Off Centre

by The John Cameron Quartet

Off Centre cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1969
  • Label: Deram
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 40:31
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Leading a highly capable quartet, the prominent British arranger and pianist focuses entirely on driving post-bop formats. The session captures a vibrant, swinging interplay between the rhythm section and Harold Beckett's agile trumpet work, showcasing a profound mastery of acoustic jazz dynamics.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Off Centre (9:06)
  2. Go Away Come Back Another Day (5:12)
  3. Dafina Querida (6:16)
  4. Omar Cheyenne (7:13)
  5. Wenceslas Square (3:15)
  6. Splat (5:09)
  7. Troublemaker (4:17)

Credits

  • John Cameron Quartet - primary artist
  • Danny Thompson - bass, composed by, arranged by
  • John Cameron - composed by, arranged by, piano
  • Harold McNair - flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • W - lacquer cut by
  • Tony Carr - percussion

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