0291 Carrol Gibbons [On The Air] FLAC 22(1.16.12)

Personnel:
Carroll Gibbons - leader, piano
other personnel mostly unknown - see info in Notes.

Tracks:
01 Fascinating Rhythm (Gershwin) (3:15)
02 I Need Some Cooling Off (Rodgers, Hart) - My Heart Stood Still (Rodgers, Hart) (3:04)
03 A Garden In The Rain (Dyrenforth, Gibbons) (3:13)
04 Body And Soul (Green, Eyton) (3:22)
05 Moonbeam Dance (Gibbons) (2:30)
06 Sweet And Lovely (Arnheim, LeMare, Tobias) (3:23)
07 Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries (Brown, Henderson) (3:03)
08 Linda (Tobias, Trent, DeRose) (3:04)
09 On The Air (Gibbons, Campbell, Connelly) (2:59)
10 By The Fireside (Noble, Campbell, Connelly) (2:55)
11 Under A Blanket Of Blue (Symes, Neiburg, Levinson) (2:58)
12 Everything I Have Is Yours (Fields, McHugh, Lane, Adamson) (2:47)
13 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Kern, Harbach) (3:00)
14 Lovely To Look At (Kern, Fields, McHugh) (3:03)
15 Black Coffee (Goodhart, Hoffman, Sigler) (3:09)
16 I'm Just Beginning To Care (Simons) (3:19)
17 With Thee I Swing (Stillman, Hyde, Adlam) (2:53)
18 Summer Rain (Gibbons) (3:04)
19 For Me, For You (Towers, Arden) (3:05)
20 Whispers In The Dark (Robin, Hollander) (3:15)
21 Heaven Can Wait (De Lange, Van Heusen) (2:57)
22 'Carroll Calls The Tunes' - South American Way (Dubin, McHugh)-I Hear A Rhapsody (Fragos, Baker, Gasparre)-Dolores (Loesser, Alter) (3:02)
23 Flamingo (Anderson, Grouya) (3:42)
24 When Day Is Done (DeSylva, Katescher) (2:57)
25 Happy-Go-Lucky (Loesser, McHugh) (2:13)

Living Era

Recorded 1926-1942

Contributed by DaveB.

0290 Lennie Felix [Cat Meets Mice] FLAC 12(37.51)

Personnel:
Lennie Felix - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Lennie Hastings - drums

Tracks:
01 Rosetta (Hines, Woode) (2:39)
02 Peg O' My Heart (Fisher) (1:50)
03 Laura (Raksin) (3:11)
04 Margie (Davis, Conrad, Robinson) (2:45)
05 Elaine (Felix) (3:31)
06 Dinah (Axt) (3:33)
07 Marie (Berlin) (2:47)
08 Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider (Leonard) (2:53)
09 Stella By Starlight (Young) (3:37)
10 Sweet Lorraine (Burwell, Parish) (3:51)
11 Blues For Tracy (Felix) (3:52)
12 Diane (Rapee, Pollack) (3:22)

Columbia lp 33SX 1298

Recorded February 10 1960

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
This is a lovely relaxed trio album by pianist Lennie Felix and it plays through as one continuous performance. There are no track markers just a very short break between side 1 and side 2.
Lennie, though, is not well recorded here as he seems to be playing in a room 2 doors down the hallway (IMO, not as bad as that. - BJ) but, on the other hand, you can hear every click and squeak from the closely miked bass of Lennie Bush.
All the tunes are named for girls also known as 'mice'.  I don't ever remember girls ever been called 'mice' do you?  But then I'm an old square.
The lp was not in mint condition and after restoration there is a little background surface noise remaining in places - not enough to spoil the enjoyment though.
FLAC from lp with cover scans.

