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54/1
Personnel: Jo Hunter [1 2 7 10], Jimmy Deuchar [1 2 4 5 9] (trumpets),
Keith Christie [1 2 3] (trombone), Don Rendell [out 5 10],
Jimmy Skidmore [1 2 7 10], Ronnie Ross [6] (tenor saxophones),
Ralph Dollimore [1 4 5], Derek Smith [2 3 6], Dill Jones [7 8 9 10] (pianos),
Johnny Hawksworth [1 2 3 9], Sammy Stokes [4 5 6 7 8 10] (basses),
Allan Ganley [1 9], Phil Seamen [out 1 9] (drums).
Date: January 12 1954
Venue: London
Label: Vogue LD050 and Jasmine JASCD619
Album Title: Music in the Making
1. Icefall (Ralph Dollimore) (7:15)
2. Straw Thatch (Ralph Dollimore) (6:58)
3. I'm Beginning to See the Light (Duke Ellington/Don George/
Johnny Hodges/Harry James) (5:29)
4. A Mountain Sunset (Chevalier) (5:44)
5. Where or When (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart) (6:08)
6. Best Keller (Don Rendell) (3:26)
7. Presque Cuban (Boland) (3:38)
8. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You (Bing Crosby) (7:21)
9. Coraline (Francy Boland) (5:14)
10. Blue Lou (Irving Mills) (unissued)
Note: The title of 6 is stated as Best Koller on the Jasmine CD
but the correct title Best Keller has been confirmed by the composer
himself. It is named after the Keller Club in Frankfurt, Germany.
54/2
Personnel: Don Rendell [1 2 3 4], Ronnie Ross [1 2 3 4],
Tommy Whittle [5 6] (tenor saxophones),
Derek Smith [1 2 3 4], Dill Jones [5 6] (pianos),
Jack Fallon [1 2 3 4], Sammy Stokes [5 6] (basses),
Lennie Hastings [1 2 3 4], Tony Kinsey [5 6] (drums).
Leaders: Derek Smith [1 2 3 4], Tony Kinsey [5 6]
Date: February 28 1954
Venue: Royal Festival Hall, London
Label: Esquire 32 004
Album Title: National Jazz Federation Modern Jazz Concert Volume 1
1. Best Keller (Don Rendell) (6:18)
2. China Mina (Ronnie Ross) (4:45)
3. Hearsay (Don Rendell) (4:48)
4. Minor Tor (Don Rendell) (4:58)
5. Zoot's Suite (Bill Holman) (8:14))
6. Dood I Dee (Ad Lib) (9:43)
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54/3
Personnel: Dickie Hawdon (trumpet, flugelhorn [2 3 9]),
Don Rendell (tenor saxophone),
Ronnie Ross (tenor saxophone [1 2 3 4], baritone saxophone),
Damian Robinson (piano),
Ashley Kozak [1 2 3 4], Pete Elderfield [5 6 7 8 9] (basses),
Derek Hogg [1 2 3 4], Don Lawson [5 6 7 8 9] (drums).
Leader: Don Rendell
Date: June 9 1954, February 22 1955
Venue: London
Label: Tempo EXA16, A112, EXA12, A108
Album Title: Don Rendell Sextet
1. Cool June (unissued)
2. My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Cole Porter) (2:47)
3. Little Boy Green (Don Rendell) (3:16)
4. Jerry the Joker (unissued)
5. Sinbad the Tailor (Johnny Mandell) (3:17)
6. Didn't We (Oscar Hammerstein II/Richard Rodgers) (3:04)
7. Muskrat Ramble (Ray Gilbert) (3:18)
8. Thames Walk (Dickie Hawdon) (2:52)
9. Dance of the Ooblies (Damian Robinson) (3:43)
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54/4
Personnel: Dave Usden [5 6 7], Dizzy Reece [8 9 10 11],
Les Condon [8 10 11] (trumpets), Dickie Hawdon [1 2 4] (flugelhorn),
Don Rendell [1 2 4], Keith Barr [5 6 7], Roy Sidwell [5 6 7],
Joe Temperley [8 9 10 11], Sammy Walker [8 10 11] (tenor saxophones),
Ronnie Ross [1 2 4], Don Cooper [5 6 7],
Lennie Dawes [8 10 11] (baritone saxophones),
Damian Robinson [1 2 3 4], Ken Moule [5 6 7],
Harry South [8 9 10 11] (pianos),
Pete Elderfield [1 2 3 4], Arthur Watts [5 6 7],
Ashley Kozak [8 9 10 11] (basses),
Benny Goodman [1 2 3 4], Lennie Breslow [5 6 7],
Tony Crombie [8 9 10 11] (drums),
Bobby Breen [8] (percussion).
Leaders: Don Rendell, Ken Moule, Tony Crombie
Date: October 1954
Venue: Royal Festival Hall, London
Label: Decca LK 4087 and Jasmine JASCD 627
Album Title: Modern Jazz at the Royal Festival Hall October 1954
1. My Honey's Lovin' Arms (Joseph Meyer/Harry Ruby) (4:05)
2. Give Me the Simple Life (Rube Bloom/Harry Ruby) (6:43)
3. Chelsea Bridge (Billy Strayhorn) (2:52)
4. Roomin' with Moomin' (Damian Robinson ) (3:31)
5. Hallelujah (Vincent Youmans) (2:48)
6. I'm Beginning to See the Light (Duke Ellington/Don George/
Johnny Hodges/Harry James) (2:23)
7. Waterloo Bridge (Ken Moule) (4:08)
8. Good Bait (Tadd Dameron) (3:29)
9. Ahmed (Dizzy Reece) (4:13)
10. Compos Mentis (Tony Crombie) (3:06)
11. Down Under (Dizzy Gillespie) (3:57)
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55/1
Personnel: Jimmy Deuchar, Les Condon (trumpets),
Ken Wray (trombone), Derek Humble (alto saxophone),
Don Rendell, Al Cornish (tenor saxophones),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Damian Robinson (piano),
Lennie Bush (bass), Tony Crombie (drums),
Annie Ross [1 2 3 4 5 11 13] (vocal).
Leader: Tony Crombie
Dates: March 13, 31, May 17, July 7, September 9 and September 1955
Venue: London
Label: Decca DFE6281, F10514, 10620, F10547 [6 7], F10592 [9 10],
F10637 [11 13]
Album Titles: Tony Crombie and his Orchestra,
Presenting Tony Crombie Vol 2 (EP)
1. Baby Mine
2. The Fish
3. Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean
(Herbert J Lance/Charlie Singleton/John Wallace)
4. Only You (And You Alone) (Buck Ram/Andre Ram)
5. Cry Me a River (Arthur Hamilton)
6. Flying Home (Benny Goodman)
7. Early One Morning (Traditional)
8. Tiptoe through the Tulips (Joe Burke/Al Dubin)
9. Flying Hickory
10. String of Pearls (Edde DeLange/Jerry Gray)
11. I Want You to be My Baby (Jon Hendricks)
12. Hawkeye (unissued)
13. Three Little Words (Bert Kalmar/Harry Ruby)
55/2
Personnel: Don Rendell (tenor saxophone),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Damian Robinson (piano),
Sammy Stokes (bass), Benny Goodman (drums).
Leader: Don Rendell
Date: May 16 1955
Venue: London
Label: Tempo EXA20
Album Title: The Don Rendell Quintet
1. The Griffin (Don Rendell) (2:51)
2. Cool Sparks (Don Rendell) (3:27)
3. Carolet (Damian Robinson) (4:03)
4. Some of Us (Don Rendell) (2:52)
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55/3
Personnel: Joe Harriott [7 9 10] (alto saxophone),
Ronnie Ross [out 7 9 10] (baritone saxophone),
Bill le Sage (piano), Eric Dawson (bass), Tony Kinsey (drums).
