Harold Winston Beckett (30 May 1935[1] – 22 July 2010) was a British trumpeter and flugelhorn player of Barbadian origin.
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 Beckett in January 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Harold Winston Beckett |
| Born | 30 May 1935 Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Died | 22 July 2010 (aged 75) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, flugelhorn |
| Years active | 1961–2010 |
Biography edit
Born in Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados, Harry Beckett learned to play music in a Salvation Army band.[2] A resident in the UK from 1954, he had an international reputation. He played with Charles Mingus in the 1962 film All Night Long.[3][4] In the 1960s, he worked and recorded within the band of bass player and composer Graham Collier,[3] retaining the connection over a 16-year period.[5] Beginning in 1970, Beckett led groups of his own, recording for Philips, RCA and Ogun Records among other labels.
Beckett was a key figure of important groups in the British free jazz/improvised music scene, including Ian Carr's Nucleus, the Brotherhood of Breath and The Dedication Orchestra, London Jazz Composers Orchestra, London Improvisers Orchestra, John Surman's Octet, Django Bates, Ronnie Scott's Quintet, Kathy Stobart, Charlie Watts, Stan Tracey's Big Band and Octet; Elton Dean's Ninesense.[6] He also recorded with Keef Hartley, Jah Wobble, David Sylvian and worked with David Murray. He toured abroad with Johnny Dyani, Chris McGregor, Keith Tippett, John Tchicai, Joachim Kühn, Dudu Pukwana's Zila, George Gruntz's Bands, Belgian quintet The Wrong Object, Pierre Dørge's New Jungle Band and Annie Whitehead's Robert Wyatt project, Soupsongs, which also featured Phil Manzanera and Julie Tippetts, among other jazz and rock luminaries.
Beckett's dub-oriented album, The Modern Sound of Harry Beckett, was produced by famed British producer Adrian Sherwood and released on On-U Sound in late 2008.
In 1972, Beckett won the Melody Maker jazz Poll as "Top Trumpeter in Britain". He was a member of the Orchestre National de Jazz between 1997 and 2000.[3]
Discography edit
| Artist/group | Title | Label | Recording date | Location | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Mingus | Session following filming All Night Long | Private Acetate | 01/01/61 | London | 1962 |
| West African Rhythm Brothers | Various singles | Melodisc | 01/01/63 | ? | 1963 |
| Nigerian Union Rhythm Group | ? | Melodisc | 01/01/66 | ? | 1966 |
| Ambrose Campbell | High Life Today | Columbia Lansdowne | 01/01/66 | ? | 1966 |
| The Graham Collier Septet | Deep Dark Blue Centre | Deram | 24/01/67 | Jackson Studios, Rickmansworth,
Hertfordshire |
1967 |
| Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers | No.1 In Your Heart | Parlophone | 01/07/67 | London | 1967 |
| Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers | Soultime! (Compilation) | See For Miles | 1992 | ||
| John Surman, Alan Skidmore, Tony Oxley | Jazz In Britain '68–'69 | Decca Eclipse | 01/03/69 | London | 1972 |
| Small Faces | Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake | Immediate | 01/01/68 | London | 1968 |
| Graham Collier | Workpoints | Cuneiform | 16/03/68 | Southampton University, Southampton | 2005 |
