This 1978 release from Kenny Wheeler features four original extended tunes by the trumpeter backed by an ECM dream team: Jan Garbarek, John Abercrombie, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette, with special guest Ralph Towner sitting in on 12-string guitar on one song.

A soaringly joyous album from British trumpeter Kenny Wheeler – one that has him leading a larger group in a style that resonates with similar projects of the time from artists like Mike Westbrook or Michael Gibbs!

"Fairytale" from Dutch jazz keyboardist Jasper van’t Hof takes listeners on a journey through a fantastical musical landscape, enlivened by a 21-piece brass band and leading European-based musicians. Co-led and produced by influential Swiss keyboardist and composer, the late George Gruntz, a highlight of this whimsical escapade is Gruntz’s Cinderella Friday Night with its funky bass line, hip counterpoint and intermingling of jazz and rock. Challenging, beautiful arrangements, unusual instrumentation and great solos make for a richer Fairytale than even Disney could imagine.

Kenny Wheeler (1930-2014) was an unassuming giant of modern jazz, a daring improviser, and a writer of many beautiful and slyly unorthodox tunes. His recorded legacy includes albums now regarded as contemporary jazz classics such as Gnu High, Deer Wan, and Music For Large And Small Ensembles. In December 2013 he recorded what was to be his last album - "Songs for Quintet"…