0265 Mick Mulligan [Mick Mulligan's Jazz Band] FLAC 4(11.33)

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
Another traditional outing on the Tempo label and this time it's Mick Mulligan and his band recorded on 13 September 1956. Hugely popular and successful during the 'Trad Boom' in the 1950s and 60s in the UK, Mick was known just as much for his non-jazz exploits as his music. Mick died in 2006 aged 78 and was described in his obituary in the Independent as 'having a fey charm that disarmed landladies and publicans across the country'. When the equally outrageous George Melly was part of an earlier Mulligan band it was said that... 'the two men  burned a trail of scorched earth through the pubs and virgins of Britain'. What a fine memorial to this very fine musician.

Mick Mulligan - trumpet
Frank Parr - trombone
Ian Christie - clarinet
Ronald Duff - piano
Nigel Sinclair - guitar
Alan Duddington - bass
Major Holley - bass
Pete Appleby - drums

01 Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble (Williams) (2:58)
02 Sally Jane (Mulligan) (3:13)
03 Raver's Edge (Mulligan) (2:26)
04 Beale Street Blues (Handy) (3:57)

Label: Tempo EXA52
Recorded: September 13 1956
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0264 Ronnie Scott [At The Royal Festival Hall] FLAC 6(24.32)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:
This is the Scott Orchestra contribution to the 'Jazz Scene 1956' concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London.
The material is surprisingly mainstream for this band at this time and there are no surprises in the music. There are far better earlier examples of what the band could do, but this is a scarce record and only one of the tracks has been re-issued on cd.
It was the last recording of this band and there are still 3 unissued tracks, including an Annie Ross vocal.  One for a Vocalion cd re-issue of the whole set?
FLAC with lp cover scans and pdf file.

Jimmy Deuchar - trumpet
Les Condon - trumpet
Ken Wray - bass trumpet, trombone
Derek Humble - alto
Ronnie Scott - tenor
Pete King - tenor
Benny Green - baritone
Stan Tracey - piano
Lennie Bush - bass
Tony Crombie - drums

01 Basie Talks (Wilkins) (3:32)
02 It Might As Well Be Spring (Rodgers, Hammerstein) (4:22)
03 Drop Me Off At Harlem (Elington) (3:56)
04 Ting-a-Ling (Bellson) (2:18)
05 Straight Life (Mandel) (7:27)
06 Flying Home (Goodman, Hampton, Robin)(2:58)

Label: Decca LF 1261
Recorded: February 18 1956
Lineage: 10" LP>FLAC

0263 Billie Laine [Indigo Mood] FLAC 4(11.20)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
The 1950s and 1960s produced a rash of singers trying to break into the music business and producers were eager to sign almost anyone who could sing in tune or close to it, look good and perhaps play an instrument. The public demand for pop music, the new rock and roll and most other forms of music was huge. There were many 'one hit wonders' and even more 'no hit wonders' who sank without trace. It was a tough old business.
Billie Laine (who was?) born in Trinidad came to the UK in the late 1950s to follow a musical career following some minor success in her home country. She was taken up by pianist Bill McGuffie, who provides the accompaniment here with his Quartet.
Billie was not destined for fame. She had a handful of roles in TV, made a forgettable single after this first ep recorded in 1961, and then just seemed to disappear around 1970.
She sings with a strong Trinidadian accent, the Quartet plays quite nicely behind her and she looks good on the sheepskin rug.
But it's not really surprising that she never made it.

Bill McGuffie - piano
unknown - guitar
unknown - bass
unknown - drums
Billie Laine - vocals

01 Gone With The Wind (Magidson, Wrubel) (2:41)
02 We'll Be Together Again (Fischer, Laine) (3:23)
03 Sometimes I'm Happy (Caesar, Youmans) (2:31)
04 Mood Indigo (Bigard, Ellington, Mills) (2:45)

Label: Philips BBE 12438
Recorded: 1961
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0262 Philip Green [All Night Long] FLAC 16(43.53)

Contributed by bluebird, who says:-
This is music from the British film containing appearances visually and musically by Tubby Hayes, Keith Christie, Bert Courtley, Colin Purbrook, Johnny Dankworth and many other British jazz musicians. Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus also appear.
The plot is a re-hashed and very silly version of Othello but there are some good musical moments on the cd.
FLAC from OOP cd with booklet scans.

