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Alan Skidmore discography

This is a discography of Alan Skidmore albums and albums by other musicians that feature Alan Skidmore.


Alan Skidmore: leader and co-leader discography


Once Upon A Time, Alan Skidmore Quintet, 1969, Deram (Nova Series)

Tracks : Once Upon A Time, Majaera, The Yolk, Old San Juan, Free For Al, Image

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Harry Miller, Tony Oxley

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TCB, The Alan Skidmore Quintet, 1970, Philips

Tracks : Jack Knife, Lantern Wood, One On One Off, T.C.B., Walk In And Dance Out, A.J., And Think Again

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Malcolm Griffiths, John Taylor, Chris Laurence, Tony Levin / Mike Osborne (tracks 4 to 7), John Surman (tracks 4 to 7)

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Remembering '70, Various Artists, 1971, JG Records JG 24/25

Tracks : China Boy (Four City Seven + One), I Can't Dance (Blackbirds Of Paradise), St. Louis Shuffle (Sidewalk Hot Jazz Orchestra), Ohne Titel (Niels Unbehagen Quartett), But Anyway (The Dave Pike Set), Night Laughing (Rüdiger Schulz Quartett), Ohne Titel (Jan Huydts Trio + Theo Loevendie), Summertime (Wolfgang Dauner Trio), Yarrak (Alexander V. Schlippenbach Trio), Dee Tune (John Surman Trio + Alan Skidmore), Blueslife (Champion Jack Dupree), Japanese Bride (Champion Jack Dupree), Up And Down7 (Xhol Caravan)

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2. Internationales New Jazz Meeting auf Burg Altena, 1971, JG 27/28

Tracks : Just For Altena (Peter Brötzmann Trio), KLM (Alan Skidmore Quintet & Mike Osborne), And Think Again (Alan Skidmore Quintet & Mike Osborne), No Name Piece (Tomasz Stanko Quintet), Introduction (Unknown), Free Spirits (New Jazz Ensemble '71 With Karin Krog), Timelife Revisiting (Albert Mangelsdorff Quartet & The Trio)

Notes : A double LP of music recorded live at the International New Jazz Meeting Burg Altena in June 1971.

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Jazz in Britain 68–69, John Surman / Alan Skidmore / Tony Oxley, 1972, Decca

Tracks : Bouquet Garni, Shepherd Oak, Bessie Pt. 1, Bessie Pt. 2, Circles On Ice, Winter Song

Musicians : Track 1: Alan Skidmore, Mike Osborne, John Surman / Track 2: Harry Beckett, Malcolm Griffiths, Mike Osborne, Alan Skidmore, John Surman, John Taylor, Harry Miller, Alan Jackson / Track 3: John Surman, John Taylor, Harry Miller, Alan Jackson / Track 4-6: Kenny Wheeler, Alan Skidmore, John Taylor, Harry Miller, Tony Oxley

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SOS, Alan Skidmore/Mike Osborne/John Surman, 1975, Ogun OG 400

Tracks : Country Dance, Wherever I Am, Chordary, Where's Junior?, Cycle Motion, 1st, Goliath, Calypso

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Mike Osborne, John Surman

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Jazzfestival Balver Höhle: Ausschnitte vom New Jazz Programm 1974 & 75, Various Artists, 1975, JG Records 36/37/38/39

Tracks : Time Machine (Jazzcrew Stuttgart), Trio Trio / Walms / Signal (SOS), Love Chant / Drone Piece / Wallgreco El Sueco (Jan Wallgren Orkester), Spanish Dance (Eero Koivistoinen Quartet), Clear Dream (Eero Koivistoinen Quartet), For My Sister (Emil Veglicky Trio), Choral (Emil Veglicky Trio), Semper Ignotus (Gustav Brom Big Band), In Between (Jirí Stivín & Rudolf Dagek System Tandem), Dig (Contact Trio), Flaps (Franz Koglmann / Steve Lacy Quintet), Maybe I Can Sing It to You - Silver Cloud (Krzysztof Zgraja / Barre Phillips),

Musicians : The musicians on the SOS track are Alan Skidmore, Mike Osborne and John Surman

A 4 LP set of music from the Jazzfestival Balver Höhle

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El Skid, Elton Dean, Alan Skidmore, Chris Laurence, John Marshall, 1977, Vinyl Records VS 103

Tracks : Dr. Les Mosses, First In The Attic, That's For Cha, K And A Blues

Musicians : Elton Dean, Alan Skidmore, Chris Laurence, John Marshall

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Morning Rise, Alan Skidmore/Gerd Dudek/Adelhard Roidinger/Lala Kovacev, 1977, Ego 4006

Tracks : Morning Rise, Macedonia Market, Näkemin, Dr. Les Mosses

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Gerd Dudek, Adelhard Roidinger, Lala Kovacev

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Live At Moers Festival, European Jazz Quintet, 1977, Moers Music / Ring

Tracks : Angry, Before And After, fedesbeha

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Gerd Dudek, Leszek Zadlo, Ali Haurand, Pierre Courbois

Recorded live at the New Jazz Festival Moers in May 1977. Appears to have been released on Moers Music and Ring in 1977.

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Four For Slavia, European Jazz Consensus, 1978, Musicians Record Co.

Tracks : K And A Blues, Payday, Before And After, Four For Slavia

Musicians : Gerd Dudek, Alan Skidmore, Adelhard Roidinger, Lala Kovacev

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European Jazz Quintet, European Jazz Quintet, 1979, Ego 4012

Tracks : Das Ist Alice, Miss "B"

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Gerd Dudek, Leszek Zadlo, Ali Haurand, Pierre Courbois

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S.O.H., Alan Skidmore, Tony Oxley, Ali Haurand, 1979, Ego 4011

Tracks : One-Two-Free, Das Ist Alice, Trio Nr.10, Lost In W.G.

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Tony Oxley, Ali Haurand

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SOH, Alan Skidmore, Tony Oxley, Ali Haurand, 1981, View VS 0018

Tracks : Lonnies Lament, Dutch-Dreams

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Tony Oxley, Ali Haurand

Recorded live in April 1981.

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III, European Jazz Quintet, 1982, Fusion

Tracks : Seven, Ruby Doo

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Gerd Dudek, Leszek Zadlo, Ali Haurand, Pierre Courbois

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Tribute To 'Trane, Alan Skidmore Quartet, 1988, Miles Music MMCD 075

Tracks : Resolution, Lonnie's Lament, Bessie's Blues, Crescent, Dear Lord, Naima, Mr P.C.

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Jason Rebello, Dave Green, Stephen Keogh

Reissued in 2008 on CD with different front cover.

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East to West, Alan Skidmore Quartet, 1992?, Miles Music MMCD 081

Tracks : Funky Day In Tiger Bay, Too Young To Go Steady, Green Chimneys, Crescent, Wise One, Mr P.C,

Musicians : Tracks 1-3: Alan Skidmore, Stan Tracey, Roy Babbington, Clark Tracey / Tracks 4-6: Alan Skidmore, Steve Melling, Mick Hutton, Bryan Sprin

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After The Rain: A Collection Of Ballads, Alan Skidmore, 1998?, Miles Music MMCD 084

Tracks : I Remember Clifford, It's Easy To Remember, After The Rain, Nature Boy, Too Young To Go Steady, Theme For Ernie, Naima, Nancy, My One And Only Love, Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, In a Sentimental Mood, Where Are You?, Central Park West

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR, Colin Towns Mask Symphonic

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The Call, Alan Skidmore featuring Amampondo, 1999, Provocateur PVC1018

Tracks : Coat Of Many Summers, Joyful Reunion, Bridges Of Sand, Sunstorm, The Spirit Of Langa, The Call, Sobabini (Together), Rwakanembe, Migration, Horizontal Rain

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Amampondo, Colin Towns, Steve Melling, Arnie Somogyi, Gary Husband

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Ubizo, Alan Skidmore's Ubizo, 2003, Provocateur PVC1036

Tracks : Sweet S.A., Dumisami, Tina, Second Coming, Simoonye, Evening Song, Uvelapi, De Nada, Idada Wah Wah, Sobabini, Olutzlo

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Ingolf Burkhardt, Simpiwe Matole, Steve Melling, Colin Towns, Arnie Somogyi, Stephen Keogh, Mzwandile Qotoyi, Michael Ludonga

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SOS, Alan Skidmore/Mike Osborne/John Surman, 2006, Ogun OGCD 019

Tracks : Country Dance, Wherever I Am, Chordary, Where's Junior?, Cycle Motion, 1st, Goliath, Calypso

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Mike Osborne, John Surman

This is a CD release of the 1975 LP.

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Live In London, SOH: Alan Skidmore, Tony Oxley, Ali Haurand, 2007, Jazzwerkstatt jw 016

Tracks : Low The Morn, Dutch Dreams (Ali's Waltz), Weaver Of Dreams, Percussion 10/Ruby Doo

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Tony Oxley, Ali Haurand

Recorded live at The Roundhouse in London in 1983

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50 Journeys, Alan Skidmore's Ubizo, 2008, Provocateur PVC1040

Tracks : Blues Minor, Duma, Jamangam, Sacred Places, Alfred The Great, Call Of Bankolo, Fifty Journeys, Two Brothers, Sunday Morning, Africa, Halam Halam, Karamu, Bamboo Harmon, Maputo Moonrise, Arabica, Ze Ze, Anywhere You Go

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Ingolf Burkhardt, Colin Towns, Steve Melling, Neville Malcolm, Mike Paxton, Musa Mboob, Saidi Kanda

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Impressions Of John Coltrane, Alan Skidmore Quartet, 2017, ITM 920021

Tracks : But Not For Me, Lonnie's Lament, Say It Over And Over Again, Impressions, Summertime, Resolution, Weaver Of Dreams, Take The Coltrane

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Mike Gorman, Aidan O'Donnell, Ian Palmer

Recorded at the Fleece Jazz Club in Suffolk.

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Looking For The Next One, SOS (Alan Skidmore/Mike Osborne/John Surman), 2013, Cuneiform

Tracks : News, Rashied, Looking For The Next One, Country Dance, Q.E. Hall, The Mountain Road / Introduction, Suite, Trio Trio, Up There, Legends

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Mike Osborne, John Surman, Tony Levin (tracks 5 & 6)

A double CD of previously unreleased studio and live recordings from 1974 and 1975.

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Forever Elvin, Peter King and Alan Skidmore, 2013, Miles Music MMCD 089

Tracks : Blues Minor, Peter King Introduces the Band, Alan Skidmore Introduces Peter, Body & Soul, Peter King Intro (To EJ's Blues), EJ's Blues, Oriental Folk Song, Peter King Intro (To Three Card Molly), Three Card Molly, Alan Skidmore Story and Intro, After the Rain, Peter King Intro (To Passion Dance), Passion Dance / Peter King Concludes, Deluge

Musicians : Peter King, Alan Skidmore, Steve Melling, Alec Dankworth, Martin Drew

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The EGO Recordings Of Leszek Zadlo / Alan Skidmore, 2013, Organic Music

Tracks : CD 1 (Thoughts): Struggle, Some Body, Thoughts, Two Friends / CD 2 (Morning Rise): Morning Rise, Macedonia Market, Näkemiin, Dr. Les Mosses / CD 3 (S.O.H.): One-Two-Free, Das Ist Alice, Trio Nr.10, Lost In W.G. / CD 4 (European Jazz Quartet): Das Ist Alice, Miss "B"

Musicians : CD 1: Leszek Zadlo, Joe Haider, Isla Eckinger, Joe Nay / CD 2: Alan Skidmore, Gerd Dudek, Adelhard Roidinger, Lala Kovacev / CD 3: Alan Skidmore, Tony Oxley, Ali Haurand / CD 4: Alan Skidmore, Gerd Dudek, Leszek Zadlo, Ali Haurand, Pierre Courbois

A 4 CD box set that combines the 4 Ego album Thoughts (Leszek Zadlo Quartet, 1976), Morning Rise (Alan Skidmore, Gerd Dudek et al, 1977), S.O.H. (Alan Skidmore, Tony Oxley, Ali Haurand, 1979), and European Jazz Quintet (European Jazz Quintet, 1979)

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Live At The International Jazzfest In Viersen, European Jazz Sextet, 2014, Konnex KCD 5309

Tracks : V's Groove, D 'NA, Lonnie's Lament, Impressions, Chasin' The Train

Musicians : Alan Skidmore, Gerd Dudek, Jiri Stivin, Steve Melling, Ali Haurand, Clark Tracy

Recorded live on September 27, 2013 at the Internationales Jazzfest in Viersen.

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Naima / Live In Berlin, Alan Skidmore Quartet, 2017, ITM 920021

Tracks : CD 1 (Naima): Giant Steps, Naima, Some Other Blues, After The Rain, Transition, Ascension / CD 2 (Live In Berlin): But Not For Me, Say It, Resolution, Impressions, Take The Coltrane

Musicians : CD 1: Alan Skidmore, Steve Melling, Geoff Gascoyne, Tony Levin / CD 2: Alan Skidmore, Mike Gorman, Aidan O'Donnell, Ian Palmer

CD 1 was recorded at the Fleece Jazz Club in Suffolk in 2011. CD 2 was recorded in Berlin in 2007.

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Alan Skidmore: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections


John Mayall Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, John Mayall Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, 1966, Decca

Tracks : All Your Love, Hideaway, Little Girl, Another Man, Double Crossing Time, What'd I Say, Key to Love, Parchman Farm, Have You Heard, Ramblin' on My Mind, Steppin' Out, It Ain't Right

Musicians : John Mayall, Eric Clapton, John McVie, Hughie Flint / Derek Healey, Alan Skidmore, Johnny Almond

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Sky High, Alexis Korner Blues Inc., 1966, Spot

Tracks : Long Black Train, Rock Me, I'm So Glad, Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting, Honesty, Yellow Dog Blues, Let The Good Times Roll, Ooo-Wee Baby, River's Invitation, Money Honey, Big Road Blues, Louise, Floating, Anchor 5 Miles, Daph's Dance

Musicians : Alexis Korner, Duffy Power, Chris Pyne, Alan Skidmore, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox

Reissued on Polydor in 1967 with a different front cover.

