Search - Chris McGregor :: Very Urgent

2008 digitally remastered reissue of this prime example of British Jazz in the late '60s. In 1968 the Chris McGregor Group were riding high on the London Jazz scene, playing and hanging out with all the rising stars of British Free Jazz. Very Urgent, their eagerly awaited debut recording, was a joyful call of intent. The album mixes simple but utterly unstoppable tunes and exhilarating horn charts - immediately establishing a vitality and exuberance that would continue to define the group. Produced by Joe Boyd at Sound Techniques Studio in London, during the same months they were also working with several other luminaries of the Witchseason stable - Fairport Convention, Nick Drake and the Incredible String Band. Fledgling.