Degrees Of Freedom
Most of this music was written around the time Phil got married to his wife Jude. The purpose of the album was to explore compositions with more structured chord sequences, and how this meets elements of freedom within the music. The recording featured Phil's at the time Scottish-based Quartet of Paul Harrison on piano, Aidan O'Donnell on bass, now a long-time New York resident and Stu Ritchie on drums- now living and playing in the south of France. It was recorded in the house Phil and Jude moved into after their marriage in Glenkinchie, with a grand piano being brought in for the session, and engineer Dave Keay running cables through the kitchen from mikes to desk!
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| 01 Jewelcase | 08:46 | × Contributors: Drum Kit: Stu Ritchie; Piano: Paul Harrison; Composer: Phil Bancroft; Tenor Saxophone: Phil Bancroft; Acoustic Bass: Aidan O'Donnell; | |
| 02 Findlay MacDonald Ate My Hamster | 06:36 | × Contributors: Drum Kit: Stu Ritchie; Piano: Paul Harrison; Composer: Phil Bancroft; Tenor Saxophone: Phil Bancroft; Acoustic Bass: Aidan O'Donnell; | |
| 03 Who Cares About the B-Test? | 10:09 | × Contributors: Drum Kit: Stu Ritchie; Piano: Paul Harrison; Composer: Phil Bancroft; Tenor Saxophone: Phil Bancroft; Acoustic Bass: Aidan O'Donnell; | |
| 04 May Well Happen | 03:52 | × Contributors: Drum Kit: Stu Ritchie; Piano: Paul Harrison; Composer: Phil Bancroft; Tenor Saxophone: Phil Bancroft; Acoustic Bass: Aidan O'Donnell; | |
| 05 Larry De Luxe And The Temple Of Zoom | 11:51 | × Contributors: Acoustic Bass: Aidan O'Donnell; Composer: Phil Bancroft; Tenor Saxophone: Phil Bancroft; Piano: Paul Harrison; Drum Kit: Stu Ritchie; | |
| 06 Free | 04:02 | × Contributors: Drum Kit: Stu Ritchie; Piano: Paul Harrison; Composer: Phil Bancroft; Tenor Saxophone: Phil Bancroft; Acoustic Bass: Aidan O'Donnell; | |
| 07 Is That You Gladys In The Conservatory? | 06:48 | × Contributors: Drum Kit: Stu Ritchie; Piano: Paul Harrison; Composer: Phil Bancroft; Tenor Saxophone: Phil Bancroft; Acoustic Bass: Aidan O'Donnell; | |
| 08 Degrees Of Freedom | 07:32 | × Contributors: Piano: Paul Harrison; Composer: Phil Bancroft; Bandleader: Phil Bancroft; Tenor Saxophone: Phil Bancroft; Acoustic Bass: Aidan O'Donnell; Drum Kit: Stu Ritchie; | |
| 09 The Kinchieburn | 05:46 | × Contributors: Drum Kit: Stu Ritchie; Piano: Paul Harrison; Composer: Phil Bancroft; Tenor Saxophone: Phil Bancroft; Acoustic Bass: Aidan O'Donnell; | |
The making of 'Degrees Of Freedom' | |||
 Phil Bancroft's Degrees Of Freedom Quartet Pic 1 | × Contributors: Photography: Louis DeCarlo; | ||
 Phil Bancroft's Degrees Of Freedom Quartet Pic 2 | |||
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