Since his retirement as organist and master of choristers at York Minster in 1982, Jackson has hardly had his feet up.

Here is the proof, a disc almost entirely made up of works written over the past 20 years, confirming him as doyen of our church composers.

Matthew Owens, director of music at Wells Cathedral, and his Exon Singers are well inside the music on these 16 tracks, even if the organ sometimes booms. The Missa Matris Dei (1988) demonstrates Jackson's continuing vigour, with an unashamedly exciting Gloria and leaping hosannas, before a timelessly calm Agnus Dei.

So, too, does his Evening Service in homage to Weelkes.

His Three Carols for Advent, the first a forthright hymn, generate a mood of expectancy, while Thanks Be To The Lord, written for the 2002 Commonwealth Games, has wonderful, fanfare-style Alleluias.

What a way to celebrate one's 90th year!