| John Surman | John Surman (Anglo-Sax in the US) | Deram | 14/08/68 | London | 1969 |
| New Jazz Orchestra | Le Déjeuner Sur L'Herbe | Verve | 01/09/68 | Pye Studios, Marble Arch, London | 1969 |
| Ray Russell Quartet | Dragon Hill | CBS Realm | 01/01/69 | London | 1969 |
| Michelin Commercial Theme | 01/01/69 | 1969 | |||
| Keef Hartley Band | The Battle of North West Six | Deram | 01/01/69 | Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London | 1969 |
| Various | Wowie Zowie! The World of Progressive Music (includes "Not Foolish, Not Wise" from The Battle Of North West Six) | Decca | 01/01/69 | Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London | 1969 |
| Graham Collier Sextet | Down Another Road | Fontana | 21/03/69 | London | 1969 |
| Joe Harriott | Journey (Extra track: "In a Sentimental Mood" with Stan Tracey Big Band) | Moonlight Tunes | 18/04/69 | BBC TV Studios, London ? | 2011 |
| Jack Bruce | Songs for a Tailor | Polydor | 20/05/69 | Morgan Studios, London | 1969 |
| Manfred Mann Chapter Three | Manfred Mann Chapter Three | Vertigo | 01/06/69 | Maximum Sound Studios, London SE1 | 1969 |
| Keef Hartley Band | Halfbreed | Deram | 01/06/69 | Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London | 1969 |
| Alexis Korner | Both Sides | Metronome (Germany) | 23/09/69 | Olympic Studios, London | 1970 |
| Galliard | New Dawn | Deram | 13/12/69 | London? | 1970 |
| Mike Osborne | Outback | Turtle | 01/01/70 | London | 1970 |
| Bob Downes Open Music | Electric City | Vertigo | 01/01/70 | London | 1970 |
| Ray Russell's Rock Workshop | Rock Workshop | CBS | 01/01/70 | De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London | 1970 |
| Manfred Mann Chapter Three | Volume Two | Vertigo | 01/01/70 | London | 1970 |
| John Surman | How Many Clouds Can You See? | Deram | 01/03/70 | London | 1970 |
| Ray Russell's Rock Workshop | The Very Last Time | CBS | 04/04/70 | De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London | 1971 |
| C.C.S. | C.C.S. (First) | RAK | 01/05/70 | Abbey Road Studios, London | 1970 |
| Neil Ardley's New Jazz Orchestra | Camden '70 | Dusk Fire | 26/05/70 | Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre, London WC1 | 2008 |
| Graham Collier Music | Songs For My Father | Fontana | 01/06/70 | London | 1970 |
| Various, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice | Jesus Christ Superstar | MCA | 01/06/70 | London | 1970 |
| Memphis Slim | Blue Memphis | Barclay | 01/06/70 | ? | 1970 |
| Colosseum | Daughter of Time | Vertigo | 01/07/70 | London | 1970 |
| Harry Beckett | Flare Up | Philips | 15/07/70 | London | 1970 |
| Ray Russell | Rites And Rituals | CBS | 01/08/70 | De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London | 1971 |
| Keef Hartley Band | Not Foolish Not Wise | Mooncrest Records | 01/08/70 | BBC Studios, Regent Street, London | 1999 |
| The Trio | Conflagration | Dawn | 01/11/70 | London | 1971 |
| Graham Collier Music | The Alternate Mosaics | BGO | 12/12/70 | The Torrington, North Finchley, London | 2008 |
| Graham Collier Music Featuring Harry Beckett | Mosaics | Philips | 12/12/70 | The Torrington, North Finchley, London | 1971 |
| Ian Carr with Nucleus | Solar Plexus | Vertigo | 14/12/70 | Phonogram Studios, London | 1971 |
