Neil Ardley, Ian Carr, Don Rendell - Greek Variations & Other Aegean Exercises

Release Date	27/03/2026
Format	LP Black  (British Jazz Explosion Series)
Label	Decca
Catalogue Number	8808400

Originally released in 1970, and now much sought after by collectors and connoisseurs, original copies sell for upwards of £600.

Considered one of Neil Ardley’s best compositions, 'Greek Variations & Other Aegean Exercises' ranks as not only one of the finest expressions of British progressive modern jazz but also one of the very best recordings to emerge from Denis Preston’s celebrated Lansdowne Studios, home to some of the most highly-regarded British modern jazz of the era. It’s also an important junction point in the careers of the Ardley, Carr and Rendell, showing three distinct pathways that British jazz would follow in the subsequent years: Ardley’s orchestrated and expanded explorations; Carr’s jazz rock, and Rendell’s more orthodox acoustic approach.

Tracklist

Side One

The Greek Variations

A.i          Santorin          

A.ii         Omonoia        

A.iii       Delphi

A.iv        Kerkyra             

A.v         Meteora           

A.vi        Kriti

Side Two

B1          Wine Dark Lullaby

B2          Orpheus

B3          Persephone's Jive

B4          Farewell Penelope

B5          Odysseus, King Of Ithaca

B6          Siren's Song

B7          Veil Of Ino