Leader: Tony Kinsey
Dates: August 3 1955, October 18 1955, April 30 1956, May 28 1956
Venue: London
Labels: London LL1517, Harkit HRKCD 8212
Album Titles: Kinsey Rhythm, Fascinating Rhythm
1. Starboard Bow (Tony Kinsey) (2:52)
2. Body and Soul (Johnny Green/Andrew Eyton) (3:17)
3. Making Whoopee (Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn) (5:22)
4. Lullaby of the Leaves (Bernice Petkere/Joe Young) (3:19)
5. Hey There (Richard Adler/Jerry Ross) (2:53)
6. Close your Eyes (Bernice Petkere) (2:52)
7. Fascinating Rhythm (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin) (2:34)
8. A Smooth One (Benny Goodman/Charlie Christian/Stanley Smith) (3:04)
9. Harlem (Eddie Carroll) (6:48)
10. She's Funny that Way (Neil Moret/Richard Whiting) (3:02)
11. Ballet (Bill le Sage) (2:49)
12. Isolation (Bill le Sage) (3:04)
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55/4
Personnel: Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone),
Bill le Sage (piano, vibraphone [9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16]),
Dill Jones [9 10 11 12 13 14 16] (piano), Eric Dawson (bass),
Tony Kinsey (drums).
Leader: Tony Kinsey
Dates: August 3 1955, October 18 1955, February 20 1956,
April 30 1956, May 28 1956
Venue: London
Label: Decca F10606, DFE6285, 10648, 10725
Album Title: Presenting the Tony Kinsey Quartet
1. Close your Eyes (2:52)
2. Pierrot
3. Making Whoopee (Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn) (5:22)
4. I Never Knew (Egan/Marsh/Pitts)
5. Hey There (Richard Adler/Jerry Ross) (2:53)
6. Starboard Bow (Tony Kinsey) (2:52)
7. Ballet (Bill le Sage) (2:49)
8. Body and Soul (Johnny Green/Andrew Eyton) (3:17)
9. Stompin' at the Savoy
(Benny Goodman/Andy Razaf/Edgar Sampson/Chick Webb)
10. China Boy (Phil Boutelje/Dick Winfree)
11. Moonglow (Eddie DeLange/Will Hudson/Irving Mills)
12. One O'Clock Jump (Count Basie/Eddie Durham)
13. A Smooth One (Benny Goodman) (3:04)
14. In a Ditch (Bill le Sage) (3:04)
15. Isolation (3:04)
16. Lullaby of the Leaves (Bernice Petkere/Joe Young) (3:19)
55/5
Personnel: Eddie Blair (trumpet), Ken Wray (trombone),
Dougie Robinson (alto saxophone), Tommy Whittle (tenor saxophone),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Max Harris (piano),
Sammy Stokes (bass), Eddie Taylor (drums), Cleo Laine (vocal).
Leader: Cleo Laine
Date: December 13 1955
Venue: London
Label: Nixa NJE1010, PRT PYL6028
Album Titles: Cleo Laine Sings, The Unforgettable Cleo Laine
1. I'm Beginning to see the Light (Duke Ellington/Don George/
Johnny Hodges/Harry James) (2:58)
2. Jeepers Creepers (Johnny Mercer) (3:05)
3. I'm Putting all my Eggs in One Basket (Irving Berlin) (3:07)
4. Deep in a Dream (Jimmy Van Heusen) (3:26)
56/1
Personnel: Johnny Keating (conductor), Eddie Blair [1 5 6 7 10 11 12],
Bobby Pratt [6 12] (trumpets), George Chisholm [2 3], Maurice Pratt [2 3],
Don Lusher [2 3], Keith Christie [2 3], Jimmy Wilson [6 12] (trombones),
Ian Powell [6 12] (tuba), Ronnie Chamberlain [6 10 12] (alto saxophone),
Don Rendell [1 2 6 7 9 10 12], Tommy Whittle [6 9 12],
Bob Efford [5 11] (tenor saxophones),
Ronnie Ross [1 6 7 10 12] (baritone saxophone),
Jimmy Faulds [8] (flute and oboe), Henry McKenzie [8] (clarinet),
Ien Sanders [8] (cor anglais), Danny Moss [8] (bass clarinet),
Bill le Sage (vibraphone [2 4 5 8], piano [1 3 6 7 9 10 11 12]),
Damian Robinson [2 5] (piano), Johnny Hawksworth (bass),
Ronnie Verrill (drums), Dizzy Reece [12] (bongos).
Leader: Johnny Keating
Date: March 19, 20 1956
Venue: London
Label: Bally 12001 (USA) and Oriole f10708, 10709, EP7013, MG 20011.
Harkit HRKCD 8105
Album Titles: British Jazz The Johnny Keating All Stars,
English Jazz Johnny Keating and All Stars and
Spotlight on European Jazz Vol. 1 British.
1. Strictly for Kyx (Johnny Keating) (2:50)
2. Fair Diana (Harry Roberts) (2:38)
3. Quads Talk (Harry Roberts) (3:18)
4. Impromptu (Johnny Hawksworth) (2:55)
5. Ultraviolet (Johnny Keating) (2:23)
6. Gibraltar Rocks (Johnny Keating) (2:57)
7. Good Life (Bill le Sage) (2:50)
8. Snowface (Bill le Sage) (2:33)
9. Last Resort (Bill le Sage) (2:30)
10. Lazy (Bill le Sage) (3:50)
11. Eddie Blair's Picnic (Eddie Blair) (3:32)
12. Piccadilly Jumps (Ivor Mairants) (2:39)
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56/2
Personnel: Jimmy Deuchar (trumpet),
Derek Humble (alto saxophone, clarinet),
Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott (tenor saxophones),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone),
Stan Tracey (piano), Lennie Bush (bass),
Tony Crombie (drums).
Leader: Tony Crombie
Date: April 28 1956
Venue: London
Label: Tempo
Album Title: (unissued)
1. Wrong
2. Danny's Hideaway
3. Just as You Are
4. My Only Sin
5. Some Folks Do
6. I'd Love to Take You Home with Me Baby
56/3
Personnel: Don Rendell (tenor saxophone),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone),
Bill le Sage (piano, vibraphone [1 2]),
Pete Blannin (bass), Tony Kinsey (drums),
Rosemary Squires [3 4] (vocal).
Leader: Tony Kinsey
Date: October 18, 23 1956
Venue: London
Label: Decca F10851, F10812
Album Title: The Tony Kinsey Quintet
1. Mean to Me (Fred E. Ahlert/Roy Turk) (2:55)
2. Supper Party (2:34)
3. You Can't Run Away from It
4. Our Love is Here to Stay (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin)
56/4
Personnel: Don Rendell [out 6] (tenor saxophone),
Ronnie Ross [out 2 6] (baritone saxophone),
Bill le Sage (piano, vibraphone [6 7]),
Pete Blannin (bass), Tony Kinsey (drums).