| Michael Gibbs | Tanglewood '63 | Deram | 23/12/70 | Morgan Studios, London | 1971 |
| Harry Beckett | Warm Smiles | RCA Victor/Vocalion | 01/01/71 | Command Studios, London | 1971 |
| Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath | Brotherhood | RCA Neon | 01/01/71 | London | 1971 |
| Miller Anderson | Bright City | Deram | 01/01/71 | London | 1971 |
| Faces | Long Player | Warner Brothers | 01/01/71 | Morgan Studios, London | 1971 |
| Storyteller | More Pages | Transatlantic | 01/01/71 | Sound Techniques, Chelsea, London | 1971 |
| Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath | Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath | RCA Neon | 09/01/71 | Sound Techniques, Chelsea, London | 1971 |
| Neil Ardley & The New Jazz Orchestra | On the Radio: BBC Sessions 1971 | Dusk Fire | 25/01/71 | Camden Theatre, London | 2017 |
| John Surman/John Warren | Tales of the Algonquin | Deram | 01/04/71 | London | 1971 |
| Ray Russell | Live at the I.C.A. | RCA Victor | 11/06/71 | ICA, The Mall, London | 1971 |
| The Keef Hartley Band | Little Big Band | Deram | 13/06/71 | Marquee Club, Wardour Street, London | 1971 |
| Oliver Nelson | Swiss Suite | Flying Dutchman | 16/06/71 | Montreux Jazz Festival | 1972 |
| Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath | Bremen to Bridgwater | Cuneiform | 20/06/71 | Lila Eule, Bremen, Germany (1971) & Bridgwater Arts Centre, Bridgwater, UK (1975) | 2004 |
| Neil Ardley | A Symphony of Amaranths | Regal Zonophone | 23/06/71 | Lansdowne Studios, Holland Park, London | 1971 |
| Mike Westbrook Orchestra | Metropolis | RCA Neon | 03/08/71 | Lansdowne Studios, Holland Park, London | 1971 |
| The Running Man | The Running Man | RCA Neon | 15/10/71 | Trident Studios, London W1 | 1972 |
| Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath | Eclipse at Dawn | Cuneiform | 04/11/71 | Berliner Philharmonie, Berliner Jazztage, Berlin, Germany | 2008 |
| Alexis Korner | Bootleg Him! | RAK | 01/05/70 | Abbey Road Studios, London | 1972 |
| Harry Beckett's S & R Powerhouse Sections | Themes for Fega | RCA Victor/Vocalion | 04/02/72 | ICA, The Mall, London | 1972 |
| Coulson, Dean, McGuinness, Flint | Lo & Behold | DJM | 01/03/72 | Maximumsound, Old Kent Road, London | 1972 |
| Barry Guy/London Jazz Composers' Orchestra | Ode | Incus | 22/04/72 | Oxford Town Hall, Oxford | 1972 |
| The Mike Gibbs Band | Just Ahead | Polydor | 31/05/72 | Ronnie Scott's Club, London | 1972 |
| Various (Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath) | International New Jazz Meeting Burg Altena 1972–1973 | B. Free | 24/06/72 | Altena Castle, Germany | 2016 |
| Alan Cohen Band | Duke Ellington's Black Brown & Beige | Argo | 19/10/72 | Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London | 1973 |
| London Jazz Composers Orchestra | Ode | Auditorium | 22/10/72 | Donaueschingen Musiktage 22, Germany | 2005 |
| Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath | Live at Willisau | Ogun | 27/01/73 | Jazz Festival Willisau, Switzerland | 1974 |
| C.C.S. | The Best Band in the Land | RAK | 01/01/73 | Abbey Road Studios, London | 1973 |
| Scaffold | Fresh Liver | Island | 01/01/73 | Air Studios, Hampstead, London NW3 | 1973 |
| Jaki Whitren | Raw but Tender | Epic | 01/01/73 | Nova Sound Recording Studios, London | 1973 |
