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EPISODE · Feb 16, 2026 · 1H 11M

Joe Harriott - Jamaican bebop and swing alto sax

from Jazz Focus · host jazzbnd

Virtually forgotten Jamaican player who dominated the London jazz scene in the 1950's and 60's with a style that encompassed trad, swing and free - although his primary sound was bebop.  Here he is featured with three different quartets in the mid 1950's and as a soloist with the Kurt Edelhagen radio band in Germany in 1959.   Dill Jones on piano, Phil Seamen on drums and many others are also featured.

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