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Don Rendell -2 (discography from 1964)...
This page is a continuation from the Don Rendell discography - 1, which covered the period prior to 1964 plus a biography of Don Rendell...
The recording session detailed below was made for an unknown US record label but was never released in record format. It has now been released on CD together with three titles from a live recording in 1968...
Don Rendell Quartet / Quintet - January 22nd, 1964 (?)
Ian Carr (tp,fl-hrn), Don Rendell (ts,sop), Johnny Mealing (p), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d). (Carr does not play on titles marked#).
Peace Talk*/Blues By Five*/Waltz For Swingers*/.There Is No Greater Love*/I've Never Been In Love Before*/Downbeat After Dark*/You'll Never Know*/Blues For Sally*/Blues For Crazy Jane*#/West Coast Blues*#/I Can't Get Started*#/You're Not There*#/Just Friends*#.
(*Spotlite CD - Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet Live from Antibes and the Don Rendell Quartet and Quintet)

Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet - October 1st and 2nd, 1964 (Shades of Blue - Columbia 33SX1733)
Ian Carr (tp,fl-hrn), Don Rendell (ts,sop), Colin Purbrook (p), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d).
Blue Mosque*/Latin Blue*/Just Blue*/Sailin'*/Garrison '64*/Blue Doom*/Shades Of Blue*/Big City Strut*.
(*BGO CD - Shades Of Blue / Dusk Fire)

Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet - November 10th, 1965 (Live from 'The Highwayman' in Camberley)
Ian Carr (tp), Don Rendell (ts,sop), Michael Garrick (p), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d).
Blues By Five*/Jonah And The Whale*/Shades Of Blue*/Hot Rod*/Garrison '64*/Promises*.
(*Harkit CD - Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet Live in London)

Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet - March 16th and 17th, 1966 (Dusk Fire - Columbia SX6064)
Ian Carr (tp,fl-hrn), Don Rendell (ts,sop,cl,f), Michael Garrick (p), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d).
Ruth*/Tan Sam Fu*/Jubal*/Spooks*/Prayer*/Hot Rod*/Dusk Fire*.
(*BGO CD - Shades Of Blue / Dusk Fire)

Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet - February 23rd and 24th, 1967 (Phase 3 - Columbia S(C)X6214)
Ian Carr (tp,fl-hrn), Don Rendell (ts,sop,f), Michael Garrick (p), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d).
Les Neiges d'Anton/Bath Sheba/Black Marigolds/Crazy Jane/On!
(*BGO CD - Phase lll / "Live")

Acker Bilk and the Stan Tracey Big Brass - January, 1968 (Blue Acker - Columbia TWO230)
Kenny Wheeler, Ian Hamer, Derek Watkins, Eddie Blair, Les Condon (tp), Ian Carr (flh), Keith Christie, Don Lusher, Chris Pyne, Bobby Lamb, Chris Smith (tb), Acker Bilk (cl), Joe Harriott (as), Don Rendell (ts,sop), Tony Coe (ts), Stan Tracey (p,arr), Dave Green, Lennie Bush (b), Barry Morgan (d,perc).
Royal Garden Blues/Stranger On The Shore/Festival Junction/Blues For Last Year/Tin Roof Blues/Baby Blues/blues For This Year/Mood Indigo.

Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet - March 18th, 1968 (Live - Columbia S(C)X6316)
Ian Carr (tp,fl-hrn), Don Rendell (ts,sop,cl,f), Michael Garrick (p), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d).
On Track*/Vignette*/Pavanne*/Ninjam*/Voices*/You've Said It*.
(*BGO CD - Phase lll / "Live")

Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet - July 23rd, 1968 (Live from Antibes)
Ian Carr (tp), Don Rendell (ts,sop), Michael Garrick (p), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d).
Pavanne*/Hot Rod*/Voices*.
(*Spotlite CD - Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet Live from Antibes and the Don Rendell Quartet and Quintet)

Stan Tracey Big Brass - August 20th and 21st, 1968 (We Love You Madly - Columbia S(C)X 6320)
Derek Watkins, Paul Tongay, Kenny Baker, Eddie Blair, Les Condon (tp), Ian Carr (flh-1), Keith Christie, Don Lusher, Chris Pyne, Bobby Lamb, Chris Smith (tb), Acker Bilk (cl-2), Joe Harriott (as-3), Don Rendell (sop-4,ts-5), Tony Coe (ts-6), Stan Tracey (p,arr,cond), Lennie Bush (b), Barry Morgan (d).
Blue Feeling-1,2,3,5,6 /Passion Flower-4 /Lay-By-1,2,3,5,6.

Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet - March 20th and April 16th, 1969 (Change is - Columbia SCX6368)
Ian Carr (tp,flhn), Don Rendell (fl,ts,sop), Michael Garrick (p,harpsichord), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d) + Stan Robinson (cl,ts), Jeff Clyne (b), Guy Warren (perc).
Elastic Dream*.
Clyne and Warren out. Mike Pyne (p) replaces Garrick.
One Green Eye*.
Garrick replaces Pyne, Warren added, Robinson out.
Boy, Dog and Carrot*.
Ian Carr (tp,flhn), Don Rendell (fl,ts,sop), Michael Garrick (p,harpsichord), Dave Green (b), Trevor Tomkins (d).
Cold Mountain*/Black Hair*/Mirage*.
(*BGO CD - Change Is - The Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet)

Don Rendell Quartet - 1969 (Greek variations - part only of Columbia SCX6416)
Don Rendell (fl,ts,sop,cl), Stan Robinson (ts,sop), Neville Whitehead (b), Trevor Tomkins (d).
Farewell Penelope/Odysseus, King Of Ithica/Siren's Song/Veil Of Ino.

Don Rendell Quartet with Peter Shade - December 16th, 1970 (Space walk - Columbia SCX6491)
Don Rendell (fl,ts,sop,cl), Stan Robinson (ts,sop), Peter Shade (vib,fl), Jack Thorncroft (b), Trevor Tomkins (d).
On The Way/Antibes/Summer Song/The Street Called Straight/Euroaquilo/Space Walk/A Matter Of Time.

The Dankworth Big Band - February 19th,20th and 21st, 1973 (Lifeline - Philips 6308 169)
Martin Drover, Trevor Barber, Henry Shaw (tp), Henry Lowther (tp,vln), Ken Gibson, Malcolm Griffiths (tb), Johnny Dankworth, Stan Sulzman, Don Rendell, Mike Page, Duncan Lamont (reeds), Tony Hyams (p,el-p), John Girvan (g), Daryl Runswick (b,el-b), Harold Fisher (d) + strings and voices on some tracks.
Fighting The Flab*^/Darlington*/Tomorrow's World*/WRVR*/Lifeline Suite*:(Orinoco/Studio Five/Kite Flight/Defrantisity/Brass Roots^).
(Sepia RSCD 2019 - Lifeline)
(^Salvo 4CD Box set - I Hear Music - A Celebration of the Life and Work of Cleo Laine & John Dankworth)

Don Rendell with Joe Palin Trio - October 3rd, 1973 (Live at the Avgarde Gallery, Manchester - Spotlite SPJ501)
Don Rendell (fl,ts,sop), Pete Martin (tp-1,flhrn-1), Joe Palin (p), Ian Taylor (b), Gordon Beckett (d).
On The Way*/Euphrates*/I Can't Get Started*(1)/Antibes*(1)/Summer Song*.
(*Spotlite CD - Live at the Avgarde Gallery)

Don Rendell Five - January 29th and June 12th, 1974 BBC recording (Just music - Spotlite SPJ502)
Don Rendell (cl,fl,alto-f,ts,sop), Barbara Thompson (fl,sop,ts), Pete Lemer (p,el-p), Steve Cook (b,el-b), Laurie Allen (d).
The Wensleydale Suite*/Well Make It Up*/Sands Of Time*/Penta-gone*/Out Of My Window*/Mina Impact*.
(*Spotlite CD - Just music)

Don Rendell Nine - June 18th, 1979 Recorded at the Greenwich Festival (Earth music - Spotlite SPJ515)
Dick Pearce (tp), Paul Nieman (tb), Pete Hurt (as), Don Rendell (cl,fl,alto-f,ts,sop), Alan Wakeman (sop,ts), John Williams (bs), Pete Saberton (p,el-p), Paul Bridge (b,el-b), Trevor Tomkins (d).
Genesis Jump/Meridian Mango/Land Lovers/Seven Seas Rock/Bluestones/Tenor Firma/Strata Dance/Ground Finale.

