The Stan Tracey Quartet - Under Milk Wood in Hamburg (2022)

Stan Tracey's masterpiece, Under Milk Wood, was released in late 1965 to the most acclaim of any previous British jazz release and to this day has remained the most recognised and in demand recording. Six months later, Stan was invited by NDR in Hamburg to record the suite at their renowned studios for 4 days in March, using the same personnel as the original recording but with the unusual addition of much acclaimed Kenny Wheeler on trumpet and flugelhorn.
What emerged was a remarkable piece of music but only broadcast in Germany. Resteamed producer and Stan's son, Clark, had been aware that NDR had released one of the tracks on their annual compilation of that year's various guests at the studio and decided to dig a little deeper. Fortuitously, he made contact with the relevant people and was able to secure the whole recording which had remained dormant in the German vaults until now.

The standard of recording excellence was typical of NDR so very little was altered by the masterful sonic engineer Derek Nash back in the UK. Resteamed Records are now delighted to offer this extraordinary recording which recaptures the essence of British jazz in the 1960s with the added bonus of the exceptional horn playing of Kenny Wheeler.