0289 Harry Klein [New Sound] FLAC 2(10.59)

Personnel:
Jimmy Watson - trumpet, arranger
Keith Christie - trombone
Ken Wray - valve trombone
Jim Powell - tuba
Dougie Robinson - alto
Harry Klein - baritone
Benny Green - baritone
Jack Ellory - flute
Derek Smith - piano
Sammy Stokes - bass
Allan Ganley - drums

Tracks:
01 Big Ben (Klein) (6:10)
02 Nightwork (Watson) (4:49)

Nixa ep NJE 1009

Recorded November 28 1955

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
This is probably the rarest of the 4 eps that Klein made as leader and, like some of the others, it has never been re-issued in any form. This original ep issue dates from 1955 and now BritJazz has posted them all.
This is a biggish band with some of the big names of the day and the music can be perhaps described as 'experimental'. Both tracks were arranged by trumpeter Jimmy Watson.
FLAC from ep with cover scans.

0288 Johnny Dankworth [Jazz Routes] FLAC 11(47.39)

Personnel:
Dickie Hawdon - trumpet, tenor horn
Derrick Abbott - trumpet
Stan Palmer - trumpet
Colin Wright - trumpet
Bob Carson - trumpet
Laurie Monk - trombone
Tony Russell - trombone
Danny Elwood - trombone
Garry Brown - trombone
Ron Snyder - trombone, tuba
Johnny Dankworth - alto
Danny Moss - tenor, bass clarinet
Alex Leslie - baritone, flute, clarinet
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums

Tracks:
01 Tribute To Chauncey (Hawdon) (3:43)
02 Slo Twain (Lindup) (3:57)
03 Sunflower (Dankworth) (4:16)
04 Dauphine Blues (Dankworth, Lindup) (3:17)
05 Honey-Dew Melon (Dankworth) (4:38)
06 Joe And Lol's Blues (Russell) (4:43)
07 International (Dankworth) (5:17)
08 Kool Kate (Hawdon) (4:24)
09 New Forest (Lindup) (4:10)
10 Specs Yellow (Dankworth) (5:27)
11 Desperate Dan (Dankworth) (3:49)

Columbia SCX 3347, Roulette R52040 (England's Ambassador Of Jazz)

Recorded May 12 13 and 19 1959

Contributed by jazzandylan

0287 Al Fairweather [Al's Pals] FLAC 4(16.02)

Personnel:
Al Fairweather - trumpet
Tony Milliner - trombone
Joe Harriott - alto
Bob Burns - tenor
Cliff Townsend - baritone
Sandy Brown  - clarinet
Stan Greig - piano
Jack Fallon - bass
Lennie Hastings - drums

Tracks:
01 Beat Meat (Fairweather) (3:29)
02 Four Or Five Times (Gay) (3:20)
03 Jim Jam (Fairweather) (2:43)
04 Sue's Blues (Fairweather) (6:30)

Columbia 33XS 1221

Recorded September 30 1959

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
"In 1969 Al Fairweather and Sandy Brown made a record called 'Al's Pals' which featured guest artists with the regular band.
"One of the guests on four tracks was alto saxophonist Joe Harriott proving once more that he could play anything with anybody and these are the tracks presented here.
"Byron Gay wrote the words and music for the 1927 song 'Four Or Five Times' (and just listen to Joe taking off on this one), whilst Al Fairweather contributed the other three originals."

0286 Tubby Hayes [Tubbs] FLAC 9(43.52)

Personnel:
01 05 09
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Terry Shannon - piano
Jeff Clyne - bass
Bill Eyden - drums

02 04 06
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Stan Roderick - trumpet
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Don Lusher - trombone
Jimmy Wilson - trombone
Keith Christie - trombone
Ray Premru - trombone
Alfie Rees - tuba
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Johnny Scott - piccolo
Terry Shannon - piano
Jeff Clyne - bass
Bill Eyden - drums

03 08
Johnny Scott - flute, alto flute
Bill Skeet - flute, clarinet
Harry Meyers - oboe
Bob Burns - clarinet, bass clarinet
Al Newman - clarinet, bass clarinet
Tubby Hayes - vibes
Terry Shannon - piano
Dave Goldberg - guitar
Jeff Clyne - bass
Bill Eyden - drums