Leader: Tony Kinsey
Date: November 8 1956, December 30 31 1956, January 18 1957
Venue: London
Label: Decca LK4186 and London LL1672
Album Title: Introducing the Tony Kinsey Quintet and Kinsey Comes On
1. Love for Sale (Cole Porter) (5:58)
2. In a Mellow Tone (Duke Ellington/Milt Gabler) (3:39)
3. No Name Flyer (Tony Kinsey) (6:32)
4. Cambridge Blue (Bill le Sage) (5:50)
5. Take the A Train (Billy Strayhorn) (6:17)
6. Nice Work if You Can Get It (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin) (3:47)
7. Sweet and Lovely (Gus Arnheim/Jules LeMare/Harry Tobias) (2:31)
8. You are Too Beautiful (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart) (3:07)
9. Caravan (Juan Tizol) (6:47)
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56/5
Personnel: Leon Calvert (trumpet), George Chisholm (trombone),
Dougie Robinson (alto saxophone), Don Rendell (tenor saxophone),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Ken Moule (piano),
Arthur Watts (bass), Allan Ganley (drums).
Leader: Ken Moule
Date: November 22 1956
Venue: London
Label: Decca DFE6455, Vocalion CDLK 4227
Album Title: Ken Moule Arranges For
1. Nice Work if You Can Get It (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin) (2:05)
2. Prelude to A Kiss (Duke Ellington/Irving Gordon/Irving Mills) (2:57)
3. Son of Ponckle (Ken Moule) (3:06)
4. Cobbly (Ken Moule) (3:31)
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56/6
Personnel: Leon Calvert (trumpet), George Chisholm (trombone),
Dougie Robinson (alto saxophone), Don Rendell (tenor saxophone),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Ken Moule (piano),
Arthur Watts (bass), Allan Ganley (drums).
Leader: Ken Moule
Date: December 6 1956, January 17 1957
Venue: London
Label: Decca LK4192, London LL1673, Vocalion CDLK 4227
Album Title: Ken Moule Arranges For
1. You've done Something to my Heart
(Andrew Eyton/Noel Gay/Grant) (4:12)
2. Making Whoopee (Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn) (5:24)
3. Lullaby of the Leaves (Bernice Petkere/Joe Young) (3:34)
4. The Tired Badger (Ken Moule) (4:28)
5. Cobbly (Ken Moule) (3:31)
6. Lulu's Back in Town (Al Dubin/Harry Warren) (3:05)
7. My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart) (5:21)
8. High Ratio (Ken Moule) (3:41)
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57/1
Personnel: Kenny Wheeler [1 2 3 4 5], Bert Courtley [6 7 8 9] (trumpets),
Eddie Harvey (valve trombone [8], piano [6 7 9]),
Ronnie Ross (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone [5 6 8]),
Don Rendell (tenor saxophone), Ken Moule [1 2 3 4 5] (piano),
Pete Blannin [1 2 3 4], Arthur Watts [5], Kenny Napper [6 7 8 9] (basses),
Don Lawson [1 2 3 4 5], Phil Seamen [6 7 8 9] (drums).
Leader: Don Rendell
Date: January 15, 18, 31 1957
Venue: London
Label: Nixa NJL7
Album Title: Don Rendell Presents the Jazz Six
1. Jack O'Lantern (Don Rendell) (4:28)
2. Will o' the Wisp (Don Rendell) (5:49)
3. I Saw Stars (Al Goodhart/Al Hoffman/Maurice Sigler) (4: 02)
4. Limehouse Blues (Philip Braham/Douglas Furber) (3:43)
5. Out of Nowhere (Johnny Green/Edward Heyman) (3:08)
6. Ignis Fatuus (Don Rendell) (6:43)
7. Star Eyes (Gene DePaul/Don Raye) (4:16)
8. I Know Why (Mack Gordon/Gordon Warren) (5:02)
9. Taking a Chance on Love
(Vernon Duke/Ted Fetter/John Latouche) (4:11)
57/2
Personnel: Bert Courtley [1 4 7 12], Dougie Roberts [3 9],
Dickie Hawden [10] (trumpets),
Ken Wray [1 4 7 12], Laurie Monk [10] (trombones),
John Dankworth (Virgil Nameless) [3 6 9 10] (alto saxophone),
Ronnie Ross [1 4 7 12] (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet [1 12]),
Bill Harrington [3 9 10] (tenor saxophone),
Alex Leslie [3 9] (baritone saxophone)
Maria Korchinska [1 4 7 12] (harp),
Dave Lee [1 2 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12] (piano),
Dave Goldberg [8] (guitar), Eric Dawson [1 4 6 7 8 10 12] (bass),
Kenny Clare [1 4 6 7 10 12] (drums), David McCullum [1 4 7 12],
Danny Levan[1 4 7 12], David Katz [1 4 7 12] (violins),
Kenneth Essex [1 4 7 12] (viola), Raymond Clark [1 4 7 12] (cello),
Cleo Laine (vocal).
Leader: Cleo Laine
Date: March 26 1957
Venue: London
Labels: MGM C 765, E3593, 2354026
DRG MRS 502
Album Titles: Meet Cleo Laine, She's the Tops,
Cleo Laine with the Johnny Dankworth Orchestra
1. The Lady Sings the Blues (William Engvick/Alec Wilder) (3:30)
2. Mean to Me (Fred E. Ahlert/Roy Turk) (2:39)
3. Mood Indigo (Barney Bigard/Duke Ellington/Irving Mills) (3:11)
4. I'll Get By (Fred E. Ahlert/Roy Turk) (2:42)
5. My One and Only Love (Robert Mellin/Guy Wood) (3:38)
6. Stormy Weather (Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler) (3:16)
7. Our Love is Here to Stay (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin) (3:10)
8. Early Autumn (Ralph Burns/Woody Herman/Johnny Mercer) (3:16)
9. St. Louis Blues (W. C. Handy) (3:34)
10. Tain't What You Do (It s the Way that Cha do It)
(Sy Oliver/James Young) (2:42)
11. Happiness is a Thing Called Joe
(Harold Arlen/E. Y. Yip Harburg) (3:40)
12. Hit the Road to Dreamland (Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer) (2:58)
57/3
Personnel: Johnny Keating (conductor), Bobby Pratt [1 2 4 8 9],
Tommy McQuater [1 2 9], Eddie Blair [out 6],
Duncan Campbell [1 2 9], Jimmy Deuchar [1 2 3 5 7 9] (trumpets),
Jock Bain [1 2 9], Jimmy Wilson [1 2 9], Wally Smith [1 2 9],
George Chisholm [1 2 4 6 9] (trombones),
Burt Harden [1 2 4 8 9] (tuba), George Hunter [1 2 4 8 9],
Ronnie Baker [1 2 3 5 7 9] (alto saxophones),
Tommy Whittle [out 6],
Duncan Lamont [1 2 4 6 8 9] (tenor saxophones),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Andy Dennits (piano),
Alan Metcalfe (guitar), Jack Seymour (bass), Bobby Orr (drums).
Leader: Johnny Keating
Date: April 29, 301957
Venue: London
Label: London LTZD15122 (UK) Dot DLP 3066 (USA)
Album Title: Swinging Scots
1. Hampden Roars (Johnny Keating) (3:40)
2. Down South Blues (Johnny Keating) (4:51)
3. Thistle Song (Johnny Keating) (3:51)
4. Headin' North (Johnny Keating) (7:51)
5. Tam o' Shanter (Johnny Keating) (4:38)
6. Double Scotch (Johnny Keating) (4:03)
7. Kiltie (Johnny Keating) (5:01)
8. Loch Ness Monster (Johnny Keating) (6:17)
9. Clachnacudan Canal (Johnny Keating) (5:49)
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57/4
Personnel: Humphrey Lyttelton, Bert Courtley [2 6 9] (trumpets),
Maurice Pratt [2 6 9], Ric Kennedy [2 6 9], Alec McGuiness [2 6 9],
John Picard [1 4 5 8] (trombones),
Tony Coe (alto saxophone [1 4 5 8], clarinet),
Ronnie Ross [2 6 9] (alto saxophone), Jimmy Skidmore [1 2 5 6 8 9],
Don Rendell [2 6 9], Kathy Stobart [4] (tenor saxophones],
Alex Leslie [2 6 9] (baritone saxophone),
Larry Saunders [3 7], Stan Farnsworth [3 7] (flutes),
Phil Goodie [3 7] (bass flute),
Ron Davey [2 6 9] (vibraphone), Ian Armit [1 2 4 5 6 8 9] (piano),
Denny Wright [3 7] (guitar), Brian Brocklehurst [1 2 4 5 6 8 9],
Jack Fallon [3 7] (basses), Eddie Taylor (drums),
John Blanchard [3 7] (marimba),
Jack McHardie [3 7] (bongos), Sidney Rich [3 7] (timbales).
