British pianist John Taylor first came to the attention of the jazz community in 1969 when he partnered with saxophonists and . He was later reunited with Surman in the short-lived group Morning Glory and in the 1980s with ’s quartet. Whilst Taylor’s unique piano style draws on the whole of the jazz pallette and considerable influence from classical music, his approach is characterised by a sophisticated and advanced rhythmic and harmonic sensibility. Taylor passed away on July 17, 2015, following a heart attack he suffered while performing at the Saveurs Jazz Festival in Segré, France. He was 72. - wikipedia

Vocal Summit is a unique coming together of leading vocalists exploring the limits of contemporary vocal jazz. This exciting acapello group grew out of a 1982 “jazz meeting” in Baden-Baden led by Joachim-Ernst Berendt. Since that time, Vocal Summit has toured Europe extensively. The repertoire predominantly consists of original compositions through the sensitive interaction of the individual singers. It has become a forum for vocal improvisation. The group is made up of Urszula Dudziak, , Michele Hendricks and Jay Clayton.

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Thanks to PsyKies for sharing the show at Dime in 2014.

PsyKies noted: Recorded by me off air direct from the original broadcast on June 21, 1989 to a Panasonic Hi-Fi VHS video recorder in SP audio only mode. Sometime in the mid to late 1990s, I misguidedly transferred all my radio recordings to VHS LP audio mode. This combined with the age of the tapes has resulted in some evident distortion throughout.

John Taylor picture by Alex Hemingway, posted at northernjazz-live - Thanks!

Lineage: BBC Radio 3 FM > Denon TU-400L tuner > VHS > VHS LP > Archos Gmini 120 > Audition > FLAC Naughty Dog John Taylor / Vocal Summit Brighton 1987 Norma Winstone-vocals Jay Clayton-vocals Urszula Dudziak-vocals * withVocalSummit Steve Arguelles-percussion -vibraphone Pete Saberton-keyboards John Taylor-piano,keyboards 63 mins 08. Mariella*15:34 07. Three P’s Piece6:35 9:42 06. Arrivee 05. Q6:48 04. Pure And Simple6:52 03. intro0:36 02. Adios Iony 10:06 6:16 01. Angel Disc 1(John Taylor’s Foil) Trade Freely. NotForSale. Vocal Summitopenedandjoined 06. Freedom Jazz Dance6:23 05. The Perfect Score12:56 01. Meet You There 8:11 Norma Winstone-vocals 04. Wake UpCall5:38 Foil forthefinalnumber Urszula Dudziak-vocals Disc 2(Vocal Summit) Jay Clayton-vocals 03. Ooyah 7:38 02. intro0:18 of theirset. 42 mins

John Taylor / Vocal Summit Brighton 1987 Brighton Summit Vocal / Taylor John Naughty Dog Naughty