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

0283 Cleo Laine [Cleo's Choice] FLAC 20(1.02.57)

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
All Cleo's recordings for Nixa between 1956 and 1958, and which originally appeared on a 10" lp, eps and 78s, are collected here for the first time on this OOP cd.
The musicians are drawn from the ranks of the Dankworth bands of the period in various permutations and there are some tasty solos in places. This is Cleo breaking free from the Dankworth band where she appeared as the band singer and just starting out on her solo career.
There are informative 'sleeve notes' on the cd cover which opens out to produce a double sided large format display. The images have not been cropped - this is how they appear on the original insert. Can you spot the 1951 Melody Maker headline where Lennie Bush gets busted for drug possession? I bet it's one he would rather not have seen dragged up after all this time.

Cleo Laine - vocal accompanied by:-
(01 - 04)
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Ken Wray - trombone
Dougie Robinson alto
Tommy Whittle (as Virgil Nameless on label) - tenor
Ronnie Ross - baritone
Max Harris - piano
Sammy Stokes - bass
Eddie Taylor - drums
Johnny Dankworth - arranger
London December 13 1955
(05 - 08)
Johnny Dankworth (as George Martin on label) -  alto, clarinet
Martin Slavin - vibes
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
London September 05 1956
(09 11)
Dave Lindup - leader
Derrick Abbott  - trumpet
Stan Palmer - trumpet
Bob Carson - trumpet
Colin Wright - trumpet
Dickie Hawdon - trumpet
Tony Russell - trombone
Danny Elwood - trombone
Jack Botterill - trombone
Garry Brown - trombone
Laurie Monk - trombone
Roy Willox - clarinet
Danny Moss - tenor, clarinet, bass clarinet
Alex Leslie - baritone, flute, clarinet
Ronnie Ross - alto, clarinet
Johnny Scott - flute
David McCullum - violin
David Katz - violin
Jack Rothstein - violin
Patric Ireland - viola
Bram Martin - cello
Maria Korchinska - harp
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
(collective personnel)
London October 24 1957
(13 15)
Dave Lindup - leader
Derrick Abbott  - trumpet
Stan Palmer - trumpet
Bob Carson - trumpet
Colin Wright - trumpet
Dickie Hawdon - trumpet
Tony Russell - trombone
Danny Elwood - trombone
Jack Botterill - trombone
Garry Brown - trombone
Laurie Monk - trombone
Roy Willox - clarinet
Danny Moss - tenor, clarinet, bass clarinet
Alex Leslie - baritone, flute, clarinet
Ronnie Ross - alto, clarinet
Johnny Scott - flute
Maria Korchinska - harp
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
(collective personnel)
London October 24 1957
(17 20)
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
London October 1957
(18 19)
Unknown
(10 12 14 16)
Similar to but smaller than (09 11) above.
London December 09 1957

01 I’m Beginning To See The Light (Ellington, George, Hodges, James) (2:59)
02 Jeepers Creepers (Mercer) (3:08)
03 I’m Putting All My Eggs In One Basket (Berlin) (3:08)
04 Deep In A Dream (Van Heusen) (3:48)
05 I’ll Remember April (DePaul, Johnston, Raye) (2:33)
06 April Age (Wilder, Engrick, Dankworth) (3:06)
07 April In Paris (Duke) (2:31)
08 I Dedicate April (Williams, Carter, Dankworth) (3:04)
09 Something's Gotta Give (Mercer) (4:03)
10 Unforgettable (Gordon) (3:52)
11 All Of You (Porter) (2:29)
12 Too Late Now (Lane, Lerner) (3:34)
13 Teach Me Tonight (Kahn, DePaul) (3:14)
14 Young At Heart (Leigh, Richards) (3:42)
15 He Needs Me (Hamilton) (3:44)
16 Summer Is A-Comin’ In (Barer, Wilder) (2:34)
17 Indian Summer (Dubin, Herbert) (2:49)
18 Hand Me Down Love (Ellington, Sigman) (2:59)
19 They Were Right (Dankworth) (2:27)
20 Sugar (Alexander, Mitchell, Pinkard) (3:16)

