Smiles & Grins The Broadcast Sessions 1970-2001 Boxset

A NEW OFFICIAL 4CD amp 2 MULTIREGION BLU RAY VIDEO BOXED SET ANTHOLOGY FEATURING THE SURVIVING RADIO amp TELEVISION BROADCAST SESSIONS BY THE LEGENDARY JACK BRUCE RECORDED BETWEEN 1970 amp 2001. FEATURING AN UNBROADCAST TV SESSION OF LIFETIME FOR BEAT CLUB IN 1970 amp ALL THE SURVIVING BBC RADIO amp TV SESSION RECORDINGS amp APPEARANCES, INCLUDING TWO CONCERTS SCREENED BY THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST IN 1975 amp 1981. ALL NEWLY REMASTERED amp RESTORED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES. INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATED BOOK WITH ESSAY. COVERAGE ON ALL SPECIALIST amp NATIONAL RADIO, REVIEWS IN UNCUT, MOJO, RECORD COLLECTOR amp CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINES amp ALL PRESS PLUS COVERAGE ON RELEVANT WEBSITES amp FANZINES.The set features all the surviving BBC radio and television appearances made by Jack between 1970 and 2001, along with a wonderful unbroadcast session recorded for the German TV show Beat Club by Lifetime also featuring Tony Williams, John McLaughlin and Larry Young filmed around the time of the album Turn it Over.The BBC material includes two legendary In Concert recordings. The first concert dates from 1971 with friends Chris Spedding, Graham Bond, John Marshall and Art Themen and is included in its entirety with the full 18minute version of Powerhouse Sod presented on CD for the first time, the second concert dates from 1977 and features the band Jack assembled for the Hows Tricks album. Also featured are both audio and video recordings of the 1975 Old Grey Whistle Test special concert with Jacks band featuring Carla Bley, Mick Taylor, Ronnie Leahy and Bruce Gary. The set also includes a concert from 1981 recorded for The Old Grey Whistle Test, a TV appearance from 1982 and the complete Jazz in Britain sessions from 1971 and 1978 featuring Jack Bruce, Jon Hiseman and John Surman, along with a session for Later with Jools Holland from 2001.Smiles amp Grins is the most comprehensive collection of Jacks broadcast sessions ever released and it includes an illustrated booklet and essay a fitting celebration of the musical legacy of Jack Bruce, a muchmissed master of his craft.