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Many record collectors from the 1950s and '60s have replaced much of their old vinyl with commercially produced re-mastered CDs, usually with enhanced sound or additional titles. But we have all got old LPs that have never made it to CD and for one reason or another are never likely to. If you have a computer these old LPs can be transferred to CD using a USB turntable - a cheap and easy way to get the convenience of the compact disc format. I have transferred a number of difficult to find LPs to CD and would like to swap these for any vinyl that you may have transferred to CD. My list is below and will be added to in the future... |
What I am looking for initially are any Esquire LPs and EPs that you have copied to CD. It is only recordings of British musicians that I am interested in, not the US records that Esquire issued under licence. However I am interested in any recordings by any artist listed on this website that are not commercially available on CD. A look at the individual musicians discography on the site will indicate whether recording have been issued commercially on CD...
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| 7AGES - Stan Tracey Big Band - October 8th, 1969 (The Seven Ages of Man - Columbia SCX6413) This LP has never been re-issued on CD. Derek Watkins, Tony Fisher, Greg Bowen, Hank Shaw (tp), Keith Christie, Chris Pyne, Mike Gibbs (tb), Peter King, Dennis Walton (as), Tony Coe (ts,cl), Alan Skidmore (ts), Ronnie Ross (bs), Frank Ricotti (vib,cl), Stan Tracey (p,arr,cond), Dave Green (b), Bryan Spring (d). All The World's A Stage/Overture And Beginners/Matinee Days/Enter Romeo/Principal Centre Stage/Wisdom In The Wings/Panto Panta/Kindly Leave The Stage. BBE - Vic Lewis and his All Stars - June, 1959 (Ember CJS807) An LP under the title 'Big Band Explosion' was recorded for the Ember label. It was a studio recording with applause dubbed in and not a live recording from the Beaulie Jazz Festival as stated in the liner notes. The record has never been re-issued on CD. Dickie McPherson, Jimmy Deuchar, Leon Calvert, Gordon Turnbill (Kenny Wheeler-1) (tp), Keith Christie (tb), Roy East (as), Vic Ash (cl,ts) Art Ellefson (ts), Ronnie Ross (bs), Terry Shannon (p), Arthur Watts (b), Allan Ganley (d), Vic Lewis (dir). The Beaulie Suite (Beaulie Blues - Lady Belinda - Motor Museum - Domus - Monty) / Selections From The Springbok And American Suite (Gold Dust (1) - Dobbs Ferry - The Jacoranda Tree - Beau Kai - The Forest). 3OUT - The 3-Out - September 28th, 1960, Sydney, Aust - (Move - Columbia 33OSX 7639 (Aust) Bass player Freddy Logan came to London in the mid 1950s where he recorded with Kenny Graham in 1954 and Harry Klein and Derek Smith in 1954/5. He left for Australia in 1955 and was quickly acknowledged as the best in the country. In 1960 he formed the highly acclaimed "The 3-Out" trio with Mike Nock and Chris Karan. In 1964 he returned to the UK becoming Tubby Hayes' first choice bass player. The record has never been issued as a CD. The 3-Out - September 28th, 1960, Sydney, Aust - (Move - Columbia 33OSX 7639 (Aust) Mike Nock (p), Freddy Logan (b), Chris Karan (d). Autumn In New York/Softly As In A Morning Sunrise/Squeeze Me/Primitive/Freshwater. October 14th, 1960, Sydney, Aust - (Move - Columbia 33OSX 7639 (Aust) Personnel as September 