Don Rendell Five - June 18th, 1979 Recorded at the Greenwich Festival (Set two - Spotlite SPJ516)
Don Rendell (ts,sop,fl), Alan Wakeman (ts,sop, Pete Saberton (p,el-p), Paul Bridge (b), Trevor Tomkins (d).
Becclesology/Devon Dance/Waltz/It Could've Happened To You/Unicorn.

This was a private recording at the "Bull's Head" in Barnes, London. It was recorded by BBC sound engineer Robin Segley and presented as a gift to Don Rendell who arranged for its subsequent release on his own label...
Don Rendell Quartet - November, 1986 (Time Presence - Don Rendell DR101)
Don Rendell (cl,ts,sop,fl,alto-fl), Esmond Selwyn (g), Mario Castronari (b), Robin Jones (d).
Trane Tete a Tete/Young John/Trane Ride/Medley (Spring Omen, Summer Is Falling)/Soon/The Touch Of your Lips.

Don Rendell and his Big Eight - March 25th, 1991 (If I should lose you - Spotlite SPJ-CD546)
Martin Shaw (tp,flhrn), Richard Edwards (tb), Don Rendell (cl,ts,sop,fl), Brian Dee (p), Mario Castronari (b), Bobby Worth (d).
I Can Drean Can't I*/The Blues House Effect*/Calas Vinas*/Out Of My Window*.
(*Spotlite CD - If I should lose you)

Don Rendell and his Big Eight - May 17th, 1991 (If I should lose you - Spotlite SPJ-CD546)
Don Rendell (as,ts,sop,fl), John Burch (p), Pete Morgan (b), Robin Jones (d).
If I Should Lose You*/Relaxing At Loweswater*/Jumpin' At The Lakeside*/Cruisin' At Eskdale*/Hard Knott Pass* (JB out).
(*Spotlite CD - If I should lose you)

Don Rendell and his Big Eight - July 2nd, 1991 (If I should lose you - Spotlite SPJ-CD546)
Don Rendell (cl,ts), Brian Dee (p), Mario Costronari (b).
All Too Soon*/Under Pressure Blues* (BD out).
(*Spotlite CD - If I should lose you)

Don Rendell Quintet - March 18th, 1993 (What am I here for - Spotlite SPJ-CD551)
Steve Waterman (tp), Don Rendell (cl,ts), Chris Kibble (p), Mario Costronari (b), Paul Robinson (d), Christine Tobin (vcl).
This Time the Dream's On Me*/For Minors Only*/Honest Injun*/What Am I Here For*/Lament*/Goodbye Porkpie Hat* (vcl CT)/My Romance* (vcl CT).
(*Spotlite CD - What am I here for)

Don Rendell Quintet - 1996 (What am I here for - Spotlite SPJ-CD551)
Don Rendell (fl,as,ts), Art Themen (ts,sop), Nick Weldon (p), Jim Richardson (b), Simon Morton (d).
This I Dig Of You*/The Bluesroom*/Antibes*/Shades of Blue*/Parisian Thoroughfare*.
(*Spotlite CD - What am I here for)

Don Rendell / Ian Carr / Michael Garrick - August 6th and 14th, 2001 (Reunion - Spotlite)
Don Rendell (cl,ts,sop), Ian Carr (flhrn), Mark Bassey (tb), Michael Garrick / Richard Busiakiewicz (p), Mario Costronari (b), Alan Jackson / Robin Jones (d).
Linger With Lester*/Pause And Effect*/I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me*/Penthouse Serenade*/Bernie's Tune*/If You Only Knew*/If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight*/Afterthought*/Smoke Screen*/How Deep Is The Ocean*/Struttin' With Some Barbecue*.
(*Spotlite CD - Don Rendell / Ian Carr - Reunion)


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