Live In Concert 1980
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Barbara Thompson’s Paraphernalia
Live In Concert 1980
(80th Birthday Edition)
Repertoire Records marks the occasion of Barbara Thompson’s 80th Birthday with the release of a classic album as a deluxe package with bonus CD compiled by Barbara herself
- Limited edition 2CD deluxe package
- Reissue of Paraphernalia’s classic album Live In Concert 1980 mastered by Jon Hiseman
- Fully illustrated 36 page booklet with liner notes by the daughter of Barbara Thompson and Jon Hiseman, singer Ana Gracey, including recollections and insights from Barbara’s fellow musicians
- 10 track bonus CD The Flute Collection compiled by Barbara herself before her death, with material spanning 20 years performed by several seminal Paraphernalia line-ups
“It was said that Live In Concert was our most inspired recorded performance to date, perhaps partly due to the fact that we had an extremely responsive audience and greater room for improvisation. The album featured what was probably Jon’s finest recorded drum solo to date.”
From Journey To A Destination Unknown, Barbara’s autobiography
Despite being a fan favourite and receiving many accolades, the album has never been released on CD or digital platforms…until now.BONUS CD: The Flute Collection
Barbara Thompson studied flute, clarinet and piano at the Royal College of Music. Her skill on the flute earned her a place in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s platinum selling Variations alongside husband and legendary drummer, Jon Hiseman. Variations went on to be hugely successful and the opening section became the long-running theme of The South Bank Show. Barbara was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 1997 and reluctantly gave up the flute when it became clear that her fingers simply no longer had the dexterity required to play to the level she expected of herself. Barbara herself curated this bonus CD compilation of flute tracks before her death, in the hope that fans would enjoy hearing an eclectic collection made up of 10 tracks taken from 7 of her albums with the earliest recorded in 1978 and the most recent from August 1998. Barbara’s daughter, singer Ana Gracey, came up with the idea for the deluxe 2CD package in celebration of her mother. She concludes the booklet with the poignant words, “Happy 80th Birthday Mum, I hope you like your gift.”“It is rare to be able to write anything complimentary about jazz-rock…But Paraphernalia, the latest outfit of British saxophonist and flautist Barbara Thompson is currently proving on the club and festival circuit there is still room in what appeared to be an overcrowded field for a band with strong musical ideas and the virtuosity to back them up.”
Rod Chapman review of Paraphernalia at 100 Club - Sunday Times 1980
“Thompson’s formidable instrumental skills encompassed a tenor-saxophone voice that could range from the sensuous lyricism of Coleman Hawkins or Stan Getz to the power of John Coltrane’s turbulent soliloquies; nimble bebop fluency on the alto sax; and a dulcet-to-abstract tonal range on the flute.”
Barbara Thompson Obituary, The Guardian, John Fordham, 28 July 2022
Tracklist
DISC ONE
Live In Concert
Queen’s Theatre, July 1980
01 Summer Madness [6:48]
02 Frilly Bolero [10:33]
03 From Nowhere [9:07]
04 Scrummage [8:28]
05 Little Annie-Ooh [6:29]
06 Blues For Adolphe Sax [8:55]
07 Sunset [5:54]
08 Aliyah [18:17]
Bass Guitar – Dill Katz
Drums – Jon Hiseman
Keyboards – Colin Dudman
Tenor/Alto/Soprano saxes, flute and tambourine – Barbara Thompson
Duration: 74:31
BONUS DISC
The Flute Collection
Compilation CD
01 Fields Of Flowers [4:48]
Album: Pure Fantasy
Drums – Jon Hiseman
Keyboards – Bill Worrall
Bass Guitar – Dave Ball
Violin – Rod Dorothy
Flute – Barbara Thompson
02 Castles In The Air [6:50]
Album: Mother Earth
Bass Guitar – Dill Katz
Drums – Jon Hiseman
Keyboards – Colin Dudman
Violin – Anthony Oldridge
Flute – Barbara Thompson
03 Bad Blues [3:32]
Album: Breathless
Bass – Phil Mulford
Drums – Jon Hiseman
Guitar – Malcom MacFarlane
Keyboards – Peter Lemer
Flute – Barbara Thompson
04 Head In The Sand [7:17]
Album: Shifting Sands
Bass Guitar – Paul Westwood
Drums – Jon Hiseman
Keyboards – Peter Lemer
Violin – Billy Thompson
Flute – Barbara Thompson
05 Goodtyme Mr. Sam [3:49]
Album: Barbara Thompson’s Paraphernalia
Bass – Roy Babbington
Drums, Percussion – Harold Fisher
Keyboards – Colin Dudman
Flute – Barbara Thompson
06 Tibetan Sunrise [4:52]
Album: Heavenly Bodies
Bass – Andy Pask
Percussion – Jon Hiseman
Keyboards – Colin Dudman
Guitar – Paul Dunne
Bass Trombone – Bill Geldard
Trumpet – Guy Barker, John Thirkell, Stuart Brooks
Violin – Patrick Halling, Robin Williams, Rod Dorothy
Viola – Tony Harris
Cello – Quentin Williams
Flute – Barbara Thompson
07 Eastern Western Promise Part I [10:01]
08 Eastern Western Promise Part II [9:20]
Album: A Cry From The Heart – Live In London
Bass – Phil Mulford
Drums – Jon Hiseman
Electric Guitar – Paul Dunne
Keyboards – Peter Lemer
Alto Flute, Piccolo Flute – Barbara Thompson
09 La Tranquillité D’Ame [6:01]
Bass – Roy Babbington
Drums, Percussion – Harold Fisher
Keyboards – Colin Dudman
Flute – Barbara Thompson
10 Elysian Fields [3:08]
Album: Heavenly Bodies
Bass – Andy Pask
Percussion – Jon Hiseman
Keyboards – Colin Dudman
Electric Guitar – Paul Dunne
Cello – Quentin Williams
Violin – Rod Dorothy
Flute – Barbara Thompson
Duration: 59:39