28th. Little Niles/If I Were A Bell/Way Back/Move. JD1 - Johnny Dankworth Orchestra - c1960/1 (Big Band International LP2703) Around 1960/61 the Dankworth big band recorded 24 titles that may have been issued by Big Band International, which Lord's Jazz Discography describe as "from private recordings". Golden Era Records, distributed by West Audio in the US issued two LPs that contain the same 24 titles. The record sleeve carries the statement that "the material on the LP comes from private recordings and there is absolutely no usage of material from commercial record companies". The LP set is titled "Big Band Jazz From England - Volume 2" and has never been issued on CD. Dickie Hawdon, Derek Abbott, Stan Palmer, Colin Wright, Bob Carson (tp), Laurie Monk, Tony Russell, Danny Elwood, Garry Brown, Ron Snyder (tb), Johnny Dankworth (as), Danny Moss, Alex Leslie, Art Ellefson, George Tyndale (saxes), Dave Lee (p), Eric Dawson (b), Kenny Clare (d). Limehouse Blues/Little Horror/I Can't Get Started/By Pass/How High The Moon/Royal Garden Blues/Somebody Loves Me/Jersey Bounce/The Breeze And I/Battered Chops/Bluesology/I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face/Take The A Train/A 5th Of 4th/9.20 Special/Allen's Alley/DBA Special/Blue Post/Cobwebs/So What/Moaning/S.O.Blues/Blues In The Night/You Do Something To Me. HH1 and HH2 - Harry Hayes and his band In the early 1990s a 2 CD set covering the HMV recordings made by the Harry Hayes Band from November 15th, 1944 to July 22nd, 1947 was issued privately by Harry. Professionally produced, the 2 CD set was not available in the shops and is now impossible to find. The details are listed by session on the Harry Hayes web page as: (# Harry Hayes 2 CD set - Harry Hayes and his Band - HMV recordings) The Bebop Preservation Society was a group originally set up by Bill Le Sage in the 1970s to keep the old bebop music alive. By this time modern jazz had moved on and bebop was becoming a forgotten sound. The group were recorded on three occasions. The first record date is generally regarded as the best of the three with excellent recording quality and an excellent choice of titles. These LPs are now as rare as hen's teeth and have not been commercially re-issued on CD... BPS1 - The Bebop Peservation Society - May 24th/25th, 1971 (Dawn DNLS3027) Hank Shaw (tp), Peter King (as), Bill Le Sage (p,vib), Spike Heatley (b), Brian Spring (d). (1-PK and HS out, Le Sage plays vibes). Donna Lee/High Score/Ah-leu-cha/Warpaint/Eronel/Godchild/Whats New-1/One Bass Hit/Perhaps. BPS2 - Red Rodney with the Bebop Peservation Society - January 20th/21st, 1975 (Spotlite SPJLP7) Hank Shaw, Red Rodney (tp), Peter King (as), Bill Le Sage (p,vib), Spike Heatley (b), Martin Drew (d). Blue'n Boogie/Seven Dials/If You Could See Me Now (HS out)/Merry-go-round/March Of Ides/Sid's Delight/ Esmereldas/Tenderley (HS, PK out). BPS3 - The Bebop Peservation Society - May 19th, 1975 (Spotlite 500 - Pied Piper of Hamelin Suite) Hank Shaw (tp), Peter King (as), Bill Le Sage (p,el-p), Spike Heatley (b), Martin Drew (d). Hamelin/Council Cakewalk/Rats/Pied Piper/Mayor's Got The Blues/Little Boy Lost/Town Band Birthday. HB035 - Tommy Whittle / Alan Barnes (Miles Music MM001) This difficult to find LP has never been re-issued on CD. Recording quality is excellent... Tommy Whittle / Alan Barnes Quintet - November 20th, 1985 (Miles Music MM001 - Straight Eight) Tommy Whittle (ts), Alan Barnes (as,cl), Mick Pyne (p), Alec Dankworth (b), Alan Jackson (d). Straight Eight/Con Alma/Joking/Peppercorn/Note 8.7/Goodbye/That's All/Early/Stablemates. ,hr> (Total playing time: 46.24) HB034 - All Star Sextet with Alan Dean / Alan Dean Beboppers (Esquire S337) This CD contains all 12 of the All Star Sextet recordings. Eight were issued on a long deleted CD, the other four were not issued until 1987 on a now deleted LP. The five Beboppers recordings were not issued until 1987 on the same LP. Transferred from a good quality LP that claims to be a stereo record the sound quality is good... Alan Dean and the All Star Sextet - April 17th, 1948 (Esquire) Aubrey Frank (ts), Reg Arnold (tp), Ralph Sharon (p), Tommy Pollard (vib), Jack Fallon (b), Norman Burns (d), Alan Dean (vocal). Oop-pop-a da/Disc Jockey Jump. April 29th, 1948 (Esquire) Personnel as April 17th. Galaxy/I Can't Get Started/First Gear/Confirmation. May 8th, 1948 (Esquire) Personnel as April, 17th My Baby Likes To Bebop/Disc Jockey Jump/Fallonology/Jack Fiddles While Norman Burns. January 15th, 1949 (Esquire) Personnel as April 17th, 1948 except Kenny Baker (tp) replaces Reg Arnold. Gabardine And Serge/First Gear. Alan Dean's Beboppers - September 17th, 1949 (Esquire) Ronnie Scott (ts), Johnny Dankworth (as), Hank Shaw (tp), Tommy Pollard (p), Pete Chilver (g), Joe Muddel (b), Laurie Morgan (d), Alan Dean (vocal). Gone With The Windmill/Barbados/Elevenses/Ool Ya Koo/Galaxy. (Total playing time: 58.22) HB033 - The Ronnie Scott Orchestra (Esquire 32-006) This recording of a live BBC broadcast was one of the last records released of the popular Ronnie Scott Orchestra and no titles from it have ever been re-issued in any format. As collectors will know, this is a very rare record, and the CD has been transferred from a well used LP. The music is superb but it cannot be denied that the recording quality is not good. The music is loud and clear but some people will find the surface noise a bit of a turn off.. Ronnie Scott Orchestra - September 7th, 1954 (Esquire 32.006) Ronnie Scott (ts), Derek Humble (as), Pete King (ts), Jimmy Deuchar (tp), Mac Minshull (tb), Benny Green (bs), Victor Feldman (p), Lennie Bush (b), Phil Seamen (d). Fine And Dandy/Things Ain't What They Used To Be/Humble Pie/'Cuse These Bloos/Perdido/Tenderly/Fuller Bop Man/Tin Tin Deo/Fools Rush In/In The Land Of Nimbupani. (Total playing time: 60.20) HB032 - Jack Sharpe Big Band (Frog FRG716) This was the first LP recorded by the Jack Sharpe Big Band in 1987 and has never been re-issued on CD. Titled "Catalyst" it is the band's tribute to Tubby Hayes. The recording quality is very good... Jack Sharpe Big Band - January, 1987 (Frog FRG716- Catalyst (a tribute to Tubby Hayes) Derek Watkins, John Barclay, Steve Sidwell, Dick Pearce, Guy Barker (tp), Geoff Wright, Chris Pyne, Pete Beachill, Dave Stewart (tb), Andy Mackintosh (as), Jamie Talbot, Dave Bishop (ts), Jack Sharpe (bs), Dave Hartley (p), Chris Laurence (b), Harold Fisher (d). Milestones/You Know I Care/Sharpe Edge/Suddenly Last Tuesday/Keith/Souriya/Allisamba. (Total playing time: 40.49) HB031 - Esquire selection These titles from Esquire releases, mostly from the 1950s, are currently unavailable on CD. The recording quality is good... Melody Maker's New Stars - May 8th, 1952 (Esquire 10-234/237) The Fifth Man/Mike's Choice. Tommy Whittle Quintet - March 22nd, 1955 (Esquire EP67) Ten-bar Gait. Tommy Whittle Quintet - August 4th, 1955 (Esquire 20-048) Stars Fell On Alabama. The 1954 Melody Maker's All-Stars - March 7th, 1954 (Esquire 20-031) For Voters Only. Melody Maker's All-Stars - March 7th, 1955 (Esquire EP56) Gershwin Ballad Medley: (Summertime/Someone To Watch Over Me/Love Walked In/Embraceable You). Johnny Dankworth Quartet (Live, Club XI concert) - April 9th, 1949 (Esquire) Bremavin/Night in Tunisia. Alan Branscombe & Friends - November 7th/8th, 1968 (Swingin' on the sound stage- vol 1 Esquire S332) On Green Dolphin Street. Alan Branscombe & Friends - November 7th/8th, 1968 (Swingin' on the sound stage- vol 2 Esquire S342) Weaver Of Dreams. Jimmy Deuchar Quartet - April 20th, 1954 (Esquire EP53) Close As Pages In A Book. Keith Christie Quartet - July 26, 1955 (Esquire 20-047) Cottontail. Alan Dean and the All Star Sextet - cMay, 1948 (Esquire) Oop-pop-a-da. (Total playing time: 66.26) HB030 - Spike Robinson - The Guv'nor (Esquire ESQ318) Two sessions from 1951 that were recorded before Robinson returned to the US and a thirty year exile from professional music. The recording quality on these early Esquire's was not very good and the CD has been transferred from a used record. Bearing this in mind the quality is not unreasonable... Tommy Pollard's Downbeat Five - April 18th, 1951 (Esquire S318 (all titles)) Spike Robinson (as), Tommy Pollard (p), Victor Feldman (vib), Lennie Bush (b), Tony Crombie (d). East Of The Sun (2 takes)/Just Friends (2 takes)/Lover Come Back To Me (2 takes)/The Way You Look Tonight (2 takes). Spike Robinson with the Ronnie Ball Trio - July 7th, 1951 (Esquire S318 (all titles)) Spike Robinson (as), Ronnie Ball (p), Sammy Stokes (b), Victor Feldman (d). Blue Bird (2 takes)/The Guv'nor (2 takes)/Spike's Choice (2 takes)/Spike's Delight (2 takes). (Total playing time: 52.05) HB001 - Presenting the Ronnie Scott Sextet (Philips BBL 7153) The record was made two years after the demise of Ronnie Scott's memorable nine piece band which had included both Jimmy Deuchar and Derek Humble. Both of them had been working in Germany in Kurt Edelhagen's big band for several years. Jimmy had been doing a lot of arranging and composing and not a lot of playing and for this session he collected and arranged all titles as well as writing four of them.... Ronnie Scott Sextet - January 9th & 10th, 1957 (Philips) Ronnie Scott (ts), Derek Humble (as), Jimmy Deuchar (tp), Stan Tracey/Norman Stenfalt (p), Kenny Napper (b), Phil Seamen (d). Bass House/You Leave Me Breathless/Squeeze Me/It Don't Mean A Thing/Give Me The Simple Life/Polka Dots And Moonbeams/All This And Heaven Too/This Can't Be Love/Phil's Tune/IPA Special/Avalon/Pittsburgh Opener. (Total playing time: 39.39) HB002 - Tommy Whittle - Waxing with Whittle Volume 1 (Esquire ESQ (S) 305) This CD contains Volume 1 of Tommy Whittle's studio recordings for Esquire from April 1953 to August 1954.... Tommy Whittle with the Tony Kinsey Trio - April 11th, 1953 (Esquire) Tommy Whittle (ts), Dill Jones (p), Stan Wasser (b), Tony Kinsey (d). I'm Beginning To See The Light/I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me/Deep Purple/Waxing With Whittle. Tommy Whittle with The Tony Kinsey Trio March 12th,1954 (Esquire) Tommy Whittle (ts), Dill