Joe Harriott & Amancio D'Silva- Stephano's dance - Hum Dono1969 .wmv

Alto Saxophone -- Joe Harriott
Bass -- Dave Green
Drums -- Bryan Spring
Engineer -- Adrian Kerridge, Mike Weighell
Flugelhorn -- Ian Carr
Guitar -- Amancio D'Silva
Producer -- Denis Preston
Vocals -- Norma Winstone
Written-By -- Amancio D'Silva (tracks: A1, A3 to B3), Bryan Spring (tracks: A2), We had a preview of this LP when the title track was included in the sampler LP "Jazz Explosion" (Columbia SLJS I ) which I reviewed last month. Joe Harriott came to this country from the West Indies about eighteen years ago; much more recently guitarist Amancio D'Silva, of Portugese extraction, arrived here from Goa. This LP commemorates a 'collision' of east and west, and how well the two men play together! With Dave Green, bass, and Bryan Spring, drums, the two principals make beautifully integrated music; on three tracks Norma Winstone (vocals) and Ian Carr (flugel horn) make useful guest appearances, but I am generally struck by the work of the leaders. Hum-Dono emerges as the most compelling track with Spring using his hands on his drums. (Dave Green is absent here, incidentally.) After Harriott has carved out a slashing alto solo. D'Silva plays the guitar and hums in a very effective manner. Jaipur is a slightly slower tempo version of the tune which D'Silva played with the Don Rendell—I an Carr Quintet on the earlier "Integration" album (also reviewed last month). With Norma Winstone decorating the performance and Ian Carr adding a splendid obbligato, this is an authentic piece of Indian-Caribbean-Occidental jazz! Records such as this prove that our music is still the only truly international folk music, with no language barriers. Amancio D'Silva is clearly one of Goa's most useful exports, an uncommonly fine musician. A.M.