(01(?)15)
Bert Courtley - trumpet
Stan Roderick - trumpet
Tommy McQuater - trumpet
Freddie Clayton - trumpet
Keith Christie - trombone
Jackie Armstrong - trombone
L Clarke - trombone
Jack Irvine - trombone
Johnny Scott - alto
Dougie Robinson - alto
Bob Burns - alto
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Frank Reidy - tenor
Phil Goodie - tenor
Ronnie Ross - baritone
Colin Purbrook - piano
Ray Dempsey - guitar
Kenny Napper - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
S Whitaker - drums
(02)
Tubby Hayes - vibes
Charles Mingus - bass
Ray Dempsey - guitar
Allan Ganley - drums
(03)
Johnny Scott - alto
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Keith Christie - trombone
Colin Purbrook - piano
(04)
Bert Courtley - trumpet
Keith Christie - trombone
Johnny Scott - alto, flute
Tubby Hayes - tenor, vibes
Colin Purbrook - piano
Ray Dempsey - guitar
Kenny Napper - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
(05 06)
Bert Courtley - trumpet
Johnny Scott - alto
Dave Brubeck - piano
Kenny Napper - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
(07)
Tommy McQuater - trumpet
Kenny Wheeler - trumpet
John Dankworth - alto
Alan Branscombe - tenor
Spike Heatley - bass
Ronnie Stephenson - drums
(08)
Ronnie Ross - baritone
Tubby Hayes - flute
Kenny Napper - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
Barry Morgan - percussion
(09)
Keith Christie - trombone
Johnny Scott - alto
Colin Purbrook - piano
Kenny Napper - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
(10)
Bert Courtley - trumpet
Keith Christie - trombone
Johnny Scott - alto
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Colin Purbrook - piano
Ray Dempsey - guitar
Kenny Napper - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
(11 12 )
Bert Courtley - trumpet
Stan Roderick - trumpet
Derrick Abbott - trumpet
Tommy McQuater - trumpet
Keith Christie - trombone
Don Lusher - trombone
Wally Smith - trombone
Ken Goldie - trombone
Johnny Scott - alto
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Ronnie Ross - baritone(?)
Harry Klein - baritone
Kenny Napper - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
(13 14)
Bert Courtley - trumpet
Stan Roderick - trumpet
Derrick Abbott - trumpet
Tommy McQuater - trumpet
Keith Christie - trombone
Jackie Armstrong - trombone
L Clarke - trombone
Jack Irvine - trombone
Johnny Scott - alto
Dougie Robinson - alto
Tubby Hayes - tenor
Keith Bird - tenor
Ronnie Ross - baritone
Colin Purbrook - piano
Ray Dempsey - guitar
Kenny Napper - bass
Allan Ganley - drums
(16)
Valerie Masters - vocal
Johnny Gregory - conductor
with orchestra

01 Overture (Green) (1:50)
02 Noodlin'  (Green) (2:31)
03 Sapphire (Green, Miller) (2:00)
04 Scott Free (Scott) (3:50)
05 It s a Raggy Waltz (Brubeck) (3:28)
06 Blue Shadows in the Street (Brubeck) (4:24)
07 Fall Guy (Dankworth) (2:33)
08 Wingate's Spot (Green) (4:11)
09 Muy Rapido (Green) (2:37)
10 Dedicated to Johnny Hodges (Green) (5:00)
11 Skin Fever (Green) (2:03)
12 Sax Reference (Green, Napper) (2:46)
13 The Chase (Green, Hayes) (1:55)
14 Frenzy (Green) (1:25)
15 Finale (Green) (0:45)
16 All Night Long (Green, Miller) (Bonus Track) (2:39)

Labels: London Rank Fontana TFL5179, TFL591, H365 Harkitt CD HRKCD 8095
Recorded: 1961
Lineage: CD>FLAC

0261 Dick Katz [Kool for Katz] FLAC 10(22.39)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
A rare quartet outing for pianist Dick Katz recorded in London in 1958. I think that this might well have been Dick's only jazz album under his own name.
There is another pianist called Dick Katz but he is American and not to be confused with the British version here (actually German born in 1916 but moved to the UK before the start of WW2).
Dick played with the Vic Lewis Orchestra during the early 1940s and later became a long serving member of various Ray Ellington groups before becoming involved in the management side of the music business. He was married to singer Valerie Masters and died in London in 1981.
He is heard here with an interesting group including session guitarist Judd Proctor, a most under-rated musician, and Peter McGurk who was later to become Dudley Moore's long serving bassman in his jazz trio from 1960-1968. Peter committed suicide in 1968 by taking an overdose of drugs. He was only 41.

