0366 Frank Evans [Stretching Forth] FLAC 7(34.46)

Frank Evans - guitar
Dave Olney - bass
Ian Hobbs - drums

01 Thunderstruck (Evans) (8:31)
02 Dear Bill (Evans) (5:35)
03 Prince Meets Princess (Evans) (4:38)
04 Junk Shop (Evans) (5:17)
05 I Dreamt I Dwelt In New Orleans (Evans) (2:27)
06 Dear May K (Evans) (3:54)
07 The Bistro Kid (Evans) (4:23)

Saydisc SDL 217
Recorded c. summer 1971
Contributed by Azule Serape, who writes:-
A fine and rarely seen 1971 album from guitarist Frank Evans in a trio format.
Frank was generally disillusioned by the music scene in the UK and went on to form his own Bristol based record label - 'Blue Bag'- in the mid 1970s which allowed him to control the music he wished to record and how it was marketed.
He recorded only a handful of jazz dates, and indeed little other music, which is a pity.  The music here is adventurous in some places and quite 'free' in others but immensely enjoyable.
There were not all that many guitarists playing in the modern idiom in the UK during the 1950s-1970s period and few had the opportunity to record the music they preferred. Over the coming months BritJazz will be bringing you some examples of the best of these.
FLAC from lp with cover scans.

0365 Humphrey Lyttelton [Sir Humph's Delight!] FLAC 9(46.59)

Humphrey Lyttelton - trumpet (06 08), cornet, clarinet (09)
Mick Pyne - cornet (03 05), piano
Roy Williams - trombone
Bruce Turner - alto, clarinet (07 09)
Malcolm Everson - baritone, clarinet (09)
Dave Green - bass
Alan Jackson - drums

01 Panama Rag (Tyers) (5:07)
02 Toot Sweet (Clayton) (6:54)
03 Buddy Habit (Nelson, Straight) (3:06)
04 I'm Old Fashioned (Kern, Mercer) (6:20)
05 Squeeze Me (Waller, Williams) (2:42)
06 Sir Humph's Delight (Clayton) (4:25)
07 Small Hour Fantasy (Lyttelton) (6:00)
08 Fickle Fanny Strikes Again (Graham) (6:38)
09 Cake Walkin' Babies From Home (Williams, Smith, Troy) (5:48)

Black Lion BLP 12188
Recorded July 24 1979
Contributed by Gonzo

0364 Alan Branscombe [Swingin' on the Sound Stage Volume 2] FLAC 9(44.03)

Stan Roderick - trumpet
Kenny Wheeler - trumpet
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Duncan Lamont  - alto, tenor
Alan Branscombe - alto, vibes, piano
Bob Efford - tenor
Ian McPherson - piano
Dick Abell- guitar
Joe Muddel - bass
Chris Karan - drums

01 Weaver of Dreams (Young) (7:36)
02 Wondering if Ever (Muddel) (3:56)
03 I Hadn't Anyone 'Til You (Noble) (5:39)
04 Quiet Night of Quiet Stars (Jobim, Lees) (4:13)
05 I'll Remember April (Ray, De Paul, Johnston) 6:16)
06 My Funny Valentine (Rodgers, Hart) (5:07)
07 Airmail Special (Christian, Goodman) (4:13)
08 The Blues for a Smashing Bird (Blair, Newbrook) (4:12)
09 Some Day My Prince Will Come (Churchill, Morey, Smith) (2:52)

Esquire 342
Recorded November 07 08 1968
Contributed by bluebird

0363 Alan Branscombe [Swingin' on the Sound Stage Volume 1] FLAC 8(47.57)

Stan Roderick - trumpet
Kenny Wheeler - trumpet
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Duncan Lamont  - alto, tenor
Alan Branscombe - alto, vibes, piano
Bob Efford - tenor
Ian McPherson - piano
Dick Abell- guitar
Joe Muddel - bass
Chris Karan - drums

01 On Green Dolphin Street (Laper, Washington) (5:25)
02 Rose Room (Williams, Hickman) (6:40)
03 The Blues for Alan (Newman) (5:08)
04 Out of Nowhere (Green, Heyman) (6:50)
05 For Pete's Sake (Newbrook, Lamont) (6:23)
06 On the Alamo (Kahn, Jones) (6:20)
07 Tangerine (Schertzinger, Mercer) (4:12)
08 Close Your Eyes (Petkere)  (4:12)

Esquire 332
Recorded November 07 08 1968
Contributed by bluebird
It is the intention to post Volume 2 tomorrow, March 23.

