Chris McGregor and The Blue Notes

[Jazzjet]

In case this has escaped the more eagle-eyed, the excellent Electric Jive blog has been posting regular private recordings made by Ian Bruce Huntley in South Africa in the early 60s to early 70s. Among a whole series of fascinating and historic recordings are several rarities by Chris McGregor and The Blue Notes. For example, a June 1964 Cape Town recording of the band before they left for a life in exile and a recording live at the Blue Note in Geneva in 1965.

Check these recordings here :

http://electricjive....=chris mcgregor

[BillF]

That sounds interesting! I saw Chris McGregor and the Blue Notes in a room over a pub in Leeds in the sixties. I'll never forget the diminutive, but supercharged, trumpeter and altoist!

[king ubu]

some really good stuff there ... thanks for the reminder, will have to check for new material.