0368 Victor Feldman [Trio with Tubby Hayes 1965] FLAC 7(22.31)

Tubby Hayes - tenor (01 07), flute (03 05)
Victor Feldman - vibes (03 06), piano
Spike Heatley - bass
Allan Ganley - drums

01 Hello Dolly #1 (Herman) (2:23)
02 Unknown (4:41)
03 The Girl From Ipanema (Jobim, Gimbel, Moraes) (2:36)
04 Azule Serape (Feldman) (3:16)
05 Unknown (3:09)
06 I Thought About You (Van Heusen, Mercer) (4:02)
07 Hello Dolly #2 (Herman) (2:25)

From a session tape provided by Allan Ganley so we can say it is contributed by him. Cover by bluebird.
Broadcast March 15 1965 (possibly)
Recorded February 06 1965 (possibly)

April 08 2014: The Text file in the download shows incorrect instrument information. The above is correct. Thanks to jazzandylan for pointing this out.

0280 Victor Feldman [The Multiple Talents of] FLAC 5(24.51)

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
Some early (11 and 12 August 1955) multi-tracking recordings from Victor who plays vibes, piano, drums and conga drums with just a bass player.
This is not my rip. It came from a CDR containing the music from the 10" lp to which I applied some minor sound restoration work. It is not perfect but as good as I can get it. There are no cover scans either. Track details and a very small front cover picture are included in the link.
It is now in FLAC but cannot be certain what the original ripped format was.  Once again, none of this material has ever been re-issued in any format so enjoy what we have.

Victor Feldman - vibes, piano, drums, conga
Lennie Bush - bass

01 Stella By Starlight (Washington, Young) (4:20)
02 Sue Side Jump (Victor Feldman) (3:31)
03 Groove For Two (take 1) (Victor Feldman) (4:39)
04 Lullaby (Victor Feldman) (7:46)
05 Groove For Two (take 2) (Victor Feldman) (4:35)

Label: Esquire 20-046
Recorded: August 11 12 1955

0254 Victor Feldman [Modern Jazz Quartet-Septet] FLAC 2(14.38)

 

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
Another of the ever popular Esquire eps featuring the Victor Feldman Quartet plus guests.

Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Dizzy Reece - trumpet
Derek Humble - alto
Victor Feldman - vibes
Tommy Pollard - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 Typhoon (Feldman) (6:07)
02 How Deep Is The Ocean (Berlin) (8:31)

Label: Esquire 84
Recorded: March 03 1955
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0248 Victor Feldman [Encore] FLAC 3(14.47)

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
Getting towards the end of these Esquire eps now and this one features Victor with his trio and quartet from July 1955. Sound is the best we can do from a battered ep but, as usual, worthwhile because of the lack of re-issues in any format. It's the only way you'll get to hear it.
Victor was particularly busy in the recording studios during 1955 and by the end of the year he had emigrated to the USA although he did return to the UK from time to time to play and record.
FLAC from ep with cover scans.

Victor Feldman - vibes
Tony Crombie - piano
Tommy Pollard - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 Taking A Chance On Love (Duke, Latouche, Fetter) (3:53)
02 The Man I Love (Gershwin) (4:05)
03 Diggin' For Diz (Handy) (6:49)

Label: Esquire 114
Recorded: July 11 1955
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0241 Victor Feldman [Modern Jazz Quartet] FLAC 2(12.02)

 

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
Another of the many recordings Vic Feldman made before he left the UK for the USA and with his regular quartet.  'Item From Carmen' seems an unlikely choice of material but it swings mightily thanks to our old friend Phil Seamen.
Note: this ep was in pretty bad shape with lots of fine scratches overall and I had doubts whether to offer it for posting. Even after some sound restoration it still doesn't sound too good but, as this is the only issue, it is worth hearing. The cover was also torn from top to bottom and had pieces missing but Photoshop sorted that out.

