A SYMPHONY OF AMARANTHS-NEIL ARDLEY-UK 1st press-REGAL ZONOPHONE-MINTY

	£		191
	$		253

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So, for sale by auction is......

ARTIST.......... NEIL ARDLEY

TITLE............ A SYMPHONY OF AMARANTHS

Amaranths are everlasting flowers, and A Symphony of Amaranths is dedicated to two immortals who produced the greatest orchestral jazz music - Duke Ellington and Gil Evans. The whole work is based on their initials - the notes DE and GE - and A Symphony of Amaranths is the second in a trilogy of works begun with The Greek Variations and followed by Kaleidoscope of Rainbows that all use a sequence of notes to provide the foundation for composition and improvisation. The album, recorded in 1971, was the first recording ever to receive an Arts Council award. Scored for a large jazz orchestra (effectively the New Jazz Orchestra, which Neil Ardley had directed in the 1960s) with added woodwind, harp and strings, A Symphony of Amaranths is the most romantic and harmonically dense piece of music that Neil Ardley ever composed. This album also contains two vocal settings by Neil Ardley, the earliest example of his vocal music. The first is a setting of Edward Lear's famous nonsense poem The Dong with a Luminous Nose wonderfully and uniquely told by Ivor Cutler backed by an unusual chamber orchestra containing keyboards, vibraphone, harp, violin and cello that provides an atmospheric setting for the poem. The second setting is of three poems by W.B. Yeats, James Joyce and Lewis Carroll, beautifully sung by Norma Winstone with the large jazz orchestra minus the strings. Features g Don Rendell, Stan Tracey, Henry Lowther, Harry Beckett, Jeff Clyne & Jon Hiseman.  .

FORMAT....... 12'' VINYL LP

LABEL........... (EMI) REGAL ZONOPHONE

YEAR............. 1972

COUNTRY..... UK

DESCRIPTION

SLEEVE.................... NON-Gatefold Textured and UN-laminated. No seem split or shelf wear. NO repairs, NO unwanted writing, stains or sticker tears. There is NO suface rub, The spine is fully readable with nice sharp lettering (correct pinched corners). The top edge is undamaged the bottom edge is in the same great condition with no wear/damage. The opening edges as new. The back is very clean  with no ring wear or other damage. There is almost NO corner tip wear. Top condition. MINT-

INNER SLEEVE..... New, plain white and lined. MINT

VINYL..................... Beautiful deep glossy shine, heavy weight vinyl. Sits nice and flat on the turntable without a hint of warp. The playback is strong and loud. The separation and sound stage are excellent. There are almost NO hairline marks but no obvious marks or scratches, it looks pristine in normal daylight and the hair lines can only be seen in very bright light. There are a very few very minor crackles noticable in the quieter parts, but no loud clicks or pops. Perhaps a professional clean will help?  The play back is brilliant, crisp sharp, deep bass, realy fresh and warm sounding. Very impressive indeed. MINT-, MINT-.

THIS ALBUM OBVIOUSLEY HAS ONLY BEEN PLAYED A FEW TIMES, WITH THE GREATEST OF CARE.

LABELS.................  NO spindle wear and only 1 or 2 spider marks. MINT-, MINT-.

VERY HARD TO FIND IN THIS SORT OF INVESTMENT CONDITION.

All vinyl is played/graded on a high end LINN system including a LINN SONDEK LP12 TURNTABLE.

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