0416 Dave Hancock [Watership Down Suite] FLAC 6(32.56)

Contributed by Rodney, who writes:-
Sound quality is quite good. The leader and composer favours the flugelhorn. Ronnie Ross solos primarily on the first number with his trademark energy.
Covers by the late Jazzman.

Dave Hancock - trumpet, flugelhorn
Chris Pyne - trombone
Andy McIntosh - alto
Ronnie Ross - baritone
John Horler - piano
Chris Laurence - bass
Allan Ganley - drums

Watership Down Suite
01 Fields Of Efrafa (Hancock) (6:23)
02 General Woundwort (Hancock) (5:39)
03 El-Ahrairah (Hancock) (4:56)
04 Hrududu (Hancock) (5:22)
05 Fu-Inle (Hancock) (4:34)
06 Hazel-Rah (Hancock) (6:02)

Label: BBC radio broadcast Sounds of Jazz
Broadcast: June 05 1983
Lineage: FM>Nakamichi CR5 Metal cassette>FLAC Frontend

0415 William Russo [Stonehenge And Five Pieces For Jazz Orchestra] FLAC 9(35.22)

Contributed by bluebird, who writes:-
Who was it who said ' a game of two halves' in the football context?
Well, this is a record of two halves in the musical context.  The first side being devoted to the four part 'Stonehenge' which could well have been written for, and played by, Stan Kenton.  It is full of fire, shouting brass, brooding ensembles and not a little pretension. The scores must have been difficult to play but the musicians are well up to the job particularly in the lip busting, high note trumpet section work.
The second side is more in the jazz style with some attractive themes well played and with some interesting solos.  The musicians are drawn from the ranks of top British session players with some big names from the jazz world added.
Russo was, of course, one of the more interesting writers/arrangers for Kenton whose various bands in the 1950s/1960s enjoyed playing Bill's challenging music.  Russo outgrew the jazz world and moved on to teaching and writing in the academic world, becoming William in the process. His short stay in London after he left Kenton produced some fine music of which this is one example.
FLAC from lp with cover scans.

Some alternative covers are displayed above but are not in the download - the lower ones. These were supplied later by jazzandylan.

(01-04)
William Russo - conductor
Leon Calvert - leader, trumpet
Richard Peaslee - assistant conductor
Don Blakeson - trumpet
Ron Simmonds - trumpet
Kenny Wheeler - trumpet
Maurice Pratt - trombone
Ric Kennedy - trombone
Tony Russell - trombone
Chris Smith - trombone
Jack Thirwell - bass trombone
Al Newman - alto
Johnny Scott - alto, flute
Eddie Mordeu - tenor
Vic Ash - tenor, clarinet
Alex Leslie - baritone
Ray Dempsey - guitar
Arthur Watts - bass
Tony Kinsey - drums
John Shineborne - cello
Freddy Alexander - cello
William DeMont - cello
Vivain Joseph - cello
(05-09)
William Russo - conductor
Leon Calvert - leader, trumpet
Patrick gowers - assistant conductor
Don Blakeson - trumpet
Butch Hudson - trumpet
Kenny Wheeler - trumpet
Maurice Pratt - trombone
Ric Kennedy - trombone
Tony Russell - trombone
Bill Geldard - trombone
Jack Thirwell - bass trombone
Al Newman - alto
Johnny Scott - alto, flute
Eddie Mordeu - tenor
Vic Ash - tenor, clarinet
Alex Leslie - baritone
Judd Proctor - guitar
Arthur Watts - bass
Tony Kinsey - drums, percussion
John Shineborne - cello
Francis Gabarro - cello
William DeMont - cello
Paul Marianari - cello

01 Trilothons (Peaslee) (5:32)
02 Sunrise (Peaslee) (2:56)
03 Rituals (Peaslee) (4:19)
04 Immolation (Peaslee) (4:17)
05 Fugue For Jazz Orchestra (Russo) (2:32)
06 Gentle Autumn (Russell) (5:02)
07 Broadway (Russo) (3:41)
08 Black Pedro (Peaslee) (4:10)
09 Love's Labour (Russell) (2:53)

Label: Columbia 33SX 1758
Recorded: August 15 1964 (01-04) October 09 1964 (05-09)
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0414 Various Artists [Bill's Jazz Legacy Volume Two] FLAC 4(34.18)

Contributed by gonzo, from a tape recorded by the late Bill Hugkulstone at The Hopbine Club East Lane Wembley London. Covers by jazzandylan.