0362 Max Geldray [The Singles Collection - A Compilation] VBR 8(23.25)

(01)
Max Geldray - harmonica
Roger Chaput - guitar
Henri Schaap - guitar
Michel Warlop - violin
Jean-Louis Janson - violin
Louis Vola - bass
(02 03)
Max Geldray - harmonica
Jean-Pierre Sasson - guitar
Ivor Mairants - guitar
Tiny Winters - bass
(04-06)
Jaap Streefkerke - piano
Max Geldray - harmonica
Henri Salvador - guitar (04 05)
Bill Alexandre - guitar (06)
Rene Goldstein - bass
Anny Xhoffleer - vocal (05)
(07 08)
Max Geldray - harmonica
The Wally Stott Big Band

01 Mouth Organ Swing No 1 (Geldray) (2:48)
02 Blues (3:23)
03 My Melancholy Baby (Burnett, Norton) (3:17)
04 Ain't She Sweet? (Yellen, Ager) (2:55)
05 There I've Said It Again (Mann, Evans) (2:49)
06 Sleepy Town Train (Roberts, Fontaine) (3:24)
07 Blue Turning Grey Over You (Razaf, Waller) (2:38)
08 Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie, Casey, Pinkhard) (2:10)

Recorded:
Paris February 01 1939 (01)
London July 26 1940 (02 03)
Brussels April 1946 (04-06)
London 1950s (07 08)
Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
More from Max Geldray going back to his pre-war days in Paris and then later recordings in London and Brussels. Finally there are a couple of musical interludes from the Goon Show with the backing of the Wally Stott Orchestra.
For lovers of musical trivia you can hear a vocalist with a surname starting with 'X'.  Anny Xhoffleer. Can't be many of those around.
Not strictly British Jazz but Max must be regarded an an Honorary Brit. surely?
All tracks are MP3 with various bitrates - some VBR some constant. Quality from the different sources is variable.
Personnel details and a 'cover' picture are provided.

Note: March 18 2014 - Thanks to Boogieman, the above personnel entry (04-06) has been corrected.

0361 Reginald Foresythe [The New Music Of] FLAC 26(1.19.04)

(01 02) October 14 1933
Jimmy Watson - alto
Ivor Lamb - alto
Alf Morgan - tenor
Ted Marshall - clarinet
George Newman - clarinet
C W Harding - bassoon
Reginald Foresythe - piano
John Gibson - bass
Don Whitelaw - drums
(03-11) February 09 (03-06) May 25 (07-11) 1934
Jimmy Watson - alto
Bill Barclay - alto
Jack Ambrose - tenor
Cyril Clarke - clarinet
Bill Apps - clarinet
Claude Hughes - bassoon
Reginald Foresythe - piano
Jack Collier - bass
George Elrick - drums
(12-15) January 23 1935
Toots Mondello - alto
Hymie Schertzer - alto
Dick Clark - tenor
Benny Goodman - clarinet
Johnny Mince - clarinet
Sol Schoebach - bassoon
Reginald Foresythe - piano
John Kirby - bass
Gene Krupa - drums
(16) June 28 1932
Charlie Allen - trumpet
George Brown - trumpet
Walter Fuller - trumpet
Louis Taylor - trombone
William Franklin - trombone
Quinn Wilson - tuba
Darnell Howard - reeds
Omer Simeon - reeds
Cecil Irwin - reeds
Earl Hines - piano
Lawrence Dixon - guitar
Wallace Bishop - drums
(17) April 24 1933
Louis Armstrong - trumpet, vocal
Elmer Whitlock - trumpet
Zilmer Randolph - trumpet
Keg Johnson - trombone
Billy Oldham - tuba
Scoville Brown - reeds
George Oldham - reeds
Budd Johnson - reeds
Charlie Beal - piano
Mike McKendrick - banjo
Tank Porter - drums
(18) June 12 1933
Mannie Klein - trumpet
Tommy Dorsey - trombone
Jimmy Dorsey - alto
Arthur Rollini - tenor
Adrian Rollini - bass saxophone
Fulton McGrath - piano
Dick McDonough - guitar
Herb Weil - drums
Irene Beasley - vocal
(19) February 15 1934
Lew Stone - conductor
Nat Gonella - trumpet
Alfie Noakes - trumpet
Lew Davis - trombone
Joe Ferrie - trombone
Joe Crossman - reeds
Ernest Ritte - reeds
Harry Berly - reeds
Monia Liter - piano
Harry Sherman - guitar
Fred Tiny Winters - bass
Bill Harty - drums
(20) September 28 1934
Herman Autrey - trumpet
Floyd O'Brian - trombone
Milton Mezz Mezzrow - clarinet
Harry Dial - vibes, drums
Thomas Fats Waller - piano, speech
Al Casey - guitar
Billy Taylor - bass
(21 22) December 14 1934 (24 25) July 09 (26) 10 1935
Paul Whiteman - conductor
Eddie Wade - trumpet
Harry Goldfield - trumpet
Charlie Teagarden - trumpet
Hal Matthews - trombone
Bill Rank - trombone
Jack Teagarden - trombone
Norman McPherson - tuba
Benny Bonacio - alto, clarinet, bass clarinet
John Cordaro - alto, clarinet
Frank Trumbauer - alto, C-melody saxophone
Charles Strickfaden - alto, tenor, baritone, clarinet
Unknown - reeds (21 22)
Unknown - reeds (21 22)
Roy Bargy - piano
Ramona Davies - piano
Vincent Pirro - accordion
Casper Reardon - harp
Mike Pingitore - guitar
Art Miller - bass
Chet Martin - percussion
Herman Fink - percussion
Kurt Dieterle - violin (21 22)
Mischa Russell - violin (21 22)
Martty Malneck - violin (21 22)
Harry Strubel - violin (21 22)
Unknown - violin (21 22)
Unknown - violin (21 22)
Unknown - viola (21 22)
Unknown - viola (21 22)
Unknown - cello (21 22)
(23) April 19 1935
Hal Kemp - conductor, alto, clarinet
Earl Geiger - trumpet
Russ Case - trumpet
Wendell Gus Mayhew - trombone
Eddie Cusby - trombone
Harold Porky Dankers - alto, clarinet
Ben Williams - alto, baritone, clarinet
Saxie Dowell - tenor, clarinet
John Scott Trotter - piano
Phil Fent - guitar
Jack Schirra - bass
Robert Skinny Ennis - drums
(24-26)
Paul Whiteman - conductor
Eddie Wade - trumpet
Ernie Goldfield - trumpet
Charlie Teagarden - trumpet

