Spargo

Auckland 's premiere jazz ensemble feature compositions on their debut CD “Of Not What's Not, But What Is” , by composer and leader Kingsley Melhuish . The jazz group are one of Auckland 's longest running quartets. Luke Casey, Auckland 's most revered session drummer, has performed and recorded with Eye TV , Seven Dials, Slacker, co-driver of Sperber and Casey (The Relaxomatic Project) and his solo project Tin Pot Guru . Saxophonist Chris Watts leads quartet Go Blow, and has performed and recorded with Beaver, Bluespeak and Inner City Jazz Workshop . Sam Giles is a busy electric bass player and has recorded with the acclaimed Chris Mason-Battley Group .  

To view a slide show of Spargo recording their debut album, by internationally reknown photographer Ralph Talmont, click here and view under ‘Projects'.

Releases:

PECD 1003 Of Not What's Not... But What Is Album

Reviews Of Not What's Not But What Is

“The debut release from Auckland trumpeter Kingsley Melhuish's group is an accomplished and singular triumph… The horn-based aggregation delivers a varied gumbo of Melhuish originals inspired (but not held captive) by the loose-limbed jazz of masters like Don Cherry.”
Gary Steel, Metro magazine, August 2003.  

“…a joyous, slightly anarchic and amusingly heretical approach taken throughout”
Graham Reid , New Zealand Herald, May 29, 2003.

ALBUM PREVIEWS

PECD 1003 Of Not What's Not... But What Is
An album by Spargo

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Spargo MP3

King Kudos MP3

Matemihi MP3

Edmond 's Tang MP3

Aniseed MP3

Rebate MP3

Mr. Bell MP3

Crema MP3

Dedication MP3


All compositions by Kingsley Melhuish Musicians: Kingsley Melhuish, Chris Watts, Sam Giles, Luke Casey, Neill Duncan, Bud Hooper, Nigel Gavin, David Lines, Jim Langabeer, Cameron Elliot, Dan Sperber, Mark Knill, Lindsay Clements.

PURCHASE THIS CD HERE
NZ$ 25.00 incl. GST (NZ only)

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