0597 Various Artists [We Love You Madly] FLAC 11(38.15)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
This is just the music (no video) from a BBC TV transmission to celebrate the 70th Birthday of Duke Ellington in April 1969 and played by various groups.
The sound taken from a CDR is not brilliant and there is some residual background noise, possibly the result of earlier over-enthusiastic restoration work, but it is perfectly listenable and there are some fine solos.
Stan Tracey's Big Brass, one of the groups here, plays five selections all of which appeared on his 1968 album 'We Love You Madly' with the same featured soloists.
Sound (the format of which could be anything) from TV transmission via CDR with a 'cover' picture and track/personnel details.

(02 04 07 08 10)
Nigel Carter - trumpet
Tony Fisher - trumpet
Paul Tungay - trumpet
Harry Beckett - trumpet
Hank Shaw - trumpet
Ian Carr - flugelhorn (04)
Don Lusher - trombone
Keith Christie - trombone
Bobby Lamb - trombone
Chris Pyne - trombone
Cliff Hardie - trombone
Don Rendell - soprano, tenor (07)
Joe Harriott - alto (08)
Tony Coe - tenor
Acker Bilk - clarinet (02)
Stan Tracey - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Ronnie Stephenson - drums
(03)
Kenny Graham - director
Duncan Campbell - trumpet
Ronnie Chamberlain - soprano, alto
Bob Efford - tenor
Kathy Stobart - baritone
Dave Goldberg - guitar
Lennie Bush - bass
Bobby Orr - drums
Peter Ahearne - percussion
Tristan Fry - percussion
Bobby Midgley - percussion
(05 06)
John Dankworth - alto
Cleo Laine - vocals
Others unknown but possibly from Graham's group
(09)
Johnny Scott - alto, flute
Bob Burns - alto, clarinet
Ronnie Ross - baritone
Bill LeSage - piano
Spike Heatley - bass
Tony Carr - drums
Freddie Alexander - cello
Maurice Westerby - cello
Francis Gabarro - cello
William De Mont - cello

01 Introduction by Benny Green
02 Creole Love Call
03 Rockin' In Rhythm
04 I'm Beginning To See The Light
05 Sophisticated Lady
06 Sonnet To Hank Cinq
07 Passion Flower
08 In A Sentimental Mood
09 C Jam Blues
10 Lay-By
11 Coda by Benny Green

Label: BBC TV transmission
Recorded: April 1969
Lineage: BBC TV>CDR>FLAC
Scans: Cover details

0593 Bill Le Sage [Bebop 2000 Confirmation] FLAC 8(1.11.28)

Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
Features a couple of old boppers with some of the newer musicians playing a programme of the old favourites before an enthusiastic audience (well, they're usually all drunk) at the Ealing Jazz Festival in 2001.  It's really a re-creation of the Bebop Preservation Society, so you know what to expect.
Bill Le Sage plays piano throughout here and the recording was produced for Bill's own label.

Steve Waterman - trumpet
Gilad Atzmon - alto
Bill Le Sage - piano
Laurence Cottle - bass guitar
Bill Eyden - drums

01 Confirmation
02 Ow!
03 Vive La Vanguard
04 Little Suede Shoes
05 Ornithology
06 Over The Rainbow
07 Blue 'N' Boogie
08 Ah-Leu-Cha

Label: Mainstem marbilcd 004
Recorded: August 06 2001 Ealing Jazz Festival
Lineage: CD>FLAC
Scans: Full

0592 Martin Drew [British Jazz Artists Vol 3] FLAC 8(41.50)

Contributed by bellawoods

Martin Drew - leader, drums
Brian Smith - soprano, tenor
Bill Le Sage - vibes
John Taylor - piano
Ron Mathewson - bass guitar, bass
Chris Fletcher - percussion (01 04 07)

01 No More Blues
02 Re-Rev
03 A Child Is Born
04 Strut Your Stuff
05 Another Star
06 Steelbender
07 Easy Life
08 Sound Down

Label: Vocalion CDSML 8462 (a double CD with Tony Lee Trio [Street Of Dreams] - see separate post) Lee Lambert LAM003
Recorded: November 1977
Lineage: CD>FLAC
Scans: Full

0557 Bill Le Sage Ronnie Ross [Quartet] FLAC 12(40.03)

Contributed by piment - the final offering repeating albums previously available on Ronnie Ross Music blog

