| Jim McLeod's Jazz Tracks | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album | |
| Released | 1989 |
| Recorded | 1981–1988 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | ABC Records |
Jim McLeod's Jazz Tracks is a compilation album of jazz music recorded for Jim McLeod's long running ABC-FM radio show Jazztrack. [1] The lead track "Windows of Arquez" by Bryce Rohde And Bruce Cale was at the time the shows theme song. [2]
The album was nominated as the Best Jazz Album at the 1990 ARIA Awards but lost out to Browne, Costello & Grabowsky with their album Six By Three.
Adrian Jackson, writing in BRW, praised the album and signed off "hoping it turns out to be the first of a series." [1]
The last two tracks only appear on the cd version of the album.
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