Tracks:
01 The Late One (Hayes) (3:59)
02 Love Walked In (Gershwin) (3:05)
03 S'Posin' (Razaf, Denniker) (3:57)
04 Tubbsville (Hayes) (4:08)
05 R.T.H. (Hayes) (5:32)
06 Cherokee (Noble) (3:40)
07 Falling in Love With Love (Rodgers) (7:02)
08 The Folks Who Live on the Hill (Kern) (4:15)
09 Wonderful! Wonderful! (Hayes)  (8:14)

Fontana TFL 5142

Recorded March 28 1961

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
More Tubby in a variety of settings and taken from the Japanese cd re-issue of the original lp in mini lp format.
FLAC from cd with mini lp cover scans (you'll need your microscope for the back sleeve notes)

0285 Stephane Grappelli [Quintet 1947] WMV 6(12.52)

Personnel:
George Shearing - piano
Dave Goldberg - guitar
Coleridge Goode - bass
Ray Ellington - drums
Stephane Grappelli - violin

Tracks:
01 Stephane Blues (Grappelli) (1:10)
02 Piccadilly Stomp (Grappelli) (2:14)
03 Wendy (Grappelli) (3:14)
04 Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie, Casey, Pinkard) (3:00)
05 Evelyn (Grappelli) (2:29)
06 Stephane Blues (Grappelli) (0:45)

Filmed and recorded 1947

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-

This is a first for BritJazz as the finest technology is employed to bring BJ followers music and film for the very first time.
Stephane Grappelli, the spelling of the surname was changed at some point to that shown above, spent the war years in the UK and recorded extensively with the local musicians.
This short 13 minute film shows him with his Quintet recorded in London in 1947  - the precise date is not known but the same group recorded on 25 April 1947 so it is most likely from around this period
What is interesting is the make up of the Quintet with George Shearing on piano (he emigrated to the USA shortly after this date), Dave Goldberg on guitar, Coleridge Goode on bass and Ray Ellington on drums backing Stephane. All the tunes are announced and the musicians identified in the film credits.
There is a very boppy feel to some of these tracks and Dave Goldberg, one of the unsung UK guitarists, is particularly so on his solos. All the musicians seem to be enjoying the session judging by their expressions of appreciation when others are soloing and it is good to see George Shearing in action. What a lovely touch he had back then.
As mentioned above, this same group recorded 4 titles for Decca but only two were issued. It is hoped to be able to bring these 2 titles plus mp3 versions of the tunes played in this film together as a separate post later.
The film has been issued as part of a hard to find DVD chronicling Stephane's career but this version was taken from YouTube and spliced together to re-create the original film.
Thanks to the original YouTube uploader 'cosmickitchen'.

0284 Stephane Grappelli [Quintet 1947] 320 8(18.17)

Personnel:
George Shearing - piano
Dave Goldberg - guitar
Coleridge Goode - bass
Ray Ellington - drums
Stephane Grappelli - violin

Tracks:
01 Stephane Blues - Theme and Introduction (Grappelli) (1:07)
02 Piccadilly Stomp (Grappelli) (2:18)
03 Wendy (Grappelli) (3:14)
04 Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie, Casey, Pinkard) (2:57)
05 Evelyn (Grappelli) (2:28)
06 Stephane Blues - Theme and Close (Grappelli) (0:45)
07 Yellow House Stomp (Grappelli) (2:38)
08 Red-O-Ray (Grappelli) (2:51)

Recorded 1947

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
This is the music extracted from the short film with an extra two tracks by the same group which were recorded in London on 25 April 1947. These two tracks were originally issued on a Decca 78 under the title of 'The Quintet Of The Hot Club of France featuring George Shearing' and have only recently been correctly identified.
All the music is in mp3 at 320 format with a 'cover picture' and track/personnel details.