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A Hard Road, John Mayall Bluesbreakers, 1967, Decca

Tracks : A Hard Road, It's Over, You Don't Love Me, The Stumble, Another Kinda Love, Hit the Highway, Leaping Christine, Dust My Blues, There's Always Work, The Same Way, The Supernatural, Top of the Hill, Someday After a While (You'll Be Sorry), Living Alone

Musicians : John Mayall, Peter Green, John McVie, Hughie Flint, Aynsley Dunbar, John Almond, Alan Skidmore, Ray Warleigh

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Change Of Direction, Brian Bennett, 1967, EMI / Columbia

Tracks : Slippery Jim De Grize, Canvas, Whisper Not, Memphis, Tricycle, Sunshine Superman, On Broadway, Sunny Afternoon, Little Old Lady, 98.6, Con Alma, Change Of Direction

Musicians : Brian Bennett, Alan Skidmore, Fred Crosman, Jim Buck, Alan Hawkshaw, Jim Sullivan, John Rostill

Reissued on Polydor in 1967 with a different front cover.

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Repercussion, Eric Delaney & Louie Bellson, 1967, EMI / Columbia

Tracks : Lawrence Of Arabia, Delaney's Delight, Habanera, Fragments, Skin Deep, The British Grenadiers, 633 Squadron, Blues March, Scotland The Brave, Under The Double Eagle, St Louis Blues March, Yellow Submarine

Musicians : Eric Delaney, Louie Bellson, plus an uncredited group which probably includes Alan Skidmore

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Don't Send Me No Flowers, Sonny Boy Williamson, 1968, Marmalade

Tracks : Don't Send Me No Flowers, I See A Man Downstairs, She Was Dumb, The Goat, Walking, Little Girl, How Old Are You?, It's A Bloody Life, Getting Out Of Town

Musicians : Sonny Boy Williamson, Joe Harriot, Alan Skidmore, Brian Auger, Jimmy Page, Ricky Brown, Mick Waller

Recorded in 1965. This material has subsequently been released on a number of labels with a number of titles.

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Marching Song, Vol 1, The Mike Westbrook Concert Band, 1969, Deram

Tracks : Hooray!, Landscape, Waltz (for Joanna), Landscape (II), Other World, Marching Song

Musicians : Mike Westbrook, Greg Bowen, Tony Fisher, Dave Holdsworth, Ronnie Hughes, Henry Lowther, Kenny Wheeler, Malcolm Griffiths, Michael Gibbs, Eddie Harvey, Paul Rutherford, Brian Smith, Nisar Ahmed Khan, Alan Skidmore, John Warren, Mike Osborne, Bernie Living, John Surman, Tom Bennelick, George Smith, Martin Fry, Barre Phillips, Chris Laurence, Harry Miller, Alan Jackson, John Marshall

Originally intended to be a double LP but released as two single LPs. Subsequently released as a double album.

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Marching Song, Vol 2, The Mike Westbrook Concert Band, 1969, Deram

Tracks : Transition, Home, Rosie, Prelude, Tension, Ballad, Conflict, Requiem, Tarnished, Memorial

Musicians : Mike Westbrook, Greg Bowen, Tony Fisher, Dave Holdsworth, Ronnie Hughes, Henry Lowther, Kenny Wheeler, Malcolm Griffiths, Michael Gibbs, Eddie Harvey, Paul Rutherford, Brian Smith, Nisar Ahmed Khan, Alan Skidmore, John Warren, Mike Osborne, Bernie Living, John Surman, Tom Bennelick, George Smith, Martin Fry, Barre Phillips, Chris Laurence, Harry Miller, Alan Jackson, John Marshall

Originally intended to be a double LP but released as two single LPs. Subsequently released as a double album.

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Scoobydoobydoo, Champion Jack Dupree, 1969, Blue Horizon

Tracks : I Want To Be A Hippy, Grandma (You're A Bit Too Slow), Puff Puff, Blues Before Sunrise, I'll Try, Going Back To Louisiana, Ain't That A Shame, Stumbling Block, Old And Grey, Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well, Postman Blues, Lawdy, Lawdy

Musicians : Champion Jack Dupree, Bud Parks, Terry Noonan, Alan Skidmore, Les Wigfield, Jim Chester, Mick Taylor, Eduardo Givezano, Wallace Tring, Barry Wilde, Peter Oxer, Reg Cole, Richard Studt, Harris Dundee, Big Chief Drumstick, Mike Vernon

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Since My Baby Hit The Numbers (single), Guitar Crusher, 1969, Blue Horizon

Tracks : Since My Baby Hit The Numbers, Hambone Blues

Musicians : Guitar Crusher, Bud Parks, Terry Noonan, Alan Skidmore, Les Wigfield, Dave Willis, Chick Churchill, Alvin Lee, Wild Jimmy Spruill, Leo Lyons, Ric Lee

Most of the musicians, including Alan Skidmore, only play on Since My Baby Hit The Numbers as members of the Jimmy Spruill Orchestra.

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Die Jazz-Werkstatt '69, Various Artists, 1969, Norddeutscher Rundfunk

Tracks : Never Subject To Change (Jimmy Owens), Rebecca Is Eighteen (Lee Konitz), Background (John Surman), Oh My Lord (Tony Scott), Puzzle (Erich Kleinschuster), Blues For Charlie (Tony Scott), Hot Summer (Claes Rosendahl), Sweet Hustler (Attila Zoller), Impressions Of Sounds For Piano And Band (Wolfgang Dauner), Tribute To Louis (Lee Konitz)

Notes : A compilation of tracks recorded for television broadcast in Germany. Alan Skidmore plays on the John Surman track which was recorded during Flashpoint (NDR Jazz Workshop No. 62). The musicians on the track are: John Surman, Kenny Wheeler, Erich Kleinschuster, Malcolm Griffiths, Ronnie Scott, Alan Skidmore, Mike Osborne, Fritz Pauer, Harry Miller, Alan Jackson.

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How Many Clouds Can You See?, John Surman, 1970, Deram

Tracks : Galata Bridge, Caractacus, Premonition, Event: Gathering / Ritual / Circle Dance, How Many Clouds Can You See?

Musicians : John Surman, Harold Beckett, Dave Holdsworth, Chris Pyne, Malcolm Griffiths, Alan Skidmore, Mike Osborne, John Warren, George Smith, John Taylor, Barre Phillips, Harry Miller, Alan Jackson, Tony Oxley

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Flare Up, Harry Beckett, 1970, Philips

Tracks : Flare Up, Go West, Where Fortune Smiles, Scarlet Mine, Third Road, Flow Stream Flow, The Other Side, Rolli’s Tune, Fools Play

Musicians : Harry Beckett, Mike Osborne, Alan Skidmore, John Surman, John Taylor, Frank Ricotti, Chris Laurence, John Webb

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Songs For My Father, Graham Collier, 1970, Fontana

Tracks : Song One (Seven-Four), Song Two (Ballad), Song Three (Nine-Eight Blues), Song Four (Waltz In Four-Four), Song Five (Rubato), Song Six (Dirge), Song Seven (Four-Four Figured)

Musicians : Graham Collier, Harry Beckett, Derek Wadsworth, Alan Skidmore, Tony Roberts, Bob Sydor, Alan Wakeman, John Taylor, Phillip Lee, John Webb

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Ascension Heights, Top Topham, 1970, Blue Horizon

Tracks : Sawbuk, Mini-Minor-Mo, Hop House, Ridin' The Blinds, Hot Ginger, Funks Elegy, Ascension Heights, Tuxedo Junction, Globetrottin', Spider Drag, Mean Old Pullman, How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

Musicians : Top Topham, Terry Noonan, Butch Hudson, Greg Bowen, Nigel Carter, Chris Pyne, Danny Elwood, Jack Thirlwell, Alan Skidmore (on 8 tracks), Danny Moss, Steve Gregory, Tony Coe, Don Honeywell, Pete Wingfield, Steve Grey, Rick Hayward, Brian Odgers, Eddie Tripp, Herbie Flowers, Colin Allen, John Marshall, Mike Vernon, Duster Bennett, Annette, Leslie, Sue

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The 7 Ages Of Man, Stan Tracey, 1970, EMI / Columbia

Tracks : All The World's A Stage, Overture And Beginners, Matinee Days, Enter Romeo, Principal Centre Stage, Wisdom In The Wings, Panto' Panta', Kindly Leave This Stage

Musicians : Stan Tracey, Derek Watkins, Tony Fisher, Greg Bowen, Hank Shaw, Keith Christie, Chris Pyne, Mike Gibbs, Peter King, Dennis Walton, Tony Coe, Alan Skidmore, Ronnie Ross, Dave Green, Bryan Spring, Frank Ricotti

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Nolilanga, Léon Francioli, 1970, Evasion Disques

Tracks : Ndi'funa'imali, Noma'kheptu, In Bubwe, Nolilanga

Musicians : Léon Francioli, Alan Skidmore, Pierre Cullaz, Alain Petitmermet, Pierre Favre

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Michael Gibbs, Michael Gibbs, 1970, Deram

Tracks : Family Joy, Oh Boy!, Some Echoes, Some Shadows, Liturgy / Feelings And Things, Sweet Rain, Nowhere, Throb, And On The Third Day

Musicians : Michael Gibbs, Nigel Carter, Ian Hamer, Henry Lowther, Maurice Miller, Derek Watkins, Ken Wheeler, John Wilbraham, Maurice Gee, Ken Goldy, Cliff Hardie, David Horler, Bobby Lambe, Ray Premru, Chris Pyne, Duncan Lamont, Mike Osborne, Tony Roberts, Alan Skidmore, John Surman, Barbara Thompson, Ray Warleigh, Alan Civil, Valerie Smith, Nicolas Busch, Jim Buck Jr., Dick Hart, Martin Fry, Mick Pyne, Bob Cornford, Chris Spedding, Ray Russell, Phil Lee, Fred Alexander, Alan Ford, Jack Bruce, Brian Odgers, John Marshall, Tony Oxley, Frank Ricotti

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Gittin' to Know Y'All, Various Artists, 1970, MPS

Tracks : Gittin' to Know Y'All (Part I), Gittin' to Know Y'All (Part II), Ved Soerevatn, For My Two J.B.'s, May Hunting Song

Musicians : Tracks 1 & 2: Baden-Baden Free Jazz Orchestra: Lester Bowie, Hugh Steinmetz, Kenny Wheeler, Albert Mangelsdorff, Eje Thelin, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Alan Skidmore, Heinz Sauer, Gerd Dudek, Bernt Rosengren, John Surman, Willem Breuker, Terje Rypdal, Dave Burrell, Leo Cuypers, Barre Phillips, Palle Danielsson, Steve McCall, Tony Oxley, Claude Delcloo / Track 3: Terje Rypdal Group: Terje Rypdal, Claude Delcloo, Joseph Jarman, Bernt Rosengren, Karin Krog, Barre Phillips, Palle Danielsson, Steve McCall / Track 4: Karin Krog / Track 5: Willem Breuker, John Surman

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Five Bridges, The Nice, 1970, Charisma

Tracks : The Five Bridges Suite: Fantasia 1st Bridge / 2nd Bridge / Chorale 3rd Bridge / High Level Fugue 4th Bridge / Finale 5th Bridge, Intermezzo 'Karelia Suite', Pathetique (Symphony No. 6, 3rd Movement), Country Pie/Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, One of Those People

Musicians : Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson, Brian Davison / Kenny Wheeler, Chris Pyne, Joe Harriott, Peter King, Alan Skidmore, John Warren

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Trout Steel, Mike Cooper, 1970, Dawn

Tracks : That's How, Sitting Here Watching, Goodtimes, I've Got Mine, A Half Sunday Homage To A Whole Leonardo Da Vinci (Without Words By Richard Brautigan), Don't Talk Too Fast, Trout Steel, In The Mourning, Hope You See, Pharaoh’s March, Weeping Rose

Musicians : Mike Cooper, Mike Osborne, Geoff Hawkins, Alan Skidmore, John Taylor, Bill Boazman, Stefan Grossman, Jerry Field, Nick Pickett, Harry Miller, Roy Babbington, Alan Jackson, The Heron

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Shorty feauturing Georgie Fame, Shorty feauturing Georgie Fame, 1970, Epic

Tracks : Oliver's Gone, Bluesology, Saskatchewan Sunrise, Parchman Farm, Is It Really The Same, Seventh Son, Somebody Stole My Thunder, Inside Story, Fully Booked

Musicians : Georgie Fame, Collin Green. Alan Skidmore, Brian Odgers, Harvey Burns

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Tales of the Algonquin, John Surman / John Warren, 1971, Deram

Tracks : With Terry's Help, The Dandelion; We'll Make It, The Picture Tree, Tales of the Algonquin: The Purple Swan / Shingebis and the North Wind / The Adventures of Manabrush / The White Water Lily / Wihio the Wanderer

Musicians : John Surman, John Warren, Harry Beckett, Martin Drover, Kenny Wheeler, Malcolm Griffiths, Ed Harvey, Danny Almark, Mike Osborne, Stan Sulzmann, Alan Skidmore, John Taylor, Harry Miller, Barre Phillips, Alan Jackson, Stu Martin

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Metropolis, Mike Westbrook, 1971, RCA (Neon Series)

Tracks : Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX

Musicians : Mike Westbrook, Nigel Carter, Kenny Wheeler, Harold Beckett, Henry Lowther, Dave Holdsworth, Malcolm Griffiths, Paul Rutherford, Paul Nieman, Derek Wadsworth, Geoff Perkins, Mike Osborne, Ray Warleigh, Alan Skidmore, George Khan, John Warren, John Taylor, Gary Boyle, Harry Miller, Chris Laurence, Alan Jackson, John Marshall, Norma Winstone

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Conflagration, The Trio, 1971, Dawn

Tracks : Conflagration, Malachite, Nuts, 6's And 7's, B, Afore The Morrow

Musicians : John Surman, Barre Phillips, Stu Martin / Harry Beckett, Kenny Wheeler, Marc Charig, Malcolm Griffiths, Nick Evans, Alan Skidmore, Mike Osborne, Stan Sulzmann, Chick Corea, John Taylor, Dave Holland, John Marshall

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Going To The Rainbow, Rolf Kühn Jazzgroup, 1971, BASF

Tracks : Houndhouse Rock, Sad Ballade, T.C.B., Going To The Rainbow, Racing It Down

Musicians : Rolf Kühn, Alan Skidmore, John Surman, Joachim Kühn, Chick Corea, Peter Warren, Tony Oxley

Reissued on the Acanta label in the late 1970s with the title Creaction.

