0148 Lita Roza [Drinka Lita Roza Day] FLAC 12(45.55)

Contributed by delmonico

Lita Roza - vocal
Ronnie Hughes - trumpet
Johnny Keating - trombone
Ronnie Chamberlain - soprano, alto
Ronnie Ross - alto, baritone
Duncan Lamont - tenor
Dave Lee - piano
Kenny Napper - bass
Andy White - drums

01 Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington, Russell) (3:26)
02 I Loves You Porgy (Gershwin, Gershwin, Heyward) (4:14)
03 How Deep is the Ocean (Berlin) (3:32)
04 Trouble is a Man (Wilder) (3:22)
05 I'm Afraid the Masquerade is Over (Magidson, Wrubel) (3:57)
06 What is There to Say (Duke, Harburg) (3:30)
07 The Man that Got Away (Arlen, Gershwin) (3:51)
08 Lush Life (Strayhorn) (3:46)
09 Lover Man (Davis, Ramirez, Sherman) (4:57)
10 Something to Live For (Ellington, Strayhorn) (3:17)
11 Love for Sale (Porter) (4:14)
12 Ill Wind (Arlen, Koehler) (3:49)

Label: Pye NPL18047
Recorded: May 04 1960
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0147 Allan Ganley [The High Priest] FLAC 4(14.46)

Contributed by Azule Serape

Art Ellefson - tenor
Stan Jones - piano
Stan Wasser - bass
Allan Ganley - drums

01 Open Country (Brookmeyer) (3:44)
02 Beaulieu (Wasser) (3:55)
03 The High Priest (Ganley) (4:15)
04 Blue Skies (Berlin) (2:52)

Label: Saga Records ESAG 7010
Recorded: August 1958
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0146 Eric Delaney [Mainly Delaney] 320 12(40.56)

Contributed by tyronetieclip
Eric Delaney (born 22 May 1924, Acton, west London) is an English drummer and bandleader, popular in the 1950s and early 1960s. Aged 16 he won the Best Swing Drummer award and later joined the Bert Ambrose Octet which featured George Shearing on piano. During 1947-54 he appeared with the Geraldo Orchestra and filled his time with regular session work in recording studios and on film, TV and radio. In 1954 he formed his own band and later signed with the new Pye Records label. He made three Royal Variety Show appearances, the first in 1956.
Delaney specialised in up-tempo dance hall music, often carrying a rock n' roll label but closer in spirit to that of Geraldo and Joe Loss. As with many similar artists, the music Delaney performed moved out of vogue after The Beatles. Nonetheless, Delaney remained active touring in the UK, notably in holiday resorts.
Fuller details of Delaney's life – he's still touring – along with photographs and comments from Kenny Ball, Elkie Brooks, Terry Lightfoot, Humphrey Lyttelton and others - are in Eddie Sammons' biography.[2]
Eric's grandson, Jake Delaney, is also a talented drummer. He will probably inherit Eric's drum kit.
Although best known as a jazz drummer, Eric is a talented multi-percussionist. As well as the drums he plays xylophone, glockenspiel, timpani, military side drum, tubular bells, a variety of Chinese gongs and tam tams and has incorporated many everyday items such as brushes and whistles into his shows over the years.
This American 12" LP "Mainly Delaney" sold very well and was an extended version of his 10" Nixa LP in UK.Freshly ripped vinyl , enjoy!!

We have had some discussion about the appropriateness of this album to the blog. There are tracks which almost no-one would say are jazz but others which indubitably do qualify. Anyway, as was mentioned, it is "fun" so here it is.

Albert Hall - trumpet
Bert Courtley - trumpet
Jimmy Skidmore - tenor
Eric Delaney - drums, tympanis
others unknown

01 Oranges And Lemons
02 Cockles and Mussels
03 Roamin' In The Gloamin'
04 Say Si Si
05 Mainly Delaney
06 Rock An' Roll King Cole
07 Ain't She Sweet
08 Hornpipe Boogie
09 Truckin'
10 Rockin' The Tymps
11 One O'Clock Jump
12 Ripe Cherry Rock

Label: Mercury MG 20258
Recorded: 1954-1956
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0145 Johnny Keating [Spotlight on European Jazz Vol 1 British] FLAC 4(12.03)

Contributed by Brufan

Johnny Keating - leader
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
George Chisholm - trombone
Maurice Pratt - trombone
Don Lusher - trombone
Keith Christie - trombone
Jimmy Wilson - trombone
Ian Powell - tuba
Ronnie Chamberlain - alto
Don Rendell - tenor
Bob Efford - tenor
Tommy Whittle  - tenor
Ronnie Ross - baritone
Bill Le Sage - vibes, piano
Damian Robinson - piano
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrill - drums
Dizzy Reece - bongoes

01 Lazy
02 Ultraviolet
03 Piccadilly Jumps
04 Good Life

Label: Liberty H 8015
Recorded: March 19 and 20 1956
Lineage: EP>FLAC

And here are some alternative images not included in the download, with thanks to an anonymous contributor:-

0144 Chris Barber [In Concert Volume Three] FLAC 9(47.44)

Contributed by Gonzo

Pat Halcox - trumpet
Chris Barber - trombone
Monty Sunshine - clarinet
Eddie Smith - banjo
Dick smith - bass
Graham Burbidge - drums
Ottilie Patterson - vocal

01 Bugle Boy March
02 Pretty Baby
03 Majorca
04 Georgie Grind
05 Rockin' in Rhythm
06 My Old Kentucky Home
07 Careless Love
08 Strange Things Happen Every Day
09 Mama Don't Allow

Label: Nixa NJL 17
Recorded: March 01 1958
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

0142 Jimmy Skidmore and Bertie King [Mainstream at Nixa Volume Two] FLAC 6(26.03)

Contributed by Brufan

Leslie Jiver Hutchinson - trumpet
Kenny Baker - trumpet
George Chisholm - trombone
Bertie King - alto
Jimmy Skidmore - tenor
Kenny Graham - tenor
Cliff Townsend - baritone
Max Harris - piano
Derek Smith - piano
Cedric West - guitar
Major Holley - bass
Lennie Bush - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
02 You Took Advantage Of Me
03 Coquette
04 Blue Interlude
05 Skip It
06 Lazy Afternoon

Label: Nixa NJT 506
Recorded: September 20 October 12 1956
Lineage: LP>FLAC