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Friday, December 11, 2015

0619 Collin Bates [Troubadour] 256 7(40.22)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
This is a real surprise.
I didn't know this existed and it must be ultra rare as there is no mention of it in the Tom Lord discography and little mention of it elsewhere. It is said that only 99 copies of the lp were pressed and it was probably produced and sold by the Troubadour Club in London where the Bates Trio played regularly.
I came across it on YouTube, of all places, where some lucky owner had posted the whole album in 2013 and after some restoration work the sound came out as very acceptable.  It is difficult to establish what the sound format is of music posted on YouTube. It is certainly far from hi-fi so I converted the original video format to MP3 as a good guess. This is as good as it can be until something better comes along but I will be amazed if it does.
The trio recording in 1967 for this private label pre-dates what was thought to be Collin's only recorded album under his own name, 'Brew', which was posted on BritJazz earlier. This is equally good, if not better.
There are some lp cover and label scans (the cover scans are very small) and track and personnel details are provided.
MP3 format from YouTube with thanks to the original uploader 'bluetaka55'.

Collin Bates - piano
Alan James - bass
Bart Monaghan - drums

01 Waltz For Martha
02 Autumn Afternoon
03 Georgie On My Mind
04 Chick Form Cyprus Crescent
05 What A Diff'rence A Day Made
06 Nancy With The Laughing Face
07 Brew!

Label: Troubadour No. 265
Recorded: 1967
Lineage: LP>YouTube>256
Scans: None
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10 comments:

  1. Anonymous11 December 2015 at 09:58

    https://1fichier.com/?9p2rzxw5sr
    or
    http://www52.zippyshare.com/v/UUrHR42l/file.html

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  2. zoot11 December 2015 at 15:40

    your work very much appreciated. many thanks.

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  3. Mike in Focus11 December 2015 at 17:58

    What a remarkable find! Well done, bluebird & jazzuk...

    BTW - 99 copies = no Purchase Tax (for the slightly younger amongst us that was how governments screwed consumers before the advent of the madness of VAT).

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  4. ritzbird11 December 2015 at 19:18

    Wow , this IS a rarity, it's not even listed in Philippe Renauds book "Simply Not Cricket" which is a remarkable discography of British jazz issues 1964-1994. So many thanks bluebird and jazzuk, not forgetting bluetaka55 and YouTube.

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  5. Greg Pickersgill11 December 2015 at 19:55

    This is an excellent set - I found it on Youtube some time ago and processed it into CD (probably not as well as you have done! - I'll be doing a compare&contrast soon) and I recommend it highly to anyone who liked the 'Brew' sessions. Or piano-trio jazz at all. Some pieces are actually better than anything on the BRE Lp. This set definately deserves better visibility.

    And I've never come across 'Simply Not Cricket', so thanks for that ritzbird. All knowledge is good.

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  6. jazzandylan12 December 2015 at 00:16

    Rare indeed, so very many thanks bluebird and jazzuk.

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  7. Wallofsound13 December 2015 at 09:02

    I'm interested.

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  8. Anonymous14 December 2015 at 12:19

    Thanks Rodney and bluebird! Cheers!

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  9. aroonie15 December 2015 at 07:09

    Thanks Rodney and bluebird once again. A rarity indeed. Do you know that there were 2 Bates who were jazz pianists with almost identical names Colin and Collin. Both played in London around the same time.

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  10. Jazzjet22 March 2016 at 19:30

    Marvellous rarity. Many thanks, bluebird.

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