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Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath, Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath, 1971, RCA Neon

Tracks : MRA, Davashe's Dream, The Bride, Andromeda, Night Poem, Union Special

Musicians : Chris McGregor, Harry Beckett, Mongezi Feza, Marc Charig, Malcolm Griffiths, Nick Evans, Ronnie Beer, Alan Skidmore, Dudu Pukwana, Mike Osborne, John Surman, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo

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Tanglewood 63, Michael Gibbs, 1971, Deram

Tracks : Tanglewood 63, Fanfare, Sojourn, Canticle, Five For England

Musicians : Michael Gibbs, Harry Beckett, Nigel Carter, Henry Lowther, Ken Wheeler, Malcolm Griffiths, David Horler, Chris Pyne, Dick Hart, Alfie Reece, Tony Roberts, Alan Skidmore, Brian Smith, Stan Sulzmann, John Surman, Mick Pyne, John Taylor, Gordon Beck, Frank Ricotti, Chris Spedding, Roy Babbington, Jeff Clyne, John Marshall, Clive Thacker, plus strings on some tracks

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Devil In Paradise, Rolf Kühn Jazzgroup, 1971, MPS Records

Tracks : Diathyaminoathyl, Devil In Paradise, More, More, More And More, Wind In The Willows, Clowny

Musicians : Rolf Kühn, Albert Mangelsdorff, Alan Skidmore, Wolfgang Dauner, Joachim Kühn, Eberhard Weber, Tony Oxley

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It Ain't Easy, John Baldry, 1971, Warner Bros

Tracks : Intro: Conditional Discharge, Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The King Of Rock And Roll, Black Girl, It Ain't Easy, Morning, Morning, I'm Ready, Let's Burn Down The Cornfield, Mr. Rubin, Rock Me When He's Gone

Musicians : Long John Baldry, Ron Wood, Sam Mitchell, Ray Jackson, Caleb Quaye, Joshuah M'Bopo, Ian Armitt, Elton John, Alan Skidmore (on Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The King Of Rock And Roll), Rikki Brown, Dave Glover, Mickie Waller, Roger Pope, Maggie Bell, Doris Troy, Kay Garner, Lesley Duncan, Liza Strike, Madelene Bell, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Tony Hazzard

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Septober Energy, Centipede, 1971, RCA (Neon)

Tracks : Septober Energy, Septober Energy, Septober Energy, Septober Energy

Musicians : Keith Tippett, Marc Charig, Mongezi Feza, Mick Collins, Peter Parkes, Ian Carr, Dave Amis, Dave Perrottet, Nick Evans, Paul Rutherford, Alan Skidmore, Brian Smith, Gary Windo, Larry Stabbins, Dudu Pukwana, Ian McDonald, Jan Steel, Elton Dean, Dave White, Karl Jenkins, John Williams, Brian Godding, Brian Belshaw, Dave Markee, Harry Miller, Jeff Clyne, Jill Lyons, Roy Babbington, Robert Wyatt, Tony Fennell, John Marshall, Boz, Julie Tippett, Maggie Nichols, Mike Patto, Zoot Money, plus a large string section

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Fourth, Soft Machine, 1971, CBS

Tracks : Teeth, Kings and Queens, Fletcher's Blemish, Virtually Part 1, Virtually Part 2, Virtually Part 3, Virtually Part 4

Musicians : Hugh Hopper, Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt, Elton Dean / Mark Charig (tracks 2, 3 & 4), Nick Evans (tracks 1, 2 & 4), Jimmy Hastings (tracks 1 & 6), Alan Skidmore (tracks 1 & 6), Roy Babbington (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6)

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Die Jazz-Werkstatt '71, Various Artists, 1971, Norddeutscher Rundfunk

Tracks : Executive Suite (European Rhythm Machine), Resurrection (Total Issue), Blues In Latin (Peter Herbolzheimer), Whoop (Barre Phillips), La Palette (Barre Phillips), Umbrellas (Weather Report), Sunrise (Weather Report)

Notes : A compilation of tracks recorded for television broadcast in Germany. Alan Skidmore and John Surman join Weather Report on the track Sun rise. This was recorded during NDR Jazz Workshop No. 73. The musicians on the track are: Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Miroslav Vitous, Alphonse Mouzon, Dom Um Romão, Eje Thelin, John Surman, Alan Skidmore.

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Themes For Fega, Harry Beckett, 1972, RCA Victor

Tracks : Little One, Spiral Feelings, Chandeliers And Mirrors, Cry Of Triumph, I'm Easy, Enchanted, Everyone Is Me, Farewell Fega

Musicians : Harry Beckett, Mike Osborne, Alan Skidmore, John Taylor, Frank Ricotti, Chris Laurence, John Webb

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Brotherhood, Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath, 1972, RCA Neon

Tracks : Nick Tete, Joyful Noises, Think Of Something, Do It, Funky Boots March

Musicians : Chris McGregor, Harry Beckett, Marc Charig, Mongezi Feza, Malcolm Griffiths, Nick Evans, Gary Windo, Alan Skidmore, Dudu Pukwana, Mike Osborne, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo

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Just Ahead, Michael Gibbs Band, 1972, Polydor

Tracks : Grow Your Own, Three, Country Roads, Mother Of The Dead Man, Just A Head, Fanfare, Nowhere, Sing Me Softly Of The Blues, So Long Gone

Musicians : Michael Gibbs, Harry Beckett, Henry Lowther, Ken Wheeler, Malcolm Griffiths, Chris Pyne, Geoff Perkins, Alan Skidmore, Ray Warleigh, Stan Sulzmann, John Taylor, Dave MacRae, Frank Ricotti, Chris Spedding, Roy Babbington, John Marshall

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Inside: Missing Link, Volker Kriegel, 1972, MPS

Tracks : Slums On Wheels, The "E" Again, Zanzibar, Missing Link, Für Hector, Remis, Tarang, Lastic Plemon, Janellas Abertas, Plonk Whenever, Definitely Suspicious, Finale

Musicians : Volker Kriegel, Albert Mangelsdorff, Heinz Sauer, Alan Skidmore, Cees See, John Taylor, Eberhard Weber, John Marshall, Peter Baumeister

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Edge of Time, Norma Winstone, 1972, Argo

Tracks : Edge Of Time, Perkins Landing, Enjoy This Day, Erebus (Son Of Chaos), Songs For A Child, Shadows, Song Of Love

Musicians : Norma Winstone, Henry Lowther, Kenny Wheeler, Chris Pyne, Malcolm Griffiths, Paul Rutherford, Alan Skidmore, Art Themen, Mike Osborne, John Taylor, Frank Ricotti, Gary Boyle, Chris Laurence, Tony Levin

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Crying Laughing Loving Lying, Labi Siffre, 1972, Pye

Tracks : Saved, Cannock Chase, Fool Me a Goodnight, It Must Be Love, Gimme Some More, Blue Lady, Love Oh Love Oh Love, Crying Laughing Loving Lying, Hotel Room Song, My Song, Till Forever, Come On Michael

Musicians : Labi Siffre, Francis Monkman, Peter Robinson, Harry Cornet, Ray Warleigh, Alan Skidmore, Don Fay, Hugh Potts, Jeff Bryant, Martyn Ford, Stephen Maw, Vanessa Poole, Robin Thompson, Richard Tattersall, Les Hurdle, Dave Richmond, Brian Bennett, Barry De Souza, plus strings led by Richard Studt

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Byzantium, Byzantium, 1972, A&M

Tracks : What Is Happening?, I Am A Stranger To My Life, Come Fair One, Baby I Can Hear You Calling Me, Trade Wind, Into The Country, Lady Friend, Why Or Maybe It's Because

Musicians : Alan Skidmore plays on the track Lady Friend.

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Bootleg Him!, Alexis Korner, 1972, RAK / Warner Bros

Tracks : She Fooled Me, I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man, Yellow Dog Blues, I Wonder Who, Dee, Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me, Rockin, Honesty, I Got A Woman, Mighty-Mighty Spade And Whitey, Corina - Corina, Operator, The Love You Save, Jesus Is Just Alright, That's All, Evil Hearted Woman, Clay House Inn, Love Is Gonna Go, Sunrise, Hellhound On My Trail

Notes : A compilation of tracks by various Alexis Korner groups. Alan Skidmore plays on Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me.

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Duke Ellington's Black Brown & Beige, Alan Cohen Band, 1973, Argo

Tracks : Black: Work Song/Come Sunday/Light, Brown: West Indian Dance/Emancipation Celebration/The Blues, Beige: Beige - One Continuous Movement

Musicians : Alan Cohen, Dave Hancock, George Chisholm, Greg Bowen, Harold Beckett, Kenny Wheeler, Les Condon, Henry Lowther, Chris Pyne, Geof Perkins, Malcolm Griffiths, Mike Gibbs, Robin Gardener, Alan Skidmore, Art Themen, Dave Gelly, John Warren, John Williams, Olaf Vas, Brian Priestley, Dave Markee, Alan Jackson

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We May Be Cattle But We've All Got Names, Michael de Albuquerque, 1973, RCA Victor

Tracks : Dribble Dribble, Oh Woman, Occasion, We May Be Cattle But We've All Got Names, Do Right, My Darling Girl, Sweet Mirth, Catharsis

Musicians : John Taylor and Alan Skidmore possibly play on one or two tracks of this album

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The Mick Cox Band, The Mick Cox Band, 1973, Capitol

Tracks : Stuck On You, This Time Round, Ranger, Queens Avenue, White Lie, Redirecting Mary, Ego Trap, Questions

Musicians : Mick Cox, Tony O'Malley, Mick Weaver, Peter Arnesen, Chris Stewart, Andrew Steele, Steve Chapman, John Fields, Alan Skidmore, Frank, Paddy, Diane.

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Frightened, Richmond, 1973, Dart

Tracks : Frightened, Raise Your Heads To The Wind, Candy Dora, Soon You'll Find Out, Leaving Again, All I Really Need, Clifftop, Better Life, I Wanna Be With You Tonight, Breakfast

Musicians : Chas Seward, Steve Hall / Dave Watkins, Arthur Coppersmith, Clive Anstey, Fred Alexander, Allan Tarney, Jeff Clyne, Trevor Spencer, John Marshall, Alan Skidmore, Stan Sulzman, Toni Cook

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Surprise, Lynsey De Paul, 1973, MAM

Tracks : Mama Do, Ivory Tower, Doctor Doctor, Crossword Puzzle, Water, Sleeping Blue Nights, The Way It Goes, Rockerdile, Sugar Me, Just Visiting

Notes : Alan Skidmore plays on the track Mama Do

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Ali Shuffle / Round Two, Georgie Fame, 1974, Island

Tracks : Ali Shuffle, Round Two

Musicians : Alan Skidmore plays on at least one of the tracks of this 7" single.

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Please Mind Your Head, String Driven Thing, 1974, Charisma

Tracks : Overdrive, Without You, Josephine, Mrs O'Reilly, Man Of Means, Black Eyed Queen, Keep On Moving, Timpani For The Devil, To Know You Is To Love You

Musicians : Alun Roberts, Grahame Smith, James Exell, Colin Fairley / Cuddly Juddley, Harry MacDonald, Alan Skidmore, Graham White, Kenny Rowe

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Like an Old Fashioned Waltz, Sandy Denny, 1974, Island

Tracks : Solo, Like an Old Fashioned Waltz, Whispering Grass, Friends, Carnival, Dark the Night, At the End of the Day, Until the Real Thing Comes Along, No End

Musicians : Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson, Trevor Lucas, Diz Disley, Jerry Donahue, Jean Roussel, Ian Armit, John (Rabbit) Bundrick, Dave Pegg, Danny Thompson, Pat Donaldson, Dave Mattacks, Gerry Conway, Alan Skidmore (track 8)

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Langspil, Jóhann G. Jóhannsson, 1974, Sól Spil

Tracks : Road Runner, Hard To Be Alone, You'll Just Break My Heart Again, I'm Gone, I Need A Woman, Don't Try To Fool Me, Windows, I Love My Babe, What Ya' Gonna Do, Sentimental Blues

Musicians : Jóhann G. Jóhannsson, Miller Anderson, Collin Green, Brian Gascoigne, Jon Taylor, Skaila Ganga, David Snell, Dave Markee, Jon Hiseman, Ronnie Verrel, Mickey Waller, Robin Jones, Harry Beckett, Derek Wadsworth, Don Weller, Bud Parker, Butch Hudson, Alan Skidmore (track 10), Barbara Thompson (track 10), David Lawrence, Joanne Hilkins, Kay Garner, Madelaine Bell, plus strings on some tracks

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Another Time, Another Place, Bryan Ferry, 1974, Island

Tracks : The 'In' Crowd, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Walk a Mile in My Shoes, Funny How Time Slips Away, You Are My Sunshine, (What a) Wonderful World, It Ain't Me Babe, Fingerpoppin', Help Me Make It Through the Night, Another Time, Another Place

Musicians : Alan Skidmore is one of many musicians who play on this album

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The Only Chrome Waterfall Orchestra, Mike Gibbs, 1975, Bronze

Tracks : To Lady Mac: In Retrospect, Nairam, Blackgang, Antique, Undergrowth, Tunnel Of Love, Unfinished Sympathy

Musicians : Mike Gibbs, Derek Watkins, Butch Hudson, John Huckridge, Ian Hawer, Kenny Wheeler, Henry Lowther, Chris Pyne, Dave Horler, Bill Geldard, Charlie Mariano, Ray Warleigh, Stan Sulzmann, Alan Skidmore, Tony Coe, Duncan Lamont, Chris Taylor, Philip Catherine, Colin Walker, Steve Swallow, Bob Moses, Jumma Santos

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Live, John Warren Bigband, 1976, Sparkasse Bremen

Tracks : Stepping Out Of The Window, More Than Changes, Perkin's Landing, Raven's Dance, The Authors' Revised Version, Rebound

Musicians : John Warren, Harry Beckett, Henry Lowther, Martin Drover, Malcolm Griffiths, Paul Nieman, Alan Skidmore, Stan Sulzmann, Ray Warleigh, John Taylor, Jeff Clyne, Alan Jackson

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Oh! For The Edge, Elton Dean's Ninesense, 1976, Ogun OG 900

Tracks : Dance Fall In Free, Forsoothe, M.T., Friday Night Blues, Prayer For Jesus

Musicians : Elton Dean, Harry Beckett, Marc Charig, Nick Evans, Alan Skidmore, Keith Tippett, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo

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Live At The Schauspielhaus, The Band / George Gruntz, 1976, MPS

Tracks : Triple Hip Trip, Epitaph For A Friend, Nix Tango-Time, Alpen Honky-Fonk, El Commendador, The Mazurka

Musicians : George Gruntz, Franco Ambrosetti, Benny Bailey, Dusko Gojkovich, Jon Faddis, Palle Mikkelborg, Erich Kleinschuster, Jiggs Whigham, Jimmy Knepper, Peter Herbolzheimer, Howard Johnson, Flavio Ambrosetti, Alan Skidmore, Charlie Mariano, Eddie Daniels, Ferdinand Povel, Niels H.Ø. Petersen, Daniel Humair, Dom Um Romao

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Contempo, Keith Mansfield, 1976, KPM Music

Tracks : The Fix, What's Cooking, Cut To Music, Man Alive, Funky Footage, Breezin', Good Vibrations, Sun Goddess, Love Deluxe, Snake Hips

Musicians : Derek Watkins, Alan Skidmore, Pete King, Alan Hawkshaw, Chris Rae, Paul Keogh, Brian Odgers, Harold Fisher, Frank Ricotti

All tracks composed by Keith Mansfield. The music is "produced especially for the film, television and radio industries, to the highest professional standards".