01  Serenade For A Wealthy Widow (Foresythe) (2:54)
02  Angry Jungle (Foresythe) (2:46)
03  The Duke Insists (Foresythe) (2:47)
04  Berceuse For An Unwanted Child (Foresythe) (2:47)
05  Garden Of Weed (Foresythe) (2:53)
06  Bit (Foresythe) (2:49)
07  Because It's Love (Foresythe) (3:14)
08  A Hymn To Darkness Deep Forest (Foresythe) (3:07)
09  A Hymn To Darkness Lament For Congo (Foresythe) (2:54)
10  Volcanic (Eruption For Orchestra) (Foresythe) (2:59)
11  The Autocrat Before Breakfast (Foresythe) (2:50)
12  The Melancholy Clown (Foresythe) (2:50)
13  Lullaby (Foresythe) (3:19)
14  The Greener The Grass (Foresythe) (2:59)
15  Dodging A Divorcee (Foresythe) (3:04)
16 Deep Forest (Foresythe) (2:48)
17 Mississippi Basin (Foresythe) (3:15)
18 Mississippi Basin (Foresythe) (3:40)
19 Serenade For A Wealthy Widow (Foresythe) (3:16)
20 Serenade For A Wealthy Widow (Foresythe) (2:41)
21 Serenade For A Wealthy Widow (Foresythe) (3:24)
22 Deep Forest (Foresythe) (2:50)
23 Dodging A Divorcee (Foresythe) (3:19)
24 Dodging A Divorcee (Foresythe) (3:13)
25 The Duke Insists (Foresythe) (3:11)
26 Garden Of Weed (Foresythe) (3:14)

BVHAAST CD 0307
Recorded June 28 1932 (16) April 24 (17) June 12 (18) October 14 (01 02) 1933
February 09 (03-06) May 25 (07-11) February 15 (19) September 28 (20) December 14 (21 22) 1934 January 23 (12-15) April 19 (23) July 09 (24 25) 10 (26) 1935
Contributed by Dave_Bruce, who writes:-
Little needs to be added to the interesting essay by English critic Val Wilmer in the accompanying booklet except to give full and proper credit to Dutch archivists for rescuing the reputation of this fine player and composer of Anglo-African origin.
That said, this interesting blog post which discusses Foresythe from an African-American viewpoint should not be missed:
http://illkeepyouposted.typepad.com/ill_keep_you_posted/2012/02/reginald-foresythe.html .

