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October 2009 - Jeffrey Kruger founded the Ember record label in 1960. Many of Britain’s modern jazz pioneers, who drew capacity crowds at Kruger's Flamingo club, went on to record for the label. Fantastic Voyage have produced a compilation 2CD set titled Ember Jazz - The Flamingo Connection featuring a selection of tracks from those albums, several on CD for the first time. The collection includes comprehensive and authoritative notes. Artists include Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott, Annie Ross, Tony Kinsey, Bill LeSage, Carmen McRae, Don Rendell, Tony Crombie, Ronnie Ross, Tommy Whittle, The Jazz Couriers, Vic Lewis, Eddie Thompson and many more. The two CD set contains 36 tracks and some are available for the first time on CD. October 2009 - Phil Seamen was arguably the greatest jazz drummer Europe has ever produced, with a wonderful feel for time, a true personality with a recognisable sound and approach. A legend in his own lifetime, he died in 1972. A new compilation CD by SWP Records titled The Late Great Phil Seamen features highlights of his playing in a salute that is long overdue. He is featured in bands led by Jack Parnell, Victor Feldman, Joe Harriott, Dizzy Reece, Stan Tracey, Jimmy Witherspoon, Kenny Graham, Harold McNair, Ronnie Scott and Tony Coe. The tracks are from between 1953 and 1972, and come with a 24-page booklet, the first comprehensive history and expert evaluation of this extraordinary musician. Some of the tracks are available for the first time on CD. Track Listing: I Started Playing The…/Times Getting Tougher/Tangerine/Free/Tonal/Abstract/Big Top/ Kick Off/Main Title (Nowhere To Go)/The Escape/Question And Answer/Boo-Bah/One Four/Five Four/Haitian Ritual/ Seamen’s Mission/Formation/Bongo Chant/Reza. October 2009 - In the early 1950s Ronnie Ball was one of Britain's best young jazz pianists. Inspired by the playing of Lennie Tristano he moved to New York in 1953 and disappeared from view as far as the UK was concerned. However during the period March, 1958 to January, 1960 he worked with the Gene Krupa Quartet and tracks from three live recording dates 1960 have been released in the UK on a Mr Music label CD titled Live from the London House (1958 - 60). The quartet for all dates is listed as Eddie Wasserman (fl,cl,ts), Ronnie Ball (p), Jimmy Garrison (b), Gene Krupa (d). However, Lord's Jazz Discography indicates that Ball plays only on the titles indicated*. The other tracks are by different quartets. Titles are: Three Little Words*/But Not For Me*/High Falutin'*/Indiana*/Tenderley*/Perdido/Flying Home/Yesterdays/There Will Never Be Another You/Memories Of You/Theme (Sultry Serenade)/I Never Knew/Poor Butterfly/More Perdido. August 2009 - A new and welcome release from the Spotlite label by the veteran tenor sax player Tommy Whittle. He is joined by top trombone player Mark Nightingale who will be familiar to many for his work with the BBC Big Band. Tommy Whittle / Mark Nightingale Quintet - 2009 (Spotlite CD - The Tenor Connection) Tommy Whittle (ts), Mark Nightingale (tb), Richard Busiakiewicz, Jim Richardson (b), Bobby Worth (d). Crazy Rhythm/A Lady's Vanity/Old Reliable/The Things We Did Last Summer/Waltz For Barbara/Three O'Clock In The Morning/In The Clear/Too Close For Comfort/Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps/In Lester's Scrapbook/Bo Bi My Boy/Trotting/Sweet And Lovely*. May 2009 - This is a new Eddie Thompson Trio release from Hep Records, recorded live at the Bestwood Hotel in May 1982. Eddie Thompson Trio - recorded at the Bestwood Hotel, May 24th, 1982 (The 1982 Concert - Hep 2094) Eddie Thompson (p), Len Skeat (b), Jim Hall (d). The Breeze And I*/Pennies From Heaven*/Drop Me Off In Harlem*/I Want To Be Happy*/Shadow Of Your Smile*/Moten Swing* (piano only)/Autumn Leaves* (piano only)/C Jam Blues*/I Got Lost In His Arms*. February 2009 - A Jazz Track CD titled "Annie Ross sings a song with Mulligan" that contains the classic 1956 album "Annie by candlelight" in which she is accompanied by the Tony Crombie Quartet and the 1957/58 recordings with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet featuring Chet Baker or Art Farmer on trumpet. Annie Ross acc by Tony Crombie Quartet - August 27th, 1956 (Annie by candlelight - Nixa NJT504) Annie Ross (vcl), Bob Burns (cl), Tony Crombie (p), Roy Plummer (g), Lennie Bush (b). Gipsy In My Soul/I Love Paris/I Didn't Know About You/The Lady's In Love With You/'Taint What You Do/Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying/Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea/Don't Worry 'Bout Me. Annie Ross acc by Tony Crombie Quartet - August 28th, 1956 (Nocturne for vocalist - Nixa NJE1035) Personnel as August 27th. Skylark*. In 1957 Annie recorded 11 titles with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker in New York, moving down to Los Angeles in 1958 to record five titles with Mulligan again with Art Farmer on trumpet. These are all included on this CD. December 2008 - A 2CD set on Stan Tracey's reSteamed label issuing two LPs by Stan's octet, The Bracknell collection and the Salisbury Suite, for the first time on CD. The CD is titled "Early works"... Stan Tracey Octet - November 29th, 1976 live at "100 Club" (The Bracknell collection - Steam SJ103) Harry Beckett (tp,flhrn), Malcolm Griffiths (tb), Art Themen (sop,ts), Peter King (as), Don Weller (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Dave Green (b), Brian Spring (d), Donald Houston (narr). Cuddly*/Agitato Sympatico*/Fraggie Bar Waltz*/Timespring*. (Four other titles recorded remain unissued: A Jam/Spectrum No 1/Spectrum No 2/Spectrum No 3). Stan Tracey Octet - February 25th, 1978 live at "Royal Festival Hall" - (The Salisbury Suite - Steam SJ105) Harry Beckett (tp,flhrn), Malcolm Griffiths (tb), Art Themen (sop,ts), Jeff Daly (as), Don Weller (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Dave Green (b), Brian Spring (d). Peg Leg Bates*/Ballad for St.Ed*/Miff*. (*ReSteamed CD - Early works) October 2008 - A re-issue of an Ember LP from 1961 on the Acrobat label. Some titles have previously been available on the Ember "Tubby Hayes - Portrait" CD... Tony Kinsey Quintet - September, 1961 (An evening with the Tony Kinsey Quintet - Ember EMB3337) Tubby Hayes (ts, fl), Jimmy Deuchar (tp), Bill Le Sage (p,vib), Lennie Bush (b), Tony Kinsey (d). Weber The Great*#/Girl In Blue#/World Of Blues#/Bassman*#/Beathaven*#/What A Gas*#/Runnymede Groove*#/Portrait*#. (*Ember CD - Tubby Hayes - Portrait) (#Acrobat - An evening with Tony Kinsey - "Mr. Percussion") October 2008 - A re-issue of a Warner Bros LP Solid Bond recorded in 1963 and 1966 on a Rhino label CD... Graham Bond Organisation - June, 1963 (Solid Bond - Warner Bros 2555) Dick Heckstall-Smith (as,sop), Graham Bond (org,pno,as,vcl), John McLaughlin (g), Jack Bruce (b), Ginger Baker (d). The Grass Is Greener/Doxy/Ho Ho Country Kicking Blues. Graham Bond Organisation - 1966 (Solid Bond - Warner Bros 2555) Dick Heckstall-Smith (as,sop), Graham Bond (org,pno,as,vcl), Jon Hiseman (d). Green Onions/Springtime In The City/Can't Stand It/Only Sixteen/Last Night/Long Legged Baby/Walkin' In The Park/It's Not Goodbye/Neighbour, Neighbour. August 2008 - Ronnie Scott's Jazz House CD label have re-issued a number of their classic albums from the mid 1960s, all recorded live at Ronnie Scott's club. They have been re-issued at lower prices, some as low as £6 depending where you buy them. The list is available on the Crazy Jazz website (http://www.crazyjazz.co.uk/index.html) They include: Autumn Leaves - Don Byas Quartet with Stan Tracey (1965) / Three Little Words - Benny Golson Quartet with Stan Tracey (1965) / Night & Day - Tubby Hayes and Jimmy Deuchar (1963-66) / Body and Soul - Wes Montgomery with Stan Tracey (1965) / There and Back - Dick Morrissey Quartet (1965/65) / Double Event - Ronnie Scott (1963-65 and 1990) / Roarin' - Jack Sharpe Big Band (1989) / Sonny's Blues - Sonny Stitt and Dick Morrissey (1964) / Laughin' and Scratchin' - Stan Tracey (1965). Full details of all these CDs are listed on this website. This session has never before been available before in any format. It is issued on Tracey's own reSteamed label... Stan Tracey & Ben Webster - January, 1968 live at Ronnie Scott's (Soho Nights Vol 1 - reSteamed) Ben Webster (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Dave Green (b), Tony Crombie (d). Come Sunday*/Sunday*/Londonderry Air (two takes)*/.For All We Know*/In A Mellotone*/The Jeep Is Jumpin'*/What Am I Here For*/The Theme*. A re-issue on the Acrobat label of two popular LPs from the late 1950s... "Ronnie Ross Quintet - "Stompin'" and the "Jazzmakers" Re- issue of a Parlophone LP "Stompin'" from 1958 with Bert Courtley and Eddie Harvey and most of the only LP by the Jazzmakers, which Ross co-led with Allan Ganley, recorded in the US in 1959. musicians and titles details This is a first issue of previously unissued recordings. The CD contains three long titles, one last for nearly thirty minutes and the whole disc is a tour-de force for Tubby. The recording quality is not up to modern standards, and the CD is expensive... Tubby Hayes Quartet - 1965 (Ronnie Scott Club) Tubby Hayes (ts), Terry Shannon (p), Jeff Clyne (b), Benny Goodman (d). Mini Minor*/Alone Together*/Sometime Ago*. (*Tentoten CD - Intensity) |