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Airborne, Curved Air, 1976, BTM

Tracks : Desiree, Kids To Blame, Broken Lady, Juno, Touch Of Tequila, Moonshine, Heaven (Never Seemed So Far Away), Hot & Bothered, Dazed

Musicians : Sonja Kristina, Darryl Way, Tony Reeves, Stewart Copeland, Mick Jacques, Henry Lowther (on Hot and Bothered), Alan Skidmore (on Hot and Bothered), Robin Lumley, Bob Sargeant, Jack Emblow, Frank Ricotti

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Sophie's Dream, Sophie's Dream, 1978, Discovery Records

Tracks : Walpurgis: Witch's Ride/Where The Four Wind Blows/Witch's Love Song/Nocturne/Witch's Love Song/Instant Divorce, Slow Motion, How Are You Jane, Night In The City, Mama Song, The Show Must Go On, Watch The World

Musicians : Jürg Keller, Rolf Müller, Habi Kull, Thomas Waeber, Paul Cosh, Martyn Ford, Alan Skidmore, Steve Nye, Valerie Portmann, Jack Emblow, Hugh Burns, Morris Pert, Kay Garner, Liza Strike

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Lines, Walker Brothers, 1976, GTO

Tracks : Lines, Taking It All In Stride, Inside of You, Have You Seen My Baby, We're All Alone, Many Rivers to Cross, First Day, Brand New Tennessee Waltz, Hard To Be Friends, Dreaming As On

Musicians : John Walker, Scott Walker, Gary Walker, Alan Parker, Paul Keogh, Roger Churchyard, John Mealing, Steve Gray, Dave MacRae, Alan Skidmore, Dave Wilus, Jeff Daly, Alan Jones, Barry Morgan, Brian Bennett, Simon Phillips, Tristan Fry, The David Katz Orchestra, Bones, The Charles Young Choral

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Happy Daze, Elton Dean's Ninesense, 1977, Ogun OG 910

Tracks : Nicrotto, Seven For Lee, Sweet F.A., Three For All

Musicians : Elton Dean, Harry Beckett, Marc Charig, Nick Evans, Radu Malfatti, Alan Skidmore, Keith Tippett, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo

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Eleven Sides Of Baker, Ginger Baker, 1977, Mountain / Sire

Tracks : Ginger Man, Candlestick Taker, High Life, Don Dorango, Little Bird, N'Kon Kini N'Kon N'Kon, Howlin' Wolf, Ice Cream Dragon, The Winner, Pampero, Don't Stop The Carnival / Don't Stop The Carnival

Musicians : Ginger Baker, Ian Hamer, Derek Wadsworth, Wally Smith, Alan Skidmore, Stan Sulzmann, Eddie Mordue, Jeff Daly, Mike Deacon, Chris Spedding, Rick Grech, Susan Sheppard, Delisle Harper, Herbie Flowers, Kuma Harada, Kofi Osapanin, Koji Osapanin, Olu George , Eunice A. Green, Louise Arthurworrey, Mr. Snips

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Organic, The Victor Burghardt & Mike Barone Orchestra, 1977, Ex Libris

Tracks : Hard Core Samba, Bumper Thumper, The Day Before Yesterday, Note Resistant, La Fiesta, Concept, Half Unison

Musicians : Victor Burghardt, Mike Barone, Al Porcino, Horst Fischer, Hotsy Katz, Lennart Axelsson, Bertil Strandberg, Bob Hankle, Jean-Pierre Beltramy, Richard Hager, Alan Skidmore, Fernand Fantini, Fernando Vicencio, Hans Peters, Markus Kühne, Sal Nistico, Klaus Koenig, Peter Jacques, Pierre Cavalli, Peter Frei, Peter Keiser, Kurt Treier, Pierre Favre, Walter Keiser

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Octember Variations, Volker Kriegel & Mild Maniac Orchestra, 1977, MPS

Tracks : Funk You Very Much, Ballad Garden & Palm Dreams, Octember Variation, Und Schön Ist Die Fahrt, Dora, Flugsteig B, Spiral Crackers

Musicians : Volker Kriegel, Thomas Bettermann, Hans Peter Ströer, Evert Fraterman, Nippi Noya, Alan Skidmore (on Funk You Very Much), Ack Van Rooyen (on Funk You Very Much), Wolfgang Dauner (on Octember Variation)

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The Kick Inside, Kate Bush, 1978, EMI / Harvest

Tracks : Moving, The Saxophone Song, Strange Phenomena, Kite, The Man with the Child in His Eyes, Wuthering Heights, James and the Cold Gun, Feel It, Oh to Be in Love, L'Amour Looks Something Like You, Them Heavy People, Room for the Life, The Kick Inside

Musicians : Kate Bush, Andrew Powell, Duncan Mackay, Ian Bairnson, David Paton, Stuart Elliott, Alan Skidmore (on The Saxophone Song and Wuthering Heights), Paul Keogh, Alan Parker, Paddy Bush, Bruce Lynch, Barry de Souza, Morris Pert, Unnamed orchestra

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Volker Kriegel & Mild Maniac Orchestra, Volker Kriegel & Mild Maniac Orchestra, 1978, Goethe Institut

Tracks : Funk You Very Much, Bahia Next Year, Missing Link, Circus Gambet, Hypnotic Pignose, Slums On Wheels

Musicians : Volker Kriegel, Ack Van Rooyen, Ian Carr, Albert Mangelsdorff, Alan Skidmore, Heinz Sauer, Charlie Mariano, Barbara Thompson, Rainer Brüninghaus, John Taylor, Thomas Bettermann, Wolfgang Dauner, Hans Peter Ströer, Eberhard Weber, Evert Fraterman, Joe Nay, John Marshall, Jon Hiseman, Ray Mantilla, Nippy Noya, Peter Giger, Cees See

On this compilation Alan Skidmore plays on Funk You Very Much.

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Faun, Jan Fryderyk Creative Sound, 1978, Wergo

Tracks : Bratek (JFCS Op. 5), Nasturcja (JFCS Op. 2), Lilja (JFCS Op. 9), Stokrotka (JFCS Op. 3), Malina (JFCS Op. 3), Cyprys (JFCS Op. 10)

Musicians : Jan Fryderyk Dobrowolski, Alan Skidmore, Trilok Gurtu, Douglas Hammond, Peter Giger

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Maiden Switzerland, Barone - Burghardt Orchestra, 1978, Discovery Records

Tracks : Maiden Switzerland, Bumper Thumper, The Day Before Yesterday, Note Resistant, La Fiesta, Concept, Half Unison

Musicians : Mike Barone, Victor Burghardt, Al Porcino, Horst Fischer, Hotsy Katz, Lennart Axelsson, Bertil Strandberg, Bob Hankle, Jean-Pierre Beltramy, Richard Hager, Alan Skidmore, Fernando Vicencio, Sal Nistico, Markus Kühne, Hans Peters, Fernand Fantini, Klaus Koenig, Peter Jacques, Pierre Cavalli, Peter Keiser, Peter Frei, Pierre Favre, Walter Keiser, Kurt Treier

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Jazz Orkestar Radio-Televizije Beograd, Jazz Orkestar Radio-Televizije Beograd, 1978, PGP RTB

Tracks : Pauk, Kolo (4 Stav Iz Jazz Svite), Prolecna Etida, Svadbena Igra Kraj Bistrice, Krug, Si Zaljubiv Edno Mome, Macka, Atlantis, Balkan Ekspres, Vilenjak I Vila, Aretuza

Notes : A collection of tracks recorded between 1973 and 1977. Originally released in Yugoslavia in 1978. Reissued by Cosmic Sound in the UK in 2005. Alan Skidmore plays on Balkan Ekspres which was recorded in February 1977.

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Jutta Weinhold, Jutta Weinhold, 1978, Nova

Tracks : Be Bob Rock'N'Rollin', I Don't Mean Stayin' Here For Long, Keep On Runnin', The Night Time Is The Right Time, A Better Aim, Bloody Sunday, In The Mood, I'm Tired, The Emptiest Place, Mister Moon

Notes : Alan Skidmore plays on The Night Time Is The Right Time, Bloody Sunday and Mister Moon.

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Nite Flights, Walker Brothers, 1978, GTO

Tracks : Shutout, Fat Mama Kick, Nite Flights, The Electrician, Death Of Romance, Den Haague, Rhythms Of Vision, Disciples Of Death, Fury And The Fire, Child Of Flames

Musicians : Scott Walker, Gary Leeds, John Walker, Dave MacRae, Les Davidson, Jim Sullivan, Ronnie Ross, Alan Skidmore (on Fat Mama Kick), Chris Mercer, Mo Foster, Dill Katz, Frank Gibson, Jr., Peter Van Hooke, Morris Pert, Joy Yates, Katie Kissoon, Dennis Weinreich

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GG-CJB, George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, 1979, MPS Records MPS 15.531

Tracks : Destiny, Morning Song Of A Spring Flower, Napoleon Blown Apart, Cinderella Friday Night

Musicians : George Gruntz, Allan Botschinsky, Americo Bellotto, Benny Bailey, Earl Gardner, Franco Ambrosetti, Palle Mikkelborg, Woody Shaw, Eje Thelin, Jimmy Knepper, Mike Zwerin, Runo Ericksson, Howard Johnson, Lew Tabackin, Alan Skidmore, Bennie Wallace, Jerry Dodgion, John Scofield, Lois Colin, Mike Richmond, Elvin Jones

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Starý Dobrý Cirkus / Interjazz 4, 1979, Supraphon

Tracks : Starý Dobrý Cirkus = Good Old Circus, Znamení Dechu, Další Rovná Džungle = Another Flat Jungle, Hudci, Prolínání, Svetlo = Khanya

Musicians : Jarmo Sermilä, Albert Mangelsdorff, Radu Malfatti, Alan Skidmore, Rüdiger Carl, Willem Breuker, Trevor Watts, Jirí Stivín, Antonín Matzner, Rudolf Dašek, Tony Oxley, Jacek Bednarek, Louis T. Moholo, Günter Sommer

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Nova One, Kelly's Eye, 1979, Penny Farthing

Tracks : Nova One, Christmas Tree, In My Life, Once Upon A Time, I Shot The Sherriff, We Can Work It Out, Last Tango In Paris

Musicians : Pete Kelly, Henry Lowther, Alan Skidmore, Alan Parker, Hughie Burns, Joe Moretti, Les Thatcher, Les Hurdle, Tony Campo, Alf Bigden, Dougie Wright, Terry Cox, Frank Ricotti, Tony Carr, Tristan Fry

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Sunday Palaver, Family Of Percussion & Guests, 1980, Nagara mix 1018-n

Tracks : Armadillo, Circulus Aquae, Trans Tanz, Sunday Palaver, Last March, Prestidigitator

Musicians : Peter Giger, Doug Hammond, Trilok Gurtu, Tom Nicholas, Wolfgang Dauner, Alan Skidmore

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Live At The "Quartier Latin" Berlin, George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, 1981, MPS

Tracks : No One Can Explain It, Black Narcissus, Ready Go!, So Much We Don't Know & The Water, The Tango, Pistrophallobus, The Mazurka, Take The A-Train

Musicians : George Gruntz, Americo Belloto, Tom Harrell, Lew Soloff, Charles Sullivan, Runo Ericksson, Erich Kleinschuster, Eje Thelin, Jiggs Whigham, Billy Harper, Joe Henderson, Bob Malach, Seppo Paakkunainen, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Alan Skidmore, Jasper Van't Hof, Gordon Johnson, Peter Erskine

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Live!, Third Eye, 1982, View Records VS 021

Tracks : Quicksand, Skid, Northern Light, River Run

Musicians : Ali Haurand, Rob van den Broeck, Tony Levin / Kenny Wheeler, Alan Skidmore, Wilton Gaynair

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Live '82, George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, 1983, Amiga

Tracks : Great Jones, El Chancho, Too Monk, In The Tradition

Musicians : George Gruntz, Bill Pusey, Cecil Bridgewater, Kamau Adilifu, Palle Mikkelborg, Eje Thelin, Jimmy Knepper, Dave Taylor, Howard Johnson, Alan Skidmore, Billy Harper, Bob Malach, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Bob Malach, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Seppo Paakkunainen, Dino Saluzzi, Mike Richmond, Gerry Brown

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Jazzbühne Berlin '82, Various Artists, 1983, Amiga

Tracks : Anita (Theo Loevendie Quartett), Crystal Bells (Philip Catherine/Nicolas Fiszma Duo), Scherzoid (Trio Humair-Jeanneau-Texier), Peace/Yes, Jesus Loves Me (Lester Bowie Ensemble), Straight, No Chaser (Radio Big Band Berlin)

Notes : Alan Skidmore plays on Straight, No Chaser as part of a large band.

