

Artist:	MILLER'S ISIPINGO, HARRY
Title:	Which Way Now
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 233CD

"This album features six of the greatest British jazz players of the 1970s: Nick Evans - trombone; Mongezi Feza - trumpet; Harry Miller - bass; Louis Moholo - drums; Mike Osborne - alto sax; Keith Tippett - piano. All of these players (except for Tippett) were members of the Brotherhood of Breath, and Tippett was closely aligned with these players and featured them all in his large-scale project, the equally legendary Centipede. This CD features over 70 minutes of music from a beautifully recorded radio concert from November, 1975 and includes a 16-page booklet with rare and beautiful photos as well as extensive notes by Italian jazz scholar Francesco Martinelli. Since Isipingo only released one album during their lifetime, this release dramatically extends their legacy."

Artist:	MILLER'S ISIPINGO, HARRY
Title:	Full Steam Ahead!
Label:	REEL RECORDINGS (CANADA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	REELR 012CD

Reel Recordings presents a collection of newly discovered recordings from Harry Miller's Isipingo -- originally recorded 1975-78. South African bassist Harry Miller (1941-1983) retains stature as an internationally recognized player who possessed both technical virtuosity and limitless musicality. One needs to only consider his gorgeous bass playing within the Mike Westbrook Concert Band and the legendary Brotherhood of Breath, to cite but two. During the mid-'70s, Harry Miller formed Isipingo, a sextet crucible for his joyfully infectious kwela-inspired compositions. The musicians of the fray of these previously unreleased studio recordings read as a "who's who" of classic British jazz; alto saxophonist Mike Osborne (1943-2007), pianists Stan Tracey or Keith Tippett, trumpeters Mongezi Fez (1945-1975) or Mark Charig, trombonists Nick Evans or Malcolm Griffiths, with the other half of Harry's heartbeat, drummer Louis Moholo, stoking the fiery coals. These men stampede through Harry Miller's vibrant compositions, two of which appear here for the first time. Born out of numerous sweaty nights in London's Peanuts, Phoenix and 100 Club, these undeniably exhilarating recordings of Harry Miller's Isipingo remain a proud clarion for the present generation of jazz lovers. Reel Recordings, in cooperation with Hazel Miller's Ogun Records unfurl the legendary Isipingo banner and march proudly into the 21st century -- Full Steam Ahead!

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