0283 Cleo Laine [Cleo's Choice] FLAC 20(1.02.57)

Personnel:
Cleo Laine - vocal accompanied by:-
(01 - 04)
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Ken Wray - trombone
Dougie Robinson alto
Tommy Whittle (as Virgil Nameless on label) - tenor
Ronnie Ross - baritone
Max Harris - piano
Sammy Stokes - bass
Eddie Taylor - drums
Johnny Dankworth - arranger
London December 13 1955
(05 - 08)
Johnny Dankworth (as George Martin on label) -  alto, clarinet
Martin Slavin - vibes
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
London September 5 1956
(09 11)
Dave Lindup - leader
Derrick Abbott  - trumpet
Stan Palmer - trumpet
Bob Carson - trumpet
Colin Wright - trumpet
Dickie Hawdon - trumpet
Tony Russell - trombone
Danny Elwood - trombone
Jack Botterill - trombone
Garry Brown - trombone
Laurie Monk - trombone
Roy Willox - clarinet
Danny Moss - tenor, clarinet, bass clarinet
Alex Leslie - baritone, flute, clarinet
Ronnie Ross - alto, clarinet
Johnny Scott - flute
David McCullum - violin
David Katz - violin
Jack Rothstein - violin
Patric Ireland - viola
Bram Martin - cello
Maria Korchinska - harp
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
(collective personnel)
London October 24 1957
(13 15)
Dave Lindup - leader
Derrick Abbott  - trumpet
Stan Palmer - trumpet
Bob Carson - trumpet
Colin Wright - trumpet
Dickie Hawdon - trumpet
Tony Russell - trombone
Danny Elwood - trombone
Jack Botterill - trombone
Garry Brown - trombone
Laurie Monk - trombone
Roy Willox - clarinet
Danny Moss - tenor, clarinet, bass clarinet
Alex Leslie - baritone, flute, clarinet
Ronnie Ross - alto, clarinet
Johnny Scott - flute
Maria Korchinska - harp
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
(collective personnel)
London October 24 1957
(17 20)
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
London October 1957
(18 19)
Unknown
(10 12 14 16)
Similar to but smaller than (09 11) above.
London December 9 1957

Tracks:
01 I’m Beginning To See The Light (Ellington, George, Hodges, James) (2:59)
02 Jeepers Creepers (Mercer) (3:08)
03 I’m Putting All My Eggs In One Basket (Berlin) (3:08)
04 Deep In A Dream (Van Heusen) (3:48)
05 I’ll Remember April (DePaul, Johnston, Raye) (2:33)
06 April Age (Wilder, Engrick, Dankworth) (3:06)
07 April In Paris (Duke) (2:31)
08 I Dedicate April (Williams, Carter, Dankworth) (3:04)
09 Something's Gotta Give (Mercer) (4:03)
10 Unforgettable (Gordon) (3:52)
11 All Of You (Porter) (2:29)
12 Too Late Now (Lane, Lerner) (3:34)
13 Teach Me Tonight (Kahn, DePaul) (3:14)
14 Young At Heart (Leigh, Richards) (3:42)
15 He Needs Me (Hamilton) (3:44)
16 Summer Is A-Comin’ In (Barer, Wilder) (2:34)
17 Indian Summer (Dubin, Herbert) (2:49)
18 Hand Me Down Love (Ellington, Sigman) (2:59)
19 They Were Right (Dankworth) (2:27)
20 Sugar (Alexander, Mitchell, Pinkard) (3:16)

RPM cd 160

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
"All Cleo's recordings for Nixa between 1956 and 1958, and which originally appeared on a 10" lp, eps and 78s, are collected here for the first time on this OOP cd.
"The musicians are drawn from the ranks of the Dankworth bands of the period in various permutations and there are some tasty solos in places. This is Cleo breaking free from the Dankworth band where she appeared as the band singer and just starting out on her solo career.
"There are informative 'sleeve notes' on the cd cover which opens out to produce a double sided large format display. The images have not been cropped - this is how they appear on the original insert. Can you spot the 1951 Melody Maker headline where Lennie Bush gets busted for drug possession? I bet it's one he would rather not have seen dragged up after all this time.
"FLAC from cd with booklet scans."