Jones (p), Sammy Stokes (b), Tony Kinsey (d). Symphony/Deed I do. April 7th, 1954 (Esquire) Zoot's Suite/Frenesi/I Can't Get Started/Deed I Do. Tommy Whittle Quintet - August 17th, 1954 (Esquire) Tommy Whittle (ts), Harry Klein (bs), Dill Jones (p), Joe Muddel (b), Eddie Taylor (d). Martini/Zythum/Yesterdays/Debut. (Total playing time: 47.33) HB003 - Jimmy Deuchar Quartets - Thou Swell (Esquire ESQ (S) 330) This CD contains the entire Jimmy Deuchar Quartet output for Esquire. The various quartets were never working groups, but studio gatherings featuring the best musicians of the time and feature Jimmy's individual brand of improvisation on twelve standards and one jazz original... Jimmy Deuchar Quartet - April 20th, 1954 (Esquire) Jimmy Deuchar (tp), Victor Feldman (p), Sammy Stokes (b), Tony Kinsey (d). They Can't Take That Away From Me/Close As Pages In A Book/The Folks Who Live On The Hill/Thou Swell. Jimmy Deuchar Quartet - November 12th, 1954 (Esquire) Jimmy Deuchar (tp), Alan Clare (p), Pete Blannin (b), Tony Kinsey (d). Why Do I Love You/The Things We Did Last Summer/This Can't Be Love/Just One Of Those Things. Jimmy Deuchar Quartet - October 4th, 1955 (Esquire 20-059) Jimmy Deuchar (tp), Terry Shannon (p), Lennie Bush (b), Tony Crombie (d). Dance Little Lady/Dancing In The Dark/Dancing On The Ceiling/Dance Of The Infidels. (Total playing time: 54.37) HB014 - Tommy Whittle - Waxing with Whittle Volume 2 (Esquire ESQ (S) 334) This CD contains volume 2 of Tommy Whittle's studio recordings for Esquire from December, 1954 to August, 1955... Tommy Whittle Quintet - December 1st, 1954 (Esquire) Tommy Whittle (ts), Harry Klein (bs), Dill Jones (p), Joe Muddel (b), Eddie Taylor (d). Archer's Treat/Pyramid/Willow Weep For Me/Crazy Rhythm. Tommy Whittle Quintet - March 22nd, 1955 (Esquire) Tommy Whittle (ts), Harry Klein (bs), Dill Jones (p), Joe Muddel (b), Eddie Taylor (d). Ten-bar Gait/The Finisher/Someone To Watch Over Me/Harry's Blues. Tommy Whittle Quintet - August 4th, 1955 (Esquire) Tommy Whittle (ts), Harry Klein (bs), Dill Jones (p), Dave Willis (b), Eddie Taylor (d). Flamingo/Ghost Of A chance/I'll Remember April/You've Done Something To My Heart/Stars Fell On Alabama. (Total playing time: 59.21) HB019 - Ronnie Scott - Battle Royal, Studio Recordings Volume 2 (Esquire ESQ 311) This CD contains volume 2 of Ronnie Scott's for Esquire including his collaboration with Kenny Graham and his Quintet with Harry Klein. Many of these tracks are available on various compilation CDs... Ronnie Scott & Kenny Graham - December 3rd, 1951 (Esquire) Ronnie Scott (ts), Kenny Graham (ts), Victor Feldman (vib), Ralph Sharon (p), Lennie Bush (b), Tony Crombie (d), plus other rhythm. Not So Fast/Battle Royal/Fast/Twin Beds. Ronnie Scott Quintet - September 16th, 1952 (Esquire) Ronnie Scott (ts), Pete King (ts), Dill Jones (p), Lennie Bush (b), Tony Crombie (d). Smoke Gets In Your Eyes/Scott's Expedition/Avalon/Love Me Or Leave Me. Ronnie Scott Quintet - December 13th, 1952 (Esquire 20.006) Ronnie Scott (ts), Harry Klein (bs), Norman Stenfalt (p), Lennie Bush (b), Tony Crombie (d). Nemo/Troubled Air/Eureka/Seven Eleven/All The Things You Are. (Total playing time: 51.57) HB020 - Tommy Whittle Quartet - Why Not? (Jam 648) An LP that has never been issued on CD... Tommy Whittle Quartet - 1977 (Jam 648 - Why Not?) Tommy Whittle (ts), Tony