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| Esquire/ Charly | "Bebop in Britain" Anybody interested in the birth of bop in Britain must obtain the classic 4 CD set of early Esquire records re-issued in 1991. Sadly, this has been deleted for years but comes up for sale second-hand from time to time and at the time of writing (January 2007) is available at a knockdown price from Crazy Jazz a jazz cd mail order company. The set is 85 tracks of pure nostalgia... The titles are all classic Esquire records up to 1951. All title details and personnels are included in the discographies of the featured artists and bands who are:Johnny Dankworth, Ronnie Scott, Victor Feldman, Tito Burns Sextet, Norman Burns, Vic Lewis Orchestra, Kenny Graham's Afro-Cubists, Alan Dean's Beboppers, All Star Sextet, and Ralph Sharon... Sepia | "Johnny Dankworth - The Vintage Years 1953 - 1959" | The John Dankworth Big Band from 1953 to 1959. Details in the Johnny Dankworth discography... Roulette | "Johnny Dankworth - The Roulette years" | The Johnny Dankworth Orchestra from 1959 to 1963. Details in the Johnny Dankworth discography... Hallmark | "Basement Bop - British jazz in the 1950s" | An interesting 2 CD set of Esquire recordings from 1948 through to 1955. Track details are available from the discographies of Melody Maker's All Stars, Tommy Whittle, Ronnie Scott, Kenny Graham, Johnny Dankworth, Victor Feldman, All Star Sextet, and Jimmy Deuchar... Harry Hayes | Musicals "Harry Hayes Band - Vol 1 and 2" | An extremely rare 2 CD set covering the Hayes band up to 1947. The Hayes band of this period is reckoned to have played the first bebop type music to be heard in London. The band included Tommy Whittle, Aubrey Frank and George Shearing as well as Harry Hayes himself. I do not have track details... Redial / Universal | Tubby Hayes Quintet - "Down in the Village" | with Jimmy Deuchar (tpt) and Gordon Beck (pno) recorded 1962. Redial / Universal | Tubby Hayes Quintet - "Late Spot at Scott's" | with Jimmy Deuchar (tpt) and Gordon Beck (pno) recorded 1962. Redial | Ronnie Scott - "The Night is Scott and Your So Swingable" | An odd CD recorded in the mid 1960s. Six titles are by Ronnie's quartet that includes Stan Tracey and/or Ernest Ranglin, Rick Laird and Bill Eyden and four titles feature Ronnie with added strings. Renaissance | Tony Crombie - "Atmosphere" | An eight piece band - "Tony Crombie and his men". The men include Tubby Hayes, Les Condon, Ronnie Scott, Norman Stenfalt and others. Tubby Hayes is featured on most tracks. Redial | Dick Morrissey - "It's Morrissey man" | Dick Morrissey's first quartet LP recorded in 1961. The CD was released in 1998. |