The East Pointers

Mike Carr & The EmCee Five - Bebop From The East Coast 1960/1962 (1996) {Birdland Records MC596}
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© 1961-67, 1996 Birdland Records / Cargo Music | MC596
Jazz / Bop / Hard Bop / Piano / Organ

A great set of Brit jazz from the early 60s with a good set of notes. The EmCee Five were a legendary bop group led by trumpeter Ian Carr, who went onto later fame in the jazz/rock years with Nucleus – but who's playing great here in his earlier stretch, in a lineup of players that includes Mike Carr on piano, Gary Cox on tenor, Spike Heatley on bass, and even a bit of guitar from a young John McLaughlin! The sound here is quite different from Carr's Nucleus years – and even from his years with Don Rendell – much more bop-structured, with that sense of tightness that made the British scene so great at the start of the 60s. Titles include many originals by Mike Carr and Gary Cox – and tunes include "Mike's Dilemma", "John's O Groats", "Groovin At The Downbeat", "The One That Got Away", "Stephenson's Rocket", "Lefty's Tune", and "The Bridge".

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The first release by this English band from the mid 80s. This was first released in 1984 on vinyl and then reissued by Kinesis on CD in 1991. The music is gentle and flowing recalling the softer side of Yes. Along with Solstice, Castanarc were among the very few groups in that era not afraid to be gentle and melodic, eschewing aggressiveness in favor of quiet reflection. Fans of Yes & Genesis will find much to love in "Journey To The East".

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