Lee (p), Tony Archer (b), Martin Drew (d). Jingles/Why Not/But Beautiful/Know It All/Emily/Bullseye/Watch What Happens/Funk In A Deep Freeze. (Total playing time: 45.24) HB021 - Vic Lewis and his Orchestra in Concert (Hep 20) A live recording made at the City Hall in Sheffield in 1954 featuring a very young Tubby Hayes. This LP has never been issued in its entirety on CD although a number of titles featuring Tubby have. The overall recording quality is pretty poor... Vic Lewis and his Orchestra - January 23rd, 1954 (Hep 20) Dave Loban, Ronnie Baker, Dave Power, Colin Wright (tp), Laurie Franklin, John Watson, Jack Botterill, Alec Gould (tb), Ronnie Chamberlain (as,cl,sop), Bernard Allen (as), Les Wigfield (ts), Tubby Hayes (ts,bs), Brian Rodgerson (bs), Don Riddle (p), Dave Willis (b), Kenny Hollick (d), Vic Lewis (dir). Bill's Blues*/Harlem Nocturne/Jolly Rogers/Moonlight In Vermont/Too Marvellous For Words* (Tubby Hayes + rhythm only)/Bweebida Bobbida*/Peanut Vendor*/Feerless Fosdick/Sextet*/Jump For Joe/The Creep*/Walkin' Shoes*/Limelight*/ Bark For Barksdale*/Intermission Riff*. (*Proper Records 4CD Box set - Tubby Hayes - The Little Giant) (Total playing time: 46.55) HB025 - Kenny Graham's Afro-Cubists (Esquire 308) Kenny Graham's recordings for Esquire from February, 1951 to October, 1952 plus two titles from February, 1953. None of these recordings are commercially available on CD. The overall recording quality is non hi-fi... Kenny Graham's Afro-Cubists - February 10th, 1951 (Esquire) Jo Hunter (tp), Kenny Graham (ts), Jack Honeybourne (p), Roy Plummer (g), Cliff Ball (b), Dickie Devere (d) + maracas, conga and bongo. Mango Walk*#/Pina Colada*#. (*Charly/Esquire 4 CD box set - bebop IN BRITAIN - issued in 1991 currently only available second hand...) (#Hallmark CD - Basement Bop - British jazz in the 1950s) Kenny Graham's Afro-Cubists - June 4th, 1951 (Esquire) Jo Hunter (tp), Kenny Graham (ts), Ralph Dollimore (p), Roy Plummer (g), Cliff Ball (b), Dickie Devere (d) + maracas and cnga. Chloe*/Over The Rainbow*/Skylon*/Dome Of Discovery*. (*Charly/Esquire 4 CD box set - bebop IN BRITAIN - issued in 1991 currently only available second hand...) Kenny Graham's Afro-Cubists - February 13th, 1952 (Esquire) Jo Hunter (tp), Kenny Graham (ts), Ralph Dollimore (p), Roy Plummer (g), Stan Wasser (b), Don Lawson (d) + maracas, conga and bongo. Mike Fright/Pip Squeak/Kenny's Jig/Cuban Canon. Kenny Graham's Afro-Cubists - October 8th, 1952 (Esquire) Terry Brown (tp), Kenny Graham (ts), Ralph Dollimore (p), Bruce Swain (b), Dicky Devere (d) + maracas, conga and bongo. Boom/Barbados/All The King's Horses/Peanut Vendor. Kenny Graham's Afro-Cubists - February 5th, 1953 (Esquire) Jo Hunter (tp), Kenny Graham , Derek Humble, Joe Temperley, Bertie King (ts), Oscar Birch (bs), Ralph Dollimore (p), Sammy Stokes (b), Phil Seamen (d) + conga. I'll Remember April/Jump For Joe. (Total playing time: 48.53) HBC01 - Jimmy Skidmore & Friends - Skid Marks (Silverline (E)DJSL026) An LP that has never been issued on CD... Jimmy Skidmore & Friends - 1972 (Silverline) Jimmy Skidmore (ts), Will Garnett (as,ts), Ronnie Ross (bs), Alan Branscombe (p), Pete Chapman (b), Bill Eyden (d). Skid Row/Polka Dots And Moonbeams/This Can't Be Love/Body And Soul/Good Queen Bess/Beneath The Sun/I Fall In Love Too Easily/Out Of Nowhere. (Total playing time: ??.??) | |