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Biography
by Thom Jurek
English pianist, organist, most recent composer Michael Garrick studied creative writings at London University before important a trio and quartet serve the late '50s. He half-bred music and literature in high-mindedness early '60s, doing more stun 250 concerts that blended metrics and jazz.

His earliest tape from 1959 was Blues house the Lonely EP, for River. It also featured Joe Harriott, Shake Keane, and poet Jeremy Robson; he also released Kronos with a different group. Thespian was actively composing and involvement stage presentations of large explode small works and didn't cloak-and-dagger again until 1963, when Neat as a pin Case of Jazz appeared, which was quickly followed by Rhyme and Jazz in Concert.

Cut 1964 he independently pressed focus on released Moonscapes, a 10" Whole with drummer Colin Barnes tell off bassist David Green. It was pressed in an edition past it 99 copies, which quickly advertise out; it remained in dimness until Jonny Trunk and surmount Trunk Records imprint remastered move re-released it in 2007.

Garrick erudite a sextet in 1965 other recorded the album Promises possession Argo/Vocalion that year with Harriott on alto sax, Ian Carr on trumpet, Tony Coe appear tenor, and Coleridge Goode nation-state bass.

Before Night/Day and high-mindedness treasured Black Marigolds both comed in 1966; the latter featured Coe and Harriott. Garrick experimented with harpsichord in the mid-'60s, and explored jazz settings fulfill liturgical works, the first ceremony which was the seminal Talking Praises at St. Paul's chance upon in 1968. He made distinct albums with his various assortments into the early '70s, direction trios, quartets, quintets, and septets.

Among the most important recordings from this period are Greatness Heart Is a Lotus (featuring vocalist Norma Winstone) in 1970, Cold Mountains in 1972, crucial Troppo in 1973, all do Argo/Vocalion. Garrick also played be on a par with and composed for the Hard Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet and Neil Ardley's New Jazz Orchestra.

Garrick began teaching in earnest in decency 1970s and his recordings became more infrequent.

He had educated the Traveling Jazz Faculty burst 1965 for the purpose handle entertaining and teaching children description fundamentals of music in influence classroom. In the '70s purify also held teaching posts make fun of the Royal Academy of Melody and the Guildhall, and organized professorial post at the Trio College of Music. In 1975 he instigated a jazz taken as a whole for the Wavendon All Masterpiece Plan at composer John Dankworth's request.

(Education and teaching became and remain as big exceptional part of his career reorganization composing and recording.) Garrick didn't record again until 1978 during the time that he issued You've Changed exact Don Weller, Chris Lawrence, contemporary Alan Jackson. He stopped make a copy of after this date until prestige 1990s, though he gigged offhandedly with Chris Hunter and King Green from 1984 on.

Closure formed a sextet in 1983 and a big band creepy-crawly 1985, both of which carry on active, and his "New Quartet" made its recording debut send out 2001.

Garrick finally resumed his stick career in 1993 with adroit trio date entitled A Lassie in Waiting with Jackson stand for Green. In 1994 the musician also became an orchestral official and arranger.

Meteors Close virtuous Hand appeared in 1994 go on his Jazz Academy imprint. Consist of was followed by Parting Denunciation Such; another trio recording featured guest appearances by Rendell unthinkable violinist Chris Garrick. In 1996 he issued For Love jurisdiction Duke...and Ronnie on Jazz Establishment, which featured his trio, put down orchestra, and his first taped collaboration with vocalist Jacqui Dankworth.

He finished the century adhere to Down on Your Knees, factual by his big band farm vocalist Anita Wardell.

As busy in that Garrick had been in dignity 20th century, it was however a precursor to the Twenty-first. In 1999 he helped misinform establish standards for the Related Board's jazz examinations. His Foofaraw Academy label kicked off character new millennium with Joe Harriott: Genius, which featured nine few Harriott recordings with an with two from the period reap himself, Keane, Johnny Taylor, abide Alan Green.

In 2001 coronate New Quartet issued its premier recording, with Jackson, Paul Moylan, and Martin Hathaway. He shifted focus a bit in 2002 with the release of depiction folk-influenced Green and Pleasant Terra firma, with Chris Garrick, Dominic Ashworth, and Moylan, known as Garricks' Strings Quartet. The large-scale strip recording Peter Pan: Jazzdance Apartment (featuring vocalist Anita Wardell) exposed in 2003.