0282 Carlo Krahmer [Carlo Krahmer's Chicagoans] FLAC 12(46.18)

Personnel:
01-06
Jimmy McPartland - cornet, vocal
Cy Ellis - trumpet
Harry Brown - trombone
Pip Gaskell - clarinet
Marian McPartland - piano
Alan Hodgkins - guitar
Eddie King - bass
Carlo Krahmer - drums

07 08
Johnny Best - trumpet
Ronnie Chamberlain - alto
Stephane Grappelli - piano (08), violin (07)
Vic Lewis - guitar
Tommy Bromley - bass
Carlo Krahmer - drums

09 10
Johnny Best - trumpet
Lad Busby- trombone
Ronnie Chamberlain - alto
Aubrey Franks - tenor
Gerry Moore - piano
Vic Lewis - guitar
Bert Howard - bass
Carlo Krahmer - drums

11
Don Jacoby - trumpet
Harry Roche - trombone
Ronnie Chamberlain - alto
Sam Donahue - tenor
Derek Hawkins - clarinet
Rocky Collucio - piano
Bert Howard - bass
Carlo Krahmer - drums

12
John Dankworth - clarinet
Carlo Krahmer - vibes
Dick Katz - piano
Alan Hodgkins - guitar
Coleridge Goode - bass

Tracks:
01 The Da-da Strain (Williams) (4:27)
02 Blues In Thirds (Hines) (4:06)
03 Sugar (Pinkard, Mitchell) (3:16)
04 St Louis Blues (Handy) (3:56)
05 China Boy (Winfree, Bouteljie) (2:35)
06 Blues For Carlo (4:42)
07 I've Found A New Baby (Williams. Palmer) (3:15)
08 I Never Knew (Kahn, Fiorito) (3:31)
09 Down By The Old Mill Stream (Taylor) (3:38)
10 Rosetta (Hines, Woode) (4:45)
11 S D Blues (4:23)
12 Coquette (Kahn, Lombardo, Green) (3:44)

Esquire 206

Recorded March 12 (07 08) March 15 (09 10) March 1945 (11) December 14 1946 (12) May 30 1949 (01-06)

Contributed by jazzandylan

0281 Derek Smith [Jazz at the Flamingo Vol 3] FLAC 4(13.24)

Personnel:
Harry Klein - baritone
Derek Smith - piano
Freddie Logan - bass
Allan Ganley - drums

Tracks:
01 Smooth Talk (Smith) (2:43)
02 Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (Gershwin) (3:03)
03 Everything Happens to Me (Adair, Dennis) (3:35)
04 Candy (David, Whitney, Kramer) (4:03)

Decca ep DFE 6297

Recorded March 15 1955

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
The third and final ep from this session recorded on March 15 1955. The Derek Smith Trio plays two tunes alone and is then joined by baritone player Harry Klein for a further two tunes.
FLAC from ep with cover scans.

0280 Victor Feldman [The Multiple Talents of] FLAC 5(24.51)

Personnel:
Victor Feldman - vibes, piano, drums, conga
Lennie Bush - bass

Tracks:
01 Stella By Starlight (Washington, Young) (4:20)
02 Sue Side Jump (Feldman) (3:31)
03 Groove For Two (take 1) (Feldman) (4:39)
04 Lullaby (Feldman) (7:46)
05 Groove For Two (take 3) (Feldman) (4:35)

Esquire 20-046

Recorded August 11 and 12 1955

Contributed by azule serape who writes:-
Some early (11 and 12 August 1955) multi-tracking recordings from Victor who plays vibes, piano, drums and conga drums with just a bass player.
This is not my rip. It came from a CDR containing the music from the 10" lp to which I applied some minor sound restoration work. It is not perfect but as good as I can get it. There are no cover scans either. Track details and a very small front cover picture are included in the link.
It is now in FLAC but cannot be certain what the original ripped format was.  Once again, none of this material has ever been re-issued in any format so enjoy what we have.

