0151 Johnny Grant [Introducing Johnny Grant] FLAC 4(10.35)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
Vocalist Johnny Grant sang with the Ronnie Scott Band in 1953, later with Tony Crombie's Big Band and The Kirchin Band (previously featured on this blog). And then he seemed to disappear. I can find no trace of him in later years.
The arrangements here are by pianist Norman Stenfalt but the sleeve notes are coy about who else played on the date. The Tubby Hayes discography suggests that the musicians are Tubby Hayes, Derek Humble, Jimmy Deuchar, Ken Wray, Stan Tracey, Lennie Bush and Tony Crombie but this has not been confirmed.
I suppose that Grant sang in the style of the day with a wide vibrato but this sound now seems dated. It's pleasant enough but I guess that this not often seen ep from the late 1950s (1957/1958?) is a bit of a collector's item rather than being music of any significance. There are no band solos. 
Does anyone know what happened to Johnny Grant?

Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Ken Wray - trombone
Derek Humble - alto
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Stan Tracey - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums

01 You'd Better Know It
02 Darn That Dream
03 Zing Went the Strings of My Heart
04 Then I'll Be Tired Of You

Label: Saga ESAG 7004
Recorded: 1957/1958?
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0150 Ted Heath [Ted Heath's 89th London Palladium Concert] FLAC 12(37.34)

Contributed by Brufan, who writes:-
It was around the time of this recording that, as schoolboys, my best friend & I attended several of the Sunday night sessions. We cycled the 13 miles or so from our homes, parking our bikes in a nearby underground car park. Those were the days! Brufan.

Ted Heath - leader
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Duncan Campbell - trumpet
Stan Reynolds - trumpet
Ronnie Hughes - trumpet
Don Lusher - trombone
Jack Bentley - trombone
Wally Smith - trombone
Jackie Armstrong - trombone
Roy Willox - alto
Les Gilbert - alto
Danny Moss - tenor
Tommy Whittle - tenor
George Hunter - baritone
Frank Horrox - piano
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrell - drums

01 The Champ
02 Eloquence
03 Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
04 Pick Yourself Up
05 Blues for Moderns
06 Fourth Dimension
07 Etrospect
08 Dark Eyes
09 Solitude
10 The Hawk Talks
11 I Got It Bad
12 Rhapsody for Drums

Label: Decca LK 4062 Vocalion CDLK 4153
Recorded: April 12 1953
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0149 Al Fairweather [Fairweather Friends Part One] FLAC 2(11.10)

Contributed by Brufan

Al Fairweather - trumpet
Tony Milliner - bass trumpet, trombone
Tony Coe - alto
Red Price - tenor
Stan Greig - piano
Al McPake - guitar
Tim Mahn - bass
Graham Burbridge - drums

01 I Can't Give You Anything But Love
02 September In The Rain

Label: Pye NJE 1066
Recorded: November 14 1957
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0148 Lita Roza [Drinka Lita Roza Day] FLAC 12(45.55)

Contributed by delmonico

Lita Roza - vocal
Ronnie Hughes - trumpet
Johnny Keating - trombone
Ronnie Chamberlain - soprano, alto
Ronnie Ross - alto, baritone
Duncan Lamont - tenor
Dave Lee - piano
Kenny Napper - bass
Andy White - drums

01 Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington, Russell) (3:26)
02 I Loves You Porgy (Gershwin, Gershwin, Heyward) (4:14)
03 How Deep is the Ocean (Berlin) (3:32)
04 Trouble is a Man (Wilder) (3:22)
05 I'm Afraid the Masquerade is Over (Magidson, Wrubel) (3:57)
06 What is There to Say (Duke, Harburg) (3:30)
07 The Man that Got Away (Arlen, Gershwin) (3:51)
08 Lush Life (Strayhorn) (3:46)
09 Lover Man (Davis, Ramirez, Sherman) (4:57)
10 Something to Live For (Ellington, Strayhorn) (3:17)
11 Love for Sale (Porter) (4:14)
12 Ill Wind (Arlen, Koehler) (3:49)

Label: Pye NPL18047
Recorded: May 04 1960
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0147 Allan Ganley [The High Priest] FLAC 4(14.46)

Contributed by Azule Serape

Art Ellefson - tenor
Stan Jones - piano
Stan Wasser - bass
Allan Ganley - drums

01 Open Country (Brookmeyer) (3:44)
02 Beaulieu (Wasser) (3:55)
03 The High Priest (Ganley) (4:15)
04 Blue Skies (Berlin) (2:52)

Label: Saga Records ESAG 7010
Recorded: August 1958
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0146 Eric Delaney [Mainly Delaney] 320 12(40.56)