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Polyglot, Eje Thelin, 1983, Caprice CAP 1291

Tracks : I, II, III, IV, V, VI

Musicians : Eje Thelin, Jörgen Johansson, Tom Harrell, Americo Bellotto, Gustavo Bergalli, Mikael Lind, Alan Skidmore, Erik Nilsson, Håkan Nyqvist, Nils-Åke Landström, Bernt Rosengren, Ulf Andersson, Bertil Fernlöf, Jasper Van't Hof, Arne Löthman, Anders Dahl, Alfred Pisuke, Palle Danielsson, Leroy Lowe, Malando Gassama, Margit Teimar

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Misa Espiritual: Airto's Brazilian Mass, Gil Evans / WDR Big Band / Airto Moreira, 1983, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

Tracks : Entróito, Kyrie, Gloria, Comunhão / Finis

Musicians : Gil Evans, Airto Moreira, Greg Ruvolo, Jon Eardly, Jupp Keuser, Klaus Osterloh, Rick Kiefer, Bernt Laukamp, Dave Horler, Henning Berg, Roy Deuvall, Alan Skidmore, Harald Rosenstein, Heiner Wiberny, Paul Peucker, Rolf Römer, Philip Gustafson, Radovan Vlapkovec, Johnny Teupen, Richard Lister, Marcos Silva, Bora Rokovic, Philip Catherine, Jean Warland, David Rosenberg, Fredy Santiago, Trilok Gurtu, plus strings

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Swans Way, The Fugitive Kind, 1984, Balgier

Tracks : Soul Train, Keeping It Strong, Club Secrets, In Trance, Je Joué, The Blade, The Anchor, When The Wild Calls, Stay, Illuminations

Notes : Alan Skidmore plays on the track The Blade.

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Live: Fulham Town Hall, Charlie Watts Orchestra, 1986, CBS / Columbia

Tracks : Stomping At The Savoy Lester Leaps In, Moonglow, Robbins Nest, Scrapple From The Apple, Flying Home

Musicians : Charlie Watts, Colin Smith, Dave Defries, Harry Beckett, Jimmy Deuchar, John Huckeridge, Steve Sidwell, Ted Emmett, Annie Whitehead, Chris Pyne, John Picard, Paul Rutherford, Peter King, Ray Warleigh, Willie Garnett, Alan Skidmore, Bobby Wellins, Courtney Pine, Danny Moss, Don Weller, Evan Parker, Olaf Vass, Gail Thompson, Stan Tracy, Bill Lesage, Jim Lawless, Dave Green, Ron Mathewson, Jack Bruce, Bill Eyden, John Stevens

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Genesis, Stan Tracey Orchestra, 1987, Steam SJ 114

Tracks : The Beginning, The Light, The Firmament, The Gathering, The Sun, Moon & Stars, Feather, Fin & Limb, The Sixth Day

Musicians : Stan Tracey, Guy Barker, Henry Lowther, John Barclay, Steve Sidwell, Chris Pyne, Geoff Perkins, Malcolm Griffiths, Pete Smith, Art Themen, Alan Skidmore, Tony Coe, Jamie Talbot, Peter King, Phil Todd, Roy Babbington, Clark Tracey

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England's Late Jazz Great, Tubby Hayes, 1987, IAJRC

Tracks : Stella By Starlight, Guys And Dolls, Sophisticated Lady, The Goblin, There Is No Greater Love, A Moment's Notice, Suria, Young And Foolish, Parisian Thorofare, Heather Mist, A Song For A Sad Lady, You Know I Care, I Thought About You

Notes : A collection of broadcast recordings made by various Tubby Hayes groups between 1957 and 1972. Alan Skidmore plays on two big band performances: A Song For A Sad Lady and You Know I Care. Reissued in 2005 with 4 additional tracks.

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Autumn Blue, Vic Abram, 1987, Musikiste

Tracks : Autumn Blue, God Bless You, Blues, Against TheTide, Hold Me Tight, Anna Lea, Lancashire County, You Only Broke My Heart, No Bells On Sunday, Dancing With The Devil, When A Sparrow Falls, For Linda, Anna Lea

Musicians : Vic Abram, Berni Holland, Danny Thompson, Alan Skidmore, Stewart Marson

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Brother Bernard, Peter King Quartet with Alan Skidmore and Guy Barker, 1988, Miles Music MMCD 076

Tracks : Overjoyed, But Beautiful, Dalin, Brother Bernard, Chatelet, Playing In The Yard

Musicians : Peter King, Guy Barker, Alan Skidmore, John Horler, Dave Green, Tony Levin

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We Still Love You Madly, Stan Tracey And His Orchestra, 1989?, Mole 13

Tracks : I'm Beginning To See The Light, Mood Indigo, Blue Feeling, I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart, Stomp, Look And Listen, Festival Junction, In A Sentimental Mood, Just Squeeze Me, Lay By

Musicians : Stan Tracey, Guy Barker, Henry Lowther, John Barclay, Steve Sidwell, Chris Pyne, Geoff Perkins, Malcolm Griffiths, Alan Skidmore, Art Themen, Jamie Talbot, Peter King, Phil Todd, Roy Babbington, Clark Tracey

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Elemental, Danny Thompson, 1990, Antilles / Island

Tracks : Beirut, Searchin', Fair Isle Friends, Women In War, Musing Mingus, Freedom: Prayer / Dance / Thanksgiving, Waltz For Sylv

Musicians : Danny Thompson, Alan Skidmore, Paul Dunmall, Tony Roberts, John Etheridge, Kevin Dempsey, Paul Brooke, Tony Levin, Gary Kettel

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The Only Chrome Waterfall Orchestra, Mike Gibbs, 1991, Ah Um 009

Tracks : To Lady Mac: In Retrospect, Nairam, Blackgang, Antique, Undergrowth, Tunnel Of Love, Unfinished Sympathy

Musicians : Mike Gibbs, Derek Watkins, Butch Hudson, John Huckridge, Ian Hawer, Kenny Wheeler, Henry Lowther, Chris Pyne, Dave Horler, Bill Geldard, Charlie Mariano, Ray Warleigh, Stan Sulzmann, Alan Skidmore, Tony Coe, Duncan Lamont, Chris Taylor, Philip Catherine, Colin Walker, Steve Swallow, Bob Moses, Jumma Santos

Originally released on the Bronze label in 1975.

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Spirits Rejoice, The Dedication Orchestra, 1992, Ogun OGCD 101

Tracks : Traumatic Experience, Ithi Gqi, B My Dear, Dancing Damon, Hug Pine, Andromeda, Manje, Sonia, Introduction to You Ain't Gonna Know Me, You Ain't Gonna Know Me 'Cause You Think You Know Me, Woza

Musicians : Guy Barker, Harry Beckett, Claude Deppa, Jim Dvorak, Kenny Wheeler, Django Bates, Dave Amis, Malcolm Grifiths, Radu Malfatti, Paul Rutherford, Dave Powell, Neil Metcalfe, Lol Coxhill, Ray Warleigh, Elton Dean, Evan Parker, Alan Skidmore, Chris Biscoe, Keith Tippett, Paul Rogers, Louis Moholo, Phil Minton, Maggie Nicols, Julie Tippetts

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Family Jewels, Peter Giger, Family Of Percussion & Friends, 1992, Jazz Network

Tracks : Here Comes The Family, Amadillo, Trans Tanz, Gospel To Music, Spies, Patanaxi, Under The Volcano, Mysterioso, Simmons Blues, Maracatu For Nana, Message To The Enemies Of Time

Notes : A compilation of tracks. Alan Skidmore plays on some of the tracks taken from the album Sunday Palaver (1980).

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Three Line Whip, Georgie Fame, 1993, Three Line Whip TLWCD 001

Tracks : It Happened To Me, Kan Tsukete, Vinyl, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Vanlose Stairway, Since I Fell For You, Zavolo, You Are There, A Declaration Of Love, Will Carling, It Happened To Me (Reprise)

Musicians : Georgie Fame, Tristan Powell, James Powell, Guy Barker, Peter King, Alan Skidmore, Steve Gregory, Anthony Kerr, Brian Odgers, Steve Gray, Kuma, Kat

Also released on Go Jazz.

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Mask Orchestra, Colin Towns' Mask Orchestra, 1993, The Jazz Label

Tracks : Smack & Thistle, Music To Type To, Tears For A Traveller, A Sixpence Is A Long Shilling, A Dream Of Pain, The Magnificent Whittlin' Stomp, Completely Lost, Not Waving But Drowning, Solitude

Musicians : Colin Towns, Derek Watkins, Graham Russell, Guy Barker, Henry Lowther, Mark Nightingale, Richard Edwards, Phil Brown, Roger Williams, Alan Skidmore, Nigel Hitchcock, Andy MacIntosh, Pete King, John Surman, Julian Arguelles, John Taylor, Dave Green, Clark Tracey

pROBABLY Reissued by Provocateur as Bolt From The Blue.

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Live At The QEH, Stan Tracey, 1994, Blue Note

Tracks : Triple Celebration, Come Sunday, Some Other Blues, Easy Living, Devil's Acre, Mary Rose, The Cuban Connection, The Sixth Day, Sophisticated Lady

Musicians include: Stan Tracey, Guy Barker, Gerard Presencer, Malcolm Griffiths, Peter King, Art Themen, Don Weller, Alan Skidmore, Jamie Talbot, Dave Green, Roy Babbington, Clark Tracey

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Shapes, Mike Osborne, 1995, FMR

Tracks : Shapes, Straight Jack, Double It

Musicians : Mike Osborne, Alan Skidmore, John Surman, Harry Miller, Earl Freeman, Louis Moholo

Recorded in 1972.

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The Northern Run, Ben Crosland Quintet with Alan Skidmore, 1995, Jazz Cat JC CD 101

Tracks : Blues For Lex, Sunshower, Away Too Long, Don't You Dare, The Northern Run, Break A Leg, Pause For Thought, Blue, Take The Coltrane, Confluence

Musicians : Ben Crosland, Alan Skidmore, Rod Mason, Stuart Macdonald, Adrian Ingram, Robert Howard, Dave Tyas

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The Attic Tracks 1972-1984, Sandy Denny / Attic Tracks, 1995, Raven Records

Tracks : Moments, The Ballad Of Ned Kelly, Ecoute, Ecoute, One More Chance, Rising For The Moon, Tears, Easy To Slip, Losing Game, Girls On The Avenue, Breakaway, Still Waters Run Deep, The King And Queen Of England, No End, The Town I Loved So Well, Forever Young, Gold Dust, Stranger To Himself, Who Knows Where The Time Goes

Notes : Alan Skidmore plays on the previously unreleased track Easy To Slip. The musicians on that track are: Sandy Denny, Jerry Donahue, Steve Winwood and Alan Skidmore.

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Anniversary, Flavio Ambrosetti, 1995, Enja 9027

Tracks : Perdido, Evergreen: Dancing on the Ceiling, Just One of Those Things, Out of Bush, Flavio's Blues, It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Anthropology, Junior's Idea, Gentilino's Serenade, Straight No Chaser, Our Suite Dig, Atisiul, Age of Prominence, Darn that Dream, Blues for Ursula, Moon Dreams, Alpen Honky Funk

Notes : A double CD collection of tracks recorded between 1949 and 1976. Alan Skidmore plays on Alpen Honky Funk which was recorded in 1976.

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How Long Has This Been Going On, Van Morrison With Georgie Fame & Friends, 1995, Verve

Tracks : I Will Be There, The New Symphony Sid, Early In The Morning, Who Can I Turn To?, Sack O'Woe, Moondance, Centerpiece, How Long Has This Been Going On?, Your Mind Is On Vacation, All Saint's Day, Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me), Don't Worry About A Thing, That's Life, Heathrow Shuffle

Musicians : Van Morrison, Georgie Fame, Guy Barker, Alan Skidmore (tracks 1, 8 & 11), Leo Green, Pee Wee Ellis, Robin Aspland, Alec Dankworth, Ralph Salmins, Annie Ross (track 7)

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Whatever's Best, Danny Thompson, 1995, What Disc?

Tracks : Sandanska Oro, Searchin', Freedom (Prayer/Dance/Thanksgiving), Hopdance, Women In War, Fair Isle Friends, Beanpole, Musing Mingus, Dargai

Musicians : Danny Thompson, Alan Skidmore, Paul Dunmall, Tony Roberts, Stan Tracey, John Etheridge, Bernie Holland, Màire Ni Chathasaigh

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Name Droppin': Live At Ronnie Scott's, Georgie Fame, 1996, Three Line Whip TLWCD 003

Tracks : Jimmy McGroove, Cool Cat Blues, Tell Me How Do You Feel, Zulu, Was, Vinyl, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy / Vanlose Stairway, Blues Medley

Musicians : Georgie Fame, Guy Barker, Alan Skidmore, Peter King, Anthony Kerr, Tristan Powell, Geoff Gascoyne, James Powell

Also released on Go Jazz.

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That's Life, Van Morrison With Georgie Fame & Friends, 1995, Verve

Tracks : That's Life (Live), Moondance, That's Life

Musicians : Alan Skidmore plays on the previously unreleased live version of That's Life which was recorded in Dublin on December 17th, 1995.