Victor Feldman - vibes
Tommy Pollard - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 Item From Carmen (Bizet) (6:18)
02 Dream (Andre, Mercer, Schwandt) (5:44)

Label: Esquire 104
Recorded: July 11 1955
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0225 Victor Feldman [First Recordings] FLAC 4(10.13)

Contributed by bellawoods, who comments:-
This is the Feldman Brothers band from 1944 with 10 year old Victor on drums making his recording debut.
As the included review states, these sides are mainly a showcase for young Victor's drumming and give an early indication of what was to come from this exceptionally talented musician. 

Additional track 04 supplied by Jazzuk

Robert Feldman - clarinet
Monty Feldman - accordion
Unknown - piano
Vic Lewis - guitar
Bert Howard - bass
Victor Feldman - drums

01 Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie, Casey, Pinkard) (2:28)
02 Cooling Off (2:28)
03 Zanzibar (2:21)
04 Drummin' Man (Krupa, Parham) (2:56)

Label: Parlophone F2050 F2070
Recorded: c. November 04 1944

0220 Victor Feldman [Modern Jazz Quartet] FLAC 2(13.23)

Contributed by Azule Serape, who writes:-
Two other titles from this session were posted earlier on Esquire ep 35.  Tommy Pollard, Lennie Bush and Phil Seamen complete the Quartet.
This comes without a sleeve so the cover picture provided is small. 

Victor Feldman - vibes
Tommy Pollard - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 Four And One Moore (Mulligan) (6:32)
02 Everything Happens To Me (Dennis, Adair) (6:51)

Label: Esquire ep 54
Recorded: December 14 1954
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0209 Victor Feldman [Modern Jazz Quintet-Septet] FLAC 2(14.14)

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
One track on each side recorded on 3rd March 1955.
Charlie Parker died in New York just after this session so one track - 'Bird's Last Flight' was dedicated by the group to him.
FLAC with ep cover scans.

Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet (01)
Dizzy Reece - trumpet (01)
Derek Humble - alto
Victor Feldman - vibes
Tommy Pollard - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 Umf (Reece) (7:41)
02 Bird's Last Flight (Gray) (6:33)

Label: Esquire 64
Recorded: March 03 1955
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0195 Victor Feldman [Modern Jazz Quartet] FLAC 2(12.54)

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
Feldman recorded prolifically before he left the UK for the USA and this fine session from 1954 features him on vibes with his regular quartet.
Phil Seamen, who was regarded as unreliable (in the not turning up for the session sense but sometimes in the musical sense) by most of his contemporaries has the drum chair.

Victor Feldman - vibes, conga drum
Tommy Pollard - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 What Goes? (6:21)
02 Monsoon (6:33)

Label: Esquire EP 35
Recorded: December 14 1954
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0189 Victor Feldman Kenny Graham [Experiment In Time] FLAC 4(21.32)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
Esquire claimed that this music broke new ground and it certainly provides some interesting variations on 'time'. There is even a little of what sounds like free blowing in places by Kenny Graham.
Dizzy Reece has a very minor role here playing conga drums and Phil Seamen, who seems to appear on most of BritJazz posts, not only plays drums but vibes too and that must be a first.
Not wholly successful - S.O.S. is tedious and repetitive but Esquire must be congratulated for recording this session back in 1955 which would perhaps not have had the same commercial appeal as other recordings by this label.  Is this maybe why it has never been re-issued in any format?

Kenny Graham - tenor
Victor Feldman - vibes, piano, drums, conga
Phil Seamen - vibes, drums, timbales
Ray Dempsey - guitar
Eric Peter - bass
Dizzy Reece - conga
Barry Morgan - marracas, timbales

01 Mogambo (Graham) (5:00)
02 Keep Happy (Squire) (6:03)
03 Algo Bueno (Gillespie) (5:32)
04 S.O.S. (Graham) (4:57)

Label: Esquire 10" lp - 20-064
Recorded: May 08 1955
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0143 Elaine Delmar [A Swingin' Chick] FLAC 4(12.12)

Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
Elaine's first recordings with a jazz group dating from August 1960 with Victor Feldman and the Dill Jones Trio.
No, it's not THE Benny Goodman on drums, only one of the local London lads who was very active around this period.

