This is a bit of a musical oddity.
Laurie Johnson wrote the music and Lionel Bart the words for a 1959 musical, 'Lock Up Your Daughters', based on Henry Fielding's book 'Rape Upon Rape.
It ran successfully in the West End for three or four years and eventually a cast recording was made.
Johnson then decided to cover four of the songs in the show with a big band recording including jazz soloists and this is the result. The ep is elusive and expensive (there's one on ebay for £80) but the four 'jazz' tracks were found buried away in a 'Best Of Laurie Johnson' compilation cd issued in 2009.
The tracks are quite short and each is a feature for one of the jazz soloists - Johnny Scott, Bert Courtley, Shake Keane and Joe Harriott. The other musicians in the band are not identified and the recording date is not known, but presumably in the early 1960s.
To paraphrase the lawyers, 'the discographies are silent'.
FLAC from cd with original ep cover scans.
Laurie Johnson - leader
Bert Courtley - trumpet
Shake Keane - trumpet
Joe Harriott - alto
Johnny Scott - flute
other personnel unknown
01 Lock Up Your Daughters (Johnson, Bart) (2:00)
02 Lovely Lover (Johnson, Bart) (2:52)
03 'Tis Plain To See (Johnson, Bart) (:2)03
04 There's A Plot Afoot (Johnson, Bart) (2:15)
Label: Pye NEP 24156
Recorded: Late April 1960 London
Lineage: Compilation CD>FLAC
Thanks Rodney and bellawoods! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rodney ! @Jazzuk : your zippy link is always very helpful !
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Bhowani. It's nice to know that it's of help.
DeleteThanks very much bellawoods,Rodney, and Jazzuk. all your efforts are much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI found a listing for the record on a website with a 1962 release date.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that, Yost. We try to list recording rather than release dates - they can be widely different of course. But at least we know now that recording must have been 1962 or earlier.
DeleteThanks to bellawoods and Rodney. Four fine soloists on this session.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, bellawoods and Rodney, for this rarity. Easy to see why the musical was retitled from the Fielding book, even in the late 50s! Oh, and thanks too to jazzuk for the zippy link.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for this scarce item!!
ReplyDeleteLord says "London, late April 1960".
ReplyDeleteThanks, chu. Nothing in my old copy of Lord but will amend on front page.
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