0243 Vic Ash [Plus Four] FLAC 4(13.22)

With thanks to the Boogieman

Keith Christie - trombone
Vic Ash - clarinet
Derek Smith - piano
Sammy Stokes - bass
Phil Seamen - drums

01 Cinders (Ash) (3:22)
02 You Took Advantage Of Me (Rodgers, Hart) (3:17)
03 Ash Felt (Smith) (3:28)
04 With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair (Lawrence, Edwards) (3:16)

Label: Nixa NJE 1032
Recorded: December 11 1956

0242 Harry Hayes [and His Band Volume One 1944-5-6] FLAC 16(44:44)

 

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
Alto saxophonist Harry Hayes had a long and distinguished career in music. Not everything he played could be described as jazz but he always employed the best musicians and employed good arrangers. His tone was immaculate and he was perhaps a "musicians' musician", much appreciated by his colleagues.
As Ronnie Scott said, 'Harry was the guv'nor'
These sides were originally recorded on 78s for HMV and this is the first in a two volume set which Harry had privately produced for cd issue on his own label. The track and personnel details enclosed cover tracks on both volumes but Volume 2 is not here.
For those enthusiasts of 1940s small group swing or jump bands this will be a treat for you as there are echoes of the Savoy Sultans in places. Certainly worth exploring if you don't know the name.
FLAC with cd booklet details.

Kenny Baker - trumpet
Jimmy Watson - trumpet
Freddy Clayton - trumpet
Len Whitely - trumpet
Billy Smith - trumpet
Leo Wright - trumpet
George Chisholm - trombone
Harry Roche - trombone
Jock Bain - trombone
Jack Bentley - trombone
Nobby Knight - trombone
Lad Busby - trombone
Harry Hayes - alto, tenor
Tommy Whittle - tenor
Jimmy Williams - tenor
Mickey Deans- tenor
Aubrey Franks - tenor
Bill Lewington - baritone
Phil Goody - baritone
George Shearing - piano
Norman Stenfalt - piano
Pat Dodd - piano
Joe Deniz - guitar
Alan Ferguson - guitar
Archie Slavin - guitar
Tommy Bromley - bass
Joe Scott - bass
Charles Scott - bass
Bert Howard - bass
Arthur O'Neill - bass
Jack Fallon - bass
George Fierstone - drums
Billy Lonsdale - drums
Billy Wiltshire - drums
Johnny Wise - drums
Norman Burns - drums

01 Sequence (Kleeb) (2:49)
02 Needle Nose (3:04)
03 Five Flat Flurry (Hayes) (2:44)
04 First Edition (Hayes) (3:14)
05 Drop Me Off In Harlem (Ellington) (2:56)
06 Merely A Minor (Hayes) (3:11)
07 1/2/3/4 Jump (2:51)
08 Up (2:33)
09 No Script (Hayes, Stenfalt) (2:36)
10 Cherry Brandy (Hayes) (2:21)
11 Midnight Prowl (2:54)
12 Playboy (2:44)
13 Homeward Bound (2:45)
14 Swinging On Lennox Avenue (Johnson) (2:41)
15 Keep Going-Don't Stop (2:13)
16 Can't You Read Between The Lines (Styne, Cahn) (3:08)

Label: HEP CD58
Recorded: November 15 1944-July 22 1947
Lineage: CD>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

0240 Ronnie Scott [The Ronnie Scott Jazz Club Vol 3] FLAC 12(45.43)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
More rare music from the 1954 Ronnie Scott 9 piece group recorded before an enthusiastic audience at the Criterion Restaurant, London originally for a BBC Overseas Service broadcast.
Try to ignore the indifferent sound, ripped from a beat-up lp, and just enjoy the music.
There are feature spots for the main players and the 'vocal' on 'Oo-Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bee' must be a first for Ronnie Scott and his future partner in the Club, tenor player Pete King (not to be confused with the alto player of the same name).
FLAC from CDR of lp with small cover picture and track/personnel details.

We would like to make clear that the sound is not up to the usual standards but the rarity value overrides that consideration.

