Neil Ardley

• LIMITED EDITION VINYL REISSUE

Limited LP reissue of the remarkable album "Greek Variations & Other Aegean Exercises," a pivotal work in British jazz history. Recorded in 1969, it boasts irresistible qualities on two fronts. Firstly, its audacious conception and superb execution, drawing inspiration from Greek folk melodies and instrumental textures, make it a masterpiece that reveals its intricacies only after numerous listens. Secondly, its timing is noteworthy, capturing a momentous period when the Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet, a significant presence in British straight-ahead jazz since 1962, disbanded, while Ian Carr's equally influential jazz-rock ensemble Nucleus began its ascent.

PERSONNEL:

• Barbara Thompson - (alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute)
• Jeff - (bass on side A, B1 to B3)
• Neville Whitehead - (bass on B4 to B7)
• Amaryllis Fleming - (cello)
• Charles Tunnel - (cello)
• John Marshall - (drums on side A, B1 to B3)
• Trevor Tomkins - (drums on B4 to B7)
• Jack Bruce - (electric bass, acoustic bass on Side A)
• Spedding - (guitar (on B1 to B3)
• Karl Jenkins - (soprano & baritone saxophone, oboe)
• Don Rendell - (soprano & tenor sax, alto flute, clarinet)
• Stan Robinson - (tenor saxophone, flute)
• Brian Smith - (tenor & soprano sax)
• Michael Gibbs - (trombone)
• Ian Carr - (trumpet, flugelhorn)
• Frank Ricotti - (vibraphone, marimba, percussion)
• Ken Essex - (viola)
• Jack Rothstein - (violin)
• Kelly Isaacs - (violin)
• Neil Ardley - (director)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A:
• A1 Santorin
• A2 Omonoia
• A3 Delphi
• A4 Kerkyra
• A5 Meteora
• A6 Kriti

• SIDE B
• B1 Wine Dark Lullaby
• B2 Orpheus
• B3 Persephone's Jive
• B4 Farewell Penelope
• B5 Odysseus, King Of Ithaca
• B6 Siren's Song
• B7 Veil Of Ino