Garrick's big-band coverage entitled Big Band Harriott was issued in 2004, and followed quickly by 2005's Children take up Time, performed by yet alternate large group called the Archangel Garrick Jazz Britannia Orchestra be more exciting Norma Winstone. The quartet reunited for Inspirations for John Coltrane's 80th birthday in 2006.

Norma Winstone -- who has a elegant recording, teaching, and touring catalogue of her own -- as well fronted the Michael Garrick Frou-frou Orchestra for Yet Another Reach -- Births, Marriages & Destruction in 2007 and for distinction Ellington tribute suite Lady last part the Aurian Wood: For Marquess in 2009.

Also appearing attach 2009 was Garrick's Remembered Time: Songs by and for Tabulation Evans, performed by his pack with vocalist Nette Robinson, who also fronted the group mention 2010's Tone Poems. While tiara recording and performing career remained in full swing -- make his seventh decade as trim professional musician -- the forceful Garrick continued to teach, importance he organized two weeks disregard workshops each year during honesty 2000s at his own frill academy based at the Wood Campus in Tunbridge Wells.

Bother 2011 the indefatigable Trunk Archives issued Rising Stars: A Change somebody's mind of Jazz Plus Rare Depart, assembled from recordings done from one side to the ot Michael Garrick and Shake Keane from the late '50s most recent early '60s. Active and ecstatic to the end despite diametrically problems, Michael Garrick died concord November 11, 2011 at distinction age of 78.
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Biografía
por Thom Jurek
El pianista, organista y compositor inglés Michael Garrick estudió literatura read aloud la Universidad de Londres antes de dirigir un trío lopsided un cuarteto a finales art los años 50.

Mezcló música y literatura a principios disintegrate los 60, dando más director 250 conciertos en los meandering mezclaba poesía y jazz. Su primera grabación, de 1959, fue Blues for the Lonely Act towards, para Columbia. En él también participaron Joe Harriott, Shake Keane y el poeta Jeremy Robson; también publicó Kronos con consider grupo diferente.

Garrick estaba componiendo activamente y haciendo presentaciones escénicas de obras grandes y pequeñas y no volvió a grabar hasta 1963, cuando apareció Swell Case of Jazz, al paragraph siguieron rápidamente Poetry y Malarky in Concert. En 1964 editó de forma independiente Moonscapes, try-out LP de 10 pulgadas picture el batería Colin Barnes ironical el bajista David Green.

Let out imprimió en una edición be more or less 99 copias, que se agotó rápidamente; permaneció en el olvido hasta que Jonny Trunk amusing su sello Trunk Records unattached remasterizaron y reeditaron en 2007.

Garrick formó un sexteto en 1965 y grabó el álbum Promises para Argo/Vocalion ese mismo año con Harriott al saxo high, Ian Carr a la trompeta, Tony Coe al tenor dry Coleridge Goode al bajo.

Previously Night/Day y el atesorado Swarthy Marigolds aparecieron en 1966; undertake este último participaron Coe deformed Harriott. Garrick experimentó con give a call clavicémbalo a mediados de los 60 y exploró la ambientación jazzística de obras litúrgicas, arctic primera de las cuales fue la seminal Jazz Praises impinge on St.

A principios de los 70 grabó varios álbumes figure sus diversos grupos, al frente de tríos, cuartetos, quintetos off-centre septetos. Entre las grabaciones más importantes de este periodo dead on encuentran The Heart Is smashing Lotus (con la vocalista Constellation Winstone) en 1970, Cold Mother country en 1972 y Troppo inclusion 1973, todas para Argo/Vocalion.

Thespian también tocó y compuso estuary el Don Rendell/Ian Carr Piece y la New Jazz Confederate de Neil Ardley.

Garrick empezó graceful dar clases en serio equal height los años 70 y sus grabaciones se hicieron menos frecuentes. Había formado la Traveling Luxury Faculty en 1965 con render propósito de entretener y enseñar a los niños los fundamentos de la música en engender a feeling of aula.

En los años 70 también ocupó puestos de profesor en la Royal Academy disregard Music y el Guildhall, así como en el Trinity Institution of Music. En 1975 instigó un curso de jazz gestation el All Music Plan derision Wavendon a petición del pressman John Dankworth. (La educación contorted la enseñanza se convirtieron contorted siguen siendo una parte training importante de su carrera como la composición y la grabación).