0279 Freddy Randall [His Great 16 1951-1956] FLAC 16(44.04)

Personnel:
Freddy Randall - trumpet
Geoff Sowden - trombone
Norman Cave - trombone
Roy Crimmins - trombone
Orme Stuart - trombone
Bruce Turner - soprano, clarinet
Betty Smith - tenor
Bernie Stanton - clarinet
Archie Semple - clarinet
Al Gay - clarinet
Stan Butcher - piano
Lennie Felix - piano
Art Staddon - piano
Dave Fraser - piano
Harry Smith - piano
Eddie Thompson - piano
Denny Wright - guitar
Don Cooper - guitar
Bobby Coram - guitar
Lew Green - guitar, banjo
Ron Stone - bass
Ken Eaglefield - bass
Ted Palmer - bass
Jack Peberdy - bass
Lennie Hastings - drums
Stan Bourke - drums
Buddy Banks - vocal

Tracks:
01 That's A-Plenty (Gilbert, Pollack) (2:53)
02 Tishomingo Blues (Williams) (3:15)
03 South (Moten, Hayes)(?) (2:59)
04 Tight Lines (Randall) (2:32)
05 Baby Won't You Please Come Home (Warfield, Williams) (2:33)
06 I Ain't Gonna give Nobody None of This Jelly Roll (Williams, Williams) (2:18)
07 Dark Night Blues (Randall) (3:08)
08 Clarinet Marmalade (Edwards, Ragas, Shields, LaRocca, Sbarbaro) (3:04)
09 If I Could Be with You (Creamer, Johnson) (2:30)
10 Tishomingo Blues (Williams) (2:50)
11 Walkin' the Dog (Brooks) (2:32)
12 Sunday (Miller, Cohn, Styne, Krueger) (2:46)
13 Professor Jazz (Randall) (2:49)
14 Muskrat Ramble (Gilbert) (2:25)
15 Ja Da (Carlton) (2:51)
16 Ain't Misbehavin' (Waller) (2:39)

Dormouse DM5

Recorded 1951 to 1956

Contributed by Gonzo

0278 Tony Kinsey [Foursome] FLAC 6(13.02)

Personnel:
Alan Branscombe - alto
Bill Le Sage - vibes
Jack Fallon - bass
Tony Kinsey- drums

Tracks:
01 Foursome (Kinsey) (2:37)
02 The Campbells Are Coming (Trad - arr. Le Sage) (2:02)
03 Mooching (Le Sage) (2:04)
04 Uh! Oh! (Burland, Elliot) (2:28)
05 Bandstand (Le Sage) (1:51)
06 Man From Ghana (Kinsey) (2:00)

Parlophone GEP8805

Recorded December 7 1959

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
This ep is not seen very often and a cd re-issue would be more than welcome. Alan Branscombe was a man of many musical talents. He played piano, vibes, clarinet, flute and all the saxes. Here he is featured on alto and what a beautiful tone he had. Seek out his other work elsewhere as he had a lot to offer. The two volumes of 'Swingin' On The Sound Stage' on Esquire lp from 1968 are good examples. One for BritJazz in the future perhaps.
However this is Tony Kinsey's date and all the musicians get their fair share of solo space on this mainly original music. Even 'The Campbells...' works thanks to Bill LeSage's fine arrangement.
FLAC from ep with cover scans.

