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Journeys In Modern Jazz: Britain is an expertly-curated deluxe 2LP compilation album, compiled by DJ, journalist, producer and jazz influencer; Tony Higgins (Impressed, J-Jazz, and the Jazz Britannia documentary for BBC4). This is a deep dive into the one of most collectable jazz catalogues in the world, a selection of some of the rarest and most sought-after recordings from the '60s and '70s, a time when British jazz began to find its own identity. Drawn from the iconic labels of Decca, Deram, Argo, EMI Columbia/Lansdowne Series, Fontana, Mercury, and Philips.

The reverberations of the youthful British jazz boom that detonated in the mid-2010s echo on, despite the hindrances of the past year – as do its inventive crossovers between jazz and the worlds of hip-hop, Afrobeat and funk. Its freshly stirred stew is the latest of the cyclical events that have characterised the century since the music’s birth, when the very first jazz boom directed improvisation’s unruly heat toward amalgamating the diverse musics of Africa and Europe.

The deluxe set is accompanied by a richly illustrated booklet with in-depth and well-researched sleeve notes. This will be the first of a trilogy of 60s/70s modern jazz compilations exploring rare and sought after jazz recordings made outside of America, with many of the tracks being made available again for the very first time since the original release.

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Label: Decca / Universal Music Group 
Series: British Jazz Explosion
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 2021
Genre: Jazz
Style: Big Band, Jazz-Rock, Modal, Fusion

File under: Jazz Compilation
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