0268 Cleo Laine Tubby Hayes [Jazz Date] FLAC 9(42.19)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
One side each for Cleo with a big band (said to be Dave Lindup's Orchestra but more likely to be the Dankworth Band directed by Lindup) and Tubby Hayes with his Quartet.
The concert, from the London Palladium on 31 March 1961, is not particularly well recorded and Tubby is 'off mike' in places. Be warned - there is a long and not very interesting drum solo on the Quartet's first number and 'Young And Foolish' still has some remaining 'noise' after restoration.
And how about that cool jacket/sweater Tubby is wearing?  I must have one.

Dave Lindup - director (01-06)
Cleo Laine - vocal (01-06)
Unknown Orchestra (01-06)
Tubby Hayes - tenor (07 09, vibes (08)
Terry Shannon - piano (07-09)
Jeff Clyne - bass (07-09)
Bill Eyden - drums (07-09)

01 That Old Devil Moon (Lane) (3:52)
02 Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’ (Strayhorn) (3:29)
03 Mean To Me (Ahlert,Turk) (2:46)
04 ‘Round Midnight (Hanighen, Monk, Williams) (4:16)
05 Hand Me Down Love (Ellington, Sigman) (2:36
06 I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Ahlert, Young) (3:01)
07 Ah-Leu-Cha (Parker) (7:37)
08 Young And Foolish (Hague, Horwitt) (7:55)
09 All Members (Heath) (6:48)

Label: Wing WL 1088 680 957 TL
Recorded: March 31 1961
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0267 Zoot Sims [Solo For Zoot] FLAC 4(38.53)

Contributed by bluebird

Zoot Sims - tenor
Stan Tracey - piano
Kenny Napper - bass
Jackie Dougan - drums

01 Blues In E Flat (9:03)
02 Somebody Loves Me (MacDonald, DeSylva, Gershwin) (10:50)
03 Stompin' At The Savoy (Goodman, Razaf, Sampson, Webb) (9:25)
04 Autumn Leaves (Kosma, Mercer) (9:35)

Label: Fontana 680 982 TL
Recorded: November 14 15 1961
Lineage: Unknown

0266 Zoot Sims [Zoot At Ronnie Scott's] FLAC 7(48.16)

Contributed by bluebird

Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet (02 03 07)
Harold McNair - alto, flute (04 06)
Zoot Sims - tenor (01 03 05)
Ronnie Scott - tenor (02 03 07)
Stan Tracey - piano (01 02 03 05 07)
Terry Shannon - piano (04 06)
Kenny Napper - bass (01 02 03 05 07)
Jeff Clyne - bass (04 06)
Jackie Dougan - drums (01 02 03 05 07)
Phil Seamen - drums (04 06)

01 Love For Sale (Porter) (12:37)
02 The Haunted Jazz Club (Tracey) (6:03)
03 Desperation (Deuchar) (3:40)
04 Tangerine (Schertzinger, Mercer) (6:01)
05 Gone With The Wind (Magidson, Wrubel) (8:12)
06 Harry Flicks (McNair) (5:24)
07 Suddenly Last Tuesday (Deuchar) (6:19)

Label: Fontana TFL 5176
Recorded: November 13-15 1961
Lineage: Unknown

0265 Mick Mulligan [Mick Mulligan's Jazz Band] FLAC 4(11.33)

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
Another traditional outing on the Tempo label and this time it's Mick Mulligan and his band recorded on 13 September 1956. Hugely popular and successful during the 'Trad Boom' in the 1950s and 60s in the UK, Mick was known just as much for his non-jazz exploits as his music. Mick died in 2006 aged 78 and was described in his obituary in the Independent as 'having a fey charm that disarmed landladies and publicans across the country'. When the equally outrageous George Melly was part of an earlier Mulligan band it was said that... 'the two men  burned a trail of scorched earth through the pubs and virgins of Britain'. What a fine memorial to this very fine musician.

Mick Mulligan - trumpet
Frank Parr - trombone
Ian Christie - clarinet
Ronald Duff - piano
Nigel Sinclair - guitar
Alan Duddington - bass
Major Holley - bass
Pete Appleby - drums

01 Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble (Williams) (2:58)
02 Sally Jane (Mulligan) (3:13)
03 Raver's Edge (Mulligan) (2:26)
04 Beale Street Blues (Handy) (3:57)

Label: Tempo EXA52
Recorded: September 13 1956
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0264 Ronnie Scott [At The Royal Festival Hall] FLAC 6(24.32)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:
This is the Scott Orchestra contribution to the 'Jazz Scene 1956' concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London.
The material is surprisingly mainstream for this band at this time and there are no surprises in the music. There are far better earlier examples of what the band could do, but this is a scarce record and only one of the tracks has been re-issued on cd.
It was the last recording of this band and there are still 3 unissued tracks, including an Annie Ross vocal.  One for a Vocalion cd re-issue of the whole set?
FLAC with lp cover scans and pdf file.

Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Les Condon - trumpet
Ken Wray - bass trumpet, trombone
Derek Humble - alto
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Pete King - tenor
Benny Green - baritone
Stan Tracey - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums

01 Basie Talks (Wilkins) (3:32)
02 It Might As Well Be Spring (Rodgers, Hammerstein) (4:22)
03 Drop Me Off At Harlem (Elington) (3:56)
04 Ting-a-Ling (Bellson) (2:18)
05 Straight Life (Mandel) (7:27)
06 Flying Home (Goodman, Hampton, Robin)(2:58)

Label: Decca LF 1261
Recorded: February 18 1956
Lineage: 10" LP>FLAC

0263 Billie Laine [Indigo Mood] FLAC 4(11.20)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
The 1950s and 1960s produced a rash of singers trying to break into the music business and producers were eager to sign almost anyone who could sing in tune or close to it, look good and perhaps play an instrument. The public demand for pop music, the new rock and roll and most other forms of music was huge. There were many 'one hit wonders' and even more 'no hit wonders' who sank without trace. It was a tough old business.
Billie Laine (who was?) born in Trinidad came to the UK in the late 1950s to follow a musical career following some minor success in her home country. She was taken up by pianist Bill McGuffie, who provides the accompaniment here with his Quartet.
Billie was not destined for fame. She had a handful of roles in TV, made a forgettable single after this first ep recorded in 1961, and then just seemed to disappear around 1970.
She sings with a strong Trinidadian accent, the Quartet plays quite nicely behind her and she looks good on the sheepskin rug.
But it's not really surprising that she never made it.

Bill McGuffie - piano
unknown - guitar
unknown - bass
unknown - drums
Billie Laine - vocals

01 Gone With The Wind (Magidson, Wrubel) (2:41)
02 We'll Be Together Again (Fischer, Laine) (3:23)
03 Sometimes I'm Happy (Caesar, Youmans) (2:31)
04 Mood Indigo (Bigard, Ellington, Mills) (2:45)

Label: Philips BBE 12438
Recorded: 1961
Lineage: EP>FLAC