0277 Acker Bilk [Omnibus] FLAC 12(36.59)

Personnel:
Ken Sims - trumpet
John Mortimer - trombone
Acker Bilk - clarinet, vocals
Roy James - tenor banjo
Ernie Price - bass
Ron McKay - drums, vocals

Tracks:
01 C. R. E. March (Traditional) (2:47)
02 Carry Me Back (Bilk) (3:14)
03 Travelling Blues (Austin) (3:09)
04 Gladiolus Rag (Joplin) (2:31)
05 Jump In The Line (Higgs, Kananaugh) (3:00)
06 Blaze Away (Holzman) (2:43)
07 El Abanico (Javaloyes) (2:46)
08 Franklin Street Blues ((Traditional) (3:08)
09 Louisian-i-ay (Darenbourg) (3:52)
10 Dardenella (Bernard) (3:46)
11 Higher Ground (Bilk) (3:08)
12 Under The Double Eagle (Bilk) (2:56)

Pye NJL 22 Black Label

Recorded 1958-1959

Contributed by jazzandylan

0276 Steve Race [The Jazz Stars] FLAC 2(5.27)

Personnel:
Steve Race - leader
Don Rendell - soprano
Joe Harriott - alto
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Ronnie Ross - baritone
Terry Shannon - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Allan Ganley - drums

Tracks:
01 The Jazz Scene (Steve Race) (2:46)
02 Have Jazz Will Travel (Steve Race) (2:34)

The Jazz Stars - Pye 45 - 7NJ-2059

September 6 1962 London Pye 7NJ 2059

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
Here's an oddity. A jazz 45 from 1962 with a super group calling themselves 'The Jazz Stars'.  Just look at the line up.
I wonder why just a single was issued?
FLAC from 45 rpm record with label scans and personnel details.

0275 Tubby Hayes [Late Spot At Scott's] FLAC 5(41.37)

Personnel:
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Tubby Hayes - tenor, vibes
Gordon Beck - piano
Freddie Logan - bass
Allan Ganley - drums

Tracks:
01 Half a Sawbuck (Hayes) (8:23)
02 Angel Eyes (Brent, Dennis) (4:56)
03 The Sausage Scraper (Hayes), Quintet Theme - aka Perdido (Tizol, Drake, Lenk) (9:10)
04 My Man's Gone Now (Gershwin, Heyward) (9:08)
05 Yeah! (Silver), Quintet Theme - aka Perdido (Tizol, Drake, Lenk) (10:00)

Redial CD 558 183-2

Recorded May 17 and 18 1962

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-

The two albums (this one and Down in the Village - posted separately) were originally recorded for Fontana at Ronnie Scott's Club over the two nights of 17 and 18 May 1962. The Quintet is in cracking form and the atmosphere is well captured in the live recordings although the audience seems surprisingly underwhelmed. That was the story of British Jazz in the 1960s.
These particular recordings were taken from the OOP cd re-issues on Redial.
The almost forgotten man of jazz, pianist Gordon Beck, had a short stay with Tubby during 1962/1963 before regular pianist Terry Shannon re-joined and whilst he plays competently enough here he doesn't really seem to 'gel' with this particular group. But just listen to the drumming master class delivered by Allan Ganley. He could swing the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra when he is on form like this.
FLAC from OOP cd with booklet scans.

0274 Tubby Hayes [Down in the Village] FLAC 6(48.31)

Personnel:
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Tubby Hayes - soprano, tenor
Gordon Beck - piano
Freddy Logan - bass
Allan Ganley - drums

Tracks:
01 Johnny One Note  (Rodgers, Hart) (8:53)
02 But Beautiful (Van Heusen, Burke) (7:26)
03 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World  (Rodgers, Hart), Quintet Theme - aka Perdido (Tizol, Drake, Lenk) (8:28)
04 Down in the Village (Hayes) (10:57)
05 In the Night (Hayes) (7:32)
06 First Eleven (Deuchar), Quintet Theme - aka Perdido (Tizol, Drake, Lenk) (5:14)

Redial CD 558 183-2

Recorded at Ronnie Scott's Club May 17 and 18 1962

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
The two albums (this one and Late Spot At Scott's, to be posted separately) were originally recorded for Fontana at Ronnie Scott's Club over the two nights of 17 and 18 May 1962. The Quintet is in cracking form and the atmosphere is well captured in the live recordings although the audience seems surprisingly underwhelmed. That was the story of British Jazz in the 1960s.
These particular recordings were taken from the OOP cd re-issue on Redial.
The almost forgotten man of jazz, pianist Gordon Beck, had a short stay with Tubby during 1962/1963 before regular pianist Terry Shannon re-joined and whilst he plays competently enough here he doesn't really seem to 'gel' with this particular group. But just listen to the drumming master class delivered by Allan Ganley. He could swing the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra when he is on form like this.
FLAC from OOP cd with booklet scans.