Ronnie Ross - baritone
Bill Le Sage - vibes, piano
Spike Heatley - bass
Allan Ganley - drums

01 If You Were The Only Girl In The World (Ayer)
02 Falling In Love With Love (Rodgers, Hart)
03 Close To You (Hoffman, Lampl, Livingston)
04 Autumn In Cuba (Le Sage)
05 Satin Doll (Ellington, Mercer, Strayhorn)
06 The Country Squire (Ross)
07 Benny's South Street (Heatley)
08 The Cheaters (Le Sage)
09 C Jam Blues (Ellington)
10 New Orleans (Carmichael)
11 Spain (Jones, Kahn)
12 Pitiful Pearl (Ross)

Label: World Record Club T346
Recorded: April 1963
Lineage: LP>FLAC
Scans: Front rear covers LP

0520 Kenny Baker [Blowin' Up A Storm] FLAC 8(29.19)

Kenny Baker - trumpet
Albert Hall - trumpet
Stan Reynolds - trumpet
Ronnie Simmons - trumpet
Ray Premru - bass trumpet, trombone
Eddie Harvey - trombone
Ken Wray - trombone
Mike Senn - alto
Derwent Ridemaster (Don Rendell) - tenor
Art Ellefson - tenor
Johnny Scott - tenor, flute
Redvers Reedworker (Ronnie Ross) - baritone
Bill Le Sage - vibes
Norman Stenfalt - piano
Jack Seymour - bass
Jackie Dougan - drums

01 Blowin' Up A Storm (Baker) (3:56)
02 More Than You Know (Youmans) (3:29)
03 The Call Of The Flute (Scott) (3:07)
04 Cambridge Blue (Le Sage) (3:43)
05 Influential Character (Baker) (4:30)
06 Jazzman (Previn) (2:59)
07 Threesome (Bryant) (3:40)
08 Sunrise Serenade (Carle, Lawrence) (2:47)

Label: Columbia 33 S 1140
Recorded: February 23 24 1959
Lineage: LP>FLAC
Scans: Front rear LP cover

0432 Spike Robinson Dick Morrissey [Live At The Bull Tribute Album Vols 1-2] FLAC 13(2.08.40)

Contributed by delmonico
 
(01-06)
Spike Robinson - tenor
Dick Morrissey - tenor
Bill Le Sage - piano
Alec Dankworth - bass
Bill Eyden - drums
(07-13)
Spike Robinson - tenor
Dick Morrissey - tenor
John Pearce - piano
Alec Dankworth - bass
Simon Morton - drums

01 Broadway (Mulligan) (11:48)
02 The Gypsy (Reid) (8:40)
03 In A Mellow Tone (Ellington) (8:47)
04 Close Enough For Love (Mandel, Williams) (6:51)
05 Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You (Redman, Razaf) (15:24)
06 Tickletoe (Young, Hendricks) (10:37)
07 Strike Up The Band (Gershwin, Gershwin) (12:48)
08 Time After Time (Styne) (14:42)
09 Announcement (Robinson) (1:09)
10 Stompin' At The Savoy (Goodman, Webb) (11:42)
11 I Can't Get Started With You (Duke) (10:09)
12 Blues Up And Down (Ammons) (10:59)
13 Goodbye (Jenkins) (5:04)

Label: BHCD002
Recorded: 1987 (01-06) 1989 (07-13)
Lineage: CD>FLAC

0429 The Bebop Peservation Society [The Bebop Peservation Society] FLAC 9(46.21)

Contributed by rebf942

Hank Shaw - trumpet
Peter King - alto
Bill Le Sage - vibes (07), piano
Spike Heatley - bass
Bryan Spring - drums

01 Donna Lee (Parker) (5:36)
02 High Score (Wallington) (6:46)
03 Ah-leu-cha (Parker) (5:17)
04 Warpaint (4:05)
05 Eronel (Monk) (4:48)
06 Godchild (Wallington) (5:19)
07 What's New (Burke, Haggart) (6:03)
08 One Bass Hit (Gillespie, Fuller, Brown) (4:14)
09 Perhaps (Parker) (4:13)

Label: Dawn DNLS3027
Recorded: London May 24 25 1971

0400 Bill Le Sage [Directions In Jazz In Hamburg CD2] FLAC 9(47.59)

Contributed by King Ubu. Covers by the late Jazzman.

