Chris McGregor

DIGIPACK EDITION

PERSONNEL:

MONGEZI FEZA, trumpet
DUDU PUKWANA, alto sax
RONNIE BEER, tenor sax
CHRIS McGREGOR, piano
JOHNNY MBIZO DYANI, bass
LOUIS MOHOLO, drums

London, December, 1967. (Originally Polydor)

TRACKS:

01. Marie My Dear / Travelling Somewhere
02. Heart’s Vibrations
03. The Sounds Begin Again / White Lies
04. Don’t Stir The Beehive


CHRIS McGREGOR: Chris McGregor was born the son of a Scottish missionary, brought up on church hymns and Xhosa dances. He studied at the Cape Town College of Music and discovered the black jazz scene. His septet played in the 1962 National Jazz Festival, and after founding the Blue Notes in 1963, he led a big band. Harassed by the authorities, they escaped the country through an invitation to the 1964 Antibes Jazz Festival. Fellow expatriate Abdullah Ibrahim helped them find work in Zurich, then at Ronnie Scott’s in London and the Café Montmartre in Copenhagen.