Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
A 1957 recording mainly with the Dankworth Big Band plus two 'Bands within the Band' in the form of the Laurie Monk Quartet and the Dickie Hawdon Quintet each playing two numbers.
(01 03 05 06 08 10)
Dickie Hawdon - trumpet
Derrick Abbott - trumpet
Bill Metcalf - trumpet (05 10)
Stan Palmer - trumpet
Colin Wright - trumpet
Bert Courtley - trumpet (01 02 06 08)
Jack Botterill - trombone
Garry Brown - trombone
Danny Elwood - trombone
Laurie Monk - trombone
Tony Russell - trombone
Johnny Dankworth - alto
Tommy Whittle - tenor
Alex Leslie - baritone, clarinet
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
(04 09)
Dickie Hawdon - trumpet
Johnny Dankworth - alto
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
(02 07)
Laurie Monk - trombone
Johnny Dankworth - alto
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
01 Export Blues
02 Somerset Morn
03 Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
04 One for Janet
05 Somebody Loves Me
06 Hullabaloo
07 Horoscope
08 Stompin' at the Savoy
09 Magenta Midget
10 Limehouse Blues
Label: Parlophone PMC 1043
Recorded: March 21 (05 10) 25 (04 09) August 29 (01 06) September 04 (02 07) 07 (03 08) 1957
Lineage: CD>FLAC
Note: The image of track/personnel details included in the download says that Cleo Laine sings on Somebody Loves Me (as the Tom Lord Discography) but it is an instrumental only, as above.
Thanks for this one. As its on Parlophone, I wonder if it was produced by George Martin?
ReplyDeleteApparently it was, Jazzjet. Indeed, looks like the first, or perhaps second. The following from Amazon.
ReplyDeleteThis review is from: Five Steps to Dankworth/Journey Into Jazz (Audio CD)
These two albums were the first LPs of John(ny) Dankworth's music - recorded under the supervision of George Martin, in 1956 and 1957. "Journey into Jazz" took advantage of the LP medium to use a whole 10 inch LP side for "Itinerary of an Orchestra"- an extended work composed by John Dankworth and David Lindup. The other side of the album has straight ahead swinging big band jazz with Kenny Clare, Laurie Monk and Dankworth soloing impressively. U.S West Coast bandleader Shorty Rogers said at the time ' I had no idea that there is a band in Europe playing this kind of material'.
Five Steps to Dankworth, which includes Danny Moss, Dickie Hawdon and David Lee among the soloists, is the 'Seven plus Brass' version of the Orchestra, which went to the Newport Jazz Festival and playing some of the music featured there. Two tracks are by the Laurie Monk Quartet - a piano-less foursome including Dankworth, bass and drums, and two more by Dickie Hawdon's Quintet, playing attractive small group originals.
This is impressive music, comparing well with US jazz offerings of the time and deserving a CD release at last.
Many of those who attended Dankworth one-night -stands at the time will especially appreciate the 7 minute version of 'A Train' with which the band always ended the night ...
Many thanks for JD
ReplyDeleteThank you for the Dankworth and for the last few months posts also. Ive been neglecting the thanks and apologise as I am enjoying all your posts
ReplyDeleteWonderful Jazz posts - all of them
But it was JD that got me hooked on the Brit Jazz scene (and hence here) and unfortunately it was only his sad passing that I even found JD
Best thing is I DID discover it - at last
Many thanks again
Thanks for J Dankworth...I have a few mp3 albums from the internet but not this in flac.
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