Kenny Clarke

Issued here for the first time ever!

This outstanding DVD presents a previously unissued filmed concert by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band - one of the most unusual formations in jazz history.

Besides Clarke, the band included a second drummer, the British Kenny Clare, who plays a duet with the master at the concert's end. The concert in Prague was supposed to run for 50 minutes. The band played for an hour and forty-five minutes. That included a short encore. The musicians walked off to thunderous acclaim. Kenny Clare went upstairs and changed, then came down for a drink. The audience was still applauding. It must have kept it up for nearly ten minutes.

This DVD includes every single note captured by the TV cameras during this exceptional evening of music.

Benny Bailey, Idrees Sulieman, Jimmy Deuchar, Dusko Goykovich (tp), Ake Persson, Nat Peck, Eric van Lier (tb), Derek Humble (as), Johnny Griffin, Don Menza, Tony Coe, Ronnie Scott (ts), Sahib Shihab (bar), Francy Boland (p, arr), Jimmy Woode (b), Kenny Clarke & Kenny Clare (d), Fats Sadi (bgo, vib). Telecast "Ceska Televize", Prague, Czech Republic, Oct 22, 1967.
1. My Favorite Things 3:26 (Rodgers-Hammerstein II)
2. Griff's Groove 4:11 (F. Boland)
3. Box 703, Washington DC 5:48 (Francy Boland)
4. Here the Good Wind Comes 8:12 (F. Boland)
5. Nights in Warsaw 4:36 (F. Boland)
6. What a Regal Aspect He Yet Retains 5:33 (F. Boland)
7. Ramo de Flores 2:00 (Gary McFarland)
8. I Don't Want Nothing 7:20 (Kenny Clarke)
9. The Turk 6:36 (Francy Boland)
10. And the Hence We Issued Out 4:08 (F. Boland)
11. Kenny & Kenny 1:37 (Clarke-Clare)

Total Time: 68 mins.