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The Modern Beat Combo

Active since: January 1, 1987

UK-based Jazz band with varying line-ups, playing original compositions and covers. Influences include bebop, jazz fusion, free jazz, also Jaco Pastorius, Bird, Coltrane, Art Pepper. This band has been gigging and recording for some years and now some of those recordings are available on Bandcamp.

Soul-Jazz Piano

By The Modern Beat Combo

Label: Rockpool
Released: 2024
Track listing: Impressions; Spirit of the Zulu; Gods of the Yoruba; Ostinato; Passion Dance; Ornithology; Caravan.

U.S. Moon Landing

By The Modern Beat Combo

Label: Rockpool
Released: 2024
Track listing: 1) Dexterity 2) Ornithology 3) Little Suede Shoes

'The Chicken' (single track)

By The Modern Beat Combo

Label: Rockpool
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Chicken

Other Albums Trailer

By The Modern Beat Combo

Label: Rockpool
Released: 2024
Track listing: Trailer of some of the other albums available on Bandcamp

Lee Goodall

Lee Goodall is a talented multi instrumentalist whose main instruments are Saxophone: soprano, alto, tenor, & baritone, Flute and bass Flute, but he also gigs as a drummer and guitarist. Composing has been a large part of his life and he has worked as a composer for the BBC on projects including the radio plays "Waiting for Concord" and "Clara".

He lived and played in New York, USA for many years (1979-1985) performing with a great variety of line ups including Saheb Sarbib's "Multinational Band".  This band recorded one lp/cd with Lee.

Lee played on some recordings for "Island Records" with singer Jess Roden who released a 5 CD collection entitled 'Hidden Masters'.  Lee is co-composer on some of the material.The producers for this project were Phil Ramone and Joel Dorn and Lee played on sessions with Steve Gadd, Marcus Miller, Will Lee and Dr John and others.

Steve Harding

The Modern Beat Combo: Soul​-​Jazz Reflections

by Jerome Wilson
February 9, 2024

The Modern Beat Combo is a British group with an affinity for American mainstream jazz and jazz fusion, which they demonstrate through the swinging, supple grooves they consistently put out on this album. Their skill at fusion is shown best by their version of Miles Davis' “It's About That Time" where Steve Harding's electric ...

It's About That Time

December 31, 2023

Album: Soul-Jazz Reflections
By The Modern Beat Combo
Label: Rockpool
Released: 2023
Duration: 9:12

Song For John Coltrane

By The Modern Beat Combo

Label: Rockpool
Released: 2023
Track listing: 1. - Afro Blue 08:05 2. - The Promise 08:18 3. - Big Nick 08:14 4. - Impressions 04:45 5. - India 06:48 6. - Inchworm 06:21 7. - Ole' 09:35 8. - Lonnie's Lament 11:36 about