| Personnel: |
| John
Burgesss (sax, flute, clarinet) |
| Kevin
MacKenzie (guitar) |
| Mario
Caribe (bass) |
| John
Rae (drums) |
| Tracklisting:
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| Once
Upon a Long Ago |
6.55 |
| Festina
Lente |
4.42 |
| Delicious
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8.47 |
| The North
Beach Hi-Life |
4.08 |
| Hmmm |
5.42 |
| Nine Lives |
6.04 |
| The Urge
to Burge |
7.24 |
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| John
Burgess |
| 'The
Urge to Burge' |
| Caber
012 |
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| Album
Notes : THE
URGE TO BURGE |
is a collection of John’s wonderful and highly
evocative original compositions ranging from the most sumptuous
of haunting ballads through sun-flecked bossa nova’s to
full-blooded hard-bop workouts. It features alongside John’s
powerful tenor saxophone, flute and bass clarinet, the exceptional
talents of guitarist Kevin MacKenzie and the unparalleled rhythm
team of bassist Mario Caribe and drummer John Rae. |
| Artist
Information: |
Since moving to London in 1987 John Burgesss has toured extensively
throughout Europe, Scandinavia and the Middle East, performing
and recording with many of this country’s finest jazz
musicians such as Alan Skidmore, Harry Beckett and Jim Mullen.
In 1993 John enrolled at Berklee School of
Music in Boston, where he studied with George Garzone and
Jerry Bergonzi before moving to San Francisco to take on the
hugely competitive Bay Area jazz scene. In 1997 he recorded
the highly acclaimed 'THE BEAUTIFUL NEVER' with Theo Saunders,
Henry Franklin and Willie Jones III at the legendary Sage
and Sound Studios in Hollywood before returning to Scotland.
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