0240 Ronnie Scott [The Ronnie Scott Jazz Club Vol 3] FLAC 12(45.43)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
More rare music from the 1954 Ronnie Scott 9 piece group recorded before an enthusiastic audience at the Criterion Restaurant, London originally for a BBC Overseas Service broadcast.
Try to ignore the indifferent sound, ripped from a beat-up lp, and just enjoy the music.
There are feature spots for the main players and the 'vocal' on 'Oo-Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bee' must be a first for Ronnie Scott and his future partner in the Club, tenor player Pete King (not to be confused with the alto player of the same name).
FLAC from CDR of lp with small cover picture and track/personnel details.

We would like to make clear that the sound is not up to the usual standards but the rarity value overrides that consideration.

(01 02 04 05 07 09 11)
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet, flugelhorn
Ken Wray - trombone
Derek Humble - alto
Pete King - tenor, vocal (07)
Ronnie Scott - tenor, vocal (07)
Benny Green - baritone
Victor Feldman - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums
(03)
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet, flugelhorn
Derek Humble - alto
Victor Feldman - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums
(06)
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Victor Feldman - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums
(08)
Victor Feldman - vibes
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums
(10)
Pete King - tenor
Benny Green - baritone
Tony Crombie - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Victor Feldman - drums

01 Fast and Loose (2:45)
02 Body Beautiful (Crombie) (3:30)
03 Yardbird Suite (Parker) (6:54)
04 If I Should Lose You (Robin, Rainger) (2:59)
05 In the Land of Nimbupani (2:14)
06 Laura (Raksin, Mercer) (3:24)
07 Oo-Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bee (1:43)
08 This Can't be Love (Rodgers) (7:01)
09 Dear Old Southland (Creamer, Layton) (2:44)
10 El Sino (Greenlea) (5:35)
11 I Wished on the Moon (Parker, Rainger)(2:16)
12 Nemo (Graham) (4:39)

Label: Esquire 32-003
Recorded: March 17 1954
Lineage: LP>CDR>FLAC

0239 Humphrey Lyttelton [It's Mardi Gras] FLAC 4(10.13)

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
A compilation of tracks by various Humph bands recorded between 1953 and 1957 with a New Orleans Mardi Gras theme.

(01-03)
Humphrey Lyttelton - trumpet
Johnny Picard - trombone
Bruce Turner - alto, clarinet
Jimmy Skidmore - tenor (01)
Johnny Parker - piano
Jim Bray - bass
Eddie Taylor - drums
(04)
Humphrey Lyttelton - trumpet
Wally Fawkes - clarinet
Johnny Parker - piano
Freddy Legon - guitar
Micky Ashman - bass
George Hopkinson - drums

01 Creole Serenade (2:13)
02 Red Beans And Rice (2:12)
03 It's Mardi Gras (2:42)
04 Martiniquen Song (Last Year) (2:57)

Label: Parlophone GEP 8668
Recorded: October 27 1953 (04) December 07 1956 (03) January 15 (02) April 17 (01) 1957
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0238 Lennie Felix [That Cat Felix] FLAC 9(32.01)

 

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
A lovely solo record from pianist Lennie Felix and dating from 1958. The two takes of 'Pennies...' are very different indeed in tempo and approach but both equally enjoyable.

Lennie Felix - piano

01 Back Home Again In Indiana (Hanley) (2:48)
02 Pennies From Heaven (Take 1) (Monaco) (2:45)
03 Pennies From Heaven (Take 2) (Monaco) (2:53)
04 Prelude To A Kiss (Ellington) (4:48)
05 Fine And Dandy (Swift) (2:13)
06 Squeeze Me (Waller) (3:01)
07 On The Sunny Side Of The Street (McHugh) (4:47)
08 If I Had You (Shapiro) (5:07)
09 One For Bill (Felix) (3:40)

Label: Nixa 10" lp NJT 514
Recorded: February 12 1958
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0237 Kenny Baker [Baker's Dozen Volume One] FLAC 8(22.39)

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
Some fine swinging mainstream music from 1955 with a host of British Jazz Stars led by Trumpeter Kenny Baker.  'Bugle Call Rag' sounds very boppy in the ensemble.
So many of these early lps and eps were not looked after and often played on clumsy and sound destroying equipment with the result that the current sound can be quite poor. This is the case here, particularly on side 2 (tracks 5-8).

Kenny Baker - trumpet
Freddie Clayton - trumpet
George Chisholm - trombone
Harry Hayes - alto, clarinet
E O Poggy Pogson - alto, tenor, bass saxophone, clarinet, whistle
Harry Klein - alto, baritone, clarinet
Freddie Ballerini - tenor, clarinet, violin
Martin Slavin - vibes
Bill McGuffie - piano, celeste
Joe Muddel - bass
Eric Delaney - drums, tympani

01 Baker's Boogie (Baker) (2:46)
02 Ev'ntide (Carmichael) (3:46)
03 Mean Dog Blues (Jackson) (2:58)
04 Bugle Call Rag (Pettis, Meyers, Scholberl) (2:14)
05 Harlem Twist (Livingston) (2:02)
06 Blues I Love to Sing (Ellington, Miley) (3:09)
07 Phil the Fluter's Ball (French) (3:19)
08 Delerium (Livingston) (2:24)

Label: Nixa NPT 19003
Recorded: May 06 (01 02 04 07) 10 (03 05 06 08) 1955
Lineage 10" LP>FLAC