HPMasters is back from Paris, Stockholm and Edinburgh, business trips without any time to visit thrift stores. But now, it's time for a legend of sound and one greatest record from the Phase 4 discography.John Keating
... is one of England's most active arrangers. Born and bred in Scotland, he has worked most of his professional life in London where, for some years, he was staff arranger for Ted Heath's big band. More recently - although he still finds time to work on Ted Heath's Phase 4 lps - Mr. Keating's activity has spread from the swing and jazz idiom in which he is an authority, to other musical forms; his name is spotted on the hit parade at regular intervals as a backing arranger, and currently he is there with an instrumental single.
In the ever-challenging Phase 4 format, Mr. Keating has especially exelled.
(from the original liner notes on "Temptation", Keating's second PFS masterpiece).
London's Incredible Brass Impact - Keating's 27 Men - all from the roster of PFS . . . with Kind Regards to our friend detour.
This good music has been reissued on Vocalion CD - and that's good news.
