All Cleo's recordings for Nixa between 1956 and 1958, and which originally appeared on a 10" lp, eps and 78s, are collected here for the first time on this OOP cd.
The musicians are drawn from the ranks of the Dankworth bands of the period in various permutations and there are some tasty solos in places. This is Cleo breaking free from the Dankworth band where she appeared as the band singer and just starting out on her solo career.
There are informative 'sleeve notes' on the cd cover which opens out to produce a double sided large format display. The images have not been cropped - this is how they appear on the original insert. Can you spot the 1951 Melody Maker headline where Lennie Bush gets busted for drug possession? I bet it's one he would rather not have seen dragged up after all this time.
Cleo Laine - vocal accompanied by:-
(01 - 04)
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Ken Wray - trombone
Dougie Robinson alto
Tommy Whittle (as Virgil Nameless on label) - tenor
Ronnie Ross - baritone
Max Harris - piano
Sammy Stokes - bass
Eddie Taylor - drums
Johnny Dankworth - arranger
London December 13 1955
(05 - 08)
Johnny Dankworth (as George Martin on label) - alto, clarinet
Martin Slavin - vibes
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
London September 05 1956
(09 11)
Dave Lindup - leader
Derrick Abbott - trumpet
Stan Palmer - trumpet
Bob Carson - trumpet
Colin Wright - trumpet
Dickie Hawdon - trumpet
Tony Russell - trombone
Danny Elwood - trombone
Jack Botterill - trombone
Garry Brown - trombone
Laurie Monk - trombone
Roy Willox - clarinet
Danny Moss - tenor, clarinet, bass clarinet
Alex Leslie - baritone, flute, clarinet
Ronnie Ross - alto, clarinet
Johnny Scott - flute
David McCullum - violin
David Katz - violin
Jack Rothstein - violin
Patric Ireland - viola
Bram Martin - cello
Maria Korchinska - harp
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
(collective personnel)
London October 24 1957
(13 15)
Dave Lindup - leader
Derrick Abbott - trumpet
Stan Palmer - trumpet
Bob Carson - trumpet
Colin Wright - trumpet
Dickie Hawdon - trumpet
Tony Russell - trombone
Danny Elwood - trombone
Jack Botterill - trombone
Garry Brown - trombone
Laurie Monk - trombone
Roy Willox - clarinet
Danny Moss - tenor, clarinet, bass clarinet
Alex Leslie - baritone, flute, clarinet
Ronnie Ross - alto, clarinet
Johnny Scott - flute
Maria Korchinska - harp
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
(collective personnel)
London October 24 1957
(17 20)
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
London October 1957
(18 19)
Unknown
(10 12 14 16)
Similar to but smaller than (09 11) above.
London December 09 1957
01 I’m Beginning To See The Light (Ellington, George, Hodges, James) (2:59)
02 Jeepers Creepers (Mercer) (3:08)
03 I’m Putting All My Eggs In One Basket (Berlin) (3:08)
04 Deep In A Dream (Van Heusen) (3:48)
05 I’ll Remember April (DePaul, Johnston, Raye) (2:33)
06 April Age (Wilder, Engrick, Dankworth) (3:06)
07 April In Paris (Duke) (2:31)
08 I Dedicate April (Williams, Carter, Dankworth) (3:04)
09 Something's Gotta Give (Mercer) (4:03)
10 Unforgettable (Gordon) (3:52)
11 All Of You (Porter) (2:29)
12 Too Late Now (Lane, Lerner) (3:34)
13 Teach Me Tonight (Kahn, DePaul) (3:14)
14 Young At Heart (Leigh, Richards) (3:42)
15 He Needs Me (Hamilton) (3:44)
16 Summer Is A-Comin’ In (Barer, Wilder) (2:34)
17 Indian Summer (Dubin, Herbert) (2:49)
18 Hand Me Down Love (Ellington, Sigman) (2:59)
19 They Were Right (Dankworth) (2:27)
20 Sugar (Alexander, Mitchell, Pinkard) (3:16)
Crescendo GMPD 9024 RPM 160
Recorded: 1955-1957
Lineage: CD>FLAC
Great album!!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, BritJazz.
Many thanks for another fine post, bellawoods & BritJazz. Your outstanding efforts are much appreciated as always. Unfortunately, track 1 ("I'm Beginning To See The Light") & track 15 ("He Needs Me") both cut out a few seconds before the end. Any chance of re-posting these 2 standout tracks with the full endings restored? Or is this how they appear on the CD? Either way, thanks again for your time & trouble.
ReplyDeleteBR - Both tracks appear to be okay here, from both download sources. Track 1 has a rather abrupt ending - a long sustained chord ended by an accented note. The length of the track is 2:58.533 in total, including the silence at the ends. Track 15 has a quite normal ending, a short chord including muted trumpets which ends with an echo. The length of that track is 3:44.373 in total.
DeleteIf the tracks you have are the same length, we suggest you listen again. Perhaps you expected fade outs?
If your tracks are shorter then it wouldappear to be a problem with the download. In that case, please try downloading again, perhaps from the source you did not use last time.
Kindly let us know how you get on. We can re-upload if necessary but both RS and DB have been fully tested today.
You were 100% right, BritJazz. The problem appears to have been with the download &/or file extraction process. For some reason, it/they cut approximately 10 seconds off both tracks based on the track timings you provided. (This has never happened before so I can't give you a reason for it other than gremlins in the system somewhere.) I followed your suggestion & both tracks are playing normally now. Thanks again for your help & please accept my apologies for any inconvenience caused. I wouldn't have troubled you except for the fact that Cleo Laine's version of "I'm Beginning To See The Light" is a gem that deserves to be heard in all its full-length glory.
DeleteYou're welcome. BR - no apology necessary. These things happen we know. Agree entirely about partial tracks - not at all acceptable. Glad to hear you have it sorted.
DeleteThank you BJ
ReplyDeleteBig thanks for Cleo!
ReplyDeleteAll tracks OK for me.
Thanks for the feedback. jazzuk..
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