One of the most influential and innovative pioneers in contemporary British jazz, pianist Keith Tippett first gained widespread attention in the late sixties - early seventies for his piano / keyboard playing on the recordings of King Crimson, Soft Machine, Elton Dean and Peter Sinfield. Despite these high profile appearances, Tippett’s solo releases inexplicably never gained more than a small, but dedicated cult following, making him one of the most talented and undervalued living British jazz musicians. Blueprint, originally released in 1972 and produced by Robert Fripp, finds Tippett exploring new musical realms and marks the start of his free improvisation career. “Pianist, composer, bandleader, innovator, catalyst – the internationally acclaimed Keith Tippett is all these things and more”- The Wire |