| Ray Russell | Secret Asylum | Black Lion | 01/01/73 | Black Lion Records Studios, London | 1973 |
| Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath | Travelling Somewhere | Cuneiform | 19/01/73 | Lila Eule, Bremen, Germany | 2001 |
| Alexis Korner | Alexis Korner | Polydor (Germany) | 01/01/73 | CBS Recording Studios, London | 1974 |
| Giorgio Gaslini | L'Integrale - Antologia Cronologica - CD N°7 (1973), CD N°8 (1973–74) | Soul Note | 13/10/73 | Studio 7, Milan, Italy | 2008 |
| Giorgio Gaslini & Jean-Luc Ponty | Fabbrica Occupata | Produttori Associati | 27/10/73 | ? | 1974 |
| Sharon Forrester | Sharon | Ashanti | 01/01/74 | ? | 1974 |
| Harry Beckett | Joy Unlimited | Cadillac | 12/03/74 | Chalk Farm Studios, Camden, London | 1975 |
| Graham Collier Music | Darius | Mosaic | 13/03/74 | Cranfield Institute of Technology, Bedfordshire | 1974 |
| Harry Beckett | Still Happy | My Only Desire | 11/08/74 | BBC Studios, London | 2016 |
| Graham Collier with Graham Collier Music | Jazz Illustrations | Cambridge University Press | 01/01/75 | ? | 1975 |
| Graham Collier with Graham Collier Music | Jazz Lecture Concert | Cambridge University Press | 01/01/75 | ? | 1975 |
| Bob Downes Open Music | Hells Angels | Openian | 01/01/75 | ? | 1975 |
| Various (including Graham Collier Music) | Trad Dads, Dirty Boppers and Free Fusioneers | Reel Recordings | 01/01/75 | ? | 2012 |
| Eddy Grant | Eddy Grant | Torpedo | 01/01/75 | 1975 | |
| Graham Collier Music | Midnight Blue | Mosaic | 17/02/75 | Nettlebed, Oxfordshire | 1975 |
| John Warren Bigband | Live (Sparkasse Bremen, Sparkasse in Concert II / 76) | Sparkasse Bremen | 21/06/75 | der Aula des Ausbildungszentrums der Oberpostdirektion Bremen | 1976 |
| Harry Beckett | Memories of Bacares | Ogun | 25/11/75 | The Sussex, Culford Road, London N1 | 1975 |
| Elton Dean's Ninesense | Oh! For The Edge | Ogun | 22/03/76 | 100 Club, London | 1976 |
| Graham Collier Music | New Conditions | Mosaic | 02/06/76 | Nettlebed, Oxfordshire | 1976 |
| Graham Collier Music | Symphony of Scorpions | Mosaic | 07/11/76 | Ronnie Scott's Club, London | 1977 |
| Stan Tracey Octet | The Bracknell Connection | Steam | 29/11/76 | 100 Club, London | 1976 |
| Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath | Procession | Ogun | 10/05/77 | Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France | 1978 |
| Harry Beckett's Joy Unlimited | Got It Made | Ogun | 13/07/77 | London | 1977 |
| Elton Dean's Ninesense | Happy Daze | Ogun | 26/07/77 | Redan Recorders, London W2 | 1977 |
| Stan Tracey Octet | The Early Works | ReSteamed | 17/09/77 | St Edmund's Art Centre, Salisbury, UK | 2008 |
| The Jive Bureaux | Stick It | Gull | 01/01/78 | Morgan Studios, London | 1978 |
| Alan Price | England My England | Jet | 01/01/78 | ? | 1978 |
| Stan Tracey Octet | Salisbury Suite | Steam | 25/02/78 | The Royal Festival Hall, London | 1978 |
| Graham Collier Music | The Day of the Dead | Mosaic | 01/03/78 | Nettlebed, Oxfordshire | 1978 |
| Elton Dean's Ninesense | Live at the BBC | Hux | 17/03/78 | BBC Studios, London | 2003 |
| Kathy Stobart | Arbeia | Spotlite | 28/03/78 | Konk Studios, London N8 | 1978 |
| Elton Dean's Ninesense | The 100 Club Concert 1979 | Reel Recordings | 05/03/79 | The 100 Club, 100 Oxford St, London | 2012 |
