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Release Date: 10 October 2025
Label: Miles Music
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5052442028192
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
After saxophonist Alan Barnes recorded Miles Music's first LP 'Straight Eight', in a quintet alongside the established Tommy Whittle, the second LP on the label gave Alan the opportunity to lead his own quartet with Dave Newton on piano, Paul Morgan on bass and Mark Taylor on drums. The result was the excellent 'Affiliation', which is now released on CD and digitally for the first time.
All four of these musicians are still very much on the scene, so this re-mastering of the LP for CD release is a fascinating insight into the playing of their younger selves thirty-eight years ago. The confidence of their approach and the quality of the interaction between them is a testament to their talent and co-operative spirit, and a tribute to the good judgement of John Miles, who with his co-producer Bruce Talbot, brought these four fine young players into the studio.
John Miles is sadly no longer with us, but Miles Music continues to honour his founding notion for the label of providing a platform to internationally under appreciated UK jazz musicians he felt deserved the widest possible audience.
Alan Barnes: alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet
Dave Newton: piano
Paul Morgan: bass
Mark Taylor: drums
Tracklisting
Gareth Williams
Guy Barker Quintet
Tubby Hayes Quartet
Peter King Quartet
Peter King Quartet
Alan Barnes Quartet
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
Alan Skidmore Quartet
Lennart Ginman, Thomas Blachman & Carsten Dahl
Doug Raney Quartet
Nigel Price Organ Trio
Alan Barnes Quartet
Fred Hersch Trio
Noah Preminger
Harper Trio
Samuel Blaser