0360 The New Departures Quartet [The New Departures Quartet] FLAC 5(43.26)

Contributed by bluebird but the idea of posting came first from rebf942

Bobby Wellins - tenor
Stan Tracey - piano
Jeff Clyne - bass
Laurie Morgan - drums

01 Love With Variations (Wellins) (8:25)
02 McTaggart (Wellins) (7:49)
03 Culloden Moor (Wellins) (7:19)
04 Let Them Crevulate (Tracey) (6:24)
05 Afro Charlie (Tracey) (13:28)

Label: Hot House Records HH CD 1010
Recorded: June 22 (01 02 03 05) July 13 (04) 1964 Olympic Studios London

0359 The Polka Dots [Strictly For Kicks...] FLAC 4(10.04)

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
Their second ep from 1962. Wally Stott again and similar to the first ep.

Jimmy Walker - vocals
Don Riddell - vocals
Tony Mansell - vocals
Freddy Datchler - vocals
Wally Stott Orchestra

01 Lullaby Of Broadway (Warren) (1:59)
02 Rosie (Adams, Strouse) (2:40)
03 Pennies From Heaven (Johnston, Burke) (2:39)
04 Once In Love With Amy (Loesser) (2:45)

Label: Philips BBE 12528
Recorded: 1962
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0358 The Polka Dots [The Polka Dots!] FLAC 4(11.18)

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
Their first ep from 1961. Not quite as jazzy as the previous postings but some fine Wally Stott backing. Strings too in places.

Jimmy Walker - vocals
Don Riddell - vocals
Tony Mansell - vocals
Freddy Datchler - vocals
Wally Stott Orchestra

01 The Breeze (Lewis) (2:25)
02 Wha Cha Ma Call It (Saltzberg, Fallon) (2:30)
03 April In Paris (Harburg, Duke) (3:04)
04 There Is Nothing Like A Dame (Rodgers, Hammerstein) (3:19)

Label: Philips BBE 12487
Recorded: 1961
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0357 The New Jazz Orchestra [Le Déjeuner Sur L'Herbe] FLAC 8(45.02)

Contributed by jazzandylan

Neil Ardley - director
Derek Watkins - trumpet, flugelhorn
Henry Lowther - trumpet, flugelhorn
Harry Beckett - trumpet, flugelhorn
Ian Carr - trumpet, flugelhorn
John Mumford - trombone
Michael Gibbs - trombone
Derek Wadsworth - trombone
Tony Russell - trombone
George Smith - tuba
Barbara Thompson - soprano, alto, flute
Dick Heckstall-Smith - soprano, tenor
Dave Gelly - tenor, clarinet, bass clarinet
Tim Philip - tenor, flute, clarinet
Frank Ricotti - vibes, marimba
Jack Bruce - bass
Jon Hiseman - drums

01 Le Déjeuner Sur L'Herbe (Ardley) (7:40)
02 Naima (Coltrane) (4:42)
03 Angle (Riley) (5:04)
04 Ballad (Taylor) (5:24)
05 Dusk Fire (Garrick) (5:26)
06 Nardis (Davis) (5:06)
07 Study (Tansman) (6:35)
08 Rebirth (Gibbs) (5:05)

Label: Verve SVLP 9236
Recorded: September 17 18 1968

0356 Keith Nichols [The Charmful Little Armful] 320 14(1.06.45)

Contributed by alfonso

Enrico Tomasso - trumpet
Adrian Fry - trombone
James Evans - saxes, clarinet
Matthias Seuffert - tenor, clarinet (12-14)
Keith Nichols - piano, vocals
Martin Wheatley - guitar, banjo
Jim Ydstie - bass
Richard Pite - drums

01 l’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby (Waller) (4:18)
02 The Minor Drag (Waller) (3:34)
03 Keeping Out Of Mischief Now (Waller) (5:25)
04 Wildcat Blues (Waller) (4:22)
05 My Fate ls ln Your Hands (Waller)-Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Waller) (5:51)
06 Serenade To A Wealthy Widow (Waller) (3:23)
07 Livin’ In A Great Big Way (Waller) (4:44)
08 l’ve Got My Fingers Crossed (Waller) (4:13)
09 Fats Wailers’ Original E Flat Blues (Waller) (3:46)
10 A Handful Of Keys (Waller) (4:39)
11 Dinah (Waller) (7:31)
12 l Believe In Miracles (Waller) (4:34)
13 Your Feet’s Too Big (Waller) (5:07)
14 The Joint Is Jumpin’ (Waller) (5:05)

Label: P.E.K. Sound PKCD-277
Recorded: 2003 Bude Jazz Festival Cornwall England