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Harry Beckett

Real Name:
Harold Winston Beckett
Profile:
b. 30 May 1935, St Michael Parish, Barbados

Resident in the UK since 1954, Harry Beckett's reputation extends throughout Europe and the USA. He played with Charles Mingus in the film ‘All Night Long’, and has worked with John Surman, Graham Collier, Django Bates, Ronnie Scott, Kathy Stobart, Charlie Watts, Stan Tracey, Annie Whitehead, Jah Wobble, David Murray, Pierre Dorge, Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, Ian Carr's Nucleus, to name but a few.
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Discography

Releases:
Flare Up (Album) (2 versions)   Philips ... 1970
Harry Beckett's Warm Smiles (LP)   RCA Victor 1971
Pictures Of You (LP)   Paladin Records 1985
Grandmothers Teaching (CD, Album)   ITM Records (2) 1995
The Modern Sound Of Harry Beckett (CD)   On-U Sound 2008
Production:
Memories Of Bacares (LP)   Ogun 1975
Got It Made (LP)   Ogun 1977
A Moon Of Roses (CD, Album)   ITM-Media 1994
Appears On:
Deep Dark Blue Centre (LP, Album)   Deram 1967
Down Another Road (LP)   Fontana 1969
Dragon Hill (LP)   CBS 1969
John Surman (Album) (2 versions)   DERAM ... 1969
Le Déjeuner Sur L'herbe (LP, Album)   Verve Records 1969
Mosaics (LP, Album)   Philips 1969
Songs For A Tailor (3 versions)   Atco Records ... 1969
Blue Memphis (LP, Mono)   Barcley 1970
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath (Album) (5 versions)   Arcàngelo ... 1970
Electric City (LP)   Vertigo 1970
How Many Clouds Can You See? (Album) (2 versions)   DERAM ... 1970
Jesus Christ Superstar (Album) (5 versions)   MCA Records Ltd. ... 1970
Outback (2 versions)   Turtle Records ... 1970
Rock Workshop (LP, Album)   CBS, CBS 1970
Songs For My Father (LP)   Fontana 1970
Brotherhood (Album) (4 versions)   RCA ... 1971
Conflagration (Album) (2 versions)   Dawn Records (2) ... 1971
Little Big Band (LP, Album)   Deram 1971
Long Player (LP, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1971
Metropolis (LP, Album)   Neon (RCA) 1971
Solar Plexus (Album) (2 versions)   Vertigo 1971
Tanglewood 63 (Album) (2 versions)   DERAM ... 1971
Jazz In Britain '68-'69 (LP) Shepherd Oak Eclipse Records (8) 1972
Ode (2 versions)   Incus Records ... 1972
Themes For Fega (LP)   RCA Victor 1972
Swiss Suite (LP, Album)   Philips 1973
Darius (LP)   Mosaic Records 1974
Live At Willisau (Album) (2 versions)   Ogun 1974
Jazz Illustrations (LP)   Resources Of Music 1975
Memories Of Bacares (LP)   Ogun 1975
Midnight Blue (LP)   Mosaic Records 1975
New Conditions (LP)   Mosaic Records 1976
Oh! For The Edge (LP)   Ogun 1976
Got It Made (LP)   Ogun 1977
Happy Daze (LP)   Ogun 1977
Symphony Of Scorpions (LP)   Mosaic Records 1977
Procession (LP)   Ogun 1978
Salisbury Suite (LP)   STEAM 1978
The Day Of The Dead (2xLP)   Mosaic Records 1978
Arauco / Caimanera / At Last I Am Free / Strange Fruit (12")   Rough Trade Germany 1981
Nothing Can Stop Us (Comp) (5 versions) Caimanera Rough Trade (UK) ... 1982
The View From Her Room (12", Single)   Rough Trade (UK) 1982
Life In Bracknell & Willisau (LP)   Jika Records 1983
Nipped In The Bud (LP) The View From Her Room... Rough Trade (UK) 1983
Perfect (12") Perfect Epic 1983
Soul Mining (2 versions) Perfect Epic 1983
Stan Tracey Now (LP) Spectrum No.2 Steam 1983
Storm Of Light (3 versions) Storm Of Light, Storm ... Virgin ... 1984
Venceremos (We Will Win) (Maxi) (2 versions)   Virgin ... 1984
Inner City Blues (Single) (4 versions) No Cure, No Pay Virgin 1985
Love Mystery (2 versions)   Island Records 1985
Neon Moon (LP, Album) Love Mystery, Neon Moon Island Records 1985
