0584 Phil Seamen [Meets Eddie Gomez] FLAC 8(44.15)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
Phil Seamen appeared on hundreds of recordings, very few on which he was the leader but this is one of them.
The Bill Evans Trio had just finished their engagement at Ronnie Scott's Club and the bass player, Eddie Gomez, took the opportunity to appear on Phil's recording date which took place on 22 July 1968, the day after the Scott's date ended.
Tony Lee's piano is not well recorded - he is very much in the background and there are a couple of tape flutters in places but Phil's thunderous drums are well to the fore.
You don't see Phil's picture on record sleeves all that often but this one does him no favours. He looks positively evil.

Tony Lee - piano
Eddie Gomez - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 Night Train
02 Salt Peanuts
03 Corcovado
04 A Foggy Day
05 Bluesette
06 Fish This Week
07 Autumn Leaves
08 Here's That Rainy Day

Label: Pantonic/Saga PAN 6306
Recorded: July 22 1968
Lineage: LP>FLAC
Scans: Front rear LP cover

0418 Harry South [North Of The Soho Border] FLAC 23(55.58)

Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
Almost an hour of Harry South's Big Band in a BBC Jazz Club broadcast from 8 November 1965.  Some big names here, including Tubby Hayes and a few vocals from Georgie Fame. What a pity that there were so few commercial recordings of this band although the personnel fluctuated over it's life depending upon availability of the musicians.
This was ripped from a cassette given to me by a musician friend. There is some sound disturbance for the first minute or so. Otherwise the home taping sound is reasonable for the period. Not sure what the original sound format was (my CDR shows up as CDDA) but it appears here as FLAC with a 'cover picture' and full details.

Harry South - leader
Greg Bowen - trumpet
Les Condon - trumpet
Bert Ezzard - trumpet
Hank Shaw - trumpet
Ian Carr - trumpet, flugelhorn
Keith Christie - trombone
Chris Smith - trombone
Johnny Marshall - trombone
Ken Wray - valve trombone
Alan Branscombe - alto, flute
Roy Willox - alto, flute
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Dick Morrissey - tenor
Tubby Hayes - tenor, flute
Joe Temperley - baritone
Gordon Back - piano
Phil Bates - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
Georgie Fame - vocals (15, 17, 19)
Humphrey Lyttelton - announcer

01 There And Back (South) (incomplete) (2:56)
02 Announcement (0:53)
03 Save Your Love For Me (Pettiford) (3:23)
04 Announcement (1:15)
05 Costa Fortuna (South) (2:55)
06 Announcement (0:50)
07 Afterthought (South) (2:49)
08 Announcement (0:52)
09 Six To One Bar (South) (6:03)
10 Announcement (0:34)
11 Lush Life (Strayhorn) (3:37)
12 Announcement (0:19)
13 North Of The Soho Border (South) (5:12)
14 Announcement (0:41)
15 Down For The Count (Foster, Hendricks) (2:58)
16 Announcement (0:48)
17 Lil' Darlin' (Hefti, Hendricks) (5:26)
18 Announcement (1:00)
19 Little Pony (Hefti, Hendricks) (2:40)
20 Announcement (1:20)
21 Raga (South) (4:09)
22 Announcement (0:26)
23 Last Orders (South) (incomplete) (4:54)

Label: BBC Jazz Club - radio broadcast
Recorded: November 08 1965
Lineage: AM>Tape>CDR>FLAC

0348 Phil Seamen [Phil Seamen Story] FLAC 5(52.38)

Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
Side 1 consists of Phil talking about his early days in music, the bands he played in and the musicians he played with. Now and again he beats the skins for some light relief. His stories are hilarious, not for the prudish though.
Side 2 consists of Phil in a couple of different small groups but the first track with Jimmy Witherspoon and the Dick Morrissey Quartet from the Bull's Head has been issued before.  The other tracks have a group which includes Tony Coe, a musician with a slippery, wavery sound I just don't like. His clarinet playing is just dreadful on the one track where it is played too.
Enjoy Phil though.  Further sessions with Phil had been planned to complete his story and the next one was to have been on 15 October 1972.
For some reason, this did not take place and sadly, Phil died on 21 October 1972 with the rest of his story untold.

