 
        The Phil Shotton 'Kind of Cool' Nonet play live the entire iconic 'Birth of the Cool' album! 
A rare and exciting opportunity to hear one of the most important and influential albums in jazz 
performed live, with the original instrumentation and arrangements, by some of the finest jazz 
musicians in the North of England. 
Phil Shotton - Baritone Saxophone & Bandleader 
John Padfield - Alto Saxophone 
Owen Bryce – Trumpet 
Mike Monument - French Horn 
Matthew Horner - Trombone 
Adam Dutch - Tuba 
Tom Sykes - Piano 
Matt Lawton - Double Bass 
Andrew Bold - Drums 
Birth of the Cool was the most important stylistic step to follow after bebop - generating an 
entirely new wave of playing that influenced a new generation in the early 1950s. This compilation 
album by American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis, released in February 1957 by 
Capitol Records compiled eleven tracks recorded by Davis's nonet for the label over the course of 
three sessions during 1949 and 1950.
Featuring unusual instrumentation and several notable musicians, the music consisted of 
innovative arrangements influenced by classical orchestral music techniques such as polyphony, 
and marked a major development in post-bebop jazz. As the title suggests, these recordings are 
considered seminal in the history of cool jazz
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