Working Nights (2 versions) Sweet Nothing Virgin ... 1985
Gone To Earth (Album) (18 versions) Wave Virgin ... 1986
Live At Fulham Town Hall (Album) (3 versions)   CBS ... 1986
Nothing Can Stop Us (LP) Caimanera Gramavision 1986
Tradewinds (12") Tradewinds, Medley: Th... Lago Records (UK) 1986
Out Of Many, One People (2 versions)   Antilles ... 1987
Alexis Korner And... 1972 - 1983 (2xVinyl, Comp) Captain America Castle Communications 1988
Pay Check (CD, Comp) Venceremos - We Will W... Virgin Records America, Inc., Virgin Records America, Inc. 1988
Bandes Originales Du Journal De Spirou (Comp) (2 versions) Attila Au Chateau Nato 1989
Weatherbox (5xCD + Box + , Ltd) Wave Virgin 1989
Compilation (CD, Comp)   Gramavision 1990
Hex (CD)   Anagram Records 1990
ITM On Acid (CD, Album) Slickaphonic Stomp, Hurry ITM Records (2) 1990
Erzulie (CD, Maxi)   Oval (3), EastWest 1991
I Will Cure You (Album) (3 versions) I Remember Punk Rock, ... Sense ... 1991
Rising Above Bedlam (Album) (2 versions) Erzulie EastWest ... 1991
A Moon Of Roses (CD, Album)   ITM-Media 1994
Electric City (CD, RE)   Repertoire Records 1994
Take Me To God (4 versions) Yoga Of The Nightclub,... Island Records ... 1994
Hustling Ability (CD, Album)   On-U Sound 1995
Losing Control (12") Losing Control (Jazz S... Astro Works 1997
Tales Of The Algonquin (Album) (2 versions)   Deram ... 1998
The Five Tone Dragon (CD, Album)   30 Hertz Records 1998
Umbra Sumus (CD, Album) Paternal Kindess, Lime... 30 Hertz Records 1998
Full Moon Over The Shopping Mall (CD) I'll Be Sad To See You Go 30 Hertz Records 1999
Rites And Rituals (CD, Album, RE)   Columbia 1999
The 30Hz Collection (CD)   Meta Records 1999
Down Another Road (CD, Album, RM)   Disconforme SL 2000
Live At The I.C.A. / Retrospective (2xCD, Album)   Moikai 2000
The Beach (Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Comp, Album) (6 versions) Return Of Django London Records ... 2000
People's Colony No I (CD, Album) Paradise Of Nada Real World Records, Virgin 2001
Travelling Somewhere (CD, Album)   Cuneiform Records 2001
Fly (CD, Album)   30 Hertz Records 2002
Freedom Of The City 2001 - Large Groups (2xCD, Album)   Emanem 2002
Impressed With Gilles Peterson (2xLP, Comp) Rolli's Tune Universal Jazz (UK) 2002
Solar Plexus / Belladonna (2xCD, Album, RE)   BGO Records 2002
Soupsongs Live (2xCD, Album)   Jazzprint 2002
Five Beat (CD) Five Beat (Part II), 6... 30 Hertz Records 2003
Live '96 (CDr, Album, Ltd)   Loathsome Reels 2003
Live At The BBC (CD)   Hux Records 2003
Never Trust A Hippy (CD, Album)   Real World Records, Virgin 2003
Bremen To Bridgwater (2xCD, Album)   Cuneiform Records 2004
Elevator Music Volume 1A (CD) Elevator Music 3 30 Hertz Records 2004
Fast Colour (CD)   Loose Torque 2004
Impressed 2 With Gilles Peterson (CD, Comp) Le Dejeuner Sur L'Herb... Universal Jazz (UK) 2004
Bigga Bush - Sound Sensation (2xVinyl, Album, Gat) Caimanera (Bigga Bush ... Stereo Deluxe 2005
Mu (CD) Samsara Trojan Records 2005
Freedom Of The City 2005 (2xCD, Album)   Emanem 2006
White Bicycles - Making Music In The 1960s (CD, Comp) Andromeda Fledg'ling Records 2006
Eclipse At Dawn (CD, Album)   Cuneiform Records 2008
Grandmothers Teaching (LP)   ITM Records (2)  
Tracks Appear On:
Impressed With Gilles Peterson (Comp) (2 versions) Rolli's Tune Universal Jazz (UK) 2002
Unofficial Releases:
Five Beat (CD, Album) Five Beat (Part II), 6... G. & P. Essential Music 2003
Gone To Earth (2xCD) Wave G. & P. Essential Music, G. & P. Essential Music 2003
Gone To Earth (2xCD, Unofficial) Wave Not On Label 2003
Elevator Music Volume 1A (CD, Album) Elevator Music 3 Par Media Music 2005
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