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Born 17 October 1940.

Self-taught multi-instrumentalist (with smatterings of tuition in piano, drums and alto sax) primarily within the jazz, experimental and free improvisation scene with hundreds of works and collaborations under his belt since starting to perform in bands as a boy in the 1950s.

He is also a painter and photographer.

Contact info:
terry[AT]terryday[DOT]co[DOT]uk

ALBUMS


Max Eastley / Terry Day / John Butcher
Angles Of Enquiry
2023
Alterations, David Toop, Peter Cusack, Steve Beresford, Terry Day
Untitled / Logos Improvisations
2023, Vinyl, ,
Avantgarde/Free Improvisation
Parker*, Edwards* And Day*
Parker, Edwards And Day
2020, 3xFile, FLAC, Terry Day Archives
Derek Bailey, Trevor Watts & Terry Day
Derek Bailey, Trevor Watts & Terry Day At LTC – Amazing Band At N.E.Poly
2020, 4xFile, FLAC, Terry Day Archives
Butcher*, Blunt*, Leahy*, Day*
Butcher, Blunt, Leahy, Day
2020, File, FLAC, Terry Day Archives
Thurston Moore, John Edwards, Terry Day, John Butcher, Steve Beresford
Stovelit Lines
2020, ,
Free Improvisation
Terry Day / Dominic Lash / Alex Ward
Midnight And Below
2019, CD, Album, Iluso Records
Terry Day & Steve Beresford
Terry Day & Steve Beresford
2019, File, FLAC, Unpredictable Series
Peter Urpeth, Olie Brice, Terry Day, Ntshuks Bonga
Wraith Island (Live At Cafe Oto)
2017, CD, Album, FMR Records (2)
Terry Day
Solos
2016, CDr, Album, Unpredictable Series, ,
Free Improvisation
Terry Day
2006 Duos
2007, CD, Album, Emanem, ,
Free Improvisation
Terry Day
Interruptions
2006, CD, Album, Emanem
Three* & Four Pullovers / Steve Beresford, Nigel Coombes, Roger Smith & Terry Day
Three & Four Pullovers (1975-8)
2000, CD, ,
Free Improvisation/Experimental
John Russell / Maarten Altena / Terry Day
The Fairly Young Bean
1999, CD, Album, Emanem
Terry Day & Laura Davis
Look At Me
1987, 7", Single, Nato, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Terry Day Featuring Laura Davis
Look At Me
1987, Vinyl, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Raymond Boni - Max Eastley - Terry Day
Les Mistrals
1986, LP, Album, nato, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation/Experimental
London Improvisers Orchestra
Twenty Years On
2018, 2xCD, Album, Not On Label (London Improvisers Orchestra Self-released), ,
Free Improvisation
HST
Second Mix
2018
Alterations
Void Transactions
2017, CDr, Album, Unpredictable Series, ,
Free Improvisation
Alterations
Alterations
2016, CDr, Album + CDr, Album + CDr, Album + CDr, Album , Unpredictable Series
Alterations
Live At Iklectik London 2015
2016, CDr, Album, Unpredictable Series
Alterations
Live At The Arts Theatre Club 1986
2016, CDr, Album, Unpredictable Series
Alterations
Compilation 1979-1983
2016, CDr, Album, Unpredictable Series
Alterations
Live At Frankfurt, 1983
2016, CDr, Album, Unpredictable Series
The People Band
Live At Cafe Oto
2016
London Improvisers Orchestra
Lio Leo Leon
2011, CD, Album, psi (3), ,
Free Improvisation
London Improvisers Orchestra
Responses, Reproduction & Reality: Freedom Of The City 2003-4
2005, CD, Album, Emanem
London Improvisers Orchestra
Freedom Of The City 2002
2003, CD, Album, Emanem, ,
Free Improvisation
Alterations
Voila Enough!
2002, CD, Album, Atavistic, ,
Free Improvisation
London Improvisers Orchestra
The Hearing Continues...
2001, 2xCD, Album, Emanem, ,
Free Improvisation
London Improvisers Orchestra
Proceedings
2000, 2xCD, Album, Emanem, ,
Free Improvisation
Alterations
Alterations Live
2000, CDr, Album, Intuitive Records
Loverly
Life
1999, CD, Album, 33 Records,
Loverly
Play World Wild Music
1987
Steve Beresford His Piano & Orchestra
Eleven Songs For Doris Day
1985, Vinyl, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Alterations
My Favourite Animals
1984, LP, Album, Nato, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
The 49 Americans
We Know Nonsense
1982, Vinyl, ,
Avantgarde/Experimental
Alterations
Up Your Sleeve
1980, Vinyl, ,
Experimental/Free Improvisation
Alterations
Alterations
1978, LP, Bead Records, ,
Free Improvisation
The People Band
The People Band
1970, ,
Free Jazz