 An alternative front cover, courtesy of jazzandylan. Copy from here - not in download.

Johnny Scott - alto, flute, clarinet
Bob Burns - alto, clarinet
Ronnie Ross - alto, baritone, clarinet
Bill Le Sage - vibes, piano
Spike Heatley - bass
Tony Carr - drums
Freddie Alexander - cello
Maurice Westerby - cello
Francis Gabarro - cello
William De Mont - cello

01 Blue Trident (Ross) (4:49)
02 Clarion (Scott) (4:17)
03 Times 2½ (Scott) (4:48)
04 Come Rain Or Come Shine (Arlen, Mercer) (5:50)
05 So What (Davis) (4:46)
06 Minky (Ross) (6:35)
07 Pastorale D'Hiver (Scott) (7:19)
08 Where's The Fire (Scott) (3:36)
09 Rustic Gait (Ross) (5:44)

Label: NDR radio broadcast
Recorded: February 28 1964
Lineage: CDR>FLAC

0399 Bill Le Sage [Directions In Jazz In Hamburg CD1] FLAC 9(46.26)

Contributed by King Ubu. Covers by the late Jazzman.

An alternative front cover, courtesy of jazzandylan. Copy from here - not in download. 

Johnny Scott - alto, flute, clarinet
Bob Burns - alto, clarinet
Ronnie Ross - alto, baritone, clarinet
Bill Le Sage - vibes, piano
Spike Heatley - bass
Tony Carr - drums
Freddie Alexander - cello
Maurice Westerby - cello
Francis Gabarro - cello
William De Mont - cello

01 Night Talk (Le Sage) (5:01)
02 Monkey Business (Le Sage) (7:35)
03 Caber Dance (Heatley) (3:52)
04 Three (Le Sage) (4:39)
05 Lady Day (Ross) (6:28)
06 Wigmore Walk (Le Sage) (5:12)
07 Honky-Tonk (Le Sage) (4:05)
08 Morning Theories (Scott) (4:02)
09 Yardsticks (Le Sage) (5:16)

Label: NDR radio broadcast
Recorded: February 28 1964
Lineage: CDR>FLAC

0396 Bill Le Sage [Road To Ellingtonia] FLAC 10(39.06)

Contributed by bluebird

Johnny Scott - alto (01 07), flute, alto flute (10)
Bob Burns - alto, clarinet (02 06 07 08 10)
Ronnie Ross - baritone, bass clarinet (10)
Bill Le Sage - vibes (03 07 09), piano
Spike Heatley - bass
Tony Carr - drums
Freddie Alexander - cello
Maurice Westerby - cello
Francis Gabarro - cello
William De Mont - cello

01 It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (Ellington) (3:16)
02 Progressive Gavotte (Strayhorn) (5:02)
03 Hiawatha (Ellington, Sears) (3:48)
04 Prelude To A Kiss (Ellington, Gordon, Mills) (3:18)
05 C Jam Blues (Ellington) (4:49)
06 Midriff (Strayhorn) (4:30)
07 Upper Manhattan Medical Group (U.M.M.G) (Strayhorn) (3:32)
08 Come Sunday (Ellington) (3:09)
09 You Better Know It (Ellington, Strayhorn) (4:01)
10 Lay-by (Ellington) (3:42)

Label: London Philips BL7673
Recorded: May 03 1965
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0393 Bill Le Sage [Directions In Jazz] FLAC 10(39.14)

Contributed by bluebird

The next in the Ronnie Ross series, previously available on Ronnie Ross Music blog and even now also on The Lair.

