Mike Osborne Trio - The Birmingham Jazz Concert (Live at the Warwick Suite, Grand Hotel, Birmingham) '2020

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The Seventies should be acknowledged as a landmark period in creative music
making in Britain and a potent influence throughout Europe. Whilst not economic
paradise there was quite a bit of public funding beginning to come to jazz but
the most important support was (and still is) the networks of dedicated
Individuals throughout the country that provided unstinting support and
platforms for the artists. A prime mover amongst these was the group of people
in the Midlands that in 1976 came together to stage a series of presentations
under the heading of “Birmingham Jazz”, such was the stimulation of
the project that this gave to the region a legacy was created that it still
contributes substantially to keeping the ”Second City” a major focus
of the British jazz scene. Founder George West reminisces thus:-
"I founded Birmingham Jazz in 1976 with the help of 6 other enthusiasts; we each
put £25,00 on my dinning room table and said we would promote some Concerts
for a s long as the money held out. “BirminghamJazz” has promoted
live jazz ever since. A remarkable achievement. Our first concert was with
Barbara Thompson’s “Paraphernalia “, I am not sure who were
our second but Mike Osborne Trio with Harry and Tony was the third on 7th
November 1976. These concerts took place in the Warwick Suite of the Grand
Hotel, Colmore Row Birmingham that was our home base for the first five years.
The musicians gave me permission to record it as a souvenir on my Maxwell C180
tape and Yamaha recorder and it subsequently remained unplayed in my files until
unearthed in 2009; amazingly the tape had not deteriorated in any way and gives
a very high quality documentation of an outstanding evenings music making."
As there had been no announcements of tune titles several have proved slightly
Controversial despite being auditioned by a number of musicians who had known
and played with Mike over the years he was active. But what is unquestioned is
the creative quality of the Trio’s performance. John Jack 

Mike Osborne - Alto Sax; Harry Miller - Bass; Tony Levin - Drums

Tracklist:
1.01 - Mike Osborne Trio - Ossie's Opener (Live at the Warwick Suite, Grand
Hotel, Birmingham) (7:20)
1.02 - Mike Osborne Trio - More Mike (Live at the Warwick Suite, Grand Hotel,
Birmingham) (9:10)
1.03 - Mike Osborne Trio - Cousin Mary (Live at the Warwick Suite, Grand Hotel,
Birmingham) (5:12)
1.04 - Mike Osborne Trio - Awakening Spirit (Live at the Warwick Suite, Grand
Hotel, Birmingham) (3:42)
1.05 - Mike Osborne Trio - Alfie (Live at the Warwick Suite, Grand Hotel,
Birmingham) (5:48)
1.06 - Mike Osborne Trio - Journey's End / All Night Long (Live at the Warwick
Suite, Grand Hotel, Birmingham) (6:37)
1.07 - Mike Osborne Trio - Almost Home Kathy (Live at the Warwick Suite, Grand
Hotel, Birmingham) (9:04)
1.08 - Mike Osborne Trio - Nutty (Live at the Warwick Suite, Grand Hotel,
Birmingham) (12:15)
1.09 - Mike Osborne Trio - One for George (Live at the Warwick Suite, Grand
Hotel, Birmingham) (12:37)
1.10 - Mike Osborne Trio - Ken's Tune (Live at the Warwick Suite, Grand Hotel,
Birmingham) (8:18)
1.11 - Mike Osborne Trio - Awakening Spirit (Alternate Take) (Live at the
Warwick Suite, Grand Hotel, Birmingham) (10:26)
1.12 - Mike Osborne Trio - Don't Stop the Carnival (Live at the Warwick Suite,
Grand Hotel, Birmingham) (9:42)
1.13 - Mike Osborne Trio - Untitled Improvisation (Live at the Warwick Suite,
Grand Hotel, Birmingham) (4:56)

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