0214 Various Artists [London Jazz Scene The 40's] FLAC 14(37.55)

Contributed by Azule Serape, who writes:-
This is not wholly representative of the London Jazz scene in the 1940s but it's what Decca had in the vaults so it's quite limited and traditional in scope.
The big record companies were not interested in recording the emerging 'new' jazz in the late 1940s so it was left to the small independent labels like Melodisc, Esquire, Paxton and a few others to bring this music to a wider public.
One for the nostalgia buffs.
FLAC with lp cover scans.

Jimmy Miller - leader, vocal
Tommy McQuater - trumpet
Archie Craig - trumpet
Clifton Ffrench - trumpet
Kenny Baker - trumpet
Jimmy Watson - trumpet
Alan Franks - trumpet
Freddy Randall - trumpet
George Chisholm - trombone
Eric Breeze - trombone
Geoff Love - trombone
Jimmy Durrant - soprano, tenor, clarinet, bass clarinet
Tommy Bradbury - alto, clarinet
Monty Levy - alto, clarinet
Harry Lewis - alto, clarinet
Derek Hawkins - alto, clarinet
Freddy Gardner - alto, baritone
Cliff Townsend - alto, baritone, clarinet
Frank Ballerini - tenor
Laurie Gold - tenor
Walter Crombie - tenor, baritone
Andy McDevitt - tenor, clarinet
Bruce Turner - clarinet
Reg Conroy - vibes
Ronnie Aldrich - piano
George Shearing - piano
Dill Jones - piano
Harry Chapman - harp
Bert Weedon - guitar
Jack Llewellyn - guitar
Vic Lewis - guitar
Sid Colin - guitar, vocal
Arthur Madden - bass
Jack Fallon - bass
Joe Nussbaum - bass
Hank Hobson - bass
George Gibbs - bass
Jock Cummings - drums
Norman Burns - drums
Al Philcock - drums
Dave Fullerton - drums
Max Abrams - drums
Stephane Grappelli - violin
Stan Andrews - violin
Lynn Shaw - vocal

01 South Rampart Street Parade (Haggart, Baudue, Crosby) (2:47)
02 These Foolish Things (Strachey, Marvell, Link) (3:01)
03 Barefoot Blues (White) (2:20)
04 Body and Soul (Green, Sour, Eyton, Heyman) (3:16)
05 That's A-Plenty (Pollack, Gilbert) (2:27)
06 Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar (Ray, Prince, Sheehy) (2:38)
07 High Society (Piron, Williams) (3:10)
08 Anchors Away (Zimmerman, Savino) (2:42)
09 Black and Blue (Razaf, Brooks, Waller) (2:37)
10 Henderson Stomp (Henderson) (2:14)
11 After You've Gone (Creamer, Layton) (3:06)
12 Clarinet Blues (2:19)
13 I Only Have Eyes for You (Warren, Dubin) (2:33)
14 Ring Dem Bells (Ellington, Mills) (2:47)

Label: Ace Of Clubs ACL 1121
Recorded: July 30 1940 April 09 23 June 10 August 01 1941 May 21 1942 January 07 1943 May 28 1945 May 21 November 27 1947 November 26 1948 February 24 1949
Lineage: LP>FLAC