Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
Probably of marginal interest to purist jazz fans but Crombie had this fine small jazzy/rock/blues band in the late 1950s/early 1960s and had great commercial success with it. In one respect it was sad perhaps that Crombie had to extend his musical horizons to play this kind of music in order to make a living during this difficult period for jazz but understandable.
You often see comments from critics, who should know better, saying that a certain musician has 'gone commercial'. Wes Montgomery is a good example of this criticism but Wes never deserted jazz, jazz deserted Wes. The jazz gigs dried up and with a family to feed and rent to pay what does a musician do? He takes whatever pays him.
Lots of drums, as one would expect from the title, and none of the musicians are identified. The label has a published date of 1960 on it and the front sleeve has great 1950s cover art.
You can hear tenor sax (possibly two in places), guitar, piano, bass and Crombie on drums so put on your blue suede shoes and rock away.
Tony Crombie - drums
with others unknown
01 Golden Striker (Lewis) (2:42)
02 Johnny Drum (2:30)
03 Drum Boogie Shuffle (2:20)
04 Skin Deep (Bellson) (2:15)
05 Off Beat (4:22)
06 Drums Ahoy (1:48)
07 Drums, Drums, Drums (2:08)
08 Scotland The Brave (2:27)
09 Drum Blues (2:26)
10 The Anvil Chorus (2:07)
11 Dick's Bandstand (2:25)
12 Amen (3:39)
Label: Top Rank BUY/027
Recorded: c.1959
Lineage: LP>FLAC