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Nowhere & Heaven, Colin Towns' Mask Orchestra, 1996, Provocateur PVC1013

Tracks : Skin Treatment, Slow Dancing, Dance Fantastique, Standing Female Nude, Blue-Noir, Nowhere & Heaven, Tears For A Traveller, Screech, Is The Sky Early?, The Shout, Short Stories Suite: Strange Circus / Intimate Marching / Night Train Window Face / Passing Clouds With Cool Winds Blowing / Far Off Whispers / Turning Wicked / Hot Or What? / Forbidden Talk / Provocateur, It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing, Nocturne

Musicians : Colin Towns, John Barclay, Graham Russell, Henry Lowther, Guy Barker, Gerard Presencer, Mark Nightingale, Richard Edwards, Peter Beachill, Roger Williams, Pat Hartley, Peter King, Jamie Talbot, Alan Skidmore, Nigel Hitchcock, Julian Argüelles, Alan Barnes, Phil Todd, Andrea Hess, Dudley Phillips, Clarc Tracey, Maria Pia de Vito

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25 Years of George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, George Gruntz, 1996, TCB

Tracks : Leave On Yr Shoes, Reggae, Kinda Gruntzy / Rockin' In Rhythm, The Preacher, The trombone Man, The Berlin Tango, Room 608, Dimple, The Yellow Rose Of Texas / C-Jam-Blues, Plainsong, GG Deconne (short goodbye narration)

Musicians : George Gruntz, Palle Mikkelborg, Arturo Sandoval, Marvin Stamm, Michael Philip Mossman, Eje Thelin, Jimmy Knepper, Dave Taylor, Ray Anderson, Chris Hunter, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Alan Skidmore, Seamus Blake, Sal Giorgianni, Jerry Bergonzi, Tim Berne, John Clark, Joe Dailey, Howard Johnson, Dino Saluzzi, Kim Clarke, Mike Richmond, Pheeroan akLaff, Peter Erskin, Adam Nussbaum, Django Bates, Sheila Jordan

Tracks recorded live between 1981 and 1995.

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The MPS Years, George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, 1996, MPS

Tracks : Lonely Woman, Gravenstein, The Mazurka, Triple Hip Trip, Morning Song Of A Spring Flower, Destiny, Black Narcissus, Pistrophallobus

Notes : A compilation of tracks taken from George Gruntz albums on the MPS label. Alan Skidmore plays on The Mazurka and Triple Hip Trip which are taken from the album Live At The Schauspielhaus (1976) and on Black Narcissus and Pistrophallobus which are taken from the album Live At The "Quartier Latin" Berlin (1981).

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Bravissimo: 50 Years, NDR Bigband, 1996, ACT

Tracks : The Cat, Blue Monk, Voodoo Chile, Sagma, Night In Tunesia, Take The A Train, Supraconductivity, Sister Sadie, Mood Indigo, Django, Descent, Country Roads

Notes : A collection of NDR Bigband recordings made between 1980 and 1995. Alan Skidmore plays on Blue Monk which was recorded in 1991 in Hamburg.

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Bolt From The Blue, Colin Towns' Mask Orchestra, 1997, Provocateur

Tracks : Smack & Thistle, Music To Type To, Tears For A Traveller, A Sixpence Is A Long Shilling, A Dream Of Pain, The Magnificent Whittlin' Stomp, Completely Lost, Not Waving But Drowning, Solitude, Bolt From The Blue, Truth, Beauty, Compassion, Dignity

Musicians : Colin Towns, Derek Watkins, Graham Russell, Guy Barker, Henry Lowther, Mark Nightingale, Richard Edwards, Phil Brown, Roger Williams, Alan Skidmore, Nigel Hitchcock, Andy MacIntosh, Pete King, John Surman, Julian Arguelles, John Taylor, Dave Green, Clark Tracey

This is probably a reissue (possibly expanded) of the 1993 release Mask Orchestra.

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On Stage, Peter Fessler, 1998, Minor Music MM 801070

Tracks : Your Eyes, Have You Met Ms. Jones, Night And Day, Wave, A Foggy Day, Tenderly, Yesterday's News, My Funny Valentine, My Foolish Heart, Song For My Father, Day By Day, Give Me One More Chance

Musicians : Peter Fessler, Berthold Matschat, Christian Von Kaphengst, Guido Jöris, Ingolf Burkhardt (tracks 8, 9, 10 & 11), Ludwig Nuß (tracks 4, 8, 9, 10 & 11), Alan Skidmore (tracks 3, 8, 9, 10 & 11), Melbra Rai (track 5)

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Walking Wounded: Live At Ronnie Scott's, Georgie Fame, 1998, Three Line Whip TLWCD 004

Tracks : Eros Hotel, If You Live, Yeh Yeh, Moondance/Blue Moon, How Long Has This Been Going On, Cape Cuckoo, Abide With Me, The Woodshed Intro, The Woodshed, It Happened To Me/My Buddy, Zavolo

Musicians : Georgie Fame, Guy Barker, Alan Skidmore, Peter King, Anthony Kerr, Tristan Powell, Geoff Gascoyne, James Powell

Also released on Go Jazz.

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Name Droppin' & Walking Wounded, Georgie Fame, 1998, Go Jazz

Notes : A 2 CD release that brings together the albums Name Droppin' (1996) and Walking Wounded (1998). Alan Skidmore plays on both albums.

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Marching Song, Vol 1 & 2, The Mike Westbrook Concert Band, 1998, Deram

Tracks : Hooray!, Landscape, Waltz (for Joanna), Landscape (II), Other World, Marching Song, Transition, Home, Rosie, Prelude, Tension, Introduction, Ballad, Conflict, Requiem, Tarnished, Memorial

Musicians : Mike Westbrook, Greg Bowen, Tony Fisher, Dave Holdsworth, Ronnie Hughes, Henry Lowther, Kenny Wheeler, Malcolm Griffiths, Michael Gibbs, Eddie Harvey, Paul Rutherford, Brian Smith, Nisar Ahmed Khan, Alan Skidmore, John Warren, Mike Osborne, Bernie Living, John Surman, Tom Bennelick, George Smith, Martin Fry, Barre Phillips, Chris Laurence, Harry Miller, Alan Jackson, John Marshall

Originally intended to be a double LP but released as two single LPs in 1969.

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Moods For Miles, Guy Barker, 1999, Music House MHS 41

Tracks : Riverside Drive, Miles Up, Midnight Miles, Streets Of Soho, What For?, Miles Time, Walkin' For Miles, Cool Blues At Six, Rue De Noir, Fantasy Waltz, Ode To Cannonball, Miles And Bird, Miles Moods, Miles Moods 2, Miles Moods 3

Musicians : Guy Barker, Perico Sambeat, Bernardo Sassetti, Geoff Gascoyne, Gene Calderazzo, Alan Skidmore (tracks 5, 6, 7, 8 & 11), Anthony Kerr (tracks 9 & 10)

Some editions have a 2nd CD entitled Submixes And Alternative Versions with many short tracks.

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Brassed Up. The Blues Band, 1999, Hypertension

Tracks : Swing Out Dave, Baby Please Don't Go, What You Wanted, Losing You To Put The Blues In Me, Stubborn Kind Of Fellow, Take Me To The Red Line, 2K Shuffle, I'm Your Man, Velocity & Love, The Grass Is Greener, People Get Ready, Guitar Song, Got To Be The Blues, Creole Love Call

Musicians : Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuinness, Gary Fletcher, Rob Townsend / Georgie Fame, Pee Wee Ellis, Raul D'Oliveira, Mike Innes, Sam Kelly / The Onslaught Orchestra: Derek Watkins, Guy Barker, Martin Shaw, Tony Fisher, Andy Woods, Gordon Campbell, J.B. Higginbotham, Richard Edwards, Alan Skidmore, Dave Bishop, Nigel Hitchcock, Ray Warleigh, Jay Craig

Alan Skidmore plays as a member of The Onslaught Orchestra on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 10 and 13.

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Dreaming Man With Blue Suede Shoes, Colin Towns' Mask Symphonic, 1999, Provocateur PVC1017

Tracks : Dreaming Man With Blue Suede Shoes (Self Portrait), The Tea Shop, Doves Of Peace, Nighthawks, Still Life, John Deth, Shining A Light On God's Footprints

Musicians : Colin Towns, John Barclay, Graham Russell, Henry Lowther, Guy Barker, Noel Langley, Marc Nightingale, Peter Beachill, Roger Williams, Peter King, Jamie Talbot, Phil Todd, Nigel Hitchcock, Alan Skidmore, Julian Argüelles, Edward Beckett, Anna Noakes, Gareth Hulse, Susan Smith, Thomas Kelly, Jennifer McLaren, John Orford, Gavin McNaughton, Joanna Graham, David Lee, Edward Chance, Judith Beswick, John Rooke, Stephen Wick, Dave Hartley, John Paricelli, Dudley Phillips, Ralph Salmins, Gary Kettel, Frank Ricotti, Maria Pia de Vito, Norma Winstone, plus large string section

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Fourth / Fifth, Soft Machine, 1999, Columbia

Notes : A CD release that brings together the Soft Machine albums Fourth (1971) and Fifth (1972). Alan Skidmore plays on the Fourth album.

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Alternative Therapy, Estelle Kokot, 1999, Sayin Somethin Records

Tracks : African Sky, The Cure, 3 Generations Of Guilt, No. 13 Judas Blues, Taxed And Classified, The G-Spot Blues, I Have Flown, You Don't Say, I Have Flown, Lakutshnilanga, Peacock Sunset, Let It Go

Musicians : Estelle Kokot, Alan Skidmore, Tristan Powell, Mick Hutton, Rod Youngs

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Echoes In The Valley, Ben Crosland, 2000, Jazz Cat JCCD 105

Tracks : Scapegoat Landscape, The Gothics, Loomtune, Louisa, Golcar Lily, Sarah's Trees, The Moonrakers, The Message, Into The Light, Song For Dorothy, Maybe Next Time, Spread The Word, Blues For Lex

Musicians : Ben Crosland, Steve Waterman, Alan Skidmore, Mark Nightingale, Rod Mason, Mike Hall, Steve Buckley, Dave Tyas

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Another Think Coming, Colin Towns' Mask Orchestra, 2001, Provocateur PVC1028

Tracks : Heated Think Tank, I Am The Walrus, Prayer, Another Think Coming, Andrew Hill And Far Away, Hot Lips, Double Speak, Trash Talk, Reverie, Roaring At The Savoy, Bolt From The Blue

Musicians : Colin Towns, John Barclay, Guy Barker, Stuart Brooks, Henry Lowther, Graham Russell, Derek Watkins, Pete Beachill, Richard Edwards, Mark Nightingale, Andy Wood, Roger Williams, Alan Skidmore, Nigel Hitchcock, Peter King, Andy Macintosh, Phil Todd, Phil Todd, Dave Hartley, John Parricelli, Dudley Phillips, Ian Thomas, Paul Clarvis

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Relationships, Georgie Fame, 2001, Three Line Whip TLWCD 005

Tracks : Rhythm King, Everybody's Guessin', F.N.G., Mars & Venus, There's No More Blue Time/Breezin' All the Way, It, You, Say When, The Wolf Gang, The Keeper of the Blues, City Life, This Is a Gas

Musicians : Georgie Fame, Guy Barker, Alan Skidmore, Peter King, Antony Kerr, Geoff Gascoyne, Tristan Powell, James Powell, Ralph Salmins

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Renaissance Man, George Gruntz, 2002, TCB Records

Tracks : Chareg Gheda Bezzine & Ya Achiquine, Naima, Source Andalouse, Guinevere's Love Song, Capricci Cavallereschi, Untitled Piece In Eight Layers, Raven-a-Ning, Novgorod Bells And Mexico, Monk's Schein-Sonate And Escape Attempt, Music For Night Children, Autumn Again, Vaterfreuden, Isam's Kamelion, A Night In Tunisia, Perhaps

Notes : A collection of tracks recorded between 1969 and 2001. Alan Skidmore plays on Monk's Schein-Sonate And Escape Attempt which was recorded in Berlin on June 11, 1982. The musicians on that track are: George Gruntz, Manfred Schoof, Hubert Katzenbeier, Alan Skidmore, Konrad Körner, Ernst Ludwig Petrowsky, Klaus Koch, Karel Velebny, and Wolfgang "Büchse" Winkler

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Charlestons, Georgie Fame, 2002, Three Line Whip TLWCD 006

Tracks : Anthem For A Band, Charleston Walk, Preach 'n' Teach, How Blue, Flamingo Allnighter, Wide-Eyed And Legless, Your Face, Skiing Blues / I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City, Wogan's Air, Charleston Proposition / The Charleston, Hymn For Him

Musicians : Georgie Fame, Madeline Bell, Zoot Money, Guy Barker, Alan Skidmore, Nick Payn, Geoff Gascoyne, James Powell, Anthony Kerr, Ralph Salmins

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25th Anniversary, European Jazz Ensemble, 2002, Konnex KCD 5100

Tracks : Brother Joe, Fellini, Green Table, Speech, Traveller, Bötz, Salinas & Missing A Page, Three In One

Musicians : Allan Botschinsky, Paolo Fresu, Jarmo Hoogendijk, Conny Bauer, Alan Skidmore, Gerd Dudek, Stan Sulzmann, Charlie Mariano, Jiri Stivin, Joachim Kühn, Rob van den Broeck, Adelhard Roidinger, Ali Haurand, Daniel Humair, Tony Levin

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Live At The BBC, Elton Dean's Ninesense, 2003, Hux Records

Tracks : Dancin', Soothing, Sweet Francesca, Bidet Bebop, Nicra, Seven for Me

Musicians : Elton Dean, Mongezi Feza, Harry Beckett, Mark Charig, Radu Malfatti, Paul Nieman, Nick Evans, Alan Skidmore, Keith Tippett, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo

Two archive sessions recorded for the BBC Jazz In Britain programme in May 1975 (tracks 1 to 4) and March 1978 (tracks 5 to 8).

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Bremen To Bridgwater, Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath, 2004, Cuneiform

Tracks : Funky Boots March, Kongi's Theme, Now, The Bride, Think Of Something, Union Special, Andromeda, Do It, The Serpent's Kindly Eye, Untitled Original, Sonia, Now, Yes, Please, Restless, Kwhalo, Untitled Original

Musicians : Chris McGregor, Harry Beckett, Marc Charig, Mongezi Feza, Malcolm Griffiths, Nick Evans, Radu Malfatti, Alan Skidmore, Gary Windo, Evan Parker, Dudu Pukwana, Elton Dean, Mike Osborne, Bruce Grant, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo, Keith Bailey

A double CD of live recordings from 1971 and 1975.