| Barry Guy/London Jazz Composers Orchestra | Stringer | FMP | 01/03/80 | BBC Maida Vale Studio, London | 1983 |
| Dudu Pukwana | Sounds Zila | Jika | 16/01/81 | 100 Club, London | 1981 |
| Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath | Yes Please - Angoulème 1981 | In And Out | 01/06/81 | Théatre Municipal, Angoulème | 1981 |
| Elton Dean's Ninesense | Ninesense Suite | Jazzwerkstatt | 20/06/81 | Jazzwerkstatt Peitz N°41, Germany | 2011 |
| Weekend | The View from Her Room (7" single) | Rough Trade | 01/01/82 | Blackwing Studios, Southward, London SE1 | 1982 |
| Beckett/Miller/Moholo | Jazzwerkstatt Peitz No. 45 | Jazzwerkstatt | 24/04/82 | Jazzwerkstatt Peitz N°45, Germany | 2011 |
| Robert Wyatt | Nothing Can Stop Us | Rough Trade | 01/06/82 | ? | 1982 |
| Weekend | La Varieté | Rough Trade | 01/07/82 | Power Plant Studio, Willesden, London NW1 | 1982 |
| Trevor Bastow | Sax Trax | JW Music Library | 01/01/83 | ? | 1983 |
| David Panton's One Music Orchestra | BBC Radio Three Jazz in Britain broadcast | Private recording | 27/06/93 | BBC Maida Vale Studio, London | 1983 |
| Dudu Pukwana and Zila | Life In Bracknell & Willisau | Jika | 03/07/83 | Bracknell & Willisau Jazz Festivals | 1983 |
| Stan Tracey | Stan Tracey Now | Steam | 09/07/83 | Lansdowne Studios, Holland Park, London | 1983 |
| Albert Van Dam | The Sentimental Touch | RCA | 01/01/84 | ? | 1984 |
| Working Week | Storm of Light (7" & 12" singles) | Virgin/Paladin | 01/05/84 | Power Plant Studio, Willesden, London NW1 | 1984 |
| David Panton Quintet | Live at Nottingham Jazz | Panton Music | 01/11/84 | ? | 1984 |
| David Panton & Associates | Standard Deviation | Panton Music | 01/11/84 | ? | 2016 |
| Harry Beckett | Pictures of You | Virgin | 01/01/85 | Wave Studios, London W1 | 1985 |
| Jah Wobble & Ollie Marland | Neon Moon | Island | 01/01/85 | Guerilla Studio UK, Rail Studio Germany and The Fallout Shelter UK | 1985 |
| Working Week | Working Nights | Virgin | 01/01/85 | ? | 1985 |
| Working Week Featuring Jalal of the Last Poets & Julie Tippetts | Stella Marina (12" single) | Virgin | 01/01/85 | Power Plant Studio, Willesden, London NW1 | 1985 |
| Working Week | Pay Check (US Compilation) | Virgin America | 1984-1985 | London | 1988 |
| Elton Dean Quintet | The Bologna Tapes | Ogun | 18/04/85 | Osteria Delle Dame, Bologna, Italy | 1985 |
| Johnny Dyani Quartet | Angolian Cry | Steeplechase | 23/07/85 | Sound Track Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark | 1985 |
| Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra | Even the Moon Is Dancing | Steeplechase | 30/07/85 | Easy Sound Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark | 1985 |
| Lysis | Superimpositions - IMProvised comPOSITIONS | Soma | 01/01/86 | ? | 1986 |
| David Defries | The Secret City | MMC | 01/01/86 | ? | 1986 |
| Jah Wobble & Ollie Marland | Tradewinds | Lago | 01/01/86 | Guerilla Studios, London W9 & Paradiso, Amsterdam | 1986 |
| David Sylvian | Gone to Earth | Virgin | 01/01/86 | London | 1986 |
| Dudu Pukwana | Zila 86 | Jika | 01/01/86 | ? | 1986 |
| Chris McGregor and the South African Exiles | Thunderbolt | PAM | 01/01/86 | Open Ohr Festival, Mainz,Germany | 1986 |
| The Charlie Watts Orchestra | Live at Fulham Town Hall | CBS | 23/03/86 | Fulham Town Hall, London SW6 | 1986 |
