0290 Lennie Felix [Cat Meets Mice] FLAC 12(37.51)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
This is a lovely relaxed trio album by pianist Lennie Felix and it plays through as one continuous performance. There are no track markers just a very short break between side 1 and side 2.
Lennie, though, is not well recorded here as he seems to be playing in a room 2 doors down the hallway (IMO, not as bad as that. - BJ) but, on the other hand, you can hear every click and squeak from the closely miked bass of Lennie Bush.
All the tunes are named for girls also known as 'mice'.  I don't ever remember girls ever been called 'mice' do you?  But then I'm an old square.
The lp was not in mint condition and after restoration there is a little background surface noise remaining in places - not enough to spoil the enjoyment though.

Lennie Felix - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Lennie Hastings - drums

01 Rosetta (Hines, Woode) (2:39)
02 Peg O' My Heart (Fisher) (1:50)
03 Laura (Raksin) (3:11)
04 Margie (Davis, Conrad, Robinson) (2:45)
05 Elaine (Felix) (3:31)
06 Dinah (Axt) (3:33)
07 Marie (Berlin) (2:47)
08 Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider (Leonard) (2:53)
09 Stella By Starlight (Young) (3:37)
10 Sweet Lorraine (Burwell, Parish) (3:51)
11 Blues For Tracy (Felix) (3:52)
12 Diane (Rapee, Pollack) (3:22)

Label: Columbia 33SX 1298
Recorded: February 10 1960
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0238 Lennie Felix [That Cat Felix] FLAC 9(32.01)

 

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
A lovely solo record from pianist Lennie Felix and dating from 1958. The two takes of 'Pennies...' are very different indeed in tempo and approach but both equally enjoyable.

Lennie Felix - piano

01 Back Home Again In Indiana (Hanley) (2:48)
02 Pennies From Heaven (Take 1) (Monaco) (2:45)
03 Pennies From Heaven (Take 2) (Monaco) (2:53)
04 Prelude To A Kiss (Ellington) (4:48)
05 Fine And Dandy (Swift) (2:13)
06 Squeeze Me (Waller) (3:01)
07 On The Sunny Side Of The Street (McHugh) (4:47)
08 If I Had You (Shapiro) (5:07)
09 One For Bill (Felix) (3:40)

Label: Nixa 10" lp NJT 514
Recorded: February 12 1958
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0162 [Dave Lee Trio Lennie Felix Trio] FLAC 7(24.55)

Contributed by Azule Serape, who writes:-
One side each on this 10" lp for these two very different pianists. Dave Lee is perhaps the better known of the two and we may have heard some of these tracks earlier.
Lennie's recorded output is quite small but well worth searching out.  He died in 1980 aged 60 as a result of a road accident.
'Two Views of the Blues' is the standout track here for me.

(01-04)
Dave Lee - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
(05-07)
Lennie Felix - piano
Brian Brocklehurst - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 I Must Have That Man (McHugh) (3:24)
02 Salt Air (Lee) (2:38)
03 Excuse for the Blues (Lee) (3:36)
04 On the Alamo (Reinhard, Lane) (3:43)
05 Sweet Lorraine (Burrell, Parish) (2:42)
06 Jada (Carlton) (1:57)
07 Two Views of the Blues (Felix) (6:56)

Label: Nixa NLP 1027 (10")
Recorded: May 29 (01-04) July 08 (05-07) 1957
Lineage: LP>FLAC