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Showing posts with label Bobby Breen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bobby Breen. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

0499 Various Artists [BBC Jazz Club December 27 1967] FLAC 10(37.01)

Contributed by azule serape (from an anonymous donor), who writes:-
Sound is reasonable - originally recorded from radio to tape then digitised and transferred to CDR from which this was ripped (not my tape or rip) in FLAC. The donor wishes to remain anonymous but thanks to him all the same.
There is a 'cover picture' with personnel and track details (no details for Jack Dorsey Band)

(01-04)
Elaine Delmar - vocal (01 02 04)
Pat Smythe - piano (01-04)
Dave Goldberg - guitar
Unknown - bass
Tony Haven - drums
(05 06)
Colin Purbrook - piano
Kenny Napper - bass
Bobby Orr - drums
Bobby Breen - vocal (06)
(07-10)
Jack Dorsey Big Band  (personnel unknown)
Long John Baldry - vocal (08 09)

Announcers are Humphrey Lyttelton and Ian Carr

01 My One And Only (Mellin, Wood) (2:59)
02 Could Be (2:37)
03 Nursery Games (Smythe) (5:05)
04 If I Should Lose You (Rainger, Robin) (3:32)
05 Moanin' (Timmons) (4:17)
06 Sermonette (Adderley) (4:01)
07 A Hatful Of Blues (Sebesky) (4:39)
08 How Sweet It Is (Gaye) (3:02)
09 Cry Me A River (Hamilton) (2:50)
10 Country Cousin (Davies) (3:58)

Label: BBC broadcast
Recorded: December 27 1967
Lineage: AM>Tape>CDR>FLAC
Scans: Front cover with details only

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

0497 Jack Duff [If The Cap Fits...Wear It] FLAC 10(42.18)

Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
Here's Scottish saxophonist, Jack Duff, with his Quartet and singer Bobby Breen in a 1972 recording. It was Bobby's last recording before his death later that year.
Jack was well known in his home country and was resident in Jersey for some years during the 1960s, often accompanying visiting soloists during the Summer holiday season. His winters were usually spent playing on the cruise ships before moving back to Scotland in 1990. He was active in music locally and in music education before his death in 2000.

Jack Duff - alto, tenor
Barry Cooper - guitar
Gerry Rossi - bass
Roy Tomlinson - drums
Bobby Breen - vocals (02 04 05 07 08 10)

01 Three Ober Four
02 Gone With The Wind
03 If The Cap Fits...Wear It
04 Love You Madly
05 Stormy Monday Blues
06 Orapella
07 Here's That Rainy Day
08 Thou Swell
09 The Old Curaçao Shop
10 Breen's Blues

Label: York FYK 407
Recorded: May 18 1972
Lineage: LP>FLAC
Scans: Front and back LP covers