HARRY BECKETT Schallplatten & CDs

Review: A prized nugget from British jazz history gets a much-needed reissue, as Harry Beckett's Flare Up gets the treatment as part of Decca's British Jazz Explosion series. Originally released in 1970, Flare Up is but one release from Beckett's expansive six-decade career, but it demonstrates everything brilliant about the virtuoso trumpeter. Listen out especially for the seriously funky 'Third Road', which has enjoyed additional attention on compilations and the like, but of course the whole album is essential listening for anyone interested in the evolution of jazz in Britain.