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Release Date: 05 June 2026
Label: Discus Music
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5051078023021
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Music composed by Keith Tippett, arranged by Hilary Jeffery with yrics by Julie Tippetts. The music on "Green Prism" is rooted in the last of the many commissions Keith Tippett wrote in the latter part of his career. It is quintessentially 'Keith music'. And it is equally an extension of the unique series of recordings Keith made with his wife Julie, from their earliest days in the 1970s as Ovary Lodge to the four "Couple in Spirit" albums. Julie's words and vocal performance are central to the powerfully evocative music presented here. "Julie's voice to me is like an instrument with many different tonal colours and amazing range. Her intonation is fantastic." Those are the words of Paul Dunmall, another long-time collaborator with Keith and also a key contributor to this album.
The creative force behind "Green Prism" is Hilary Jeffery. Like many others across the years, Hilary was inspired by attending Keith's jazz workshops while he was studying at Dartington College of Arts. He had already met and played with Paul Dunmall. He describes these experiences as "Unforgettable and life changing. Keith, Julie and Paul were very encouraging to me as I was starting out to live and work in the musical multiverse. They were role models for how to live musically in an uncompromising and authentic way which was deeply inspiring and motivating."
This album is at once a tribute to a master of composition in his maturity and a sensitive re-imagining by someone from a new generation, discovering a way to celebrate the spirit of Keith Tippett.
"Green Prism" is a recording that will not only engross anyone already familiar with Keith Tippett's music; it will hopefully bring him to the attention of a new generation of those with mind's open enough to appreciate the best of contemporary composition. - Martin Phillips
Julie Tippetts - voice
Tobias Delius - tenor saxophone, clarinet
Paul Dunmall - tenor and c soprano saxophones
Hilary Jeffery - multi tracked brass, computer
Eleni Poulou - synthesizer, music box
Tracklisting
Army Of Briars
Keith Tippett & Matthew Bourne
Laura Jurd & Paul Dunmall
Theo May's Odd Unit
Keith Tippett
Charlotte Keeffe
Ron Caines / Martin Archer Axis
Keith & Julie Tippett - Couple In Spirit
His 'n' Hers (Judith O'Higgins & Dave O'Higgins)
Matthias Bublath
uroboro
Richard Spaven
Jim Snidero
Jeremy Pelt
Tenderlonious
Krupka Trio
