Five Steps to Dankworth/Journey Into Jazz View large Image Artist Johnny Dankworth Format Audio CD Average Rating Our Price £8.99

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Mr. Gordon Sapsed
These two albums were the first LPs of John(ny) Dankworth's music - recorded under the supervision of George Martin, in 1956 and 1957. "Journey into Jazz" took advantage of the LP medium to use a whole 10 inch LP side for "Itinerary of an Orchestra"- an extended work composed by John Dankworth and David Lindup. The other side of the album has straight ahead swinging big band jazz with Kenny Clare, Laurie Monk and Dankworth soloing impressively. U.S West Coast bandleader Shorty Rogers said at the time ' I had no idea that there is a band in Europe playing this kind of material'. Five Steps to Dankworth, which includes Danny Moss, Dickie Hawdon and David Lee among the soloists, is the 'Seven plus Brass' version of the Orchestra, which went to the Newport Jazz Festival and playing some of the music featured there. Two tracks are by the Laurie Monk Quartet - a piano-less foursome including Dankworth, bass and drums, and two more by Dickie Hawdon's Quintet, playing attractive small group originals. This is impressive music, comparing well with US jazz offerings of the time and deserving a CD release at last. Many of those who attended Dankworth one-night -stands at the time will especially appreciate the 7 minute version of 'A Train' with which the band always ended the night ...