0016 Various Artists [Black British Swing] FLAC 24(1.09.48)

Contributed by delmonico, who comments:-
Something different here. The black or 'coloured' bands of the 30s and 40s in the UK and whilst the names may not be too familiar there are some who went to make further contributions to British jazz and popular music in later years.
These are recordings from the British National Sound Archive and listeners are urged to buy the cd which has a superb 40 page booklet detailing the history of the bands and the period in which they thrived. 
Ripped in FLAC from cd with some booklet scans.

(01)
Leslie Thompson - trumpet
Norman Payne - trumpet
Jimmy Macaffer - trumpet
Lew Davis - trombone
Bill Mulraney - trombone
Sid Owen - alto, clarinet
Billy Amstell - alto
Buddy Featherstonehaugh - tenor
Eddie Carroll - piano
Alan Ferguson - guitar
Spike Hughes - bass
Bill Harty - drums
(02 03)
Dave Wilkins - trumpet
Leslie "Jiver" Hutchinson - trumpet
Wally Bowen - trumpet
Lad Busby - trombone
Carl Barriteau - clarinet
Bertie King - alto
George Roberts - alto, tenor
David "Baba" Williams - alto, tenor
Errol Barrow - piano
Joe Deniz - guitar
Abe "Pops" Clare - bass
Tommy Wilson - drums
Betty Dale - vocal
(04-07)
Dave Wilkins - trumpet
Leslie "Jiver" Hutchinson - trumpet
Wally Bowen - trumpet
Lad Busby - trombone
Carl Barriteau - alto, clarinet
Bertie King - alto, clarinet
George Roberts - alto, tenor
David "Baba" Williams - alto, tenor
Errol Barrow - piano
Joe Deniz - Hawaian steel guitar
Abe "Pops" Clare - bass
Tommy Wilson - drums
(08)
Dave Wilkins - trumpet
Leslie "Jiver" Hutchinson - trumpet
Jack Cosker - trumpet
Freddie Butt - trombone
Carl Barriteau - alto, clarinet
Bertie King - alto. clarinet
George Roberts - alto, tenor
David "Baba" Williams - alto, tenor
Yorke de Souza - piano
Joe Deniz - guitar
Ernie Stevens - bass
Tommy Wilson - drums
Don Johnson and band ensemble - vocals
(09 10)
Dave Wilkins - trumpet
Leslie "Jiver" Hutchinson - trumpet
Jack Cosker - trumpet
Freddie Butt - trombone
Carl Barriteau - alto, clarinet
Bertie King - alto, clarinet
George Roberts - alto, tenor
David "Baba" Williams - alto, tenor
Yorke de Souza - piano
Joe Deniz - guitar
Ernie Stevens - bass
Tommy Wilson - drums
Don Johnson and band ensemble - vocals
(11 12)
Dave Wilkins - trumpet
Leslie "Jiver" Hutchinson - trumpet
Jack Cosker - trumpet
Freddie Butt - trombone
Carl Barriteau - alto, clarinet
Bertie King - alto, clarinet
George Roberts - alto, tenor
David "Baba" Williams - alto, tenor
Freddie Butt - piano
Joe Deniz - guitar
Ernie Stevens - bass
Tommy Wilson - drums
Al bowlly and the Henderson Twins - vocals
(13-16)
York de Souza - piano
Joe Deniz - guitar
Tommy Bromley - bass
Tommy Wilson - drums
(17)
Frank Williams - trumpet
Willie Wilson - piano
Lauderic Caton - guitar
Clinton Maxwell - drums
(18-20)
Cyril Blake - trumpet, vocal
Freddy Grant - clarinet
Colin Beaton - piano
Lauderic Caton - guitar
Brylo Ford - bass
Clinton Maxwell - drums
(21)
Jimmy Skidmore - tenor
Clare Deniz - piano
Frank Deniz - guitar
Joe Deniz - guitar
Tommy Bromley - bass
Tommy Lytton - drums
(22 23)
Leslie "Jiver" Hutchinson - trumpet
Dave Wilkins - trumpet
Frank Williams - trumpet
Harry Roche - trombone
Bertie King - saxophone
George Roberts - saxophone
Joe Appleton - saxophone
Freddy Grant - saxophone
Yorke de Souza - piano
Joe Deniz - guitar
Coleridge Goode - bass
Clinton Maxwell - drums
(24)
Leslie "Jiver" Hutchinson - trumpet
Dave Wilkins - trumpet
Pete Pitterson - trumpet
Frank Baker - trombone
Harry Roche - trombone(?)
Bertie King - saxophone
George Tyndale - saxophone
George Roberts - saxophone
Joe Appleton - saxophone(?)
Johnny Jones - saxophone(?)
Yorke de Souza - piano
Joe Deniz - guitar
Bobby Henry - bass
Clinton Maxwell - drums

01 Tap Your Feet (Brun) (2:53)
02 Washington Squabble (Hopkins) (3:11)
03 Please Be Kind (Cahn, Chaplin) (2:39)
04 Snakehips Swing (de Haas) (2:51)
05 Exactly Like You (Fields, McHugh) (2:55)
06 The Sheik Of Araby (Snyder, Smith, Wheeler) (2:54)
07 My Buddy (Donaldson, Kahn) (2:51)
08 Give Me My Ranch (Costello, Uranga) (3:09)
09 Tuxedo Junction (Hawkins) (3:01)
10 Ida (Leonard, Munson) (2:46)
11 Blow, Blow Thou Winter-Wind (Young, Shakespeare) (2:58)
12 It Was A Lover And His Lass (Young, Shakespeare) (2:50)
13 Sweet Georgia Brown (Pinkard, Bernie) (2:37)
14 Blue Skies (Berlin) (3:26)
15 Untitled Double Bass Cameo (?) (1:39)
16 Stompin' At The Savoy (Webb, Sampson, Goodman) (2:59)
17 The Jumping Jive (Caton, Wilson) (3:31)
18 Cyril's Blues (Blake) (3:32)
19 Frolic Sam (Ellington, Bigard) (3:08)
20 Rhythm Is Our Business (Lunceford, Cahn, Chaplin) (2:55)
21 Soft Winds (McShann) (2:45)
22 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Traditional) (2:56)
23 Big Top Boogie (?) (2:56)
24 Dr Heckle And Mr Jibe (McDonough) (2:26)

Label: Topic TSCD781
Recorded:
April 08 1931 (01)
July 17 (02 03) September 22 (04-07) 1938
January 29 (08) February 27 (09 10) April 24 (11 12) (13-16) 1940
October 19 (17) December 12 (18-20) 1941
May 17 (21) July 31 (22 23) 1944
December 19 1946 (24)
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