0155 Geoff Taylor [Sweet Suite] FLAC 2(10.39)

Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
A little known alto saxophonist who led his own Earl Bostic styled group in the 1950s and 1960s.
He freelanced in the 1970s then left music only to resume regular playing and freelancing in the London area in the 1990s.
Here he is heard on what was one half of a 10" lp with a 'Sweet' theme which is perhaps generously described as 'pleasant'.
FLAC with ep cover scans.

Geoff Taylor - alto
Martin Slavin - vibes
Dave Lee - piano
Jimmy Currie - guitar
Bill Sutcliffe - bass
Kenny Clare - drums

01 Sweet Sue
02 Sweet Lorraine

Label: Esquire 105
Recorded: October 24 1955
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0154 Various [Modern Jazz Scene 1956] FLAC 15(1.01.52)

Contributed by bluebird

(01-07)
Ian Hamer - trumpet
Dickie Hawdon - trumpet
Mike Senn - alto
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Jackie Sharpe - baritone
Harry South - piano
Pete Blannin - bass
Bill Eyden - drums
Bobby Breen - conga, vocal

(08-11)
Vic Ash - clarinet
Terry Shannon - piano
Pete Elderfield - bass
Benny Goodman - drums

(12-15)
Dizzy Reece - trumpet
Derek Smith - piano
Sammy Stokes - bass
Allan Ganley - drums

01 Orient Line
02 Plymouth Rock
03 Room 608
04 Sophisticated Lady
05 Mambo Tittoro
06 I'll Remember April
07 Doggin' Around
08 Early Morning
09 Doxy
10 Blue Lou
11 Just One Of Those Things
12 Any Questions
13 These Foolish Things
14 UMF
15 Diz The Wiz

Label: Tempo
Recorded: February 18 1956
Lineage: CD>FLAC

0153 Ronnie Scott [Quintet] FLAC 2(28.01)

Contributed by bluebird

Ronnie Scott - tenor
Harry Klein - baritone
Norman Stenfalt - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums

01 Great Scott
02 All The Things You Are

Label: Esquire 20-006
Recorded: December 13 1952 London
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0152 Tony Crombie [Jazz Inc] FLAC 8(40.22)

Contributed by bluebird

Leon Calvert - trumpet
Les Condon - trumpet
Al Newman - alto, clarinet
Bobby Wellins - tenor
Harry Klein - baritone
Stan Tracey - piano
Kenny Napper - bass
Tony Crombie - drums

01 Caravan
02 Boo-Bah
03 Lullaby
04 Reelin'
05 Li'l Ol' Pottsville
06 Jamba
07 I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
08 Summertime

Label: Tempo TAP 30
Recorded: January 06 1960
Lineage: CD>FLAC

0151 Johnny Grant [Introducing Johnny Grant] FLAC 4(10.35)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
Vocalist Johnny Grant sang with the Ronnie Scott Band in 1953, later with Tony Crombie's Big Band and The Kirchin Band (previously featured on this blog). And then he seemed to disappear. I can find no trace of him in later years.
The arrangements here are by pianist Norman Stenfalt but the sleeve notes are coy about who else played on the date. The Tubby Hayes discography suggests that the musicians are Tubby Hayes, Derek Humble, Jimmy Deuchar, Ken Wray, Stan Tracey, Lennie Bush and Tony Crombie but this has not been confirmed.
I suppose that Grant sang in the style of the day with a wide vibrato but this sound now seems dated. It's pleasant enough but I guess that this not often seen ep from the late 1950s (1957/1958?) is a bit of a collector's item rather than being music of any significance. There are no band solos. 
Does anyone know what happened to Johnny Grant?

Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Ken Wray - trombone
Derek Humble - alto
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Stan Tracey - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums

01 You'd Better Know It
02 Darn That Dream
03 Zing Went the Strings of My Heart
04 Then I'll Be Tired Of You

Label: Saga ESAG 7004
Recorded: 1957/1958?
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0150 Ted Heath [Ted Heath's 89th London Palladium Concert] FLAC 12(37.34)

Contributed by Brufan, who writes:-
It was around the time of this recording that, as schoolboys, my best friend & I attended several of the Sunday night sessions. We cycled the 13 miles or so from our homes, parking our bikes in a nearby underground car park. Those were the days! Brufan.

Ted Heath - leader
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Duncan Campbell - trumpet
Stan Reynolds - trumpet
Ronnie Hughes - trumpet
Don Lusher - trombone
Jack Bentley - trombone
Wally Smith - trombone
Jackie Armstrong - trombone
Roy Willox - alto
Les Gilbert - alto
Danny Moss - tenor
Tommy Whittle - tenor
George Hunter - baritone
Frank Horrox - piano
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrell - drums

01 The Champ
02 Eloquence
03 Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
04 Pick Yourself Up
05 Blues for Moderns
06 Fourth Dimension
07 Etrospect
08 Dark Eyes
09 Solitude
10 The Hawk Talks
11 I Got It Bad
12 Rhapsody for Drums

Label: Decca LK 4062 Vocalion CDLK 4153
Recorded: April 12 1953
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0149 Al Fairweather [Fairweather Friends Part One] FLAC 2(11.10)

Contributed by Brufan

Al Fairweather - trumpet
Tony Milliner - bass trumpet, trombone
Tony Coe - alto
Red Price - tenor
Stan Greig - piano
Al McPake - guitar
Tim Mahn - bass
Graham Burbridge - drums

01 I Can't Give You Anything But Love
02 September In The Rain

Label: Pye NJE 1066
Recorded: November 14 1957
Lineage: EP>FLAC