Thanks to Linn Records, this is your chance to win a copy of the fantastic new Gareth Williams Power Trio album Shock! Those kind souls north of the border have also supplied Gill Manly's new CD, With A Song In My Heart, and Vocalion have been equally generous by supplying two of their latest releases, an Allan Ganley tribute and another instalment in their KPM library music series featuring the jazz funk of David Gold's Big City Suite. Don't miss out on these terrific prizes. More competitions will be on their way shortly. Watch this space!

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WIN A GARETH WILLIAMS POWER TRIO CD- SHOCK! (LINN)
Linn Records is delighted to announce the release of the debut album from Gareth Williams Power Trio. “Shock!” showcases Williams’ skills as an outstanding composer, pianist and improviser. One of the most intensely creative, dynamic and exciting performers on the UK jazz scene, pianist Gareth Williams has received increasing critical and public acclaim since becoming a professional musician in the early 1990s.

This album showcases a trio at the top of their form. From melancholy ballads to biting funk, this band maintains its ethos: never compromising on intensity or integrity when veering from the hard-hitting to the meltingly beautiful and bringing a powerful focus and lyrical power to all that they play.

The trio features Laurence Cottle (electric bass) and Ian Thomas (drums).

To enter send an email to garethwilliamscomp@thebebopshop.com  Closing date for entries is 31st August  2009.
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WIN A GILL MANLY CD- WITH A SONG IN MY HEART (LINN)
Linn Records is delighted to announce the release of the first album in a decade by jazz singer Gill Manly. “With a Song in my Heart” showcases this extraordinary talent often championed by Mark Murphy. The recording features a refreshing blend of jazz standards including Midnight Sun by Hampton / Burke / Mercer and Take Love Easy by Ellington / Latouche. Each song is given the unique Gill Manly treatment to produce an exquisite album of timeless excellence.

Manly is a superb London-based singer who enjoys great respect among her contemporaries. Indeed she collaborates on stage regularly with Linn Records label-mates Barb Jungr and Ian Shaw at the main jazz venues in the city. Her performances also inspired Claire Martin to commit to jazz singing at a young age.

"With A Song In My Heart" was conceived as a personal reflection on the work of Ella Fitzgerald and features Guy Barker on trumpet as well as a duet with Mark Murphy.

To enter send an email to gillmanlycomp@thebebopshop.com  Closing date for entries is 31st August  2009.
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WIN AN ALLAN GANLEY TRIBUTE CD- JUNE TIME (VOCALION)
This Vocalion release features a superb big band, made up of the finest British jazz musicians, playing the brilliant arrangements and compositions of the late Allan Ganley. Allan, who died in 2008, was one of Britain’s leading drummers, and throughout his lengthy career played in bands and groups led by luminaries such as John Dankworth and Tubby Hayes and for Nelson Riddle, Henry Mancini and many, many others. He was also one of the most gifted arranger-composers of his generation, and this CD is a tribute to his genius.

Recorded in 2009 and produced by Keith Mansfield, the world-class big band heard here is led by saxophonist Andy Panayi and includes in its ranks virtuosos such as Mark Nightingale, Cliff Hardie and Gordon Campbell (trombones), Henry Lowther, Martin Shaw and Tony Fisher (trumpets), Julian Siegel (tenor sax) and Mike Smith (drums). The music shows off the various facets of Allan’s skill as an arranger and composer, ranging from the hard-swinging, up-tempo Victor and the sublime harmonies of Two for the Road and June Time through to the joyous, uplifting samba grooves of Allisamba, among many others. An unmissable release for all who appreciate the finest in big band music.

To enter send an email to allanganleytributecomp@thebebopshop.com  Closing date for entries is 31st August  2009.
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WIN A KPM LIBRARY MUSIC CD FEATURING DAVID GOLD'S BIG CITY SUITE (VOCALION)
This release marks Vocalion’s third compilation of music taken from the archives of KPM, the world’s leading library music company. As with the previous titles in this series, the focus is on the funky ’70s, and this release opens with arranger-composer David Gold’s superb ‘Big City Suite’, originally recorded in 1977 and issued in KPM’s legendary 1000 Series. Blending funk and jazz with exquisite orchestral writing, it is a superb evocation of city life in all its aspects, and was recorded in Dublin using some of Ireland’s finest jazz and session musicians. The remainder of the disc comprises some of the best tracks from the KPM 1000 Series, recorded between 1972 and 1978, by the cream of the company’s composers. Among the many delights are Steve Gray’s Theme for A Hunter (1975), Nick Ingman’s Open Roads (1978), John Cameron’s Four O’Clock Earthquake and Smokey Joe’s Dilemma (1972), Alan Hawkshaw & Brian Bennett’s Dossier (1976) and Alto Glide (1974), Keith Mansfield’s The Fix and Snake Hips (1976), and much more besides.

The accompanying booklet contains tributes to the late Robin Phillips (1939-2006) – head of KPM during the 1960s and ’70s – written by Keith Mansfield, Alan Hawkshaw, James Clarke, David Gold and Peter Cox, KPM’s Creative Director. Not only do their tributes offer a fascinating insight into Robin’s life and career, but also to KPM itself in the 1970s. The booklet features several photographs of various KPM composers, taken during the 1960s and ’70s. All the music here is on CD for the first time, and has been remastered from the original analogue stereo tapes.

To enter send an email to davidgoldcomp@thebebopshop.com  Closing date for entries is 31st August  2009.

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The latest Winners are:
Lenore Raphael CD won by Andrew Dommett, West Midlands
London Horn Sound CD won by Samantha Ripley, Leeds

Congratulations to our lucky winners.