| Detail Plus – Ness | Ness | Impetus | 01/07/86 | Mannod Studio/Community Music, London | 1986 |
| Elton Dean Quintet | Welcomet Live in Brazil 1986 | Impetus (Vinyl) & Ogun (CD) | 01/01/87 | Radio Cultura de Sao Paulo, Brazil | 1987 |
| Pulse! | Stormy Weather | Spotlite | 12/07/86 | Stoke-on-Trent | 1987 |
| Harry Beckett/Johnny Dyani/Chris McGregor/Marilyn Mazur | Grandmothers Teaching | ITM | 01/01/87 | Woodhouse Studio, Dortmund and Hermes Studio, Kamen, Germany | 1988 |
| Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath | Country Cooking | Virgin/Great Winds | 01/01/87 | Angel Studios, Islington, London N1 | 1988 |
| Tom Mega | Backyards of Pleasure | ITM | 01/01/87 | Woodhouse Studio, Dortmund, Germany | 1988 |
| Jazz Warriors | Out of Many, One People | Antilles | 13/03/87 | Shaw Theatre, Kings Cross, London NW1 | 1987 |
| Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra | Johnny Lives | Steeplechase | 15/04/87 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1987 |
| Harry Beckett | Les Jardins du Casino | West Wind | 01/05/87 | London (1991) & Germany (1987) | 1993 |
| Harry Beckett – Courtney Pine | Live, Vol. 2 | West Wind | 20/05/87 | Manufaktur Schorndorf, Germany | 1987 |
| Harry Beckett | Bremen Concert | West Wind | 23/05/87 | Radio Bremen, Weserterrasse, Dacapo | 1988 |
| John Stevens' Fast Colour | Suite for Johnny Dyani | Loose Torque | 05/08/88 | WIM Concert, Antwerp, Belgium | 2004 |
| U3 Klang | Jazz Goes Underground | West Wind | 28/08/88 | Kongreßhalle Berlin, Germany | 1988 |
| Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra | Different Places - Different Bananas | Olufsen | 08/01/88 | Easy Sound Recording Studio, Copenhagen | 1989 |
| Various | Bandes Originales Du Journal De Spirou | Nato | 01/01/89 | The Chocolate Factory, London | 1989 |
| Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath - Archie Shepp | En Concert A Banlieues Bleues | 52e Rue Est | 18/03/89 | Espace John Lennon at La Courneuve, France | 1989 |
| Anglo Italian Quartet | Put It Right Mr. Smoothie | Spalsc(h) | 12/02/90 | Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy | 1991 |
| Harry Beckett & Pierre Dørge | Echoes Of... | Olufsen | 01/05/90 | Sun Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark | 1990 |
| Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra | Live in Chicago | Olufsen | 06/07/90 | Southend Musicworks, Chicago | 1991 |
| Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart | Rising Above Bedlam | Oval | 01/01/91 | Greenhouse Studios, London | 1991 |
| Vic Reeves | I Will Cure You | Island | 01/01/91 | ? | 1991 |
| Pierre Dørge's New Jungle Orchestra Featuring David Murray | The Jazzpar Prize | Enja | 16/03/91 | Focus Recording, Copenhagen, Denmark | 1992 |
| David Murray & Pierre Dorges New Jungle Orchestra (Take 1 of track from The Jazzpar Prize) | Jazzpar – All Winners 1990 – 2004 | Jazzkontakten | 16/03/91 | Focus Recording, Copenhagen, Denmark | 2005 |
| Harry Beckett's Flugelhorn 4 + 3 | All Four One | Spotlite | 25/03/91 | Porcupine Studios, Mottingham, London | 1991 |
| Joachim Kuhn | Sometime Ago | Newedition | 09/04/91 | CMP Studio Zerkall | 2005 |
| Harry Beckett | Passion and Possession | ITM | 23/04/91 | Porcupine Studios, London SE9 & CMP Studio, Zerkall, Germany (9 April) | 1991 |
