E ai propri affezionati John Thurlow di Jazz in Britain augura buon anno donando un inedito del Warleigh Manor - quartetto composto da Allan Holdsworth, Ray Warleigh, Ron Mathewson e Bryan Spring attivo a Londra sul finire degli anni Settanta - sfuggito alle precedenti antologie di rarità tratte dai nastri donati all'etichetta dal bassista: The Return.
Scrive Thurlow: "Back in 2020 Jazz In Britain released a cd and download titled Warleigh Manor, from a quartet of Allan Holdsworth, Ray Warleigh, Ron Mathewson and Bryan Spring, using a recording which we discovered in Ron Mathewson’s tape archives, and which we believe was recorded at Ray Warleigh’s home studio in Hammersmith, London (hence the title), most probably during 1979. Although that quartet performed in London on a number of occasions in '79-'80, including at least two shows staged by the Jazz Centre Society at the Half Moon, until the discovery of the tape it had been thought that they never recorded anything together. The limited edition Warleigh Manor cd quickly sold out, though it’s still available as a download. Now we have discovered another recording, not from Ron Mathewson’s tapes this time, but in Bob Cornford’s tape archive which we have been given access to by Tony Rees. So, in the spirit of the season, and as a big thank you to all the Jazz In Britain supporters who have helped make 2024 such a successful and fulfilling year… here’s this newly discovered track for free!"