DON RENDELL QUINTET Vinyl & CDs

Review: Legendary UK label Decca is busy reissuing some of the most distinctive British jazz albums ever made. Here comes another one that has had a full remaster job before being pressed to heavyweight wax and housed in an even heavier weight sleeve. Don Rendell was in no uncertain terms a towering figure in British modern jazz for more than 50 years. He was not only there when the genre evolved into what it is today, but was driving that evolution with his masterful playing and compositional skills as part of this famous quintet. New liner notes are also included in this stone cold classic reissue.