APPEARANCES +


Terry Day
Cello Stars
2020, 23xFile, FLAC, Unpredictable Series
Terry Day
Themes Thoughts & Voices
2020, 13xFile, FLAC, Unpredictable Series
Terry Day
Alto & Bamboo Flute Solos
2020, 17xFile, FLAC, Unpredictable Series
Terry Day
Steim Multi-Tracks 1978
2020, 4xFile, FLAC, Unpredictable Series
Terry Day
Excursions Bop Bop Bop
2020, 15xFile, FLAC, Unpredictable Series
Terry Day
Multi​-​Tracks Complete 1980
2020, 3xFile, FLAC, Unpredictable Series
Eve Libertine
I Am That Tempest - A Portrait
2024, CD, Album, Caliban Sounds
Peter Urpeth Quartet
Live At Cafe Oto
2021, 3xFile, MP3, Not On Label (Peter Urpeth Self-released)
Ommu
Ommu In Netherlands
2020, 2xFile, FLAC, Terry Day Archives
London Improvisers Orchestra
Paul Rutherford Memorial Concert 24​-​10​-​2007
2020, File, FLAC, Not On Label (London Improvisers Orchestra Self-released)
Various
Further Perspectives & Distortion - An Encyclopedia Of British Experimental And Avant-Garde Music 1976 - 1984
2019, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red, ,
Avantgarde/Experimental/Free Improvisation/Sound Poetry/Post-Punk
Daniel Blumberg
Minus
2018, ,
Alternative Rock
Alterations
Tilburg 8/25/1980
2017, 2xFile, FLAC, Album, Unpredictable Series, ,
Free Improvisation
George Khan
Ah!
2017, 2xCD, Album, Emanem, ,
Free Improvisation
Various
Art Of Improvisers
2017, CDr, Album, Unpredictable Series, ,
Free Improvisation/Experimental
The Regulators
One Of These Days
2016, CD, Not On Label (The Regulators (6) Self-released)
Steve Beresford
Live At White Cube
2015, LP, Ltd, The Vinyl Factory, White Cube, ,
Abstract/Experimental
People Band*
People Band 69/70
2009, 2xCD, Album, Emanem, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Various
Lontano - Homage To Giacinto Scelsi
2009, CD, ,
Experimental
London Improvisers Orchestra / Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra*
Separately & Together
2008, 2xCD, Album, Emanem
David Toop
Black Chamber
2003, CD, Album, Sub Rosa, ,
Experimental/Ambient/Electroacoustic/Avantgarde
Various
Freedom Of The City 2001 - Large Groups
2002, 2xCD, Album, Emanem, ,
Free Improvisation
Lol Coxhill
Spectral Soprano
2002, 2xCD, Emanem, ,
Free Improvisation/Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Soul-Jazz
Ian Dury & The Blockheads*
Ten More Turnips From The Tip
2002
Various
Not Necessarily "English Music"
2001, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Leonardo Music Journal, Electronic Music Foundation, ,
Free Improvisation/Experimental
Various
Resonance Volume 8 Number 2 / Volume 9 Number 1: LMC…The First 25 Years
2000, 2xCD, Comp, London Musicians' Collective, ,
Free Improvisation
Various
Bandes Originales Du Journal De Spirou
1989, 2x Vinyl, ,
Free Jazz/Avantgarde/Free Improvisation
B.B. King , Featuring Mike Figgis
Stormy Monday (Original Soundtrack Album)
1988, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Jean-François Pauvros
Hamster Attack
1987
Various
Alternate Cake
1986, LP, Comp, Nato, ,
Spoken Word/Contemporary Jazz/Vocal/Art Rock/Free Improvisation/Swing
Kazuko Hohki
Kazuko Hohki Chante Brigitte Bardot
1986, Vinyl, ,
Avantgarde/Vocal/Easy Listening
Katrina And The Waves
Waves
1986
Ron Kavana
Rollin' & Coastin'
1985, Vinyl,
Jean-François Pauvros
Le Grand Amour
1985
Elkie Brooks
Screen Gems
1984
The Treniers
Rockin' Is Our Bizness
1983, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues/Rock & Roll
The Belle Stars
The Belle Stars
1983
The Fun Boy Three*
The Fun Boy Three
1982, Vinyl, ,
New Wave/Ska/Leftfield/Dub Poetry/Synth-pop
Various
Celluloid Presents: Material, Elli & Jacno, Alan Vega, Mathematiques Modernes
1982, Vinyl, ,
New Wave/Synth-pop/Disco/Leftfield
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Frenzy
1982, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll/Novelty
Various
Groups In Front Of People 2
1979, LP, Album, Bead Records
K'ploeng
Live Performances
1978, LP, Album, Claxon
Adrian Wagner
The Last Inca
1978, ,
Modern Classical/Synth-pop/Ambient
Detlef Rath And His Orchestra, Walt Peters And His Orchestra
Detlef Rath And His Orchestra / Walt Peters And His Orchestra
1965, LP, Mono, Mozart Edition
Ommu
Paradiso 1968 Exit 69
3xFile, FLAC, Terry Day Archives
Kaleidoscope
Blues From Bagdhad - The Very Best Of Kaleidoscope
Katrina & The Waves*
Katrina & The Waves / Waves
Various
İncir Reçeli 2 (Soundtrack)
2014, CD, Album, Dokuz Sekiz Müzik, BKM
Various
С Новым Годом
2011, CD, Comp, Mixed, Promo, TSUM - Moscow
Various
Night Songs
2007, CD, Comp, Dig, Nato
Various
Le Chronatoscaphe
2005, 3xCD, Comp, Ltd, Har, Nato, Nocturne, ,
Folk Rock/Latin/Pop Rock/Avantgarde/Contemporary Jazz/Soundtrack/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Experimental/Musique Concrète/Minimal/Art Rock
Various
Life Style - Blue Collection
2003, CD, Flipper Music, ,
Swing
Various
Wheelsville Wonders
1999, CD, Comp, Goldmine Soul Supply,
Jack Nitzsche
His Restless Days
1999, CD, Comp, Real Music (10)
Various
Phil Spector - Masterpiece Vol.1
1995, CD, Comp, A-Side Record, ,
Doo Wop/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Horizons
1985, Cass, Comp, Ltd, Notes (2)
Various
New Age - Piano Studies
CD, Album, Carlin Production Music