Victor Feldman - vibes
Dill Jones - piano
Bill Sutcliffe - bass
Benny Goodman - drums
Elaine Delmar - vocal

01 Am I Blue? (Clark, Akst) (3:17)
02 Why Can't I? (Rodgers, Hart) (3:39)
03 Wonderful Guy (Rodgers) (2:34)
04 Blue Turning Grey Over You (Waller) (2:41)

Label: Metronome MEP 1786
Recorded: August 23 1960
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0113 Victor Feldman [The Young Vic] FLAC 15(49.10)

Contributed by Azule Serape, who writes:-
The 1948 tracks, which are his first recordings,  feature Victor aged not quite 14 playing drums in pretty heavyweight company. Other tracks find him 'multitracking' in 1951 (an early experiment?) and then playing vibes, which was his instrument of choice in later years. All this by the age of 20. A wonder kid indeed. 
Victor moved to the USA in 1957, enjoying a very successful recording career and died there in 1987 aged just 53.
The sound is disappointing bearing in mind that the re-issue lp was produced by Esquire in the mid 1980s and one assumes that they had access to their own masters for dubbing. Any surface noise etc you hear is on the original music - the lp is in mint condition.
FLAC with cover scans

(01-05)
John Dankworth - clarinet
Eddie Thompson - piano
Bert Howard - bass
Victor Feldman - drums
(06 07)
Victor Feldman - vibes, piano, drums
(08-11)
Victor Feldman - vibes
Stan Watson - guitar
Lennie Bush - bass
Freddie Manton - drums, Indian drum
(12-15)
Victor Feldman - vibes, conga drum
Tony Crombie - piano
Lennie Bush - bass

01 Mop Mop
02 Lady Bird
03 Quarternity
04 Moonlight in Vermont
05 Gone With the Wind
06 Ego
07 Jolly Rogers
08 Evening in Paris
09 Kashmir
10 Pakistan
11 Harem Scarem
12 Monkey Business
13 Serenade in Blue
14 For You Alone
15 Body and Soul

Label: Esquire lp ESQ 327
Recorded: February 17 1948 (01-05) June 12 1951 (06 07) March 19 (08-11) July 14 (12-15) 1954
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0102 Various [Bop-In' Britain Volume 2] FLAC 23(1.09.34)

Contributed by Azule Serape, who writes:-
The second volume of early British bop from the 1952-1954 period with groups led by Victor Feldman, Arnold Ross, Vic Ash, Joe Harriott and the All-Stars. There might be some duplication here with other posts made earlier, eg. Arnold Ross, but this is inevitable in a work of this nature.
The tracks are drawn mainly from the small Esquire and Melodisc labels. The big labels were not particularly interested at this early stage but this is a wonderful compilation of early Britjazz featuring the big names of the day. The Vic Ash tracks are his first as leader.

Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Jo Hunter - trumpet
Ken Wray - trombone
Derek Humble - alto
Joe Harriott - alto
Tommy Whittle - tenor
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Joe Temperley - tenor
Harry Klein - baritone
Vic Ash - clarinet
Victor Feldman - vibes
Gerry McLoughlin - vibes
Stan Tracey - piano
Arnold Ross - piano
Derek Smith - piano
Dill Jones - piano
Kenny Napper - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Joe Benjamin - bass
Sammy Stokes - bass
Jack Fallon - bass
Sammy Stokes - bass
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Martin Aston - drums
Tony Kinsey - drums
Jack Parnell - drums
Allan Ganley - drums
Phil Seamen - drums

01 Lullaby in Rhythm
02 Serenity
03 Just Friends
04 Euphony
05 Janie
06 Darn That Dream
07 Speechless
08 Twelve to Four
09 The Champ
10 All the Things You Are
11 Once in a While
12 These Foolish Things
13 Nice Work If You Can Get It
14 Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
15 Ain't Misbehavin'
16 Blue Room
17 Lullaby of the Leaves
18 Summertime
19 April in Paris
20 Cherokee
21 Out of Nowhere
22 Hi-Ya Mr Jackson
23 Spaceship

Lineage: CD>FLAC

0050 Various [A Modern Mixture Volume 1] FLAC 8(24.56)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
Issued in 1952 this lp showcases some of Esquire's then current modern jazz recording artists  - an early 'sampler' in fact. 
As was the case at this time, some of the music is derivative and you can hear strains of Kenton, the Shearing Quintet and even Jackie and Roy. However, it gives a good indication of what was being played by the modernists in 1951/52. The stand out is the imaginative 'Pina Colada' by Kenny Graham.

