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Sunday, August 18, 2013

0313 Alan Branscombe [The Day I Met The Blues] FLAC 6(33.10)

Contributed by rebf942

Tony Coe - soprano (02 04 05), alto (05?), tenor (02 03)
Alan Branscombe - piano (01 05 06), electric piano (02-04)
Dick Abel - guitar (02-05)
Daryl Runswick - bass (02 03 05)
Tony Kinsey - drums (02 03 05)

01 The Day I Met The Blues (Branscombe) (3:19)
02 Whip It There! (Branscombe) (5:50)
03 Blues For '69 (Branscombe) (8:28)
04 Black Pussy (Branscombe) (6:22)
05 You Came When I Went (Branscombe) (4:51)
06 Fancy Yancey (Branscombe) (4:19)

Label: EMI EMC3197
Recorded: probably 1977 Lansdowne Studios London under the personal supervision of Denis Preston
Lineage: CD>FLAC with replaygain

Note: Tom Lord's discography lists Tony Coe as playing all three instruments but I could not hear an alto saxophone anywhere except maybe near the middle of 05. Even then it still sounded more like a soprano saxophone to me.
01 and 06 are unaccompanied acoustic piano solos. Rodney
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19 comments:

  1. Newlyner18 August 2013 at 14:25

    Excellent, many thanks for this offering.

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  2. ritzbird18 August 2013 at 19:31

    Nice one Rodney, Alan Branscombe was an exceptional musician, he also played drums,alto,vibes.
    Many thanks for this post.

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  3. auntadadoom18 August 2013 at 20:55

    Thank You

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  4. zoot19 August 2013 at 10:35

    many many thanks rodney and rebf942. got no axe and no chops to rip 'soundstage'. the 'second coming' esquires ended in the bargain bins. somebody more competent must have ?

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    1. Rodney19 August 2013 at 16:39

      Yes, we have them, zoot. Might post quite soon

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  5. zoot19 August 2013 at 11:23

    so, heard this and indeed no alto. I think he had jettisoned by this time. nice recording, nice rip. still as unenthusiastic about e-pno. why would anybody play one when a real piano in the studio ? worst instrument ever ? kazoo also in frame. but at least no e-kazoos - yet.

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    1. Rodney19 August 2013 at 16:43

      I feel the same about elec pianos, zoot, although sometimes better than others. I hope you're not tempting providence too much about the e-kazoo. It's one of the things I like about having it all on the computer - easy to leave out those unwanted tracks.

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  6. jazzandylan20 August 2013 at 13:35

    Many thanks to rebf942, danair and of course Rodney for this fine record - no Tony Coe alto to my ears either. I don't have a problem with the electric piano. I wonder if anyone in the past said "Why use a vibraphone when there's a perfectly good xylophone in the studio?"

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  7. zoot20 August 2013 at 18:04

    why use a vibraphone period ? would it not be great if for every Tubbs vibes solo we had a tenor solo instead ?

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  8. jerryc20 August 2013 at 20:06

    Marvellous - very many thanks.

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  9. Jazzman7722 August 2013 at 20:22

    Thank you very much, just played the last track, sounds very good. I think we all have our opinions about electric pianos, but they did come in handy for touring musicians. The best I ever heard was a performance by Eddie Thompson in a caberet club in Bolton, but there again Eddie could make a wild west saloon piano sound good!

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  10. aroonie23 August 2013 at 07:52

    Excellent choice and a very good transfer. Many thanks

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  11. Greg Pickersgill23 August 2013 at 10:27

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  12. zoot23 August 2013 at 16:54

    actually not very polished and certainly not dross. Preston productions were often idiosyncratic and/or self indulgent. this hears like a thrown together quickie, as suggested by the 'exotic' original titles. however high professional standard and fine jazz improvising. 'heart, soul, feeling' are emotive and subjective terms not to be imposed upon musicians. Tubbs was a competent vibist but, on ballads, a great tenor. who the **** wants to hear incompetents at all ?

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  13. boogieman28 August 2013 at 07:59

    Thanks guys, another album that was completely unknown to me. Can't even remember seeing it ever in Belgium. As for the e-piano, nothing wrong with it. I guess it's a bit of a generation thing. My interest in jazz dates from the late 60s, a period when e-piano was omnipresent. It's just a different instrument, like an e-guitar is different from an acoustic one or a vibraphone is different from a xylophone. Different sound, different texture but I like it. Cheers.

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  14. boogieman7 September 2013 at 21:35

    The more i listen to this album the more i like it. This guy had a real feeling for the blues.
    Talkin' about blues and boogie pianist, i have an LP by Precious Clarence Turner on Saga - Boogie Explosion. I read it was an alias for pianist Jimmy Hopes, I'm looking for some info on him. Couldn't find much on the web. I may post the album on my blog if there is an interest but not before next year (I'm currently 3000 km from my records).
    Cheers

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  15. jerryc12 January 2018 at 09:36

    I have lost my copy of this album. Is there any chance of it being reposted please? Many thanks in advance.

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    1. Rodney12 January 2018 at 10:43

      Sure thing, Jeremy. Hope this link is okay for you but let me know here if it isn't.

      https://1fichier.com/?5wnwejbeyx

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  16. jerryc13 January 2018 at 12:27

    That's perfect Rodney! Very many thanks indeed.

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