Johnny Burch

Renamed and repriced. For a few months, Johnny Burch was leader of a group that included several musicians who found fame in the blues and rock scene of the late '60s, including Graham Bond, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker.

Side A of this LP features the earliest-known recordings of Bruce and Baker together in a live broadcast for the BBC from March 1963. Side B contains five tracks from an ace session featuring Burch's 1965 line-up. Burch was never a major figure in the London jazz scene, but this collection highlights his group's unique role which acted as a bridge between modern jazz and the nascent British R&B movement.

PERSONNEL, DATES & TRACKS:

• ON SIDE A
• Mike Falana - (trumpet)
• John Mumford - (trombone)
• Graham Bond - (alto sax)
• Stan Robinson - (tenor sax)
• Miff Moule - (baritone sax)
• John Burch - (piano)
• Jack Bruce - (bass)
• Ginger Baker - (drums)

• March 1963

• A1 Moanin’
• A2 Early In The Morning
• A3 All Members
• _____________________________

• ON SIDE B
• Hank Shaw - (trumpet)
• Ken Wray - (trombone)
• Ray Swinfield - (alto sax)
• Peter King - (tenor sax)
• Harry Klein - (baritone sax)
• John Burch - (piano)
• Jeff Clyne - (bass)
• Mike Scott - (drums)

• November 1965

• B1. The Champ (Gillespie)
• B2. Ritual (Burch)
• B3. Oleo (Rollins)
• B4. Stolen Moments (Nelson)
• B5. Milestones (Davis)