SAROST – The Granite Variations releases 18th September

“There’s good and then there’s OFF THE SCALE Bloody Marvellous – The SAROST TRIO last night at Fringe Jazz at The Bristol Music Club.“

Those were the words of the legendary Jon Taylor, writing the morning after Mark Sanders, Paul Rogers and Larry Stabbins took to the stage to play two back-to-back sets during their six day tour of the South of England last December.

Those sets, recorded by Richard Pearson at Fringe Jazz at The Bristol Music Club on the 10th December 2025, will be released on CD and Digital 18th September 2026 by Ogun Records.

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Mark Sanders Percussion
Paul Rogers  7 string Bass
Larry Stabbins Alto Saxophone and G (Sol) Clarinet

First Set: Biotite  
Second Set: Tourmaline

“Centipede veteran Larry Stabbins also honoured Keith’s memory as he announced SAROST (pictured below), his trio with Paul Rogers and Mark Sanders, on stage with the greeting “Welcome to the old school!” The improvised music threesome then reaped the benefit of decades of experience in a seamless flow of musical ideas exchanged, shared and evolved in a perfect balance. Storms were whipped up and clarities discovered, looping riffs eventually devolved, anthemic melodies rose out of formless haziness … it was a joy to behold.” 

Tony Benjamin, Jazzwise

Listen to Jazz Progression on One Jazz

Mike Gavin, label manager at Cadillac and Ogun Records, has a new monthly radio show over on One Jazz! Jazz Progression looks at the growth of community music in the 1970s – the DIY ethic forced on musicians by the social, economic and cultural changes at the beginning of the decade (sound familiar?) – and plays music gems which maybe aren’t getting played so much elsewhere.

Read more here, and listen to the latest episode now:

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Find Ogun at the Independent Label Market

Cadillac Records, Ogun Records and My Only Desire Records will be sharing a stall at the excellent Independent Label Market Sat 10 May 2025 at Coal Drops Yard round the back of Kings Cross. Come along and say hullo… there’s beer, music and loads of like-minded labels selling their wares.

My Only Desire Records is a recorded music label based in Plumstead, SE London, exhuming lost sounds and celebrating ‘60s, ‘70s & ‘80s jazz and the music it has inspired.

Louis Moholo-Moholo’s Viva La Black Re-released with New Material

Issued on CD for the very first time, this beautiful album was Louis Moholo-Moholo’s second as a leader. His group, Viva La Black, now included younger members of the South Afrikan and Caribbean diaspora, including the Jazz Warrior Steve Williamson. Arguably overlooked on release, the album, newly remastered from the tapes and including a couple of extra tracks, sounds vibrant and fresh and demonstrates Louis’ strength as a bandleader in the Art Blakey style.

The reissue includes two bonus tracks, never before issued, new sleeve notes and a new photo.

Pre-order the rerelease on Bandcamp now!

Cover art for the reissue of Louis Moholo-Moholo’s Viva La Black
Inside cover of the CD reissue of Louis Moholo-Moholo’s Viva La Black

Unlimited Saxophone Company Rereleased on CD & Digital

Original album recorded at the Covent Garden Jazz Saxophone Festival 1989 and released on CD by Ogun in 1990. Reissued 24 May 2024 with new artwork and notes.The CD includes a code to download the newly remastered audio from the previously unissued 1991 Le Mans concert.


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Elton is a central figure both in the development of the British jazz scene through the ’70s and beyond, and in the rock scene at the time. Known to wider audiences through his connection to the Soft Machine, his sinuous, post-Coltrane lines on alto and the rare saxello appear in many progressive contexts in the period. His compositions were strong too, reflecting an interest in melody and lyricism, and this band is a showcase for the strength of his music. It also demonstrates Elton’s abilities as an arranger – the unusual line up extracts gold from these already fine pieces in it’s ensemble sonorities. Of course, the band is top-notch, featuring the finest UK saxists of the time, with a wonderful rhythm section. Tony Levin in particular is an undersung hero of the drums.

The Unlimited Saxophone Company was a short-lived band. As far as we can tell there were only three gigs: 7th May 1989 at the Community Centre, London (London Jazz Saxophone Festival); 5th April 1991 at the Vortex, London and the May edition of the Europa Jazz Festival, Le Mans 1991. The first was recorded and released on Ogun, and is reissued here. The last was filmed by Phillipe Renaud. As this music is so rare we’ve taken the decision to have the sound from that concert mastered and offer it with this as a download on the CD only.

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The Wire Reviews Cadillac & Ogun’s 50th anniversary

Nice review by Stewart Smith in the current issue of The Wire: Adventures In Modern Music of the Cadillac/Ogun 50th anniversary gig:

For the latest issue I’ve reviewed the wonderful Cadillac/Ogun Records 50th birthday celebration at Café OTO featuring Mike Westbrook, Alexander Hawkins Jason Yarde, Neil Charles, Ntshuks Bonga, Steve Noble et al.

Check out the December issue here.

Cadillac & Ogun Celebrated on JazzFM

Jez Nelson put together a tribute to Cadillac and Ogun Records and a celebration of their 50th anniversaries on his excellent show Somethin’ Else on Jazz FM last Sunday night.

Over three hours he provides a thorough overview of the history of both labels and features music from Mike Westbrook, Louis Moholo-Moholo, The Brotherhood of Breath, Harry Miller, Elton Dean, Joy and many others. Listen again at this link…