Crescendo GMPD 9024 RPM 160
Recorded: 1955-1957
Lineage: CD>FLAC

0268 Cleo Laine Tubby Hayes [Jazz Date] FLAC 9(42.19)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
One side each for Cleo with a big band (said to be Dave Lindup's Orchestra but more likely to be the Dankworth Band directed by Lindup) and Tubby Hayes with his Quartet.
The concert, from the London Palladium on 31 March 1961, is not particularly well recorded and Tubby is 'off mike' in places. Be warned - there is a long and not very interesting drum solo on the Quartet's first number and 'Young And Foolish' still has some remaining 'noise' after restoration.
And how about that cool jacket/sweater Tubby is wearing?  I must have one.

Dave Lindup - director (01-06)
Cleo Laine - vocal (01-06)
Unknown Orchestra (01-06)
Tubby Hayes - tenor (07 09, vibes (08)
Terry Shannon - piano (07-09)
Jeff Clyne - bass (07-09)
Bill Eyden - drums (07-09)

01 That Old Devil Moon (Lane) (3:52)
02 Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’ (Strayhorn) (3:29)
03 Mean To Me (Ahlert,Turk) (2:46)
04 ‘Round Midnight (Hanighen, Monk, Williams) (4:16)
05 Hand Me Down Love (Ellington, Sigman) (2:36
06 I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Ahlert, Young) (3:01)
07 Ah-Leu-Cha (Parker) (7:37)
08 Young And Foolish (Hague, Horwitt) (7:55)
09 All Members (Heath) (6:48)

Label: Wing WL 1088 680 957 TL
Recorded: March 31 1961
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0233 John Dankworth [Get Happy] FLAC 16(51.30)

 

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
I am always wary of lps which state, as this one does, 'Living Presence Sound' and 'Stereo Enhanced'.
In other words, it means that the sound is not very good even allowing for the fact that the music was taken from 78 rpm discs and is around 60 years old. So, be warned.
With that warning, what about the music?
The sides are by the Dankworth Seven recorded between 1950 and 1952, Cleo Laine sings on some tracks. Strings are added on others. There are band vocals in places. The choice of material is questionable. 'The Wedding of the Painted Doll' and 'The Belle Of The Ball' for goodness sake.
I wonder what was going through Dankworth's mind when he decided to record some of these tracks?  In places it sounds like a second rate, end of the pier ageing dance band and there are perhaps 5 tracks from the 16 here which are worth listening to.
Why bother posting this?  Well, BritJazz likes to post the bad with the good so that you can decide for yourself. Am I being too harsh here?

John Dankworth - leader, alto
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Eddie Harvey - trombone
Don Rendell - tenor
Henry Mackenzie - clarinet
Bill Le Sage - piano
Steve Race - piano
B Litter - harp
Eric Dawson - bass
Tony Kinsey - drums
Eddie Taylor - drums
J Hitchenor - violin
S Margo - violin
E Horwitz - violin
D Bellman - viola
A Pini - cello
Cleo Laine - vocals

01 Leon Bismarck (Dankworth) (3:29)
02 Mr and Mississippi (Gordon) (3:38)
03 Get Happy (Arlen, Koehler) (3:38)
04 Someone to Watch Over Me (Gershwin) (3:19)
05 Marching Through Georgia (Work) (3:00)
06 Lush Life (Strayhorn) (3:25)
07 The Wedding of the Painted Doll (Brown, Freed) (2:43)
08 Lament and Wild Dance (Dankworth) (3:04)
09 Cherokee (Noble) (2:38)
10 The Very Thought of You (Noble) (3:30)
11 Seven Not Out (Dankworth) (2:56)
12 The Theme from the Haunted Ballroom (Toye) (3:19)
13 Stompin' at the Savoy (Sampson, Goodman, Webb) (3:11)
14 Sin (Shull, Hoven) (2:52)
15 Strictly Confidential (Powell, Fuller) (3:10)
16 The Belle of the Ball (Anderson) (3:36)