Contributed by tyronetieclip
Eric Delaney (born 22 May 1924, Acton, west London) is an English drummer and bandleader, popular in the 1950s and early 1960s. Aged 16 he won the Best Swing Drummer award and later joined the Bert Ambrose Octet which featured George Shearing on piano. During 1947-54 he appeared with the Geraldo Orchestra and filled his time with regular session work in recording studios and on film, TV and radio. In 1954 he formed his own band and later signed with the new Pye Records label. He made three Royal Variety Show appearances, the first in 1956.
Delaney specialised in up-tempo dance hall music, often carrying a rock n' roll label but closer in spirit to that of Geraldo and Joe Loss. As with many similar artists, the music Delaney performed moved out of vogue after The Beatles. Nonetheless, Delaney remained active touring in the UK, notably in holiday resorts.
Fuller details of Delaney's life – he's still touring – along with photographs and comments from Kenny Ball, Elkie Brooks, Terry Lightfoot, Humphrey Lyttelton and others - are in Eddie Sammons' biography.[2]
Eric's grandson, Jake Delaney, is also a talented drummer. He will probably inherit Eric's drum kit.
Although best known as a jazz drummer, Eric is a talented multi-percussionist. As well as the drums he plays xylophone, glockenspiel, timpani, military side drum, tubular bells, a variety of Chinese gongs and tam tams and has incorporated many everyday items such as brushes and whistles into his shows over the years.
This American 12" LP "Mainly Delaney" sold very well and was an extended version of his 10" Nixa LP in UK.Freshly ripped vinyl , enjoy!!

We have had some discussion about the appropriateness of this album to the blog. There are tracks which almost no-one would say are jazz but others which indubitably do qualify. Anyway, as was mentioned, it is "fun" so here it is.

Albert Hall - trumpet
Bert Courtley - trumpet
Jimmy Skidmore - tenor
Eric Delaney - drums, tympanis
others unknown

01 Oranges And Lemons
02 Cockles and Mussels
03 Roamin' In The Gloamin'
04 Say Si Si
05 Mainly Delaney
06 Rock An' Roll King Cole
07 Ain't She Sweet
08 Hornpipe Boogie
09 Truckin'
10 Rockin' The Tymps
11 One O'Clock Jump
12 Ripe Cherry Rock

Label: Mercury MG 20258
Recorded: 1954-1956
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0145 Johnny Keating [Spotlight on European Jazz Vol 1 British] FLAC 4(12.03)

Contributed by Brufan

Johnny Keating - leader
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
George Chisholm - trombone
Maurice Pratt - trombone
Don Lusher - trombone
Keith Christie - trombone
Jimmy Wilson - trombone
Ian Powell - tuba
Ronnie Chamberlain - alto
Don Rendell - tenor
Bob Efford - tenor
Tommy Whittle  - tenor
Ronnie Ross - baritone
Bill Le Sage - vibes, piano
Damian Robinson - piano
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrill - drums
Dizzy Reece - bongoes

01 Lazy
02 Ultraviolet
03 Piccadilly Jumps
04 Good Life

Label: Liberty H 8015
Recorded: March 19 and 20 1956
Lineage: EP>FLAC

And here are some alternative images not included in the download, with thanks to an anonymous contributor:-

0144 Chris Barber [In Concert Volume Three] FLAC 9(47.44)

Contributed by Gonzo

Pat Halcox - trumpet
Chris Barber - trombone
Monty Sunshine - clarinet
Eddie Smith - banjo
Dick smith - bass
Graham Burbidge - drums
Ottilie Patterson - vocal

01 Bugle Boy March
02 Pretty Baby
03 Majorca
04 Georgie Grind
05 Rockin' in Rhythm
06 My Old Kentucky Home
07 Careless Love
08 Strange Things Happen Every Day
09 Mama Don't Allow

Label: Nixa NJL 17
Recorded: March 01 1958
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0143 Elaine Delmar [A Swingin' Chick] FLAC 4(12.12)

Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
Elaine's first recordings with a jazz group dating from August 1960 with Victor Feldman and the Dill Jones Trio.
No, it's not THE Benny Goodman on drums, only one of the local London lads who was very active around this period.

Victor Feldman - vibes
Dill Jones - piano
Bill Sutcliffe - bass
Benny Goodman - drums
Elaine Delmar - vocal

01 Am I Blue? (Clark, Akst) (3:17)
02 Why Can't I? (Rodgers, Hart) (3:39)
03 Wonderful Guy (Rodgers) (2:34)
04 Blue Turning Grey Over You (Waller) (2:41)

Label: Metronome MEP 1786
Recorded: August 23 1960
Lineage: EP>FLAC