0186 Johnny Dankworth and Ronnie Scott [Bop at Club 11] FLAC 13(55.41)

Contributed by Blue Prince, who writes:-
A concert featuring these two groups on 9 April 1949 at St. George Hall, London and recorded live by Carlo Krahmer for his Esquire label.  
Krahmer's disc recording equipment was primitive and the results reflect this but it was an historic occasion for British jazz - one of the earliest live Bop recordings.

(01-03 06 07 10 11 13)
Dennis Rose - trumpet
Johnny Rogers - alto
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Tommy Pollard - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums
Ginger Johnson - bongos
(04 05 08 09)
John Dankworth - alto
Norman Stenfalt - piano
Joe Muddel - bass
Laurie Morgan - drums
(12)
John Dankworth - alto
Tommy Pollard - piano
Joe Muddel - bass
Laurie Morgan - drums

01 Wee Dot (2:55)
02 Coquette (2:33)
03 52nd Street Theme (4:40)
04 Bremavin (3:36)
05 Lover Man (3:39)
06 Ow! (4:59)
07 Don't Blame Me (5:17)
08 Second Eleven (4:43)
09 Body And Soul (3:53)
10 Stoned (4:00)
11 Scrapple From The Apple (6:49)
12 A Night In Tunisia (3:59)
13 Donna Lee (4:06)

Label: Esquire 315
Recorded: April 09 1949
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0185 Bertie King & Kenny Baker [Symphony in Riffs] FLAC 1(10.27)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
This is an extended Benny Carter composition which occupies both sides of the ep and features mainly the alto of Bertie King although there are other big names present in the group. There are solos by others and they are listed on the back of the sleeve.
FLAC with ep cover scans and pdf file.

Kenny Baker - trumpet
George Chisholm - trombone
Bertie King - alto
Jimmy Skidmore - tenor
Harry Klein - baritone
Vic Ash - clarinet
Dill Jones - piano
Bill Le Sage - accordion
Cedric West - guitar
Frank Clarke - bass
Eddie Taylor - drums

01 Symphony In Riffs (10:27)

Label: Nixa ep NJE 1006
Recorded: April 20 1955
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0184 Ken Colyer [Back to the Delta] 320 9(28.27)

Contributed by beezer.
"Ken was of major historic importance in the British post-1945 discovery of New Orleans traditional music. It may seem a long way from Ken to the likes of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, but he helped paved the way for the rediscovery of the Blues and all that went with that." LondonLouis

Ken Colyer - trumpet, guitar, vocals
Ed O'Donnell - trombone
Bernard Bilk - clarinet
Diz Disley - banjo
Alexis Korner - mandolin, vocals
Dick Smith - bass
Mickey Ashman - bass
Bill Colyer - washboard
Stan Greig - drums

01 Sing On (3:05)
02 Lord Lord Lord You Sure Been Good to Me (2:46)
03 Faraway Blues (4:43)
04 Moose March (2:50)
05 Midnight Special (2:51)
06 Casey Jones (2:38)
07 K C Moan (3:02)
08 Saturday Night Function (3:59)
09 Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble (2:34)

Label: Decca LF 1196
Recorded: June 25 September 10 1954

0183 Tony Kinsey [The 78s] FLAC 4(12.37)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
Four more titles from this group recorded for Esquire and previously issued on 78s and a long out-of-print Esquire re-issue lp. This really was a superb little group and I think we have now heard all their known recordings where they play together. Joe Harriott never disappoints.
FLAC with 'cover picture' and track details. Pdf by Doc Sausage

Joe Harriott - alto
Bill Le Sage - vibes, piano
Sammy Stokes - bass
Tony Kinsey - drums

01 Jump For Me (3:10)
02 Can't We Be Friends (3:19)
03 Raymond (3:17)
04 Nice Work If You Can Get It (2:51)

Label: Esquire
Recorded: September 22 1954
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0182 Don Rendell [Playtime] FLAC 10(43.38)

