Nucleus & Leon Thomas - first official release

[RogerF]

News just in! Gearbox Records are shortly releasing Nucleus with Leon Thomas live at the Montreux Jazz Festival on 20 June 1970. This is the first ever official commercial release of this historic performance and almost 70 minutes worth of music is spread over a double vinyl LP. More on this here:

http://iancarrsnucleus.webs.com/nucleusnews.htm

Edited October 4, 2014 by RogerF

[Head Man]

News just in! Gearbox Records are shortly releasing Nucleus with Leon Thomas live at the Montreux Jazz Festival on 20 June 1970. This is the first ever official commercial release of this historic performance and almost 70 minutes worth of music is spread over a double vinyl LP. More on this here:

http://iancarrsnucleus.webs.com/nucleusnews.htm

No CD release?.......

[RogerF]

No, Gearbox is a vinyl-only label, but they usually are accompanied by a free download

[sidewinder]

That's great news Roger ! Is this the performance where Nucleus won the jazz equivalent of 'Jeux sans Frontiers' - I recall reading that they had won the top band prize at Montreux one year.

2LPs as well - fantastic.

Edited October 4, 2014 by sidewinder

[clifford_thornton]

Wow. I'd love to hear this.

[RogerF]

That's great news Roger ! Is this the performance where Nucleus won the jazz equivalent of 'Jeux sans Frontiers' - I recall reading that they had won the top band prize at Montreux one year.

2LPs as well - fantastic.

This was the same festival but not the actual performance which was Nucleus on their own. However, Leon Thomas does mention their achievement and prize (being sent off to the Newport Jazz Festival at short notice) in the introduction to the final track.