| Beckett – Levallet – Marsh | Images of Clarity | Evidence | 01/01/92 | ? | 1992 |
| Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra | Karawane | Olufsen | 01/01/92 | ? | 1992 |
| Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra (one track from Karawane) | All That Jazz from Denmark 1993 | DanDisc | 01/01/92 | ? | 1993 |
| The Dedication Orchestra | Spirits Rejoice | Ogun | 02/01/92 | Gateway Studio, Kingston Hill, Surrey | 1992 |
| Various | Moon of Roses | ITM | 26/09/93 | Kornet-Studio, Cologne, Germany | 1995 |
| Annie Whitehead and Rude (one track) | Takin' Off – Jazz from Britain in the Nineties | Jazz on CD | Late 1993 | ? | 1994 |
| Rude | This Is ... | Jazzprint | 01/01/94 | ? | 1994 |
| Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart | Take Me to God | Island | 01/01/94 | Greenhouse Studios, London | 1994 |
| Annie Whitehead's Rude (one track) | One Night Stands | Blow the Fuse | 01/01/94 | The Vortex, London N16 | |
| The Dedication Orchestra | Ixesha (Time) | Ogun | 03/01/94 | Gateway Studio, Kingston Hill, Surrey | 1994 |
| 2 Badcard | Hustling Ability | On-U Sound | 01/01/95 | 1995 | |
| Anglo Italian Quartet | Twice Upon a Time | Splasc(h) | 07/05/95 | MDV Studio, Turin, Italy | 1995 |
| Harry Beckett | Compared 2 What? | Basic | 01/01/95 | Porcupine Studios, London | 1996 |
| Gail Thompson | Jazz Africa | Enja | 01/01/96 | ? | 1996 |
| Bill Wells Octet | Live '96 | CDR | 01/07/96 | Intercity Cafe Bar, Glasgow | |
| Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart | The Celtic Poets | 30 Hz | 01/01/97 | 1997 | |
| Jah Wobble | Umbra Sumus | 30 Hz | 01/01/97 | 1998 | |
| The Pendelbury Dream Team | Fine and Mellow | Pendlebury | 20/04/97 | The Creek Studios, Gwynedd, Wales | 1997 |
| Jah Wobble Presents Zi Lan Liao | The Five Tone Dragon | 30 Hz | 01/01/98 | 1998 | |
| Orchestre National De Jazz/Didier Levallet | ONJ Express | Evidence | 27/03/98 | Studios Ferber, Paris | 1998 |
| Jah Wobble & The Invaders of the Heart | Full Moon Over the Shopping Mall | 30 Hz | 01/01/99 | Intimate Studios, London | 1999 |
| Harry Beckett | Tribute to Charles Mingus | Westway | 16/01/99
The Premises Studio, Hackney, London E2 |
2000 | |
| Harry Beckett | Before and After | Spotlite | 25/02/99 | Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK | 2001 |
| Orchestre National De Jazz/Didier Levallet | Sequences | Evidence | 11/02/99 | ? Paris | 1999 |
| Various | Soupsongs Live – The Music of Robert Wyatt | Jazzprint | 10/10/99 | The Palace Theatre, Newark, UK | 2002 |
| Orchestre National De Jazz/Didier Levallet | Deep Feelings | Evidence | 01/03/00 | ? Paris | 2000 |
| Ramon Lopez | Duets 2 Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Leo Records | 17/07/00 | Bopcity, Paris | |
| London Improvisers Orchestra | The Hearing Continues… | Emanem | 04/09/00 | Gateway Studio, Kingston Hill, Surrey | 2001 |
| Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath | The Memorial Concert | ITM | 01/01/01 | ? | 2001 |
| Temple of Sound & Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali | People's Colony No I | Real World | 01/01/01 | 2001 | |
| London Improvisers Orchestra | Freedom of the City 2001 – Large Groups | Emanem | 06/05/01 | Conway Hall, London | 2002 |