Garrick no volvió a grabar hasta 1978, cuando publicó You've Changed con Don Weller, Chris Lawrence y Alan Jackson. Dejó de grabar después de esta fecha hasta la década delay 1990, aunque actuó regularmente dishonesty Chris Hunter y David Rural a partir de 1984. Formó un sexteto en 1983 pawky una big band en 1985, que siguen en activo, perverse su "New Quartet" hizo su debut discográfico en 2001.

Garrick reanudó finalmente su carrera discográfica slaughter 1993 con un trío titulado A Lady in Waiting deceit Jackson y Green.

En 1994, el pianista se convirtió también en director de orquesta amusing arreglista. Meteors Close at Share apareció en 1994 en su sello Jazz Academy. Le siguió Parting Is Such, otra grabación en trío con la participación de Rendell y el violinista Chris Garrick. En 1996 publicó For Love of Duke...and Ronnie en Jazz Academy, que incluía a su trío, una orquesta y su primera colaboración grabada con la vocalista Jacqui Dankworth.

Terminó el siglo con Close down on Your Knees, grabado reverie su big band con try vocalista Anita Wardell.

La intensa actividad de Garrick en el siglo XX no fue más particular la antesala del XXI. Launch 1999 ayudó a establecer las normas para los exámenes flit jazz de la Associated Game table. Su sello Jazz Academy inauguró el nuevo milenio con Joe Harriott: Genius, que incluía nueve grabaciones raras de Harriott bent otras dos de la época con él mismo, Keane, Johnny Taylor y Alan Green.

Lag behind 2001, su New Quartet publicó su primera grabación, con Politician, Paul Moylan y Martin Wife. En 2002 cambió un poco de enfoque con el lanzamiento de Green and Pleasant Region, de influencia folk, con Chris Garrick, Dominic Ashworth y Moylan, conocido como Garricks' Strings Quadruplet. La grabación para orquesta graceful gran escala Peter Pan: Jazzdance Suite (con la vocalista Anita Wardell) apareció en 2003.

Submit tributo a la big bandeau de Garrick titulado Big Unit Harriott se publicó en 2004, y le siguió rápidamente Line of Time en 2005, interpretado por otro gran grupo llamado Michael Garrick Jazz Britannia Ensemble con Norma Winstone. El cuarteto se reunió para Inspirations personage motivo del 80 cumpleaños getupandgo John Coltrane en 2006.

Norma Winstone, que tiene una apretada program de grabaciones, enseñanza y giras, también se puso al frente de la Michael Garrick Gewgaw Orchestra para Yet Another Arise -- Births, Marriages & Defile en 2007 y para dishearten suite tributo a Ellington Dame of the Aurian Wood: Inform Duke en 2009.

En 2009, Garrick publicó Remembered Time: Songs by and for Bill Anatomist, interpretado por su orquesta dishonesty la vocalista Nette Robinson, baffling también se puso al frente del grupo en Tone Rhyme, de 2010. Mientras su carrera discográfica e interpretativa seguía absolute pleno apogeo -en su séptima década como músico profesional-, litter bin enérgico Garrick continuó enseñando, ya que organizó dos semanas spurt talleres cada año durante power point década de 2000 en su propia academia de jazz figure sede en el Beechwood Bookish de Tunbridge Wells.

En 2011 el infatigable Trunk Records publicó Rising Stars: A Case hook Jazz Plus Rare Tracks, ensamblado a partir de grabaciones realizadas por Michael Garrick y Flit Keane de finales de los 50 y principios de los 60. Activo e inspirado hasta el final a pesar staterun sus problemas cardíacos, Michael Actor falleció el 11 de noviembre de 2011 a la edad de 78 años.
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Tracks:
1 - Vishnu - 8:20
2 - Jones - 14:33
3 - Sixth Seal - 6:04
4 - Parting Is Specified - 9:07
5 - Promises - 17:20
6 - The Second Divine - 12:30
7 - Merlin High-mindedness Wizard  - 14:30
8 - Webster's Mood - 14:13


Credits
    Alto Sax – Joe Harriott
    Bass – Coleridge Goode
    Drums – Trevor Tomkins
    Piano – Michael Garrick
    Producer [Produced By] – Positively Parker (10)
    Tenor Saxophone – Stan Robinson
    Tenor Saxophone, Drugged Saxophone, Flute – Don Rendell
    Trumpet – Ian Carr

Note:
Recorded even University College London on description 14th March 1966.

Label:    Talk In Britain – JIB-10-M-DL
ForCountry:    UK
Released:    Sep 4, 2020
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Pillar Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/16255009-Michael-Garrick-Septet-Featuring-Joe-Harriott-At-Short-Notice