Leader: Humphrey Lyttelton
Date: September 5 1957
Venue: London
Label: Decca LK4276, Eclipse ECM 2009, ECS 2009 and London LL 3101
Album Title: I Play as I Please
1. Skid Row (Jimmy Skidmore) (6:41)
2. Manhattan (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart) (3:11)
3. La Paloma (Sebastian Yradier) (3:05)
4. Going Out the Back Way (Johnny Hodges) (7:04)
5. Mezzrow (Humphrey Lyttelton) (4:11)
6. Singin' the Blues
(Con Conrad/Sam M. Lewis/J. Russel Robinson/Joe Young) (3:05)
7. Bodega (Humphrey Lyttelton) (2:40)
8. Looking for Turner (Humphrey Lyttelton) (6:47)
9. Sweethearts on Parade (Carmen Lombardo/Charles Newman) (3:13)
57/5
Personnel: Bert Courtley (trumpet),
Eddie Harvey (valve trombone [1 2 3 4], piano [2 3]),
Ronnie Ross (alto saxophone [2 3], baritone saxophone [1 4]),
Don Rendell (tenor saxophone), Kenny Napper (bass),
Phil Seamen (drums).
Leader: Don Rendell
Date: September 24 1957
Venue: London
Label: Nixa NJE1044, NJT509, NJT518
Album Title: Doggin' Around (1 2 3) and All the Winners (4)
1. Rambo (Count Basie) (6:13)
2. Doggin' Around (Edgar Battle/Herschel Evans) (3:36)
3. Salamander Stroll (Don Rendell) (3:22)
4. Rush Job (Eddie Harvey) (3:09)
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57/6
Personnel: Dave Lindup (conductor), Derrick Abbott, Stan Palmer,
Bob Carson, Colin Wright, Dickie Hawdon (trumpets),
Tony Russell, Danny Elwood, Jack Botterill, Garry Brown,
Laurie Monk (trombones), Ronnie Ross (alto saxophone, clarinet),
Danny Moss (tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet),
Alex Leslie (baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet), Johnny Scott (flute),
Roy Willox (clarinet), Unknown (vibraphone), Dave Lee (piano),
Maria Korchinska (harp), Eric Dawson (bass), Kenny Clare (drums),
Cleo Laine (vocal), David McCullum [2 4 8 10], David Katz [2 4 8 10],
Jack Rothstein [2 4 8 10] (violins), Patric Ireland [2 4 8 10] (viola),
Bram Martin [2 4 8 10] (cello).
Leaders: Cleo Laine, Dave Lindup
Date: October 24, December 9 1957
Venue: London
Label: Nixa NPT19024 and Quintessence QJ 25401
Album Title: Cleo's Choice
1. Something's Gotta Give (Johnny Mercer) (4:04)
2. Unforgettable (Irving Gordon) (3:52)
3. All of You (Cole Porter) (2:28)
4. Too Late Now (Burton Lane/Alan Jay Lerner) (3:37)
5. I'll Remember April (Gene DePaul/Patricia Johnston/Don Raye) (2:36)
6. Hand Me Down Love (Duke Ellington/Carl Sigman) (3:02)
7. Teach Me Tonight (Sammy Kahn/Gene DePaul) (3:14)
8. Young at Heart (Carolyn Leigh/Johnny Richards) (3:44)
9. He Needs Me (Arthur Hamilton) (3:48)
10. Summer is A-comin' In (Marshall Barer/Alec Wilder) (2:35)
11. April in Paris (Veron Duke) (2:34)
12. They Were Right (John Dankworth) (2:29)
58/1
Personnel: Leon Calvert (trumpet), George Chisholm (trombone),
Dickie Hawdon [1 2 3 4] (tenor horn), Bob Edwards [1 2 3 4] (tuba),
Dougie Robinson (alto saxophone), Art Ellefson [5 6] (tenor saxophone),
Johnny Scott [1 2 7 8 9] (tenor saxophone, flute [1 2]),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Roy Willox [1 2],
Derek Grossmith [3 4] (flutes), Ken Moule (piano), Arthur Watts (bass),
Allan Ganley (drums).
Leader: Ken Moule
Date: January, February 1958
Venue: London
Label: Decca LK4261, Vocalion CDLK 4227
Album Title: Jazz at Toad Hall
1. Mr Toad (Kenny Graham) (6:10)
2. Messin' About an Boats (Kenny Graham) (4:29)
3. Mouse Carol (Kenny Graham) (6:32)
4. The Wind in the Willows (Kenny Graham) (4:42)
5. The Boy Friend (Sandy Wilson) (2:35)
6. Fishin' the Blues (Tony Kinsey) (5:35)
7. Poor Arthur (Ron Roullier) (3:33)
8. Will o' the Wisp (Don Rendell) (2:33)
9. Blue Grass (Ronnie Ross) (2:35)
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58/2
Personnel: John Lewis (conductor, piano),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Gerry Weinkopf (flute),
Percy Heath (bass), Connie Kay (drums),
Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra.
Leader: John Lewis
Date: February 20, 21 1958
Venue: Stuttgart, Germany
Label: RCA Victor LPM1742, PM42476, APM1-1069
Album Title: European Windows
1. Midsömmer (John Lewis) (9:46)
2. The Queen's Fancy (John Lewis) (4:20)
3. Cortege (John Lewis) (8:09)
4. Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West (John Lewis) (6:29)
5. England's Carol (7:03)
6. Three Windows (John Lewis) (7:05)
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58/3
Personnel: Bert Courtley (trumpet),
Eddie Harvey (valve trombone [1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10], piano [1 5 6 8 10]),
Ronnie Ross (alto saxophone [1 8], baritone saxophone),
Don Rendell (tenor saxophone), Pete Blannin (bass),
Andy White (drums).
Leader: Don Rendell
Date: March 13, 14 1958
Venue: London
Label: Decca LK4265, DFE6501, Vocalion 4284
Album Title: Playtime
1. It's Playtime (Don Rendell) (3:51)
2. Johnny Come Lately (Billy Strayhorn) (3:49)
3. Hit the Road to Dreamland (Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer) (4:44)
4. The Lady is a Tramp (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart) (5:11)
5. Packet of Blues (Bert Courtley) (5:38)
6. Dolly Mixture (Ronnie Ross) (4:24)
7. My Friend Tom (Don Rendell) (4:12)
8. This can't be Love (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart) (3:40)
9. By-pass (Eddie Harvey) (4:06)
10. Tickle Toe (Lester Young) (3:11)
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58/4
Personnel: Bert Courtley (trumpet, mellophone [4]),
Ronnie Ross (alto saxophone [8], baritone saxophone),
Eddie Harvey (valve trombone [1], piano), Pete Blannin (bass),
Andy White (drums).
