Harry Miller - BBC 1975-1977

[EDIT] The first two titles of this post have been officially released on Reel Recordings. I deleted the links and will offer a new set of links minus those two tracks - sorry for the inconvenience! Go and order the Miller (and some other) discs from the Reel Recordings site, so support those folks crazy enough to still be releasing our manna from heaven! [/EDIT]

First of a series of South African posts to follow... not in any planned or quick way, but several more instalments will eventually follow (a dozen or two, just so you get a rough idea).

The opening is made by the great bass player Harry Miller (1941-1983). He was one of the doomed South African exiles, but his forceful music, his thumping bass playing, his dynamic interaction with frequent parter-in-crime Louis Moholo (one of the survivors) continues bringing incredible pleasure to my life - and I hope many others' lives, too!

Miller's official releases on Ogun have been reissued in a great 3CD set that is - alas - out of print again, but if you're a fan, you'll absolutely need that! (info)
In addition to that, Cuneiform has a great Isipingo live recording available, very much worth buying!

Louis Moholo, by the way, has been featured in a couple of earlier posts here:
Louis Moholo/Keith Tippett/Julie Tippets & MinAfrica Orchestra - Sant'Anna Arresi 2008
Louis Moholo-Moholo Quintet - Roma 2007

Also, there's my South African blindfold test, posted last spring, and then there's this post with many useful links (I hope they're still good, too many to check them, sorry):
The Joy and Pain of South African Jazz

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Harry Miller Isipingo - 1975

Mongezi Feza - trumpet
Nick Evans - trombone
Mike Osborne - alto sax
Stan Tracey - piano
Harry Miller - bass
Louis Moholo - drums

1. Whey Hey! (15:35)
2. Good Heavens Evans (11:59)

Harry Miller Isipingo - 1976

Marc Charig - trumpet
Malcolm Griffiths - trombone
Mike Osborne - alto sax
Stan Tracey - piano
Harry Miller - bass
Louis Moholo - drums

3. Family Affair (9:58)
4. Where Now Then? (9:53)

Harry Miller Quintet - 1977

Trevor Watts - alto & soprano sax
Alan Wakeman - tenor & soprano sax
Berni Holland - guitar
Harry Miller - bass
Louis Moholo - drums

5. Orange Grove (9:22)
6. A Traumatic Experience (17:20)

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7. radio announcer (1:03) [between #1 and #2]
8. radio announcer (0:38) [between #3 and #4]
9. radio announcer (0:41) [between #5 and #6]
10. radio announcer (0:30) [following #6]

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TT: 77:04

Sources:
#1,2,7: Jazz in Britain broadcast 24-2-1975
#3,4,8: BBC broadcast early 1976
#5,6,9,10: Jazz in Britain broadcast 24-12-1977(?)

Lineage: FM > Sony reel to reel > standalone cd recorder > EAC > WAV > FLAC

Note on second broadcast (#3,4): There is probably a third piece missing for some reason I can't remember.