| The Esso Australian Jazz Summit | |
|---|---|
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| Live album by various artists | |
| Released | 1986 |
| Recorded | 22 February 1986, Bondi Beach, Sydney |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | ABC Records |
| Producer | Barry Crook, Chris Boniface |
The Esso Australian Jazz Summit is a live compilation album of jazz music recorded live at the Bondi Beach. The album was nominated for 1987 ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album.
The Esso Australian Jazz Summit was held on Saturday 22 February 1986 at Sydney's Bondi Beach. The Summit had 13 acts set to play but the show wash rained out after only 10 had performed. [1] Don Burrows Quintet, Andrew Firth with the Don Burrows Quintet, Sandy Evans Trio, Southern Cross Jazz Quartet, Andy Sugg and Andy Vance Duo, Dave Dallwitz Sydney Big Band, Allan Browne Band, Merve Acheson and the Mainstreamers, Jazzmanian Quartet, Rick Price Quartet and NSW Conservatorium Big Band all performed. Nova Dreams, Schmoe and Co and the Bernie McGann Quartet were listed did not get to play. [2]
The summit was recorded by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and was broadcast on ABC TV as part of The Burrows Collections series. [3] A double album was released later that year through ABC Records.
The album was nominated as the Best Jazz Album at the inaugural ARIA Awards.
Writing in The Canberra Times , Michael Foster praised the album stating "The music is exuberant, the recording and engineering worthy of the musicians." [2] The Sydney Morning Herald's Madeleine D'Haeye wrote "It's an excellent release, highlighted by the variety of styles - modern, traditional, through to avant garde — with solos, jams and bursts or improvisation, in moods ranging from the light-hearted to the serious." [4]
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