Flare Up

by Harry Beckett

Flare Up cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: Philips
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.83/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The highly esteemed Barbadian-British trumpeter stepped out from his usual role as a top-tier sideman to lead his own dynamic, highly sophisticated ensemble. Showcasing fluid, inventive post-bop compositions alongside burgeoning jazz-fusion elements, the album features elite contributions from John Surman and Mike Osborne. It remains a critically acclaimed, essential highlight of the incredibly fertile British modern jazz scene.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Flare-Up
  2. Go West
  3. Where Fortune Smiles
  4. Scarlet Mine
  5. Third Road
  6. Flow Stream Flow
  7. The Other Side
  8. Rolli's Tune
  9. Fools Play

Credits

  • Harry Beckett - primary artist, arranged by, trumpet, flugelhorn, written-by
  • Mike Osborne - alto saxophone
  • Graham Collier - arranged by, written-by
  • John Surman - arranged by, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, written-by
  • Chris Laurence - bass
  • John Webb - drums
  • John Taylor - piano, electric piano
  • Alan Skidmore - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone

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