(01)
Tommy Whittle - tenor
Brian Lemon - piano
Len Skeat - bass
Bobby Orr - drums
(02)
Harry Smith - piano
Len Skeat - bass
Unknown - drums
(03)
Tony Fisher - trumpet
Roy Willox - alto
Harry Smith - piano
Len Skeat - bass
Unknown - drums
(04)
Tommy Whittle - tenor
Kenny Powell - piano
Unknown - bass
Unknown - drums (possibly Dick Brennan - thanks, ritzbird)

01 Darn That Dream (Van Heusen) (9:31)
02 Sonnymoon For Two (Rollins) (5:29)
03 Stompin' At The Savoy (Goodman, Razaf, Sampson, Webb) (9:37)
04 The Way You  Look Tonight (Kern) (9:40)

Label: private recording
Recorded: June 1971
Lineage: Recording equipment (Unspecified)
Digitising: Playback 7.5 IPS Stereo tape Tanberg 3000X - Edirol R09HR analogue - digital recorder 16bit at 44.1 Kbps
Wave File editing: Sound Forge - Adobe Audition
FLAC encoding FLAC Frontend Vers 1.7.1 Level 6 (speek@myrealbox.com)

0413 John Lewis [European Windows] FLAC 6(43.20)

August 09 2014: Above is an improved front cover, noticeably better than the one in the download. Copy from here if you wish. Thanks to jazzandylan for this version.

John Lewis - conductor, piano
Ronnie Ross - baritone
Gerry Weinkopf - flute
Percy Heath - bass
Connie Kay - drums
Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra

01 Midsömmer (Lewis) (9:46)
02 The Queen's Fancy (Lewis) (4:20)
03 Cortege (Lewis) (8:09)
04 Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West (Lewis) (6:29)
05 England's Carol (7:03)
06 Three Windows (Lewis) (7:05)

Label: RCA Victor LPM1742, PM42476, APM1-1069
Recorded: February 20 21 1958 Stuttgart, Germany
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0412 Betty Smith [With You In Mind] FLAC 9(48.04)

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
Betty Smith sings (all tracks except 03) and plays tenor sax (all tracks except 02, 05 and 07) with the Tony Lee Trio in 1978.
Tony plays mainly electric piano here (all tracks except 01 and 09) which is not to everyone's taste but he is one of the better players on this instrument and it is a fine swinging little group enhanced by Betty's vocals.

Tony Lee - piano, electric piano
Tony Archer - bass
Jack Parnell - drums
Betty Smith - vocal

01 Sunday (Conn, Miller, Kreuger, Styne) (5:02)
02 You Don't Know What Love Is (Raye, De Paul) (5:07)
03 Double Shuffle (3:47)
04 Once In A While (Green, Edwards) (5:37)
05 I Thought Of You Last Night (Freed) (3:37)
06 Haunted Ballroom (Feldman, Adamo) (4:12)
07 Sunday Kind Of Love (Belle, Prima, Leonard, Rhodes) (6:34)
08  I Found A New Baby (Palmer, Williams) (6:26)
09 Mad About Him Blues (Charles, Markes) (7:42)

Label: Jingles Records LYN 5869/5870
Recorded: August 1978
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0411 Dick Morrissey Peter King Martin Taylor Tony Lee [Live At The Bull] FLAC 5(50.29)

Contributed by jazzandylan

(01)
Peter King - alto
Dick Morrissey - tenor
Tony Lee - piano
Ian Scott-Taylor - bass
Terry Jenkins - drums
(02)
Peter King - alto
Dick Morrissey - tenor
Tony Lee - piano
Ian Scott-Taylor - bass
Tony Crombie - drums
(03)
Dick Morrissey - tenor
Martin Taylor - guitar
(04)
Dick Morrissey - tenor
Tony Lee - piano
Martin Taylor - guitar
Ian Scott-Taylor - bass
Terry Jenkins - drums
(05)
Peter King - alto
Martin Taylor - guitar

01 Bird Feathers (Parker) (12:38)
02 They Can't Take That Away From Me (Gershwin) (14:17)
03 Body And Soul (Green, Heyman) (8:53)
04 Billie's Bounce (Parker) (10:25)
05 You've Changed (Fischer) (4:17)

Label: Bull's Head Music BHM001
Recorded: 1987
Lineage: LP>Adobe Audition>FLAC Frontend Level 6

0410 Stan Tracey [The 7 Ages Of Man] FLAC 8(36.30)

Contributed by jazzandylan

Stan Tracey - leader, piano
Derek Watkins - trumpet
Tony Fisher - trumpet
Hank Shaw - trumpet
Greg Bowen - trumpet
Keith Christie - trombone
Chris Pyne - trombone
Mike Gibbs - trombone
Peter King - alto
Dennis Walton - alto
Tony Coe - tenor, clarinet
Alan Skidmore - tenor
Ronnie Ross - baritone
Frank Ricotti - clarinet, vibes
Dave Green - bass
Bryan Spring - drums

01 All The World's A Stage (Tracey) (5:03)
02 Overture And Beginners (Tracey) (4:12)
03 Matinee Days (Tracey) (4:33)
04 Enter Romeo (Tracey) (4:16)
05 Principal Centre Stage (Tracey) (3:47)
06 Wisdom In The Wings (Tracey) (3:50)
07 Panto' Panta' (Tracey) (3:56)
08 Kindly Leave The Stage (Tracey) (6:52)

Label: EMI/Columbia SCX 6413
Recorded: October 08 1969
Lineage: LP>FLAC

August 20 2014: The link now in the comments is for a genuine LP rip completed today.