Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
This really is an odd one in the Jazz Couriers discography. There are two tunes recorded on a one-sided multi-coloured card flexi-disc which plays at 45 rpm. It can only be assumed that it was prepared for some kind of promotional event but what could that be? I have seen similar flexi-discs issued by the same label by other jazz groups.
The date is uncertain - the best guess is mid 1958 and it is probably Phil Bates on bass and Bill Eyden on drums. Hayes, Scott and Shannon are obviously the other Couriers.
Whilst it is possibly to play the flexi-disc on a modern turntable, it is a bit of an up and down ride. I believe that there was some kind of rigid card holder to enable these discs to be played but I don't have one.
The sound is reasonable considering the source.
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Terry Shannon - piano
Phil Bates - bass
Bill Eyden - drums
01 Monk Was Here (Hayes) (2:55)
02 Last Minute Blues (Jazz Couriers) (2:33)
Label: Top Spot Tunes
Recorded; Probably 1958
Lineage: Flexi-disc>FLAC
Thanks for the flexi Tubby. Sounds pretty good to me.
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ReplyDeleteThank you Delmonico, thank you britjazz...
so it means that there's nothing on the other side ?
delmonico has been consulted and unfortunately there is no other side, bhowani. Hope you are not too disappointed. There are lots more interesting things to come, including a Tubby Hayes album.
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This must be incredibly rare, and it's a real mark of the stature of BritJazz that you're presenting us with an obscure jewel like this. The music of the time and place really doesn't get much better than the Jazz Couriers.
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