Digby Fairweather - Notes From A Jazz Life Vol.3 (2CD)

Cornetist Digby Fairweather is one of the leading figures on the British jazz scene. As a musician, writer, broadcaster, and founder of the Jazz Centre UK in Southend, he has dedicated his life to promoting, preserving and celebrating the culture of jazz.\n\nCompiled by Digby himself, this 26-track set consists of mostly \u2018live\u2019 recordings from across his career and features performances with a host of the top names in British jazz, such as: Ron Russell, Lennie Hastings, Stan Barker, Denny Wright, Brian Lemon, Keith Nichols, Keith Ingham, Pete Strange, Randy Colville and Cass Caswell.\n\nLifted from LPs and CDs, many long out of print, the performances captured here see Digby and his associates \u201Craise the roof\u201D during specially selected club dates, festival shows and all-star jam sessions. The accompanying 28-page booklet, written by Digby, provides a valuable insight into both the tracks selcted and artists appearing.\n\nThis collection is the third Acrobat retroso