(01)
Jo Hunter - trumpet
Kenny Graham - tenor
Jack Honeyborne - piano
Roy Plummer - guitar
Cliff Ball - bass
Dickie Devere - drums
Leonardo - maracas
Bob Caxton - conga drum
Ginger Johnson - bongoes
(02)
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Tommy Pollard - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Kinsey - drums
(03)
Leon Calvert - trumpet
Jimmy Chester - alto
Rex Morris - tenor
Tito Burns - accordion
Ronnie Price - piano
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Derek Price - drums
Terry Devon - vocal
(04)
Victor Feldman - vibes
Ronnie Ball - piano
Pete Blannin - bass
Tony Kinsey - drums
(05)
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Eddie Harvey - trombone
Johnny Dankworth - alto
Don Rendell - tenor
Bill Le Sage - piano
Eric Dawson - bass
Tony Kinsey - drums
(06)
Johnie Ashcombe - vibes
Basil Tait - piano
Len Williams - guitar
Bob Hill - bass
Norman Burns - drums
(07)
Ronnie Ball - piano
Pete Blannin - bass
Tony Kinsey - drums
(08)
Ronnie Simmons - trumpet
Stan Reynolds - trumpet
Dave Usden - trumpet
Terry Lewis - trumpet
John Keating - trombone
Ken Goldie - trombone
Ronnie Chamberlain - alto
Peter Howe - alto
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Pete Warner - tenor
Jimmy Simmonds - baritone
Arthur Greenslade - piano
Alan MacDonald - bass
Peter Coleman - drums
Marion Williams - vocal
Vic Lewis - vocal

01 Pina Colada
02 Flamingo
03 East of Suez
04 Excavation
05 The Slider
06 Nearing Shearing
07 Thou Swell
08 Lemon Drop

Label: Esquire 20-011
Recorded: 1951 and 1952
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0038 Victor Feldman [Suite Sixteen] FLAC 9(45.07)

Contributed by grumpy
Review by Scott Yanow
This interesting set (a CD reissue of the original LP) features Victor Feldman shortly before he left England for the United States. Feldman, mostly heard on vibes but also making strong appearances on piano and drums, heads several groups filled with English (sic) All-Stars, including such notable musicians as trumpeters Jimmy Deuchar and Dizzy Reece, tenors Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes, and pianist Tommy Pollard. The music is boppish with some surprises in the consistently swinging arrangements, giving one a definitive look at Victor Feldman near the beginning of his career.

Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Dizzy Reece - trumpet
Jimmy Watson - trumpet
Ken Wray - bass trumpet, trombone
John Burden - french horn
Jim Powell - tuba
Derek Humble - alto
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Harry Klein - baritone
Victor Feldman - vibes, piano, drums
Tommy Pollard - piano
Norman Stenfalt - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Eric Peter - bass
Tony Crombie - drums
Phil Seamen - drums

01 Cabaletto
02 Elegy
03 Suite Sixteen
04 Sonar
05 Big Top
06 Duffle Coat
07 Brawl for All
08 Sunshine on a Dull Day
09 Maenya

Label: Contemporary C3541
Recorded: September 21 1955
Lineage: CD>FLAC

0036 Various [Speak Low] FLAC 11(51.14)

Contributed by delmonico
This is one of 3 Tempo samplers from January 1958. At the time of issue, these were un-issued  tracks combined with a selection of other tracks from the then current Tempo catalogue. Now, of course, all have been re-issued on cd by Jasmine.
A fabulously rare and expensive lp and not often seen these days this is the original lp and sound.
Of interest to trivia collectors is that the lovely Jackie Collins, then age 20, features on the cover as indeed she does on the other two samplers.
When Jasmine issued their own cd sampler, 'Keeping Tempo', in 2001 they used the same cover picture which was a nice little acknowledgement to the classic Tempo label.
Ripped in FLAC from lp with cover scans.