Label: Esquire lp Esq 317
Recorded: 1950, 1951, 1952
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0132 Cleo Laine [Cleo Sings Elizabethan] FLAC 4(10.49)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
The title says it all. William Shakespeare finally has a musical hit in 1959.  Was Cleo the only modern jazz singer in the 1950s?  She later went on to record a whole album of Bill's.
Interesting selection of tunes with some fine backing from the likes of Vic Ash, Bob Burns and Bill LeSage.
FLAC with cover scans.

Cleo Laine - vocals
Ray Premru - leader
Jim Brown - french horn
Johnny Scott - alto, flute, bass flute
Bob Burns - alto, bass clarinet
Ivor Slaney - oboe, cor anglais
Vic Ash - clarinet
Bill Le Sage - vibes, piano
Jack Fallon - bass
Jackie Dougan - drums

01 It Was A Lover And His Lass
02 Sigh No More Ladies
03 Mistress Mine
04 Blow Blow Thy Winter Wind

Label: Columbia ep SEG7938
Recorded: June 24 1959
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0092 Cleo Laine [The April Age] FLAC 4(11.17)

Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
Cleo and the Dave Lee Quintet (a contingent from the Dankworth Orchestra) with an April themed ep.
Alex Wilder wrote the song 'April Age' and sent it to Cleo for this first recording in 1956.

Johnny Dankworth - alto, clarinet
Martin Slavin - vibes
Dave Lee - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Kenny Clare - drums
Cleo Laine - vocals

01 I'll Remember April
02 April Age
03 April in Paris
04 I Dedicate April

Label: Nixa EP NJE 1026
Recorded: September 05 1956
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0019 Cleo Laine John Dankworth [A Lover And His Lass] FLAC 16(52.43)

Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
Cleo had recorded with John Dankworth's various groups since 1951 and made her first records with Dankworth's Seven then later with the big band for Esquire. The first 8 tracks here comprised Cleo's first lp, also on Esquire, a 10" lp titled 'Cleo Sings British' (all the songs being by British composers), and recorded on 3 March 1955. She is backed by a small group from the Dankworth Big band called the Keith Christie Quintet including, of course , her husband to be, John Dankworth (or Johnny as he was known back then).
The remaining tracks making up this re-issue lp are drawn from recordings of the Dankworth Seven between 1950-1952.
Ripped in FLAC from lp with cover scans.

(01-08)
Cleo Laine - vocals
Keith Christie - trombone
John Dankworth - alto, clarinet
Bill le Sage - vibes
Bill Sutcliffe - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
(09-16)
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Eddie Harvey - trombone
John Dankworth - alto
Don Rendell - tenor
Bill le Sage - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Tony Kinsey - drums

01 It Was A Lover And His Lass (Young) (3:31)
02 You're Blase (Hamiton) (3:05)
03 Spead A Little Happiness (Ellis) (3:35)
04 You've Done Somethng To My Heart (Gay) (3:46)
05 Mad About The Boy (Coward) (3:02)
06 I'm On A See-Saw (Ellis) (2:53)
07 A Love Like Ours (Murrells) (3:02)
08 It's A Pity To Say Goodnight (Reid) (3:30)
09 I Hear Music (Lane, Loesser) (3:13)
10 The Slider (Wise, Raeburn, Temple) (3:40:
11 Our Delight (Dameron) (3:18)
12 Perhaps (Parker) (3:15)
13 Stardust (Carmichael, Parish) (3:47)
14 Bopscotch (Chaloff) (2:57)
15 Allen's Alley (Best) (2:58)
16 Webb City (Fuller) (3:11)

Label: Esquire 12" lp  ESQ 301
Recorded: 1950 to 1952 and March 3 1955
Lineage: LP>FLAC