A great big band lp with lots of well known names in the ranks. The tunes might sound a bit hackneyed but there are some fine arrangements and good solos. Just listen to the trumpet section taking off in 'Little Streams'- a real show stopper.
Be warned - it is a very loud band so set your speaker levels accordingly or you might get blasted out of the room.
Nice cover art too. Is that Johnnie Spence? It looks like he can't get his books to balance. Maybe he's doing his tax return.
And is that Mrs Spence all ready for bed with half a glass of scotch? The lp title with a bit of role reversal suggests the following dialogue.
She says, 'Why Not?'. He says, 'Because I've got a headache.'
Johnnie Spence - director
Stan Roderick - trumpet
Tony Fisher - trumpet
Greg Bowen - trumpet
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Don Lusher - trombone (01-03 05 06 08 09 11)
Johnny Marshall (04 07 10 12)
Johnny Edwards - trombone
Harry Roche - trombone
Ken Goldie - trombone
Johnny Scott - alto, piccolo, flute
Ray Swinfield - alto
Bob Efford - tenor
Duncan Lamont - tenor
Harry Klein - baritone
Laurie Holloway - piano (01-03 05 06 08 09 11)
Alan Branscombe - piano (04 07 10 12)
Judd Proctor - guitar
Joe Muddel - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
Derek Warne - percussion (01-03 05 06 08 09 11)
01 Cherokee (Noble) (2:30)
02 Caribe (Lindup) (3:30)
03 Perdido (Drake, Lengsfelder, Tizol) (2:29)
04 Moon Stone (Spence?) (3:13)
05 C Jam Blues (Bigard, Ellington) (2:16)
06 South Rampart Street Parade (Haggart, Bauduc, Allen) (2:39)
07 Hoe Down (Nelson) (2:06)
08 Blue Mountain (Rohde?) (2:47)
09 Moanin' (Timmons) (3:49)
10 Little Streams (Scott) (2:50)
11 Sugar Beat (Lawrence) (2:19)
12 Yankee Doodle Boy (Cohan) (1:56)
Label: Verve/MGM VLP 9222
Recorded June 01 (01-03 05 06 08 09 11) 02 (04 07 10 12) 1968
Lineage: LP>FLAC
Thanks Rodney, looks interesting, very tasteful cover!
ReplyDeleteThank you Rodney, I've just played "Little Streams" and it is superb, now I'm looking forward to the rest of the album.
ReplyDeleteLooks interesting this,Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rodney and bellawoods ! Never heard of Johnnie Spence...
ReplyDeleteA great band Johnnie! Thanks for this bella.
ReplyDeleteNice one.Thank you v. much.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness! I never knew JS went in for the big swing stuff! If it is anything like the Keating Swing Revisited album in 1964, it'll be great. Many thanks guys.
ReplyDeletemany thanks. cover indeed a gem of 60s kitsch. very odd mix of material. I wonder at what audience this was aimed.obviously recorded Lansdowne studio and a whiff of Denis Preston here ? who was John Snell ? Brit EMI issue, prob.nothing to do with US Verve nor MGM. superb Fox notes with all solos.
ReplyDeleteNice! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis is an enjoyable offering. Clearly the cover reflects the post-coital scene when she has asked 'again, please Johnnie, please', to which he answered 'no'. She then said 'why not' to which he said 'Not a third time, I can't, I can't . . . after all I'm only human!'.
ReplyDeleteIt's a very, very nice Band.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks.
Very nice post. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGreat big band jazz. Many thanks, Rodney.
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