(01 06)
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Terry Shannon - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
(02)
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Eddie Harvey - piano
Kenny Napper  -bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(03)
Victor Feldman - vibes
Norman Stenfalt - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(04 11)
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Ken Wray - trombone
Derek Humble - alto
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Victor Feldman - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(05)
Victor Feldman - vibes
Norman Stenfalt - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(07)
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Tubby Hayes - vibes
Terry Shannon - piano
Phil Bates - bass
Bill Eyden - drums
(08)
Dizzy Reece - trumpet
Victor Feldman - vibes
Tommy Pollard - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums
(09)
Don Rendell - tenor
Damian Robinson - piano
Sammy Stokes - bass
Benny Goodman - drums
(10)
Victor Feldman - vibes
Tommy Pollard - piano
Eric Peter - bass
Tony Crombie - drums

01 Speak Low
02 How Long Has This Been Going On?
03 Duffle Coat
04 Bass House
05 Easy to Love
06 I'll Take Romance
07 On a Misty Night
08 When?
09 New Orleans
10 Time Will Tell
11 Treble Gold

Label:Tempo TAP 17
Recorded: April 26 May 02 September 12 21 1955
October 20 29 1956
March 29 August 08 19 1957
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0011 Victor Feldman [In London Vol 2 Big Band] FLAC 7(40.35)

Contributed by sunbop and bluebird
(01-04)
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Dizzy Reece - trumpet
Ken Wray - bass trumpet
John Burden - french horn
Jim Powell - tuba
Derek Humble - alto
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Joe Temperley - baritone (01-03)
Pete King - baritone
Victor Feldman - vibes, drums (03)
Norman Stenfalt - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(05 07)
Dizzy Reece - trumpet
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Ken Wray - bass trumpet
Derek Humble - alto
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Tubby Hayes - baritone
Norman Stenfalt - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Victor Feldman - drums
(06)
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Victor Feldman - vibes
Terry Shannon - piano
Kenny Napper - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 Blues in Two Modes (Feldman) (6:40)
02 Jennie (Feldman) (4:24)
03 One Momentum (Feldman) (3:30)
04 Karen (Feldman) (6:15)
05 Woodwork (Feldman) (7:58)
06 It Ain't Necessarily So (Gershwin) (6:03)
07 Short Circuit (Crombie) (5:16)

Tempo TAP 12 EXA67 Jasmine JASM 2003
Recorded: December 11 (05 07) 12 (01-04) 1956 January 03 1957 (06)
Lineage: CD>FLAC

0010 Victor Feldman [Victor Feldman in London Vol 1 The Quartet] FLAC 7(45.06)

Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
Victor Feldman - a child musical prodigy and multi-instrumentalist emigrated to the USA in September 1955 after a number of successful years on the UK jazz scene. He returned to the UK for a short visit at the end of 1956 and this quartet date was recorded for Tempo on 4 and 6 December. Victor played vibes, his main instrument, on 6 of the tracks, and piano on the last track where Dizzy Reece, another emigrant to be, joins the Quartet. The date was later re-issued as a cd on the Jasmine label together with other tracks.

(01-04)
Victor Feldman - vibes
Terry Shannon - piano
Pete Blannin - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(05-06)
Victor Feldman - vibes
Terry Shannon - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
(07)
Dizzy Reece - trumpet
Victor Feldman - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 Jackpot (Feldman) (4:11)
02 Karen (Feldman) (7:41)
03 You Are Too Beautiful (Rodgers) (5:21)
04 You Are My Heart's Delight (Lehar) (3:55)
05 The Major and the Minor (Feldman) (7:53)
06 The Toff (Crombie) (5:11)
07 Wilbert's Tune (Feldman) (10:54)

Label:Tempo TAP8
Recorded: December 04 (01-04) 06 (05-07) 1956
Lineage: LP>FLAC