Fire, Heat, Soul & Guts! ( Sax No End!)

USA issue of a standout album from the Clarke-Boland Big Band’s celebrated MPS years, Sax No End! With Johnny Griffin, Sahib Shihab, Karl Drewo and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis among the featured soloists, the saxophone takes centre stage across this hard-driving 1960s session. Benny Bailey, Idrees Sulieman and Shake Keane add powerful trumpet work, backed by Francy Boland on piano, Kenny Clarke on drums and Jimmy Woode on bass. Original compositions include “Peter’s Waltz”, “Milkshake”, “The Turk”, “Sax No End” and “New Box”.