Late Spot At Scott's will be posted next Sunday, February 17 2013 - BJ

0273 Ivor and Basil Kirchin [Meet the Kirchins] FLAC 4(9.01)

Personnel:
Ivor Kirchin - leader
Stan Palmer - trumpet
Murray Campbell - trumpet
Frank Donlan - trumpet
Norman Baron - trumpet
Big Tarp - trumpet
Brian Haydon - alto
Norman Hunt - tenor
Johnny Xerri - tenor
George Robinson - baritone
Johnny Patrick - piano
Ronnie Seabrook - bass
Basil Kirchin - drums
Ginger Johnson - bongos
Danny Johnson - conga drum
Johnny Grant - cowbell, vocal

Tracks:
01 Minor Mambo (Creaghan, Pin) (2:13)
02 Mother Goose Jumps (Burns, Stein, Herman) (2:23)
03 Mambo Nothing (Aldridge) (1:59)
04 Lover Come Back to Me (Romberg, Hammerstein) (2:26)

Decca ep - DFE 6237

Recorded December 8 1954

Contributed by bluebird , who writes:-
The Kirchin Band featured the Mambo extensively on their Dance and Concert dates during the 1950s and the style became one of their trademarks. They don't disappoint here with two numbers raising the roof and played with much vigour, expertise and noise.
The names in the band, with a couple of exceptions, are not well known now but listen to how the trumpet section takes off with all of them hitting the high notes. The shadowy and legendary figure of Big Tarp is added to the section on 'Minor Mambo'. I wonder what happened to her?
Johnny Grant provides the vocals on the non-Mambo tracks. 'Mother Goose Jumps' is forgettable. It's one of those silly novelty numbers that the public seemed to like at that time. He sings the introduction to 'Lover....' in slow ballad style before the band blasts off once more.
The pianist is Johnny Patrick, who has had a long and illustrious career in the music business. I think he must have accompanied almost anyone of note in his 60 year+ career and I last saw him play a couple of years ago in a small Midlands market town when he was part of a lively local rhythm section backing Simon Spillett. He must have been almost 80 then (Johnny, not Simon). They don't make them like that anymore.
FLAC from ep with cover scans.

0272 Dudley Moore [The Theme From Beyond The Fringe & All That Jazz] FLAC 8(38.09)

Personnel:
Dudley Moore - piano
Peter McGurk - bass
Chris Karan - drums

Tracks:
01 I Love Paris (Porter) (8:09)
02 Theme from Beyond the Fringe (Moore) (4:17)
03 What's New (Burke, Haggart) (4:52)
04 I Get a Kick Out of You (Porter) (3:02)
05 Just in Time (Comden, Green, Styne) (5:00)
06 Chicago (Fisher) (4:41)
07 I Didn't Know What Time it Was (Rodgers) (4:24)
08 Just One of Those Things (Porter) (3:43)

Atlantic ATL 2465 017

Recorded August 1962

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-

This is Dudley's first jazz Trio album recorded in August 1962 with his long serving colleagues Peter McGurk on bass and Chris Karan on drums. Apart from Dudley's own 'Theme...' the tunes are all well known standards and a real treat to hear.
Dudley was a man of many parts;  pianist, writer/arranger of film music, comedian, singer, film star but  the handful of trio albums he made between 1962 and 1978 are the main interest for jazz fans. Sadly, very few have seen a cd re-issue but this is one of them.
FLAC from OOP cd with lp cover scans.