Johnny Scott - alto, flute
Bob Burns - alto, clarinet
Ronnie Ross - baritone
Bill Le Sage - vibes, piano
Spike Heatley - bass
Tony Carr - drums
Freddie Alexander - cello
Maurice Westerby - cello
Francis Gabarro - cello
William De Mont - cello

01 Night Talk (Le Sage) (4:20)
02 Morning Theories (Scott) (3:57)
03 Lady Day (Ross) (4:03)
04 Honky Tonk (Le Sage) (3:43)
05 Caber Dance (Heatley) (2:29)
06 Milestones (Davis) (3:30)
07 Monkey Business (Le Sage) (4:54)
08 New Orleans (Carmichael) (3:15)
09 Times 2½ (Scott) (4:37)
10 Rustic Gait (Ross) (4:37)

Label: London Philips BL7625
Recorded: April 29 1964
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0344 Bill Le Sage [Twice Times Keyboard] FLAC 12(35.44)

Contributed by Rodney

Ronnie Ross - alto, baritone, clarinet, bass clarinet 
Bill Le Sage - vibes, marimba, piano
Ray Dempsey - guitar
Spike Heatley - bass
Tony Carr - drums
Freddie Alexander - cello
Maurice Westerby - cello
Francis Gabarro - cello
William De Mont - cello

01 Theme From Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto (Sergey Rachmaninov) (3:00)
02 Starry Night (Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky) (2:49)
03 Minuet (Luigi Boccherini) (2:38)
04 Rhapsody In Blue (George Gershwin) (2:28)
05 You Are My Hearts Delight (Franz Lehar) (3:48)
06 Warsaw Concerto (Richard Addinsell) (2:23)
07 Theme From Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto (Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky) (2:42)
08 Humoresque (Anton Dvorak) (2:43)
09 Greensleeves (Traditional) (2:16)
10 Baubles Bangles and Beads (George Forest/Robert C Wright) (2:58)
11 Twinkle-Toes (Bill Le Sage) (4:00)
12 Miniature Overture - Nutcracker Ballet (Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky) (3:59)

Label: World Record Club T478
Recorded: October 20-22 1965
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0127 Bill Le Sage [Bill's Recipes] FLAC 12(42.35)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
This is not often seen and this lp is the only issue.
The Tom Lord discography is a bit vague about the recording date but opinion has it that it was late 1956 or early 1957. The pianist Derek Smith who appears here emigrated to the USA and actually recorded there in June 1957 so it must have been before then.
Bill Le Sage (pianist, vibes player, composer, arranger) was one of Britain's Bebop pioneers and has played with almost everyone worth mentioning in the UK. He formed his own band at the age of 18 and played with many now long forgotten groups before becoming a founder member of the Dankworth Seven in March 1950.
He had a long association with Tony Kinsey (who appears here) and later, Ronnie Ross.
I saw Bill sometime around 1985 when he was playing one nighters around the country with local rhythm sections.  He was the perfect gentleman and a great entertainer, very professional, introducing his musicians and announcing the tune titles with a touch of humour. He was immaculately dressed with sharply creased trousers, sports jacket, tie and highly polished shoes - a far cry from some of today's younger musicians.
And the music was great too. After the gig I got him to sign this album and for the next twenty minutes he told me about the tunes (eight of which are his on this lp), when and where they were written, about the musicians on the record and about life in general. He was still so enthusiastic about his music and said he would continue to play as long as he could draw breath.
Well,  Bill drew breath for a long time after that one night in a small Nottinghamshire town and died in 2001. He made two fine albums with just guitar and bass a few months before his death but never got to hear the last one in it's published form.  They are worth seeking out (The Right Vibes 1 and 2).
The cover picture is the icing on this very tasty BritJazz 1st Birthday Cake.
FLAC with front and back lp cover scans.

Eddie Blair - trumpet
George Chisholm - trombone
Laddie Busby - trombone
Ken Goldie - trombone
Jack Armstrong - trombone
Tommy Whittle - tenor
Henry Mackenzie - clarinet
Bill Le Sage - vibes, piano, accordion
Derek Smith - piano
Lennie Bush - bass or Pete Blannin - bass
Tony Kinsey - drums

01 First Night (Le Sage) (3:13)
02 Blues (Le Sage) (4:02)
03 Finders Keepers (Weissmantel) (3:38)
04 Pict's Lament (Le Sage) (4:00)
05 Snow Face (Le Sage) (3:09)
06 Little Bop Poose (Weissmantel) (4:40)
07 Shade Of Spring (Le Sage) (3:06)
08 Lazy (Le Sage) (3:12)
09 Cloud Frolic (Weissmantel) (:3)43
10 Cambridge Blue (Le Sage) (3:25)
11 Rain On The Seine (Michel, Strop) (2:43)
12 Chirra Cahua (Le Sage) (3:44)

Label: Saga STM 6019
Recorded: 1956 or 1957
Lineage: LP>FLAC