0362 Max Geldray [The Singles Collection - A Compilation] VBR 8(23.25)

(01)
Max Geldray - harmonica
Roger Chaput - guitar
Henri Schaap - guitar
Michel Warlop - violin
Jean-Louis Janson - violin
Louis Vola - bass
(02 03)
Max Geldray - harmonica
Jean-Pierre Sasson - guitar
Ivor Mairants - guitar
Tiny Winters - bass
(04-06)
Jaap Streefkerke - piano
Max Geldray - harmonica
Henri Salvador - guitar (04 05)
Bill Alexandre - guitar (06)
Rene Goldstein - bass
Anny Xhoffleer - vocal (05)
(07 08)
Max Geldray - harmonica
The Wally Stott Big Band

01 Mouth Organ Swing No 1 (Geldray) (2:48)
02 Blues (3:23)
03 My Melancholy Baby (Burnett, Norton) (3:17)
04 Ain't She Sweet? (Yellen, Ager) (2:55)
05 There I've Said It Again (Mann, Evans) (2:49)
06 Sleepy Town Train (Roberts, Fontaine) (3:24)
07 Blue Turning Grey Over You (Razaf, Waller) (2:38)
08 Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie, Casey, Pinkhard) (2:10)

Recorded:
Paris February 01 1939 (01)
London July 26 1940 (02 03)
Brussels April 1946 (04-06)
London 1950s (07 08)
Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
More from Max Geldray going back to his pre-war days in Paris and then later recordings in London and Brussels. Finally there are a couple of musical interludes from the Goon Show with the backing of the Wally Stott Orchestra.
For lovers of musical trivia you can hear a vocalist with a surname starting with 'X'.  Anny Xhoffleer. Can't be many of those around.
Not strictly British Jazz but Max must be regarded an an Honorary Brit. surely?
All tracks are MP3 with various bitrates - some VBR some constant. Quality from the different sources is variable.
Personnel details and a 'cover' picture are provided.

Note: March 18 2014 - Thanks to Boogieman, the above personnel entry (04-06) has been corrected.

0304 Max Geldray [Goon With The Wind] FLAC 6(12.01)

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
Max recorded prolifically for BBC Radio as part of the long running Goon Show, where he provided some of the musical interludes, but made few records, although some of them go back to 1937.
This ep is from 1959 and Max provides some swinging music backed by the Wally Stott Orchestra, which also appeared regularly on the Goon Shown. Alan Clare is said to be the pianist.
FLAC from ep with cover scans.

Note: Sound quality here is presumably dictated by the original source of the material, from the broadcasts, and so is not as good as one would expect in a FLAC recording. BJ

Max Geldray - harmonica
Alan Clare - piano
Wally Stott Orchestra

01 Once In love With Amy (Loesser) (2:42)
02 Crazy Rhythm (Meyer, Kahn, Caesar) (1:32)
03 It's Only A Paper Moon (Arlen, Harburg, Rose) (2:00)
04 Our Love Is Here To Stay (Gershwin) (1:44)
05 Cherie (Geldray) (1:52)
06 Duke's Joke (Clare) (2:11)

Label: Parlophone GEP 8764
Recorded: 1959
Lineage: EP>FLAC