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01. CHRIS MCGREGOR & THE CASTLE LAGER BIG BAND - Switch
02. CHRIS MCGREGOR & THE CASTLE LAGER BIG BAND - Kippie
03. CHRIS MCGREGOR & THE CASTLE LAGER BIG BAND - Eclipse at Dawn
04. CHRIS MCGREGOR & THE CASTLE LAGER BIG BAND - Early Bird
05. CHRIS MCGREGOR & THE CASTLE LAGER BIG BAND - I Remember Billy
06. CHRIS MCGREGOR & THE CASTLE LAGER BIG BAND - Now
ARTIST
TITLE
Jazz/The African Sound
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
JMAN 080CD JMAN 080CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
3/18/2016

One of the most important African records of all time released worldwide for the first time. Chris McGregor's Jazz/The African Sound (originally released in 1963) is a lost global jazz classic, and a true holy grail for collectors of afro-jazz. A cornerstone of South Africa's illustrious jazz history, it has been out of print since before the end of apartheid. This painstakingly restored reissue is the long-delayed first chance to hear Chris McGregor's debut recording as leader. In addition to fully restored audio, the package features previously unpublished photographs by Basil Breakey and new sleeve notes by author Francis Gooding. Ten years before the Brotherhood of Breath blew the cobwebs out of British jazz, Chris McGregor had already recorded as a leader with a big band composed of South Africa's leading jazz lights. Put together in 1963, The Castle Lager Big Band was a multi-racial group, a risky endeavor in apartheid South Africa. Modernist in outlook and dedicated to showcasing South African composers, the 17-piece band featured a galaxy of South African jazz stars, including Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza, and Kippie Moeketsi. Though the band lasted only a few weeks and played a just a handful of shows, they made it into the studio to record, and the result was Jazz/The African Sound, a unique masterpiece of afro-Ellingtonia that the band hoped would put South African jazz on the international map. But history intervened, and their jazz message to the world never arrived -- until now.