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File under: Avant-Garde Jazz

Arman Ratip

The Spy from Istanbul (LP)

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Turkish pianist Arman Ratip's "Spy From Istanbul" is a killer LP originally issued in Lansdowne Series UK Jazz. Featuring Soft Machine sidemen from 1973, this is one of Top 10 British Jazz albums, and it's indeed superb. Also it's supposedly the soundtrack to a book Ratip was going to pen.

"Arman Ratip began his piano lessons with his mother Jale Derviş at the age of five. He began composing at the age of seven and was a child prodigy. Later his musical career took off in London when he recorded two albums for EMI. After concerts in London, Vienna, Salzburg, Bucharest, Ankara International Music Festival,Istanbul, Marlborough International Music Festival, Bursa, Berlin, Islamabad, The North Cyprus International Music Festival, music critics hailed him as a brilliant virtuoso pianist- composer. He is among the top leading pianist-composers of Avant-Garde Improvisational Music and a jazz pianist of Avant-Garde Jazz and Turkish Jazz. Official reissue for the first time worldwide, licensed courtesy of Arman Ratip."

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File under: Avant-Garde Jazz
Cat. number: MAR024
Year: 2020

Release notes

Recorded in London, 1970. Marc Charig is credited for trumpet but he plays cornet. Hand-numbered limited edition of 500.

Tracklist
AThe Spy From Istanbul21:11
B1Nightmare8:09
B2Angel Face7:58
B3Space Fantasy7:42
Credits
Filipe Rodrigues
Artwork [Restoration]
Marco Estrela
Artwork [Restoration]
Harry Miller
Bass
Arman Ratip
Composed By, Piano
Marie Swiejkowska
Design [Sleeve]
Keith Bailey
Drums
Ashley Howe
Engineer
Charles Fox
Liner Notes
César Martins
Mastered By [Audio Mastering]
Joaquim Paulo
Reissue Producer
Denis Preston
Supervised By
Mark Charig
Trumpet