One of Dankworth's great bands from around the Newport Jazz Festival period playing the compositions of the leader. Personnel and dates are 'best guesses' based on the musicians heard in solo.
John Dankworth described his own playing as 'Couth, Kempt and Shevelled' which I think is a lovely description - very modest but very true.
FLAC from a Dankworth compilation CD with a BritJazz special cover.
possible personnel:
Dickie Hawdon - trumpet
Stan Palmer - trumpet
Colin Wright - trumpet
Bob Carson - trumpet
Laurie Monk - trombone
Tony Russell - trombone
Danny Ellwood - trombone
Garry Brown - trombone
Ron Snyder - trombone, tuba
John Dankworth - alto
Danny Moss - tenor, bass clarinet
Alex Leslie - baritone, flute, clarinet
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
Dave Lindup - arranger
01 Duet For Sixteens (Dankworth) (3:14)
02 Old Blues (Dankworth) (4:51)
03 Wild Ascot (Dankworth) (6:04)
04 Sentimental Instrumental (Dankworth) (3:01)
05 Too Cool For The Blues (Dankworth) (3:05)
06 Skeleton In The Bathroom (Dankworth) (6:13)
07 The Wizard (Dankworth) (3:15)
08 Seven Leagues Beauty (Dankworth) (3:22)
09 Riverside Stomp (Dankworth) (5:12)
10 Two's Company (Dankworth) (4:04)
Label: Compilation
Recorded: 1959
I love listening to music shared by people who can say "personnel and dates are 'best guesses' based on the musicians heard in solo". Thank you again.
ReplyDeleteVery nice, thanks
ReplyDeleteMany thanks. Never seen this one before. 'Couth, Kempt and Shevelled' sounds like a great title for a biography.
ReplyDeleteI love records where the composer plays his own compositions.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Dankworth!
Good set - thank you! I have a bit of thing against Dankworth because of Cleo Laine (well, virtually *any* jazz singer really)so its good to be reminded that his purely instrumental work is very entertaining.
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Thanks for this one! I, too, always wanted hear 'pure" Dankworth!
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