Dick Katz - piano
Judd Proctor - guitar
Pete McGurk - bass
Harry Brown - drums

01 There Will Never Be Another You (Warren, Gordon) (2:10)
02 Pet (Katz) (1:50)
03 Mirage (2:06)
04 Making Whoopee (Donaldson, Kahn) (2:27)
05 Anitra's Dance (Grieg) (2:11)
06 I'm Beginning To See The Light (Ellington, George, Hodges, James) (2:02)
07 The Jitterbug Waltz (Waller) (2:39)
08 Dick's Boogie (Katz) (2:24)
09 Morning Glory (Gilmour, Ellington, Mason, Wright, Waters) (2:19)
10 Lover (Rodgers, Hart) (2:21)

Label: Pye NPT 19033
Recorded: 1958
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0260 Ted Heath [My Fair Lady] FLAC 5(12.39)

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:_
Another 'Lady' from Ted Heath. Everybody wanted to make a jazz version of these songs. Decca even used a very similar cover picture to the one they used for Tony Kinsey's version. Same model, different pose.

Ted Heath - leader
Bobby Pratt - trumpet
Bert Ezzard - trumpet
Duncan Campbell - trumpet
Eddie Blair - trumpet
Don Lusher - trombone
WallSimth - trombone
Jimmy Coombes - trombone
Keith Christie - trombone
Ronnie Chamberlain - soprano, alto, clarinet
Les Gilbert - alto
Red Price - tenor
Henry Mackenzie - tenor, clarinet
Ken Kiddier - baritone
Stan Tracey - vibes, piano
Ike Isaacs - guitar
Johnny Hawksworth - bass
Ronnie Verrell - drums

01 I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Lerner, Loewe) (3:09)
02 The Rain In Spain (Lerner, Loewe) (3:08)
03 On The Street Where You Live (Lerner, Loewe) (2:08)
04 I Could Have Danced All Night (Lerner, Loewe) (1:57)
05 With A Little Bit Of Luck (Lerner, Loewe) (2:16)

Label: Decca ep DFE 6484
Recorded: June 26 July 03 17 1958
Lineage: EP>FLAC

0259 Harry Hayes [And His Band Volume Two 1946-47] FLAC 16(49.22)

Contributed by azule serape, who writes:-
The second and final volume from this fine alto player and his various bands recorded for HMV between 1946 and 1947 and where we hear a young Tommy Whittle and the emerging sounds of British Be-Bop. Drummer Norman Burns on some tracks adds a further modern touch. There is some fine trumpet playing from Leo Wright in places, an unfamiliar name to me, and it would be interesting to see if anyone can throw further light on this player. He is not listed in the 'Who's Who Of British Jazz'.
FLAC from OOP cd with booklet scans.

Kenny Baker - trumpet
Leo Wright - trumpet
Lad Busby - trombone
Harry Hayes - alto
Tommy Whittle - tenor
Aubrey Franks - tenor
Bill Lewington - baritone
Arthur O'Neill - baritone
Pat Dodd - piano
George Shearing - piano
Alan Ferguson - guitar
Charles Scott - bass
Bert Howard - basss
Jack Fallon - bass
George Fierstone - drums
Billy Wiltshire - drums
Johnny Wise - drums
Norman Burns - drums

01 Miss Magnolia (3:05)
02 Out of Space (3:24)
03 I'll Close My Eyes (Kaye, Reid) (2:55)
04 Familiar Moe (2:55)
05 High as a Kite (3:12)
06 A Flat to C (2:51)
07 Blue Charm (3:13)
08 Let's Get Acquainted (3:16)
09 Alto Reverie (3:23)
10 Crazy Rhythm (Meyer, Kahn, Caesar) (3:02)
11 Rockin' in Rhythm (Ellington, Carney, Mills) (3:12)
12 O'l Man Rebop (Wilson) (2:51)
13 Lucky Number (2:24)
14 Dubonnet (3:16)
15 Dinner Jacket (3:06)
16 Scuttlebutt (3:18)

Label: HMV HH02CD
Recorded: March 04 (01-03) October 07 (04-07) December 13 (08-11) 1946 May 05 (12-14 16) July 22 (15) 1947
Lineage: CD:FLAC