Leader: Ronnie Ross
Date: May 2, June 7 1958
Venue: London
Labels: Parlephone PMC1079 and Ember 3323
Album Title: Double Event and Stompin' with the Ronnie Ross Quintet
1. Stompin' (Eddie Harvey) (5:25)
2. Lucky Bean (Ronnie Ross) (6:27)
3. Blue Grass (Ronnie Ross) (4:09)
4. Red Prune (Ronnie Ross) (3:54)
5. Blues for Terrasita (Bob Burns) (2:24)
6. Donation (Don Rendell) (3:08)
7. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Jerome Kern/Otto Harbach) (4:58)
8. T's and A's (Bert Courtley) (4:16)
9. The Serpent (Tubby Hayes) (3:42)
10. Slidin' (Harry South) (4:31)
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58/5
Personnel: Marshall Brown (conductor), Palle Bolvig, Roger Guerin,
Dusko Gojkovic, Jose Magalhais (trumpets),
Christian Kellens, Kurt Jarnberg, Erich Kleinschuster,
Albert Mangelsdorff (trombones),
Hans Solomon, Wladimiro Bas Zabache,
Andy Marsala [6 7] (alto saxophones),
Bernt Rosengren, Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski (tenor saxophones),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone),
George Gruntz (piano), Gabor Szabo (guitar),
Rudolph Jacobs (bass), Gilberto Cuppini (drums).
Leader: Marshall Brown
Date: July 4, 6 1958
Venue: New York
Label: Columbia CL1246, CS 8073, Philips (Holland) 840046BY
Album Titles: Newport 1958 The International Youth Band,
Newport Jazz Festival 1958
1. Don't Wait for Henry (Marshall Brown/Earl S Shuman) (7:01)
2. Don't Blame Me (Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh) (3:30)
3. Jazz Concerto for Alto Saxophone (John la Porta) (3:37)
4. Too Marvellous for Words (Johnny Mercer/Richard Whiting) (3:39)
5. Swingin' the Blues (Count Basie/Eddie Durham) (8:38)
6. Imagination (Johnny Burke/Jimmy Van Heusen) (3:24)
7. Newport Suite: Opus 24 [A Blues/A Dance] (Bill Russo) (7:59)
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58/6
Personnel: Marshall Brown [5] (conductor), Palle Bolvig [5],
Roger Guerin [5], Dusko Gojkovic [5], Jose Manuel Magalhais [5],
Cootie Williams [6], Ray Nance [8], Cat Anderson [8],
Willie Cook [8], Clark Terry [8 15], Billy Butterfield [10 11],
Bernie Glow [10 11], Doc Severinsen [10 11], Taft Jordan [10 11],
Ruby Braff [12], Buck Clayton [13], Howard McGhee [15],
Miles Davis [17], Art Farmer [20] (trumpets),
Louis Armstrong [1 2 3 4 5] (trumpet, vocal),
Bobby Hackett [4], Rex Stewart [6] (cornets),
Trummy Young [1 2 3 4] (trombone, vocal),
Jack Teagarden [4 13] (trombone, vocal),
Christian Kellens [5], Kurt Jarnberg [5], Erich Kleinschuster [5],
Albert Mangelsdorff [5], Tyree Glenn [6], Britt Woodman [8],
John Sanders [8], Quentin Jackson [8], Frank Rehak [10 11],
Eddie Bert [10 11], Vernon Brown [10 11],Al Grey [12] (trombones),
Hans Solomon [5], Wladimiro Bas Zabache [5], Andy Marsala [5],
Hilton Jefferson [6], Johnny Hodges [8], Skip Collucio [10 11],
Ernie Mauro [10 11], Paul Desmond [16],Sonny Stitt [19] (alto saxophones),
Russell Procope [8] (alto saxophone, clarinet),
Bernt Rosengren [5], Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski [5], Ben Webster [6 7],
Paul Gonsalves [8], Buddy Tate [10 11], Rudy Rutherford [10 11],
Bud Freeman [12], Lester Young [13], Coleman Hawkins [15],
Zoot Sims [15], John Coltrane [17],
Charlie Rouse [18] (tenor saxophones),
Jimmy Hamilton [8] (tenor saxophone, clarinet),
Ronnie Ross [5], Gene Allen [10 11],
Gerry Mulligan [20] (baritone saxophones),
Peanuts Hucko [1 2 3 4], Benny Goodman [10 11],
Pee Wee Russell [13] (clarinets), Billy Kyle [1 2 3 4], George Grunt [5],
Billy Strayhorn [6 7], Duke Ellington [8], Willie The Lion Smith [9],
Roland Hanna [10 11], George Wein [12], Don Ewell [13],
Teddy Wilson [14], Joe Zawinul [15], Bill Evans [17],
Gildo Mahones [19] (pianos),
Gabor Szabo [5], Kenny Burrell [10 11], Sal Salvador [19] (guitars),
Mort Herbert [1 2 3 4], Rudolph Jacobs [5], Oscar Pettiford [6 7],
Jimmy Woode [8], Henry Grimes [10 11], Wendell Marshall [12],
Tom Bryant [13], Johnny Williams [14], Wendell Marshall [15],
Eugene Wright [16], Paul Chambers [17], Butch Warren [18],
Martin Rivera [19], Bill Crow [20] (basses), Danny Barcelona [1 2 3 4],
Gilberto Cuppini [5], Sonny Greer [6 7], Sam Woodyard [8],
Jimmy Zitano [9], Roy Burnes [10 11], Roy Haynes [12 15 19],
Jo Jones [13], Bert Dahlander [14], Joe Morello [16], Jimmy Cobb [17],
Frankie Dunlop [18], Dave Bailey [20] (drums),
Velma Middleton [1 2 3 4], Jimmy Rushing [10 11] (vocals).
Leaders: Louis Armstrong [1 2 3 4], Marshall Brown [5], Rex Stewart [6],
Ben Webster [7], Duke Ellington [8], Willie The Lion Smith [9],
Benny Goodman [10 11], George Wein [12],
Teddy Wilson [14], Dave Brubeck [16], Miles Davis [17],
Thelonious Monk [18], Sonny Stitt/Sal Salvador [19], Gerry Mulligan [20].
Dates: July 3 [17], 4 [6 7 15], 5 [10 11 14], 6 [9 12 13 20],
7 [1 2 3 4 5 8 16 19] 1958, July 4 1963 [18]
Venue: Newport Jazz Festival
Label: Columbia C2-38262
Album Title: Newport
1. KoKo-Mo (Wilson Porter)
2. I Love You So (Louis Armstrong)
3. When the Saints Go Marching In (Traditional)
4. Rockin' Chair (Hoagy Carmichael)
5. On the Sunny Side of the Street
(Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh)
6. C Jam Blues (Duke Ellington)
7. Chelsea Bridge (Billy Strayhorn)
8. Black and Tan Fantasy (Duke Ellington/Bubber Miley)
9. Echoes of Spring (Willie The Lion Smith)
10. Boogie Woogie
11. Cherokee (Ray Noble)
12. You Can Depend on Me
(Charles Carpenter/Louis Dunlap/Earl Hines)
13. Jump the Blues
14. Stompin' at the Savoy
(Benny Goodman/Andy Razaf/Edgar Sampson/Chick Webb)
15. What is this Thing Called Love (Cole Porter)
16. It's a Raggy Waltz (Dave Brubeck)
17. Bye Bye Blackbird (Ray Henderson)
18. Epistrophy (Thelonious Monk)
19. Cherokee (Ray Noble)
20. As Catch Can (Gerry Mulligan)
58/7
Personnel: Art Ellefson (tenor saxophone),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone),
Stan Jones (piano), Stan Wasser (bass), Allan Ganley (drums).
