Just what it says on the sleeve. All nicely played with some good arrangements and solos but it stills smacks of Saturday Night at the Palais. Foxtrot anyone?
FLAC from OOP Jasmine re-issue lp with cover scans.
Ted Heath - conductor
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Bert Ezzard - trumpet
Duncan Campbell - trumpet
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Wally Smith - trombone
Don Lusher - trombone
Jimmy Coombes - trombone
Keith Christie - trombone
Ronnie Chamberlain - soprano, alto
Les Gilbert - alto
Henry Mackenzie - tenor, clarinet
Red Price - tenor
Ken Kiddier - baritone
Frank Horrox - piano
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrell - drums
01 Ill Wind (Koehler, Arlen) (2:31)
02 Swinging The Blues (Basie, Durham) (2:46)
03 Hey! Baby (Ellington) (3:33)
04 Idaho (Stone) (2:08)
05 I Can't Get Started With You (Duke) (3:49)
06 Love For Sale (Porter) (4:27)
07 Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) (Davis, Sherman) (3:14)
08 Sidewalks Of Cuba (Oakland, Parish, Mills) (2:55)
09 I'll Never Be The Same (Malneck, Signorelli) (2:43)
10 Cottontail (Ellington) (2:45)
11 Lullaby Of The Leaves (Young) (2:56)
12 Witch Doctor (Keating) (3:36)
Label: Decca LK 4204
Recorded: April 18 25 26 1957
Lineage: LP>FLAC
many thanks. Victor Silvester this ain't. Heath always used best talent available. Profound quality of musicianship here and good jazz, as evident in the solos. The band swings at all tempos. This was not a jazz band for it could not have survived as a jazz band. It played the palais in the golden days when there were palais. Jazz began, and for its first three decades existed, as dance music. When jazz left the dance halls it lost its prime social function and most of its audience. Great Fox notes.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks to azule and Rodney!
ReplyDeleteI agree with zoot's comment.
Many thanks. The question as to whether it is jazz does not need come into it, (although it always did with every Heath record issued) it is wonderful big band music and that is good enough for me. This album demonstrates the wonderful musicianship within the band both as a cohesive unit and the individual solo abilities of the chosen sidemen. Everyone will have a favorite track from this album, my choice would be Love For Sale with the wonderful Frank Horrox in full flight.
ReplyDeleteSaturday Night At The Palais. Those were the days. Many thanks, azule and Rodney.
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ReplyDeleteThank both of you very much. Personally, I think Heath is underrated on this side of the Atlantic.
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