Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
This is Martin Slavin's first date as a leader (1955) and as you would imagine from the title there are echoes of Goodman and his small groups here. Nothing earth shattering but nicely played with a few solo spots.
Our old friend George Chisholm appears together with Israeli born Al Newman on clarinet making his first recordings. Al would later go on to record with Bill Russo during his residency in London in the mid 1960s.
Martin became a Musical Director for television shows during the 1960s and moved to Canada in 1966. He later settled in Hollywood where he composed and arranged film music. He moved back to the UK in the mid 1980s and was fatally injured in a road accident in London in 1988.
Ripped in FLAC from ep with cover scans.
George Chisholm - trombone
Al Newman - clarinet
Martin Slavin - vibes
Ken Jones - piano
Ike Isaacs - guitar
Bill Sutcliffe - bass
Derek Price - drums
01 Ace in Space
02 After You've Gone
03 Sweet Georgia Brown
04 A Smooth One
Label: Nixa EP NJE 1028
Recorded: December 06 1955
Lineage: EP>FLAC
