Julian West
Musicians also recreated the original photograph that featured on the first album cover
A group of jazz musicians playing at a historic pub have recreated an LP which was first recorded at the venue in 1979.
Jazz At The Duke Volume II will raise money for the Bristol Jazz Festival, which was postponed in 2025 due to funding issues.
Some of the original musicians who featured on the first album, recorded at the Old Duke, have returned to play on the second one.
Andy Leggett, who performed on both live tracks, said: “I hope this album demonstrates the music isn’t dead and has a lot of life in it yet. I never considered there would be a part two when we recorded the original.”
Joe Trudgeon (L) and Paul Archibald (R) decided to recreate the 1979 LP Jazz At The Duke to raise money for the Bristol Jazz Festival
Record producer and jazz musician Joe Trudgeon came up with the idea after he found a copy in a charity shop, and recognised the names of several musicians he plays alongside.
“A lot of the musicians who were on the original one are sadly no longer with us now, and that’s part of the impetus to get it done now as people don’t stick around forever.
“We could have done the record somewhere else, but I wanted to make sure the people on it didn’t fade into obscurity, and we should give them a chance to make volume two,” he said.
Co-producer and fellow musician Paul Archibald said the new album would celebrate a venue which “screams legacy”.
“As an early jazz live music venue, this pub has to be one of the oldest in Britain doing it, which has been played here since the 1960s.
“It’s a privilege to play alongside these musicians, and in another 40-something years perhaps someone will find this album and think it’s time for volume three if the music is still going,” he said.