Leaders: Ronnie Ross, Allan Ganley
Date: Recorded August 1958? Possibly broadcast on December 11 1958
Venue: London
BBC radio broadcast Jazz Club (The Jazzmakers)
Album Title: BBC Traditional Jazz Volume 10, Lucky Bean (download)
Label: G B Records GBCD118
1. Lucky Bean (Ronnie Ross) (3:45)
2. Afternoon in Paris (John Lewis) (3:25)
3. Red Prune (Ronnie Ross) (2:52)
4. D & E (John Lewis) (3:10)
Note: Other tracks on this album are by different groups.
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58/8
Personnel: Tubby Hayes (tenor saxophone),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Bill le Sage (vibraphone),
Dave Goldberg (guitar), Johnny Hawksworth (bass), Allan Ganley (drums).
Leader: (Melody Maker All Stars)
Date: November 1958
Venue: London
Label: Pye Nixa NJT518
Album Title: All the Winners
1. Hark Dog
Note: Others tracks on this album by other groups
58/9
Personnel: Humprey Lyttelton, Bobby Pratt [6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13],
Duncan Campbell [6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13], Eddie Blair [6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13],
Bert Courtley [6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13] (trumpets),
Keith Christie [6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13], John Picard (trombones),
Eddie Harvey [6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13] (valve trombone),
Tony Coe, Ronnie Ross [6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13] (alto saxophones, clarinets),
Jimmy Skidmore, Kathy Stobart [6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13] (tenor saxophones),
Joe Temperley (baritone saxophone), Ian Armit (piano),
Brian Brocklehurst (bass), Eddie Taylor (drums), Jimmy Rushing (vocal).
Leader: Humphrey Lyttelton
Date: November 13 1958
Venue: BBC Jazz Club Autumn 1958 London
Label: Upbeat URCD174
Album Title: The Humphrey Lyttelton Fifteen with Jimmy Rushing
1. Mezzrow (Humphrey Lyttelton) (2:41)
2. Jersey Lightning (Luiz Russell) (3:30)
3. On the Sunny Side of the Street (Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh) (3:15)
4. Evenin' (Mitchell Parish/Harry White) (2:43)
5. St. Louis Blues (W. C. Handy) (3:39)
6. Stompy Jones (Duke Ellington) (2:42)
7. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie (Billy Mayhew) (2:48)
8. Harvard Blues (Count Basie/George Frazier/Tab Smith) (3:17)
9. Mr. Five by Five (Gene DePaul/Don Raye) (1:56)
10. Jimmy's Blues (Jimmy Rushing) (3:42)
11. Somebody Stole My Gal (Leo Wood) (3:54)
12. Heads or Tails (Bob Brookmeyer) (5:22)
13. Texas Shuffle (Edgar Battle/Herschel Evans) (3:23)
58/10
Personnel: Unknown [1 3 4] (trumpet), Unknown [1 3 4] (trombone),
Unknown [3] (alto saxophone), Unknown [3 4 5] (tenor saxophone),
Ronnie Ross [out 2] (baritone saxophone),
Unknown [1 3], Unknown [1 3] (flutes), Unknown [4] (clarinet),
Ken Moule (piano), Unknown (bass), Unknown (drums).
Leader: Ken Moule
Date: December 4 1958
Venue: London
BBC radio broadcast Jazz Club
1. Mr Toad (Ken Moule) (5:36)
2. Mean to Me (Fred E. Ahlert/Roy Turk) (3:16)
3. Unknown (4:21)
4. Messin' About in Boats (Ken Moule) (4:37)
5. JAW Committee (Ken Moule) (4:03)
58/11
Personnel: Stan Roderick [out 6, 13], Tommy McQuater [out 6, 13],
Bert Courtley [out 6, 13], Albert Hall [out 6, 13] (trumpets),
George Chisholm [out 6, 13], Jock Bain [out 6, 13],
Jackie Armstrong [out 6, 13], Jack Irvine [out 6, 13] (trombones),
George Hunter [out 6, 13] (alto saxophone, clarinet),
Bob Efford [out 6, 13] (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet),
Tubby Hayes [out 6, 13] (tenor saxophone, clarinet, vibraphone),
Ronnie Ross [out 6, 13] (baritone saxophone, clarinet),
Pete Edge [out 6, 13] (piccolo, flute),
Tommy Watt (piano, celeste), Ike Isaacs [out 6, 13] (guitar),
Joe Muddel (bass), Phil Seamen (drums),
Tommy Blades [out 6, 13] (percussion).
Leader: Tommy Watt
Date: 1958
Venue: London
Label: King 2012
Album Title: It Might as Well be Swing and A Swingin' Affair
1. Bill Bailey (Hughie Cannon) (3:11)
2. Easy Street (Alan Rankin Jones) (2:46)
3. Goin' to the County Fair (Harry Warren/Mack Gordon) (2:21)
4. Beaulieu Beef (Tommy Watt) (2:43)
5. Poor Little Rich Girl (Noel Coward) (1:57)
6. Medley: Lullaby of the Leaves (Bernice Petkere/Joe Young)/
It Might as Well be Spring (Oscar Hammerstein II/Richard Rodgers)/
September Song (Maxwell Anderson/Kurt Weill)
7. I'll String Along with You (Al Dubin/Harry Warren) (2:39)
8. The Moon was Yellow (Fred E. Ahlert/Edgar Leslie) (2:58)
9. The Piper's Son (Lindsay/Green) (2:11)
10. Scooter Brain (Tommy Watt) 2:36)
11. Vibe Rations (Tubby Hayes) (5:06)
12. Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue
(Ray Henderson/Sam M. Lewis/Joe Young) (2:06)
13. Medley: My Heart Stood Still (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)/
Zing Went the Strings of My Heart (James F. Hanley)/
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Cole Porter)
14. Rock Bottom (Tommy Watt/Jock Bain) (2:50)
58/12
Personnel: Includes Johnny Keating (conductor), Eddie Blair,
Bobby Pratt (trumpets), George Chisholm (trombone),
Ronnie Ross (alto saxophone [5], baritone saxophone),
Tommy Whittle, Duncan Lamont (tenor saxophones),
Stan Tracey (vibraphone [5], piano).
Leader: Johnny Keating
Date 1958/9
Venue: London
BBC radio broadcast
1. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
(Mercer Ellington/Ted Persons) (incomplete) (0:23)
2. Thistle Swing (Johnny Keating) (5:15)
3. Headin' North (Johnny Keating) (4:02)
4. The Right Wing (Johnny Keating) (3:06)
5. Kiltie (Johnny Keating) (5:05)
6. Quads Talk (Harry Roberts) (3:45)
7. Clachnacudan Canal (Johnny Keating) (5:34))
8. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
(Mercer Ellington/Ted Persons) (0:23)
59/1
Personnel: Humphrey Lyttelton, Eddie Blair [3 4 6 9],
Bert Courtley [3 4 6 9], Bobby Pratt [3 4 6 9] (trumpets),
John Picard [3 4 6 9], Eddie Harvey [3 4 6 9],
Keith Christie [3 4 6 9] (trombones),
Tony Coe (alto saxophone [1 5 7 8 11 12], clarinet [2]),
Ronnie Ross (alto saxophone [3 6 9 10], clarinet [2]),
Jimmy Skidmore
(tenor saxophone [1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12] clarinet [2],
Kathy Stobart (tenor saxophone [3 4 6 9 10], clarinets [2]),
Joe Temperley (baritone saxophone [1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12],
bass clarinet [2]),
Ian Armit (piano), Brian Brocklehurst (bass), Eddie Taylor (drums).