(01)
Phil Seamen  - drums, narrative
(02)
Dick Morrissey - tenor
Harry South - piano
Phil Bates - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
Jimmy Witherspoon - vocal
(03-05)
Tony Coe - tenor (04 05), clarinet (03)
Brian Lemon - piano
Kenny Baldock - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 Phil Talks And Plays (25:27)
02 I Gotta Girl (Davis) (5:39)
03 Perdido (Tizol, Lenk, Drake) (6:17)
04 Blue 'N' Boogie (Gillespie, Paparelli) (7:12)
05 Chinatown (Schwartz, Jerome) (8:03)

Label: Decibel Records BSN 103
Recorded: Bulls' Head Barnes London 1966 (02) Hope & Anchor Islington London 1972 (03-05)
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0342 Phil Seamen [Phil On Drums] FLAC 4(45.41)

For those who may suffer from stiff necks, here is a straightened back cover provided by Gonzo.

Contributed by Dave_Bruce

(01 06)
Tommy McQuater - cornet
George Chisholm - trombone
Benny Winestone - tenor, clarinet
Eddie MacAuley - piano
Tiny winters - bass
Dudley Barber - drums
(02)
Freddy Gardner - alto
Arthur Young - piano
Albert Harris - guitar
Dick Ball - bass
Max Bacon - drums
(03)
Arthur Young - piano
Albert Harris - guitar
Don Stuteley - bass
Ronnie Gubertini - drums
(04 12)
Freddy Gardner - tenor
Cecil Norman - piano
George Elliott - guitar
Don Stuteley - bass
Bert Firman - drums
Cyril Hellier - violin
(05)
Harry Roy - clarinet, vocal
Stanley Black or Norman White - piano
Arthur Calkin - bass
Joe Daniels - drums
(07)
Lew Davis - trombone
George Elliott - guitar
Dick Ball - bass
Max Bacon - drums
(08)
Nat Gonella - trumpet, vocal
Unknown - piano
Unknown - bass
Unknown - drums
(09)
Freddy Gardner - alto
Unknown - piano
Unknown - guitar
(10)
Duncan Whyte - trumpet
Stanley Black - piano
George Chisholm - celeste
Alan Ferguson - guitar
Doug Lees - bass
Stanley Marshall - drums
(11)
Nat Gonella - trumpet, vocal
Ernest Ritte or Albert Torrance - alto
Harold Hood - piano
Jimmy Mesene - guitar
Tiny Winters - bass
Bob Dryden - drums

01 Rosetta (Hines, Woods) (2:49)
02 China Boy (Winfree, Boutelje) (2:56)
03 Ain't Misbehavin' (Razaf, Waller, Brooks) (2:48)
04 Swing As It Comes (Gardner) (2:41)
05 Jazz Me Blues (Delaney) (3:08)
06 Archer Street Drag (Chisholm) (3:24)
07 I Never Knew (Pitts, Egan, Marsh) (3:02)
08 Nagasaki (Dixo, Warren) (2:56)
09 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Harbach, Kern) (3:06)
10 Hummin' To Myself (Fain, Magidson, Siegel) (3:13)
11 Ol' Man Mose (Armstrong, Randolph) (3:09)
12 Blue Strings (Hellier) (3:09)

Label: SMS 36
Recorded: May 03 (08) November 19 (03) December 12 (10) 16 (02 07) 1935 April 02 (11) 15 (05) 1936 September 20 1937 (04 12) October 12 1938 (01 06) Unknown (09)
Lineage: CD>FLAC

0330 Various Artists [Americans In Europe] FLAC 10(39.01)

Contributed by Grumpy

(01 06 10)
Bud Freeman - tenor (01 10)
Eddie Miller - tenor (01 06)
Fred Hunt - piano
Jim Douglas - guitar
Ron Rae - bass
Lennie Hastings - drums
(02 08)
Jimmy Witherspoon - vocal
Dick Morrissey - tenor
Harry South - piano
Phil Bates - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(03)
Earl Hines - piano
Lennie Hastings - drums
(04)
Bud Freeman - tenor
Dick Katz - piano
Spike Heatley - bass
Tony Crombie - drums
(05)
Wild Bill Davison - cornet
Fred Hunt - piano
Jim Douglas - guitar
Ron Rae - bass
Lennie Hastings - drums
(07)
Earl Hines - piano
Jim Douglas - guitar
Ron Mathewson - bass
Lennie Hastings - drums
(09)
Sir Charles Thompson - piano
Bill Pemberton - bass
Oliver Jackson - drums