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The Orpheus Suite, Colin Towns' Mask Orchestra, 2004, Provocateur PVC2004

Tracks : The Argonauts hit Town (Arrival), Love and the Sweet Farewell, Aristaeus and the Moisturisers, The Opium Flower Trap (Aristaeus and Eurydice), 40 One Night Stands (The Band goes on Tour), Stepping in Tears of Sadness (Funeral), The Hellfire Club (Descend to Hades), Orpheus and Eurydice, Ripped to Ribbons (Torn to Pieces), Sacred Concert, John

Musicians : Colin Towns, Guy Barker, Nathan Bray, Andy Gibson, Henry Lowther, Graham Russell, Martin Shaw, Barnaby Dickinson, Pat Hartley, Liam Kirkman, Roger Williams, Simon Allen, Iain Dixon, Peter King, Alan Skidmore, Jay Craig, David Hartley, Steve Lodder, John Parricelli, Dudley Phillips, Thad Kelly, Ian Thomas, Paul Clarvis, Kevin Earley, Paul Parker, Dominic Hackett

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At The Forum, Georgie Fame & The Big Birthday Band, 2004, Three Line Whip TLW 007

Tracks : Yeh Yeh, Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde, Keeper Of The Blues, Strike Up The Band, But Not For Me, Will Carling, Tuned In To You, Little Samba, Dawn Yawn, Blues At The Bull, I Put A Spell On You, Vinyl, Lil' Pony, Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Cool Cat Blues, City Life, Singer, The Blues And Me, Jimmy McGroove, For My Lady, It Should Have Been Me, A.M. Blues, A Declaration Of Love

Recorded live at The Forum, Kentish Town, London on June 26, 1998 at a concert to mark Fame's 55th birthday.

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Ballads, Ali Haurand & Friends, 2005, Konnex KCD 5145

Tracks : The Peacocks, Everytime We Say Goodbye, Round About Midnight, Tuesday's Death, My Foolish Heart, Soul Eyes, Moods, Ballad For W.L., Say It (Over And Over Again), Drama Drome, Bazalicka, Crystal Bells

Musicians : Ali Haurand, Gerd Dudek (tracks 1 to 10), Alan Skidmore (track 9), Charlie Mariano (track 12), Jiri Stivin (tracks 10 & 11), Rob van den Broeck (tracks 1 to 10), Daniel Humair (tracks 11 & 12), Tony Levin (tracks 7 to 9)

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Acropolis, The Ian Hamer Sextet, 2005, Jasmine

Tracks : What's Her Name?, Tobago, Cambridge Crescent, Corpus, Chow Mein, Freakin' Out!, Conversations At Dawn, Corpus, Cambridge Crescent, Tobago, Greenwell's Glory, Challoners Wood, Sienna Red, Mayday!, Challoners Wood, Acropolis, Hamer-Philia, This Is For Albert, Daffodils Are Yellow, Greenwell's Glory, Mini Minor

Musicians : Ian Hamer, Keith Christie, Tubby Hayes, Dick Morrissey, Alan Skidmore, Harry South, Alan Branscombe, Kenny Napper, Daryl Runswick, Ron Mathewson, Bill Eyden, Spike Wells

A 2 CD set that collects together Ian Hamer Sextet recordings made between 1956 and 1974. Alan Skidmore plays on the last four tracks which are previously unreleased and were recorded in 1974.

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Echoes In The Valley, Ben Crosland, 2005?, Jazz Cat JC CD 105

Tracks : Scapegoat Landscape, The Gothics, Loomtune, Louisa, Golcar Lily, Sarah's Trees, The Moonrakers, The Message, Into the Light, Song for Dorothy, Maybe Next Time, Spread the Word, Blues for Lex

Musicians : Ben Crosland, Steve Waterman, Mark Nightingale, Alan Skidmore, Rod Mason, Mike Hall, Steve Buckley, Dave Tyas

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Michael Gibbs / Tanglewood 63, Michael Gibbs, 2005, Vocalion

Tracks : CD 1: Family Joy, Oh Boy!, Some Echoes, Some Shadows (For John Dankworth), Liturgy, Feelings And Things, Sweet Rain (For Stan Getz), Nowhere (For Bob Moses), Throb, And On The Third Day (For Gary Burton) / CD 2: Tanglewood 63, Fanfare, Sojourn, Canticle, Five For England

Notes : A 2 CD release that brings together the albums Michael Gibbs (1970) and Tanglewood '63 (1971). Alan Skidmore plays on both source albums.

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The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions, Champion Jack Dupree, 2005, Blue Horizon

Notes : A 2 CD release of Champion Jack Dupree recordings made for the Blue Horizon label. Includes previously released and unreleased tracks. Alan Skidmore plays on tracks taken from the Champion Jack Dupree album Scoobydoobydoo (1969).

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The North Star Grassman And The Ravens (expanded), Sandy Denny, 2005, Island

Tracks : Late November, Blackwaterside, The Sea Captain, Down In The Flood, John The Gun, Next Time Around, The Optimist, Let's Jump The Broomstick, Wretched Wilbur, The North Star Grassman, Crazy Lady Blues / Bonus Tracks: Late November, Walking The Floor Over You, Losing Game, Next Time Around

Notes : A remastered and expanded edition of the album that was originally released in 1971. Alan Skidmore plays on Losing Game, one of the bonus tracks on this edition. The musicians on Losing Game are Sandy Denny, Jerry Donahue, Trevor Lucas, John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Dick Cuthell, Alan Skidmore, Pat Donaldson, and Dave Mattacks.

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30 Years On The Road, European Jazz Ensemble, 2006, Konnex KDVD 6002

Tracks : Blau Blusen, Brother Joe, Fellini, Ballad For W.L., Blau Blusen II, Yagaprija, No More Chains, Telisi Rama, The Meaning Of The Blues, Pulque, Wave, Horizontal Rain, Duet, Three In One

Notes : A DVD of European Jazz Ensemble performances recorded between 1991 and 2001. The line-up of the ensemble varies between performances. Alan Skidmore plays on Blau Blusen, Brother Joe, Horizontal Rain and Three In One.

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Warm Smiles / Themes For Fega, Harry Beckett, 2006, Vocalion

Tracks : CD 1: Harambee, Tender Is The Sky, To Me, For Me, Warm Smiles, Tomorrow Morning Early / CD 2: Little One, Spiral Feelings, Chandeliers And Mirrors, Cry Of Triumph, I'm Easy, Enchanted, Everyone Is Me, Farewell Fega

Musicians : CD 1: Harry Beckett, Mike Osborne, John Taylor, Frank Ricotti, Chris Laurence, John Webb / CD 2: Harry Beckett, Mike Osborne, Alan Skidmore, John Taylor, Frank Ricotti, Chris Laurence, John Webb

A double CD reissue of two albums from 1971/71.

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Off The Shelf, Keith Emerson, 2006, Castle Music

Tracks : Abaddon's Bolero Orchestral, Pictures At An Exhibit, And Then January, Straight Between The Eyes, Don't Be Cruel, Au Privave, Walter L, Rhythm-A-Ning, Asian Pear, Motor Bikin', America, Lumpy Gravy, Up The Elephant & Round The Castle, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll. Notess : A compilation of tracks from a variety of sources. Alan Skidmore plays on Au Privave and Walter L. The musicians on those two tracks include Keith Emerson, Henry Lowther, Alan Skidmore, Barbara Thompson, Roy Babbington, and Jon Hiseman.

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John Mayall Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton Deluxe Edition, John Mayall Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, 2006, Decca

Notes : A 2 CD release marking the 40th anniversary of the release of the original album. Comprises mono and stereo versions of the original album plus 19 tracks drawn from singles, radio recordings and other sources. Alan Skidmore plays on the original album and some of the bonus material.

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Radio Days, George Gruntz, 2007, TCB Records

Notes : A 10 CD release of performances recorded for radio broadcasts in Germany between 1969 and 2006. Alan Skidmore plays on 8 tracks taken from the concert "Music For Monk" which was recorded on December 12, 1980 at Rolf-Liebermann-Studio, NDR Funkhaus Hamburg.

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Down Another Road / Songs For My Father / Mosaics, Graham Collier, 2007, BGO Records

Notes : A 2 CD release of brings together three Graham Collier albums from the 1969-1971 period. Alan Skidmore plays on tracks taken from Songs For My Father (1970).

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The Lost Tapes Volume One, Maynard Ferguson, 2007, Sleepy Night Records

Tracks : El Dopa, The Fox Hunt, Tenderly, Watermelon Man, Somewhere, The Italian Suite, Eleanor Rigby, The Fruit Of The Loon, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Blue Birdland

Notes : A collection of previously unreleased live recordings from a variety of sources. Alan Skidmore plays on The Italian Suite. The musicians on that track are: Maynard Ferguson, Alan Downey, Barry Whitworth, Harry Burges, Wally Aldred, Alan Skidmore, Gary Cox, Peter King, Pete Jackson, Dave Lynanne, Bob Gillespie

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Eclipse At Dawn, Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath, 2008, Cuneiform

Tracks : Introduction By Ronnie Scott, Nick Tete, Restless, Do It, Eclipse At Dawn, The Bride, Now, Funky Boots March, Ronnie Scott And Chris McGregor Sendoff And Applause

Musicians : Chris McGregor, Harry Beckett, Marc Charig, Malcolm Griffiths, Nick Evans, Alan Skidmore, Gary Windo, Dudu Pukwana, Mike Osborne, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo

Recorded live in germany in November 1971.

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The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions, Top Topham, 2008, Blue Horizon

Notes : A CD release of Topham's recordings for Blue Horizon: the Ascension Heights album plus demos and a BBC recording. Alan Skidmore plays on 8 of the Ascension Heights tracks.

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Happy Daze/Oh! For The Edge, Elton Dean's Ninesense, 2009, Ogun OGCD 032

Tracks : Nicrotto, Seven For Lee, Sweet F.A., Three For All, Dance Fall In Free, Forsoothe, M.T., Friday Night Blues, Prayer For Jesus

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 4:Elton Dean, Harry Beckett, Marc Charig, Nick Evans, Radu Malfatti, Alan Skidmore, Keith Tippett, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo; Tracks 5 to 10: Elton Dean, Harry Beckett, Marc Charig, Nick Evans, Alan Skidmore, Keith Tippett, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo

A CD that combines the 1977 LP Happy Daze with the 1976 LP Oh For The Edge.

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Tone-Wheels A Turnin, Georgie Fame & The Last Blue Flames, 2009, Three Line Whip TLW 008

Tracks : All I Know, The Burdee Song, Vanguard Road, BP Club After Midnight, Enkosi Dumisani, Guantanamo By The Sea, I'll Sing You, Singing Horn, Big Easy Meat, Rollin' Blue, Second Honeymoon, Survival

Musicians : Georgie Fame, Guy Barker, Alan Skidmore, Tristan Powell, Anthony Kerr, Alec Dankworth, James Powell, Paul Stacey (track 2)

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John Lennon In My Own Write, Colin Towns And NDR Big Band, 2010, Provocateur PVC1041

Tracks : Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite, Time Waits For No One, Come Together, Cold Turkey, Woman, Revolution, What You Got, Solar Wind, Across The Universe, Nowhere Man, Give Peace A Chance, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds / I Want You (She's So Heavy), Whatever Gets You Thru The Night, Jealous Guy, Slow Going, Tomorrow Never Knows, Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy), Strawberry Fields Forever, A Day In The Life, Imagine

Musicians : Colin Towns, Thorsten Benkenstein, Ingolf Burkhardt, Stephan Meinberg, Reiner Winterschladen, Dan Gottshall, Klaus Heidenreich, Stefan Lottermann, Ingo Lahme, Fiete Felsch, Matthias Erlewein, Alan Skidmore, Lutz Büchner, Frank Delle, Vladyslav Sendecki, Rowland Cabezas, Laurence Cottle, Gary Husband, Marcio Doctor

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Suite, Elton Dean's Ninesense / Harry Beckett-Harry Miller-Louis Moholo, 2011, Jazzwerkstatt

Tracks : Ninesense Suite, Natal

Musicians : Track 1: Elton Dean, Harry Beckett, Mark Charig, Nick Evans, Radu Malfatti, Alan Skidmore, Keith Tippett, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo / Track 2: Harry Beckett, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo

Two archive sessions recorded for Jazzwerkstatt in June 1981 (track 1) and April 1982 (track 2).

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Flashpoint: NDR Jazz Workshop, April '69, John Surman, 2011, Cuneiform

Tracks : CD: Mayflower, Once Upon A Time, Puzzle, Gratuliere, Flashpoint / DVD: Mayflower, Once Upon A Time, Puzzle, Gratuliere, Flashpoint

Musicians : John Surman, Kenny Wheeler, Erich Kleinschuster, Malcolm Griffiths, Ronnie Scott, Alan Skidmore, Mike Osborne, Fritz Pauer, Harry Miller, Alan Jackson

A CD/DVD released of a session recorded for television in Germany in April 1969.

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35th Anniversary Tour 2011, European Jazz Ensemble, 2011, Konnex KCD 5281

Tracks : Tony, Ali's Source & Ali's Waltz, Movement, Riff

Musicians : Matthias Schriefl, Alan Skidmore, Stan Sulzmann, Gerd Dudek, Jiri Stivin, Rob van den Broeck, Ali Haurand, Clark Tracey

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Conversations & Repurcussion, Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Kenny Clare / Eric Delaney & Louie Bellson, 2011, Vocalion

Notes : A 2 CD release that brings together the albums Conversations: A Drum Spectacular (Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Kenny Clare, 1972) and Repercussion (Eric Delaney & Louie Bellson, 1967). Alan Skidmore probably plays on the Repercussion album.

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The Cat's Whiskers: Jazz Cat Records 1995-2010, Ben Crosland / Various Artists, 2011?, Jazz Cat JC CD 113

Notes : Alan Skidmore plays on some of the tracks of this Jazz Cat label compilation.

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Jazz Live Trio With Guests: Swiss Radio Days 28, Jazz Live Trio / Kenny Wheeler / Alan Skidmore, 2012, TCB Records

Tracks : A Simple Toon, Come Sunday, K And A Blues, Would Jubilee Vit, Red Daffodil, Ruby Doo

Musicians : Klaus Koenig, Peter Frei, Peter Schmidlin (tracks 3 & 4), Pierre Favre (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 6) / Kenny Wheeler (tracks 1, 2, 5 6), Alan Skidmore (tracks 3, 4, 5 & 6)

Recorded live for radio broadcast in March 1979 (tracks 1 & 2), April 1978 (tracks 3 & 4), and January 1980 (tracks 5 & 6).