Leader: Humphrey Lyttelton
Date: February 9, 16 1959
Venue: London
Label: London LL3132, PS178 and Vocalion CDLF 8127
Album Title: Humph Dedicates
1. Take the A Train (Billy Strayhorn) (3:56)
2. When it's Sleepy Time Down South
(Clarence Muse/Leon Rene/Otis Rene) (3:45)
3. Swingtime in the Rockies (Benny Goodman/Jimmy Mundy) (2:55)
4. I Can't Get Started with You (Vernon Duke/Ira Gershwin) (4:33)
5. Southern Sunset (Sidney Bechet/Harry Brooks) (3:39)
6. For Dancers Only (Sy Oliver/Don Raye/Vic Schoen) (3:05)
7. Stompin' at the Savoy
(Benny Goodman/Andy Razaf/Edgar Sampson/Chick Webb) (2:54)
8. Midnight Sun (Sonny Burke/Lionel Hampton/Johnny Mercer) (4:42)
9. Alligator Crawl (Joe Davis/Andy Razaf/Fats Waller) (3:21)
10. Blue and Sentimental
(Count Basie/Mack David/Jerry Livingston) (3:39)
11. Marie (Irving Berlin) (2:04)
12. Nightmare (Artie Shaw) (3:09)
59/2
Personnel: Dick Spencer (soprano saxophone [6 10 11],
alto saxophone [1 3 6 8 9 10 11),
Hans Koller (alto saxophone [1 3 6 8 9 10 11],
tenor saxophone [2 4 5 7]),
Rudi Flieri [1 3 6 8 9 10 11],
Erhard Wenig [1 3 6 8 9 10 11] (tenor saxophones),
Helmut Reinhardt [1 3 6 8 9 10 11],
Ronnie Ross [1 3 6 8 9 10 11] (baritone saxophones),
Ira Kris [1 3 6 8 9 10 11], Attila Zoller [2 4 5 7] (guitars),
Hans Rettenbacher [1 3 6 8 9 10 11],
Oscar Pettiford [2 4 5 7] (basses),
Allan Ganley [1 3 6 8 9 10 11], Jimmy Pratt [2 4 5 7] (drums).
Leader: Hans Koller
Date: February 19 1959 [2 4 5 7], November 26 1963 [1 3 6 8 9 10 11]
Venues: Baden-Baden [2 4 5 7] and Villengen, Black Forest [1 3 6 8 9 10 11], Germany
Label: Saba SB15024/ST, MPS 06024 9813440 LC00979
Album Title: Exclusiv
1. Natalie (Laurindo Almeida) (2:15)
2. Blues in the Closet (Oscar Pettiford) (6:36)
3. Egil (Hans Koller) (3:49)
4. Chordless (Hans Hammerschmidt) (3:29)
5. Stalag (Attila Zooler) (6:05)
6. Pladoyer (Russel Garcia) (3:18)
7. The Gentle Art of Love (Oscar Pettiford) (4:55)
8. Muttnik (Quincy Jones) (3:40)
9. Painter's Lament (Hans Koller) (4:49)
10. It's Over (Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer(3:01)
11. Pagode (Russel Garcia) (2:32)
59/3
Personnel: Kenny Baker, Albert Hall, Stan Reynolds,
Ronnie Simmons (trumpets),
Ray Premru (bass trumpet [1 5], trombone),
Eddie Harvey, Ken Wray (trombones), Mike Senn (alto saxophone),
Derwent Ridemaster (Don Rendell), Art Ellefson (tenor saxophones),
Johnny Scott (tenor saxophone, flute [1 2 3 4 5]),
Redvers Reedworker (Ronnie Ross) (baritone saxophone),
Bill le Sage (vibraphone), Norman Stenfalt (piano),
Jack Seymour (bass), Jackie Dougan (drums).
Leader: Kenny Baker
Dates: 23 and 24 February 1959
Venue: England
Label: Columbia 33 S 1140
Album Title: Blowin' Up a Storm
1. Blowin' Up a Storm (Kenny Baker) (2:56)
2. More Than You Know (Vincent Youmans) (3:29)
3. The Call of the Flute (Johnny Scott) (3:07)
4. Cambridge Blue (Bill le Sage) (3:43)
5. Influential Character (Kenny Baker) (4:30)
6. Jazzman (Andre Previn) (2:59)
7. Threesome (Ray Bryant) (3:40)
8. Sunrise Serenade (Frankie Carle/Jack Lawrence) (2:47)
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59/4
Personnel: Les Condon, Bert Courtley, Reunald Jones, Kenny Wheeler
(trumpets), Nat Adderley (cornet), Eddie Harvey, Bill Harris (trombones),
Ken Wray (valve trombone),
Woody Herman (alto saxophone, clarinet, vocal [15]),
Johnny Scott (tenor saxophone, flute [16]),
Art Ellefson, Don Rendell (tenor saxophones),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone),
Vince Guaraldi (piano), Charlie Byrd (guitar), Keeter Betts (bass),
Jimmy Campbell (drums).
Leader: Woody Herman
Date: April 18 1959
Venue: Manchester, England
Label: Jazz Groove 004
Album title: Woody Herman's Anglo-American Herd
1. Theme
2. The Preacher (Horace Silver) (5:45)
3. Like Some Blues, Man, Like (Woody Herman) (12:20)
4. Pillar to Post (Ahmad Kharab Salim) (2:45)
5. The Deacon and the Elder (Nat Adderley) (unissued) (13:16)
6. Four Brothers (Jimmy Giuffre) (4:04)
7. Unknown (unissued)
8. Greensleeves (unissued)
9. El Speedo (Ronnie Ross) (unissued) (2:40)
10. Wild Apple Honey (Woody Herman) (unissued) (8:30)
11. Opus De Funk (Horace Silver) (7:25)
12. Early Autumn
(Ralph Burns/Woody Herman/Johnny Mercer) (4:30)
13. Playgirl Stroll (Cadena?) (4:30)
14. Body and Soul
(Johnny Green/Andrew Eyton) (unissued) (5:12)
15. Medley: Blues on Parade (Woody Herman/Tobee Tyler)/
Blues in the Night (Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer)/
Amen (Bill Hardy/Vic Schoen/Roger Segure)/
Stars Fell on Alabama (Mitchell Parish/
Frank Perkins)/Caldonia (Fleecie Moore) (unissued) (6:45)
16. The Call of the Flute (Johnny Scott) (unissued) (3:12)
17. Woodchoppers Ball (Woody Herman/Joe Bishop) (4:44)
59/5
Personnel: Derrick Abbott [2 3 8 9], Stan Palmer [2 3 8 9],
Colin Wright [2 3 8 9], Bob Carson [2 3 8 9],
Kenny Wheeler [1 4 5 6 7 10 11 12],
Gus Galbraith [1 4 5 6 7 10 11 12],
Ron Simmons [4 5 7 10 12],
Leon Calvert [4 5 7 10 12] (trumpets),
Dickie Hawdon [trumpet 1 3 6 8 9 11, tenor horn [2]],
Tony Russell [1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 10 11 12], Danny Elwood [2 3 8 9],
Gary Brown [2 3 8 9], Laurie Monk [2 3 8 9],
Eddie Harvey [1 4 5 6 7 10 11 12], Ian McDougall [1 6],
Ray Premru [11] (trombones),
Ron Snyder [1 4 5 6 7 10 11 12] (tuba),
John Dankworth, Roy East [1 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 ],
Peter King [1 4 5 6 7 10 11 12] (alto saxophones),
Frank Reidy (alto saxophone [5], bass clarinet [4])
Danny Moss [out 12],
Art Ellefson [1 4 5 6 7 10 11 12] (tenor saxophones),
Vic Ash (tenor saxophone [12], clarinet [1])
Alex Leslie [2 3 8 9], George Tyndale [1 6],
Ronnie Ross [4 5 11 12] (baritone saxophones),
Johnny Scott (flute [1 4], piccolo [11),
Bob Efford [1 4] (bass clarinet),
Unknown [4] (xylophone),
Dave Lee [2 3 8 9], Dudley Moore [1 6],
Alan Branscombe [4 5 7 10 11 12] (pianos),
Eric Dawson [2 3 8 9], Spike Heatley [1 4 5 6 7 10 11],
Kenny Napper [12] (basses),
Kenny Clare [2 3 6 8 9 11 12],
Ronnie Stephenson [1 4 5 7 10] (drums).