01 Bud Meets Eddie (2:50)
02 Things Are Getting Tougher Than Tough (2:25)
03 Time On My Hands (Adamson, Gordon, Youmans) (5:40)
04 Laura (Raksin, Mercer) (4:00)
05 I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Gaskill, McHugh) (4:55)
06 Diane (Rapee, Pollack) (3:41)
07 Can't We Talk It Over (Young) (4:20)
08 I'll Be So Glad (Sigler) (3:40)
09 Church House Blues (Parth, Carr) (3:45)
10 La Rosita (Stuart, Dupont) (3:45)

Label: Fontana SFJL 916
Recorded: May 23 (02 07 08) 31 (03) June 09 (04) December 13 (05) 1966 March 12 (09) April 16 (01 06 10) 1967

0075 Various [The Third Festival of British Jazz] FLAC 8(28.38)

Contributed by bluebird

(01)
Ken Wray - bass trumpet
Johnny Weed - piano
Dave Goldberg - guitar
Stan Wasser - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(02 03)
Alan Clare - piano
Ike Isaacs - guitar
Lennie Bush - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
(04)
Bert Courtley - trumpet
George Boocock - trumpet
Al Spoone - trumpet
Doug Taylor - trumpet
Tony Russell - trombone
Eddie Harvey - trombone
Jimmy Walker - alto
Norman Hunt - tenor
Jack Massey - tenor
Gerry Gerke - baritone
Don Innes - piano
Jack Seymour - bass
Dougie Cooper - drums
(05-07)
George Chisholm - trombone
Keith Christie - trombone
Jimmy Walker - soprano, tenor
Geoff Taylor - alto
Joe Temperley - baritone
Dave Shepherd - clarinet
Jimmy McKenzie - vibes
Ken Moule - piano
Ken Sykora - guitar
Lennie Bush - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
(08)
Jimmy Walker - soprano
Ken Moule - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Allan Ganley - drums

01 Manteca Suite
02 Satin Doll
03 Walk Easy
04 Struttin' with Some Barbeque
05 Swingin' the Blues
06 East of the Sun
07 Ja-Da
08 Doggin' Around

Label: London LL 1639
Recorded: November 10 1956 at the Royal Festival Hall London
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0066 Various [Music in the Making] FLAC 9(51.31)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
This is the result of a one day recording session for the Vogue record label on 12 January 1954.
Twelve musicians assembled and played in various combinations with strong contributions from the likes of Don Rendell, Jimmy Deuchar, Jo Hunter, Keith Christie and others with assorted rhythm sections.

(01)
Jo Hunter - trumpet
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Keith Christie - trombone
Don Rendell - tenor
Jimmy Skidmore - tenor
Ralph Dollimore - piano
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
(02)
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Don Rendell - tenor
Ralph Dollimore - piano
Sammy Stokes - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(03)
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Ralph Dollimore - piano
Sammy Stokes - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(04)
Don Rendell - tenor
Ronnie Ross - tenor
Derek Smith - piano
Sammy Stokes - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(05)
Jo Hunter - trumpet
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Keith Christie - trombone
Don Rendell - tenor
Jimmy Skidmore - tenor
Derek Smith - piano
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(06)
Don Rendell - tenor
Dill Jones - piano
Sammy Stokes - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(07)
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Don Rendell - tenor
Dill Jones - piano
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
(08)
Keith Christie - trombone
Don Rendell - tenor
Derek Smith - piano
Sammy Stokes  - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(09)
Jo Hunter - trumpet
Don Rendell - tenor
Jimmy Skidmore - tenor
Dill Jones - piano
Sammy Stokes  - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 Icefall (Dollimore) (7:22)
02 Mountain Sunset (Chevalier) (5:51)
03 Where Or When (Rodgers, Hart) (6:09)
04 Best Keller (Rendell) (3:27)
05 Straw Thatch (Dollimore) (6:59)
06 I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You (Crosby) (7:22)
07 Coraline (Boland) (5:14)
08 I'm Beginning To See The Light (Ellington, George, Hodges, James) (5:29)
09 Presque Cubain (Boland) (3:38)

Label: Jasmine 619 Vogue 10" LP LDE 051 and two Eps - EPV 1009 and 1034
Recorded: January 12 1954
Lineage: CD>FLAC