This ep is not seen very often and a cd re-issue would be more than welcome. Alan Branscombe was a man of many musical talents. He played piano, vibes, clarinet, flute and all the saxes. Here he is featured on alto and what a beautiful tone he had. Seek out his other work elsewhere as he had a lot to offer. The two volumes of 'Swingin' On The Sound Stage' on Esquire lp from 1968 are good examples. One for BritJazz in the future perhaps.
However this is Tony Kinsey's date and all the musicians get their fair share of solo space on this mainly original music. Even 'The Campbells...' works thanks to Bill LeSage's fine arrangement.
FLAC from ep with cover scans.
Alan Branscombe - alto
Bill Le Sage - vibes
Jack Fallon - bass
Tony Kinsey- drums
01 Foursome (Kinsey) (2:37)
02 The Campbells Are Coming (Trad - arr. Le Sage) (2:02)
03 Mooching (Le Sage) (2:04)
04 Uh! Oh! (Burland, Elliot) (2:28)
05 Bandstand (Le Sage) (1:51)
06 Man From Ghana (Kinsey) (2:00)
Label: Parlophone GEP8805
Recorded: December 07 1959
Lineage: EP>FLAC
VG! I'll try anything with Bill LeSage on it. Although it has to be said that some of his output has not aged well. But I remain optimistic!
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ReplyDeleteA very nice EP.
Many thanks.
Nice! Thanks very much azule
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ReplyDeleteWorth checking out. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteA generous 6 tracks on this EP. Always great to hear Alan Branscombe who I saw many times with the Johnny Dankworth orchestra. He died prematurely at 50 years of age. Many thanks Azule Serape.
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