New and exclusive from Jazz In Britain.
Hardback. 278 full-colour pages. Large format. Features previously unseen photos. Foreword by Dave Gelly MBE.
This is the story of a life's journey to a destination, not only unknown, but wildly unexpected – filled with excitement, achievement and love, but also pain and struggle. Barbara Thompson, the daughter of an eminent lawyer, was born with a restless creative urge that her conventional education in music could not satisfy. It was when she discovered jazz that she found the freedom she had been seeking. But for a woman, the almost entirely male world of the jazz musician was a dangerous and frustrating place. It was hard at times, but, almost from the beginning, there was one person who totally believed in her. Together, she and drummer and bandleader Jon Hiseman, created their own, wide-ranging world of music. Throughout Europe their names alone were enough to fill any concert hall. But at the height of their careers, Barbara was struck by Parkinson's disease and another struggle began.
“I know it's all true, I even know (or knew) many of the people, including the two principal characters, but one thing above all makes this story real to me: I can hear Barbara's voice telling it.”
Dave Gelly MBE, April 2020
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£17 GBP
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Karl Jenkins
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Limited edition double CD album
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Limited edition compact disc
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Limited edition deluxe double compact disc.
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£14.99 GBP
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Limited edition deluxe double compact disc
Stan Sulzmann
£14.99 GBP
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Limited Edition Compact Disc
Trevor Tomkins' Sextant
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Limited Edition Compact Disc (Double Album)
Henry Lowther's Quarternity
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Limited Edition CD
John Taylor Sextet
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The Complete Hopbine '69 –
Limited Edition Double CD
Tubby Hayes Quartet
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Ken Wheeler: Some Gnu Ones –
Limited Edition 45rpm 12" Vinyl EP
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£18.99 GBP
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Limited Edition 45rpm 12" Vinyl EP
The Joe Harriott Quintet
£8.99 GBP
Forget To Remember - Live Vol.2: 1970 –
Limited Edition 12" Vinyl LP
The Ray Russell Sextet featuring Harry Beckett
£23.99 GBP
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Limited Edition 10" Vinyl EP
Ian Carr Double Quintet
£10 GBP
Ken Wheeler: Some Gnu Ones –
Limited Edition CD
Chris Laurence
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Inclusivity –
Limited Edition Deluxe Triple CD 32 Page 12"x12" Hardcover Book
Splinters
£10 GBP
Chronology: Live 1968-69 –
Limited Edition CD
Joe Harriott
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Limited Edition Gatefold 12" Vinyl LP
Mike Gibbs
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Limited Edition CD
Don Rendell Ian Carr Quintet
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Limited Edition Double CD
The Tubby Hayes Quartet
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Limited Edition CD
The Mike Taylor Quartet
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Limited Edition CD
The Ray Russell Sextet featuring Harry Beckett
£12.99 GBP
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Limited Edition 12" Vinyl LP
The Mike Taylor Quartet
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Limited Edition Double CD
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