(01 02 04 05 07 09 11)
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet, flugelhorn
Ken Wray - trombone
Derek Humble - alto
Pete King - tenor, vocal (07)
Ronnie Scott - tenor, vocal (07)
Benny Green - baritone
Victor Feldman - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums
(03)
Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet, flugelhorn
Derek Humble - alto
Victor Feldman - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums
(06)
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Victor Feldman - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums
(08)
Victor Feldman - vibes
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums
(10)
Pete King - tenor
Benny Green - baritone
Tony Crombie - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Victor Feldman - drums

01 Fast and Loose (2:45)
02 Body Beautiful (Crombie) (3:30)
03 Yardbird Suite (Parker) (6:54)
04 If I Should Lose You (Robin, Rainger) (2:59)
05 In the Land of Nimbupani (2:14)
06 Laura (Raksin, Mercer) (3:24)
07 Oo-Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bee (1:43)
08 This Can't be Love (Rodgers) (7:01)
09 Dear Old Southland (Creamer, Layton) (2:44)
10 El Sino (Greenlea) (5:35)
11 I Wished on the Moon (Parker, Rainger)(2:16)
12 Nemo (Graham) (4:39)

Label: Esquire 32-003
Recorded: March 17 1954
Lineage: LP>CDR>FLAC

0239 Humphrey Lyttelton [It's Mardi Gras] FLAC 4(10.13)

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
A compilation of tracks by various Humph bands recorded between 1953 and 1957 with a New Orleans Mardi Gras theme.

(01-03)
Humphrey Lyttelton - trumpet
Johnny Picard - trombone
Bruce Turner - alto, clarinet
Jimmy Skidmore - tenor (01)
Johnny Parker - piano
Jim Bray - bass
Eddie Taylor - drums
(04)
Humphrey Lyttelton - trumpet
Wally Fawkes - clarinet
Johnny Parker - piano
Freddy Legon - guitar
Micky Ashman - bass
George Hopkinson - drums

01 Creole Serenade (2:13)
02 Red Beans And Rice (2:12)
03 It's Mardi Gras (2:42)
04 Martiniquen Song (Last Year) (2:57)

Label: Parlophone GEP 8668
Recorded: October 27 1953 (04) December 07 1956 (03) January 15 (02) April 17 (01) 1957
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0238 Lennie Felix [That Cat Felix] FLAC 9(32.01)

 

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
A lovely solo record from pianist Lennie Felix and dating from 1958. The two takes of 'Pennies...' are very different indeed in tempo and approach but both equally enjoyable.

Lennie Felix - piano

01 Back Home Again In Indiana (Hanley) (2:48)
02 Pennies From Heaven (Take 1) (Monaco) (2:45)
03 Pennies From Heaven (Take 2) (Monaco) (2:53)
04 Prelude To A Kiss (Ellington) (4:48)
05 Fine And Dandy (Swift) (2:13)
06 Squeeze Me (Waller) (3:01)
07 On The Sunny Side Of The Street (McHugh) (4:47)
08 If I Had You (Shapiro) (5:07)
09 One For Bill (Felix) (3:40)

Label: Nixa 10" lp NJT 514
Recorded: February 12 1958
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0237 Kenny Baker [Baker's Dozen Volume One] FLAC 8(22.39)

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
Some fine swinging mainstream music from 1955 with a host of British Jazz Stars led by Trumpeter Kenny Baker.  'Bugle Call Rag' sounds very boppy in the ensemble.
So many of these early lps and eps were not looked after and often played on clumsy and sound destroying equipment with the result that the current sound can be quite poor. This is the case here, particularly on side 2 (tracks 5-8).

Kenny Baker - trumpet
Freddie Clayton - trumpet
George Chisholm - trombone
Harry Hayes - alto, clarinet
E O Poggy Pogson - alto, tenor, bass saxophone, clarinet, whistle
Harry Klein - alto, baritone, clarinet
Freddie Ballerini - tenor, clarinet, violin
Martin Slavin - vibes
Bill McGuffie - piano, celeste
Joe Muddel - bass
Eric Delaney - drums, tympani

01 Baker's Boogie (Baker) (2:46)
02 Ev'ntide (Carmichael) (3:46)
03 Mean Dog Blues (Jackson) (2:58)
04 Bugle Call Rag (Pettis, Meyers, Scholberl) (2:14)
05 Harlem Twist (Livingston) (2:02)
06 Blues I Love to Sing (Ellington, Miley) (3:09)
07 Phil the Fluter's Ball (French) (3:19)
08 Delerium (Livingston) (2:24)

Label: Nixa NPT 19003
Recorded: May 06 (01 02 04 07) 10 (03 05 06 08) 1955
Lineage 10" LP>FLAC