| Jah Wobble | Fly | 30 Hz | 01/01/02 | Mark Angelo Recording Studios ,London | 2002 |
| London Improvisers Orchestra | Freedom of the City 2002 | Emanem | 05/05/02 | Freedom of the City festival, Conway Hall, London | 2003 |
| Paul Hazel | The Unexpected | Flashlight | 28/05/02 | The Premises Studio, Hackney, London E2 | 2002 |
| Jah Wobble and Deep Space Five | Five Beat | 30 Hz | 01/01/03 | Mark Angelo Recording Studios ,London | 2003 |
| Carol Grimes | Mother | Irregular | 01/01/03 | ? | 2003 |
| Adrian Sherwood | Never Trust a Hippy | Real World | 24/02/03 | On-U Sound Studios, London | 2003 |
| London Improvisers Orchestra | London Responses, Reproduction & Reality: Freedom of the City 2003–4 | Emanem | 04/05/03 | Freedom of the City festival, Conway Hall, London | 2005 |
| London Improvisers Orchestra | Improvisations for George Riste | psi | 06/07/03 | Red Rose, Holloway, London N7 | 2008 |
| Jürgen Wuchner Group Feat. Harry Beckett | Jürgen Wuchner Group Feat. Harry Beckett | West Wind | 15/12/03 | Darmstadt, Germany | 2004 |
| Jah Wobble | Elevator Music Volume 1A | 30 Hz | 01/01/04 | Intimate Studios, London | 2004 |
| On-U Sound | On-U Sound Live on Warsaw 2004 | Not on Label | 24/01/04 | Centralny Domu Qultury (CDQ), Warsaw | 2004 |
| Jah Wobble | Mu | Trojan | 01/01/05 | Mark Angelo Studios | 2005 |
| Junior Delgado | The Ark of the Covenant (12") | Incredible Music | 01/06/05 | London | 2005 |
| The Wrong Object | & Guests Live 2005 | CDR | 27/10/05 | L'An Vert, Liège, Belgium | 2005 |
| The Wrong Object Meets Harry Beckett | Another Time in Belgium | CDR | 27/10/05 | L'An Vert, Liège, Belgium | 2005 |
| Graham Collier | Directing 14 Jackson Pollocks | Jazz Continuum | 01/11/04 | ? | 2009 |
| George Haslam, Richard Leigh Harris, Stefano Pastor, Harry Beckett, Steve Kershaw | Holywell Session: Live In Oxford | Slam Productions | 17/09/06 | Holywell Music Room, Oxford, UK | 2007 |
| The Wrong Object | Platform One | Jazzprint | 01/01/07 | ? | 2007 |
| London Improvisers Orchestra/Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra | Separately & Together | Emanem | 06/05/07 | Freedom of the City Festival, Red Rose, London | 2008 |
| Harry Beckett | The Modern Sound of Harry Beckett | On-U Sound | 01/01/08 | On-U Sound Studios, London | 2008 |
| Jah Wobble | Car Ad Music | 30 Hz | 01/01/09 | Intimate Studios, London | 2009 |
| Duduvudu | The Gospel According to Dudu Pukwana | Edgetone | 01/01/10 | The Premises Studio, Hackney, London E2 | 2014 |
| Harry Beckett | Maxine (Compilation 1987–1995) | ITM | 1987 – 1995 | Various | 2011 |
References edit
- ^ According to his wife, Beckett was 86 (sic) when he died, but always "knocked the years off ... because he thought if they knew his age nobody would want to hire him because he was too old." See the obituary in The Independent, 24 August 2010, where his date of birth is given as 30 May 1923.
- ^ Voce, Steve (24 August 2010), "Harry Beckett: Highly respected trumpeter who worked with Mingus, Scott, Dankworth and Tracey", The Independent.
- ^ a b c Fordham, John (26 July 2010). "Jazz trumpeter and composer, his genial, unmistakable sound became legendary". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
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