Ray Russell Quartet - Turn Circle Vinyl LP

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May 31, 2014 Sold Date

May 21, 2014 Start Date

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A1 Footprints Written-By – W. Shorter* 5:15 A2 Bonita 4:30 A3 Peruvian Triangle 6:30 A4 Sombrero Sam Written-By – C. Lloyd* 5:25 B1 The Fry And I 4:30 A Day In The Working Life Of A Slave Of Lower Egypt B2 Part I Dormancy 1:18 B3 Part II Tremendum 7:15 B4 Part III Path

Bass – Ron Mathewson
Drums – Alan Rushton
Engineer – Mike Ross*
Guitar – Ray Russell
Piano – Roy Fry
Producer – David Howells
Words By [Poem] – Calvin C. Hernton, Roy Cameron
Written-By – R. Russell* (tracks: A2, A3, B1 to B4)

Recorded in London in 1968

Label CBS 52586

Guitarist / composer Ray Russell has been active on the British Jazz and Fusion scene for the last five decades and has always been considered as a first class musician. Most of his recorded output belongs to the Fusion movement and he can be certainly considered as one of the genre’s pioneers.

In the early and mid-1960s Russell was a member of the Graham Bond Organization and Georgie Fame’s backing band Blue Flames, two outfits that were among the first to combine Rhythm and Blues with Jazz.

By the end of the 1960s Russell started to lead his own groups and record with them, although in parallel he participated in numerous recordings in his capacity as a studio musician. He was also a founding member of the excellent Rock Workshop ensemble and later of RMS.

This album presents Russell’s debut album as a leader and is quite different from most of his recorded output, as it is closer to straightforward Jazz then anything else he recorded.

Matrix number at 12 o clock reads RM52586A1/B1

CONDITION - VERY GOOD

The album cover has no tears or rips and is not coming away from the edge, but the corners do have some creases. There are a couple of pencil marks on the back of the cover and some small brown stains.

The inside paper sleeve is clean and but slightly torn.

Record itself: I have not played it as I do not have a record player, it looks very good to me. Going on the condition of the sleeve I do not think it has been played that much, this came from my late fathers record collection and I have no memory of hearing it played.

I will send it second class signed for.

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