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The 100 Club Concert 1979, Elton Dean's Ninesense, 2012, Reel Recordings

Tracks : Oases, One Three Nine, Sweet F.A., Seven For Lee, Nicrotto, Macks, First Born, Bounce

Musicians : Elton Dean, Harry Beckett, Mark Charig, Jim Dvorak, Nick Evans, Radu Malfatti, Alan Skidmore, Keith Tippett, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo

Recorded at The 100 Club in London on March 5, 1979.

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Trad Dads, Dirty Boppers And Free Fusioneers: British Jazz 1960-1975, Various Artists, 2012, Reel Recordings

Tracks : Phrygie (Mike Taylor Quintet), Scarpo (Henry Lowther/Lyn Dobson Quintet), Number Three (John Stevens Seven), An Idea (Mike Osborne/John Surman Quartet), Shadow (The Joe Harriott Quintet), Joyce County (Amancio D'Silva w/ Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet), Standfast (Gary Windo's Symbiosis), Beer Garden (Elton Dean'sJust Us), For Those Who Prefer It Mid-Tempo (Lol Coxhill & Steve Miller), The Small Change (Graham Collier Music)

Notes : A collection of previously unreleased "field recordings" released to coincide with the publication of the book Trad Dads, Dirty Boppers and Free Fusioneers: British Jazz, 1960-1975 by Duncan Henning. Alan Skidmore plays on the John Stevens Seven track which was recorded in 1965. The musicians on that track are: John Stevens, Kenny Wheeler, Chris Pyne, Alan Skidmore, Ray Warleigh, Mick Pyne, Ron Mathewson.

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BBC Jazz Club, The Ronnie Scott Quintet Featuring Alan Skidmore, 2013, Gearbox Records GB 1514

Tracks : Oleo, The 1612 Overture, Where Are You?, Sonnymoon For Two, A Night In Tunisia

Musicians : Ronnie Scott, Alan Skidmore, Gordon Beck, Jeff Clyne, Johnny Butts

Recorded for a BBC programme at the Paris Stusios in London in early 1966. 12" LP.

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The Definitive Steampacket Recordings, Steampacket, 2013, Nasty Productions

Tracks : Don't Do It No More, Cry Me A River, Let's Do It Tonight, I Just Got Some, Holy Smoke, Can I Get A Witness, Green Onions '66, Baby Take Me, It's A Bloody Life, Kiko, How Long Will It Last, Baby Baby, Funky Mama, Cry Me A River, Fool Killer, Shake, Lord Remember Me, Walking, The In Crowd, Wonderful One, Oh Baby Don't You Do It, Rock Candy, Tiger, Watch Your Step, Midnight Hour, Sidewinder, I Know You, Own Up Lady Astor, Up Above My Head

Musicians : Alan Skidmore plays on the track Walking, which is not a Steampacket track, on this 2 CD release of mainly Steampacket tracks. The musicians on that track are: Sonny Boy Williamson, Brian Auger, Jimmy Page, Joe Harriott, Alan Skidmore, Ricky Brown, and Mickey Waller.

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Swan Songs, Georgie Fame & The Last Blue Flames, 2013, Three Line Whip TLW 010

Tracks : The Victory Hymn (The Methodist), The Diary Blues (The Diarist), De Caribbean Way (The Fantasist), Gray's March (The Eulogist), Thinkin' 'N' Drinkin' (The Survivalist), The Lurper (The Isolationist), Uncle Ezra (The Realist), Lost In A Lover's Dream (The Elegist), Mose Knows (The Catalyst), Lovin' Brought Me Into This World (The Fatalist), Spin Recovery (The Hedonist), My Ship (The Optimist)

Musicians : Georgie Fame, Guy Barker, Alan Skidmore, Tristan Powell, Anthony Kerr, Alec Dankworth, James Powell, Ralph Salmins, Madeline Bell (tracks 4 & 12)

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Drama, Colin Towns' Mask Orchestra, 2015, Provocateur PVC1044

Tracks : The Cherry Orchard, Macbeth, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, King Lear, Equus, Ghosts, Hysteria, The Royal Hunt Of The Sun, The Cripple Of Inishmann, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Copenhagen, Jane Eyre, The Crucible, A Doll's House, The Royal Hunt Of The Sun (Reprise)

Musicians : Colin Towns, George Hogg, Henry Lowther, Graham Russell, Rory Simmons, Harry Brown, Barnaby Dickinson, Tom White, Roger Williams, Peter King, Simon Allen, Tim Garland, Nigel Hitchcock, Alan Skidmore, Julian Siegel, Andrew McCormack, Chris Montague, Arnd Geise, Ralph Salmins, Joji Hirota, Stephan Maass

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A Declaration Of Love, Georgie Fame, 2015, ITM Archives

Tracks : Rockin' Chair, Mr. PC, Jumping With Symphony Sid, On A Misty Night, A Declaration Of Love, Yeh Yeh, Black Coffee, Anthrolopogy, God Shall Wipe All Tears Away, Stormy Monday

Musicians : Georgie Fame, Uschi Brüning, Alan Skidmore, Steve Melling, Geoff Gascoyne, Ian Palmer

Recorded live in Berlin in September 2008.

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International New Jazz Meeting Burg Altena 1972-1973, Various Artists, 2016, B.free 6167-6174

Notes : An 8 CD set of music by Jan Fryderyk Dobrowolski & Jacek Bednarek, Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath, Michal Urbaniak Group, Karl Berger Company, Wolfgang Dauner Et Cetera, Phil Woods & His European Rhythm Machine, Scandinavia New Jazz Group, Tune For Bassclarinets, Reform Art Unit, Anima, Terumasa Hino Quintet, and Theo Loevendie Consort. All the music was recorded live at Altena Castle, West Germany, on June 24/25, 1972 & June 23/24, 1973. A few of the tracks have been previously released. Alan Skidmore plays on the three Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath tracks.

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The Chase, Leo Richardson Quartet, 2017, Ubuntu Music UBU 0005

Tracks : Blues for Joe, Demon E, The Curve, The Chase, Elisha's Song, Mambo, Silver Lining, Mr. Skid

Musicians : Leo Richardson, Rick Simpson, Mark Lewandowski, Ed Richardson, Quentin Collins (tracks 2, 3 & 4), Alan Skidmore (track 8)

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Festival '69, Michael Gibbs With The Gary Burton Quartet, 2018, Turtle Records TURBXM 503

Tracks : CD 1: General Mojo's Well Laid Plan, Announcement, Arise, Her Eyes, Announcement, Ballet, Announcement, And On The Third Day, Chega de Saudad, Announcement, Portsmouth Configurations, Announcement / CD 2: Announcement, Tanglewood '63, Sojourn /June The 15th 1967, Walter L, Nowhere, Announcement, Doin' The Pig / CD 3: Sweet Rain, Family Joy, Oh Boy!, Nowhere, Fly Time Fly (Sigh), Feelings & Things /June The 15th 1967, And On The Third Day, Some Echoes, Some Shadows

Musicians : CD 1 (1 to 6): Gary Burton, Dave Pritchard, Steve Swallow, Bill Goodwin / CD 1 (7) & CD 2: Gary Burton, Dave Pritchard, Steve Swallow, Bill Goodwin, Mike Gibbs, Kenny Wheeler, Trevor Barber, Chris Pyne, Alan Skidmore, Ray Warleigh, Tony Roberts, Chris Spedding / CD 3: Mike Gibbs, Henry Lowther, Rodney Teal, Chris Pyne, Dick Hart, Mike Osborne, Alan Skidmore, John Surman, Mike Pyne, Phillip Lee, Frank Ricotti, Jack Bruce, John Marshall

CD 1 and 2 recorded live at Festival 69 at Whitla Hall, Belfast on November 20, 1969. CD 3 recorded live at Lancaster University in February 1969.

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John Coltrane 50th Memorial Concert At Cafe Oto, Paul Dunmall Sun Ship Quartet / Alan Skidmore, Julie Kjær / Ståle Liavik Solberg / Mark Wastell, 2019, Confront Core 07

Tracks : May There Be Peace And Love And Perfection Throughout All Creation O God (Julie Kjær, Ståle Liavik Solberg, Mark Wastell), Amen (Paul Dunmall Sun Ship Quartet), Dearly Beloved (Paul Dunmall Sun Ship Quartet), Sun Ship (Paul Dunmall Sun Ship Quartet), Attaining (Paul Dunmall Sun Ship Quartet & Alan Skidmore), Ascent (Paul Dunmall Sun Ship Quartet & Alan Skidmore), Ascension (all musicians)

Recorded live at Cafe OTO, London on 17th July 2017.

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Son Of Local Colour, Peter Lemer Quintet, 2019, ESP Disk 5031

Tracks : Ciudad Enahenado, Ictus, Flowville, Carmen, Impressions, Big Dick, URH, In the Out

Musicians : Peter Lemer, Alan Skidmore, John Surman, Tony Reeves, Jon Hiseman

Recorded live at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in London on February 20 2018.

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The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings: Bootleg Him! / Accidentally Borne In New Orleans, Alexis Korner, 2019, Wounded Bird

Notes : A 2 CD set that combines the albums Bootleg Him! and Accidentally Borne In New Orleans. Alan Skidmore plays on a track of the Bootleg Him album.

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Chronology: Live 1968-69, Joe Harriott, 2020, Jazz In Britain

Tracks : Psychedelic Sally, Down & Out, W.S.I.M.C., Shadows, Chronology, Themeology, My Man’s Gone Now

Musicians : Joe Harriott, Derek Watkins, Greg Bowen, Hank Shaw, Ian Hamer, Kenny Wheeler, Les Condon, Bobby Lamb, Chris Smith, Danny Elwood, Gibb Wallace, Alan Skidmore, Tubby Hayes, Ray Warleigh, Pat Smythe, Louis Stewart, Phil Bates, Ron Mathewson, Harry South, Bill Eyden, Spike Wells

Alan Skidmore plays on Themeology and My Man’s Gone Now as a member of The Harry South Big Band. The two tracks were recorded on July 23, 1969.

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The Oracle: The Ron Mathewson Tapes Vol. 4, The Alan Cohen Big Band, 2020, Jazz In Britain

Tracks : Doxology, Surabaya Johnny, The Oracle

Musicians : Alan Cohen, Kenny Wheeler, Henry Lowther, Chris Pyne, Mike Gibbs, Mike Osborne, Alan Skidmore, Brian Smith, John Surman, Martin Fry, Ron Mathewson, Trevor Tomkins

Recorded live in London in December 1968.

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Live At The Peanuts Club, Mike Osborne & Friends, 2020, Jazz In Britain

Tracks : Untitled One, Untitled Two, Well You Needn't, Cherokee

Musicians : Mike Osborne, Harry Beckett, Marc Charig, Alan Skidmore, Elton Dean (tracks 3 & 4), Harry Miller, Louis Moholo-Moholo

Recorded live at the Peanut Club in London probably in 1975 or 1976.

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The Octet Broadcasts: 1969 And 1979, Alan Wakeman, 2020, Gearbox Records

Tracks : CD 1 Jazz Workshop 1969: Dreams, Forever, Merry-Go-Round / CD 2 Jazz In Britain 1979: Charles Fox Introduction, Chaturanga, Manhattan Variation, Vienna, Robatsch Defense, Kingside Breakthrough, Charles Fox Conclusion

Musicians : CD 1: Alan Wakeman, Alan Skidmore, Mike Osborne, Paul Rutherford, Paul Nieman, John Taylor, Lindsay Cooper, Paul Lytton / CD 2: Alan Wakeman, Alan Skidmore, Art Themen, Henry Lowther, Paul Rutherford, Gordon Beck, Chris Lawrence, Nigel Morris

CD 1 recorded live at the BBC Aeolian Studio 2 on November 21, 1969. CD 2 recorded live at BBC Maida Vale Studio 5 on May 23, 1979.

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Into The Archives, Volume 1, Various Artists, 2020, Jazz In Britain

Tracks : The Oracle (The Alan Cohen Big Band), Black & White Raga (Group Sounds Five), Dream Sequence (PAZ with The Singing Bowls of Tibet featuring Allan Holdsworth), A Luv Supreme (Ron Mathewson's Mystery Machine)

Musicians : Alan Skidmore is a member of the Alan Cohen Big Band on track 1.

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Wisdom In The Wings, Stan Tracey, 2021, Resteamed

Tracks : Rainbow At The Five Mile Road, Free An' One, Step An' Fetch It, The Green Kingspring of King Springreen, Nudgy Vamp, All The World's A Stage, Overture And Beginners, Matinee Days, Enter Romeo, Principal Centre Stage, Wisdom In The Wings, Panto' Panta', Kindly Leave This Stage

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 5: Stan Tracey, Peter King, Dave Green, Bryan Spring / Tracks 6 to 13: Stan Tracey, Derek Watkins, Tony Fisher, Greg Bowen, Hank Shaw, Keith Christie, Chris Pyne, Mike Gibbs, Peter King, Dennis Walton, Tony Coe, Alan Skidmore, Ronnie Ross, Dave Green, Bryan Spring, Frank Ricotti

A CD release that brings together the albums Free An' One (1970) and The 7 Ages Of Man (1970)

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Revisiting Tanglewood 63: The Early Tapes, Michael Gibbs, 2021, Jazz In Britain

Tracks : Tanglewood 63, Five For England, Fanfare, June the 15th 1967, Sojourn, Canticle, Country Roads (digital bonus track)

Musicians : Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7: Mike Gibbs, Henry Lowther, Harry Beckett, Malcolm Griffiths, Dick Hart, Tony Roberts, Stan Sulzmann, Jim Phillip, Chris Spedding, Mick Pyne, Roy Babbington, John Marshall, Frank Ricotti / Tracks 2, 3, 6: Mike Gibbs, Nigel Carter, Henry Lowther, Harry Beckett, Chris Pyne, Dick Hart, Alan Skidmore, Tony Roberts, Stan Sulzmann, Chris Spedding, Mick Pyne, Roy Babbington, Jeff Clyne, John Marshall, Clive Thacker, Frank Ricotti

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Byzantium Halfway Dreaming Anthology 1969-1975, Byzantium / Ora, 2021, Grapefruit Records

Notes : A 5 CD set that brings together the Ora self title album (1969) and four Byzantium albums: Byzantium albums (1972), Seasons Changing (1973), Live & Studio (1974, and High Time (2018). Alan Skidmore plays on a track of the Byzantium album.

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