Personnel:Track 1
Jimmy Deuchar, trumpet; Tommy Whittle,
Don Rendell, tenor; Benny Green, baritone;
Bill Le Sage, piano; Sammy Stokes, bass;
Tony Crombie, drums.
Track 2
Alan Branscombe, alto; Tubby Hayes, vibes;
Tony Crombie, piano; Jack Fallon, vibes.
Track 3
Bert Courtley, mellophonium; Ronnie Ross, baritone;
Eddie Harvey, piano; Pete Blannin, bass;
Andy White, drums
Track 4
Eddie Thompson, piano; Arthur Watts, bass; Andy White, drums.
Track 5
Tommy Whittle, tenor; Harry Klein, baritone; Eddie Thompson, piano; Ken Sprang, bass;
Jackie Dougan, drums.
Track 6
includes:-
Les Condon, Stan Roderick, Ronnie Simmonds, trumpet; George Chisholm, Ray Premru, trombone;
Alan Branscombe, alto; Tommy Whittle, tenor; Tony Crombie, drums.
Track 7
Harry Klein, baritone; Derek Smith, piano; Freddie Logan, bass; Allan Ganley, drums.
Track 8
Alan Branscombe, alto; Tubby Hayes, vibes; Tony Crombie, piano; Jack Fallon, bass.
Track 9
Eddie Thompson, piano; Arthur Watts, bass; Andy White, drums.
Track 10
Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott, tenor; Terry Shannon, piano; Phil Bates, bass; Bill Eyden, drums.
Tracks:
01 All Star Special
02 Wait and See
03 Red Prune
04 Moveable
05 12 by 5
06 Interpol Chase
07 Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
08 Fishin' the Blues
09 Just Play
10 The Serpent
This is a compilation album by various artists recorded for the Ember label after the Club opened in 1952. The Krugers, mentioned in the sleeve notes, owned both the Club and the Ember record label. Ember was never very good (and still isn't) about the details in its sleeve notes but these tracks were recorded between 1953 and 1959. They provide a fine representative sample of the British modern jazz scene in the 1950s.
I recall going to the Flamingo in the mid 1950s to see a Tubby Hayes group and another led by Ronnie Ross. It was a dismal, dark cellar-type room full of smoke and young stylish 'mods' and their equally stylish girls - but the music was great. I seem to remember being turned out into the street well before midnight. Happy days.
Contributed by Delmonico (ripped to flac format from LP c/w cover scans)
Thanks from Italy.
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I've just bought a CD collection of Jazz at The Flamingo, the old Ember sides. Not sure how many of these are on the new CD, but I just love the old LP sleeve! Many thanks.
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ReplyDeleteGreat! Brings back memories. greetings from the US from an ex Pat
Great music. Many thanks from an old (very) habitue of the Flamingo in Leicester Square.
ReplyDeleteJust a nit to pick with the personnel. Jack Fallon was a Canadian bass player. Not a vibist!
Quite right too, aroonie. Corrected. Thanks for pointing it out.
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