Mike Osborne
In the current Wire mag they reviewed this download from Bandcamp and so I checked out this live jazz set and downloaded it for just two quid.
Live At The Peanuts Club
by Mike Osborne & Friends
https://jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-peanuts-club
https://jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com/music
1.
Untitled One 18:34
2.
Untitled Two 24:27
3.
Well You Needn't 31:06
4.
Cherokee 12:26
Exactly how and when I discovered the Peanuts Club and Ossie's Friday night sessions is now lost in the midst of time. But once discovered, the trip across London to Bishopsgate and to the upstairs room above the Kings Arms became a weekly ritual. Part of the excitement was the anticipation of not knowing who might turn up. On some nights it was just Ossie with Harry and Louis laying down what has been described as 'a roving springboard' for the Trio's exploration of new ideas; on others, as the evening wore on, the small playing space expanded to include at least half of the members of the Brotherhood of Breath.
Ken May who ran the club - and who has been immortalised in 'Ken's Tune' that features on the Trio's two great live recordings issued on Ogun records - 'Border Crossing.' and 'All Night Long' - used to hang a large sheet of paper at the entrance with the names of all the musicians who had played at Peanuts. On this session, recorded around 1975/76, Ossie is joined by some of his closest collaborators and friends. The four tracks here include 2 unidentified Ossie originals and a joyous 2nd set of standards by Monk and Parker, and a little of the wildly enthusiastic audience that made those Peanuts' nights so special. I wonder if we managed to get an encore...
released April 14, 2020
Mike Osborne - Alto Sax
Elton Dean - Alto Sax (tracks 3 & 4)
Alan Skidmore - Tenor Sax
Harry Beckett - Trumpet
Marc Charig - Trumpet
Harry Miller - Bass
Louis Moholo-Moholo - Drums