Contributed by delmonico

The leader did most of the writing for this group but there is plenty of material by the sidemen too, both compositions and arrangements. The group cohesion is exceptional in the ensemble passages and the soloing is of a high standard throughout. BJ
"This is the best record by the best of Don Rendell's bands. Unfortunately the group is no longer in existence and its absence from the local round of club dates has been regrettable in the extreme. If it is possible to produce an identifiably British style of jazz which is at once fresh, inventive, swinging and tasteful, then the music heard here is perhaps the best answer to the problem. Never vulgar or insincere, it is nevertheless virile and ideally suited to the performers. An important factor is that the arrangements were written by members of the band, each man being familiar with the capabilities and temperaments of his fellows. Bert Courtley's Packet Of Blues is a case in point, with the group providing an ideal setting for Bert's Clark Terry-like trumpet. (A beautifully played accelerando passage by the full ensemble is a particularly noteworthy part of the arrangement.) Don is his usual consistent self, his control exemplary and his use of dynamics always intelligently interpolated. Ronnie Ross plays excellent baritone on most of the tracks, but he takes a good alto solo on This Can't Be Love. Eddie Harvey performs on valve trombone and piano with equal facility. Bass player Pete Blannin and drummer Andy White (the most suitable drummer to have played with Rendell since the departure of Don Lawson) complete the personnel. The informative sleeve notes are by the leader."
Gramophone October 1958

Bert Courtley - trumpet
Eddie Harvey - valve trombone (01-04 06-10), piano (01-08)
Ronnie Ross - alto (04 08 09), baritone (01-03 05-07 09 10)
Don Rendell - tenor
Pete Blannin - bass
Andy White - drums

01 Hit The Road To Dreamland (Arlen, Mercer) (4:44)
02 Packet Of Blues (Courtley) (5:38)
03 My Friend Tom (Rendell) (4:12)
04 It's Playtime (Rendell) (3:51)
05 Tickle Toe (Young) (3:11)
06 The Lady Is A Tramp (Rodgers, Hart) (5:11)
07 Dolly Mixture (Ross) (4:24)
08 This Can't Be Love (Rodgers, Hart) (3:40)
09 By-Pass (Harvey) (4:06)
10 Johnny Come Lately (Strayhorn) (3:49)

Label: Decca LK4265 DFE6501 Vocalion 4284
Recorded: March 13 (01-04 06-08 10) 14 (05 09) 1958
Lineage: CD>FLAC

0181 Ronnie Scott [Orchestra Esquire EP 81] FLAC 4(11.00)

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
This is last recording session of the Ronnie Scott nine piece Orchestra from April 1955.
By this time, Ronnie was moving away from his Lester Young sound and sounds very 'modern' here. A great band with few recordings and a nice version of John Lewis' 'Sil Vous Plait' which seems to be the only other recording of this tune since Lewis wrote and played it in the Miles Davis Nonet back in 1949.
Phil Seamen, who seemed to be on everyone's recordings in the 1950s, drives the band along with his usual verve.

Hank Shaw - trumpet
Ken Wray - trombone
Derek Humble - alto
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Pete King - tenor
Benny Green - baritone
Victor Feldman - vibes, piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 S'il Vous Plait
02 Pearl
03 This Heart of Mine
04 Jordu

Label: Esquire EP 81
Recorded: April 13 1955
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0180 Ottilie Patterson [With Chris Barber's Jazzband 1955-1958] FLAC 18(1.02.26)

Contributed by Piers. We are posting this album here as a tribute to Ottilie Patterson who sadly passed away recently. A visitor reminded us that her passing had not been marked at this blog. The item has been posted on another blog and Piers has kindly given persmission for it to be duplicated here.

Pat Halcox - cornet
Chris Barber - trombone 
Monty Sunshine - clarinet
Johnny Duncan - guitar
Lonnie Donegan - banjo
Dick Bishop - banjo
Eddie Smith - banjo
Jim Bray - bass 
Micky Ashman - bass
Dick Smith - bass  
Graham Burbridge - drums
Ron Bowden - drums
Ottilie Patterson - vocal

01 Poor Man's Blues
02 Make Me a Pallet on the Floor
03 Trouble in Mind
04 Careless Love
05 I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
06 Ugly Child
07 I Can't Give You Anything But Love
08 New St Louis Blues
09 Beale St Blues
10 'Taint No Sin
11 Jailhouse Blues
12 Shipwreck Blues
13 Lowland Blues
14 I Love My Baby
15 Kay Cee Rider
16 Just a Closer Walk with Thee
17 Trombone Cholly
18 Lawdy Lawdy Blues

Label: Lake LACD30
Recorded: 1955-1958
Lineage: CD>FLAC