Leader: John Dankworth
Dates: May 12, 13, 19 1959 [2 3 8 9], July 1 - 5 1960,
1960 and 1961
Venue: London
Label: Roulette 2934 021
Album Title: The Big Band Sound of Johnny Dankworth
1. African Waltz (Galt MacDermot) (2:22)
2. Specs Yellow (John Dankworth) (5:25)
3. New Forest (Dave Lindup) (4:05)
4. String of Camels (Galt MacDermot) (2:28)
5. Curtain (John Dankworth) (7:54)
6. Moanin' (Bobby Timmons) (3:08)
7. S. O. Blues (Dave Lindup) (3:09)
8. Desperate Dan (John Dankworth) (3:46)
9. Dauphine Blues (John Dankworth/ Dave Lindup) (3:12)
10. Winter Wail (John Dankworth) (3:07)
11. Chano (Dave Lindup) (2:16)
12. Sack o' Woe (Julian Cannonball Adderley) (5:25)
Note: The album notes contain inaccuracies and omissions,
so the above personnel details represent a best guess in some respects.
59/6
Personnel: Clark Terry, Roger Guerin [1] (trumpets),
J J Johnson, George Chisholm [1 2 3 4 6],
Ake Persson [6] (trombones),
Roy East [1 3 4 6] (alto saxophone),
Ben Webster, Bob Garcia [1] (tenor saxophones),
Ronnie Ross [3 4 6] (baritone saxophone),
Hank Jones, Martial Solal [3 4] (pianos),
Kenny Burrell (guitar),
George Duvivier (bass), Jo Jones (drums),
Stephane Grappelli [2 4 5] (violin).
Leader: Leonard Feather
Date: May 19, June 22, 30, July 3 1959
Venues: New York, London, Stockholm, Paris
Label: Columbia WL162, WS314 and Philips BBL7361, BO7568L
Album Title: One World Jazz
1. Cotton Tail (Duke Ellington/Jon Hendricks) (6:05)
2. Misty (Erroll Garner) (6:10)
3. Big Ben's Blues (Model) (9:58)
4. International Blues (Leonard Feather) (6:15)
5. Nuages
(Jacques Larue/Django Reinhardt/Spencer Williams) (5:04)
6. In a Mellow Tone (Duke Ellington/Milt Gabler) (11:58)
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59/7
Personnel: Stan Roderick [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9],
Tommy McQuater [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9], Bert Courtley, Albert Hall,
Bobby Pratt [10 11 12], Bert Ezzard [10 11 12] (trumpets),
George Chisholm, Jackie Armstrong [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9],
Jack Irvine [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9], Jock Bain, Maurice Pratt [10 11 12],
Jack Thirlwell [10 11 12] (trombones),
Jim Buck Sr [10 11 12], Jim Buck [10 11 12], S Saville [10 11 12],
R Young [10 11 12] (french horns),
Jim Powell [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9] (tuba),
Johnny Scott (alto saxophone, piccolo, flute),
George Hunter [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9], Bob Efford,
Keith Bird [10 11 12] (tenor saxophones, clarinets),
Tubby Hayes (tenor saxophone, clarinet, vibraphone),
Ronnie Ross [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9], Don Honeywill [10 11 12]
(baritone saxophones, clarinets),
Pete Edge [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9] (piccolo, flute),
Tommy Watt (piano, celeste, janglebox),
Arthur Watts (bass), Phil Seamen (drums),
Tommy Blades [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9],
Dennis McCarthy [10 11 12] (percussion).
Leader: Tommy Watt
Date: June 1, 2 1959
Venue: London
Labels: Parlephone PMC1107 and Bethlehem BCP6062
Album Title: Watt's Cooking
1. An Apple for the Teacher
(Johnny Burke/James V. Monaco) (2:57)
2. Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries
(Lewis Brown/Ray Henderson) (3:01)
3. Crumpets for the Count (Tommy Watt) (3:18)
4. Embargo on Escargot (Tubby Hayes) (2:14)
5. Little Jack Horner (Tommy Watt) (2:05)
6. I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket (Irving Berlin) (2:23)
7. Black Coffee (Al Goodhart/Al Hoffman/Maurice Sigler) (3:08)
8. Honey Bun (Oscar Hammerstein II/Richard Rodgers) (2:03)
9. Sugar (Edna Alexander/Sidney Mitchell/Maceo Pinkard) (3:25)
10. Small Fry (Hoagy Carmichael/Frank Loesser) (2:56)
11. If I Knew You Were Coming
(Al Hoffman/Bob Merrill/Clem Watts) (2:23)
12. Victoria Plums (2:33)
59/8
Personnel: Vic Lewis [1 2 3 4 5 6],
Jack Marshall [7 8 9 10 11 12] (conductors),
Eddie Blair [1 2 3 4 5 6], Les Condon [1 2 3 4 5 6],
Pete Candoli [7 8 9 10 11 12] (trumpets),
George Chisholm [1 2 3 4 5 6],
Milt Bernhardt [7 8 9 10 11 12] (trombones),
Roy East [1 2 3 4 5 6], (alto saxophone),
Bud Shank [7 8 9 10 11 12] (alto saxophone, flute, clarinet [9 10])
Ronnie Scott [1 2 3 4 5 6] (tenor saxophone),
Ronnie Ross [1 2 3 4 5 6],
Justin Gordon [7 8 9 10 11 12] (baritone saxophones),
Alan Branscombe [1 2 3 4 5 6], Milt Raskin [7 8 9 10 11 12] (pianos),
Barney Kessel [7 8 9 10 11 12] (guitar),
Bill Sutcliffe [1 2 3 4 5 6], Red Mitchell [7 8 9 10 11 12], (basses),
Dave Pearson [1 2 3 4 5 6], Shelly Manne[7 8 9 10 11 12], (drums).
Leaders: Vic Lewis and Jack Marshall
Date: June 24 1959 [1 - 6], June 1959 [7 -12]
Venue: New York [1 - 6], Los Angeles [7 -12]
Label: Concept VL5
Album Title: Leonard Feather Presents Jazz from Two Sides
1. I Never Knew a Love Like This (Leonard Feather) (3:55)
2. Salt Peanuts (Kenny Clarke/Dizzy Gillespie) (2:25)
3. Mound Bayou (Leonard Feather) (2:38)
4. Little Girl (Francis Henry/Matt Hyde) (1:58)
5. Pennsylvania Turnpike (Vic Lewis) (2:06)
6. Stanhope Place (Vic Lewis) (2:57)
7. Struttin' with Some Barbeque (Lil Armstrong) (2:08)
8. Angry Young Men (Jack Marshall) (2:43)
9. Heebie Jeebies
(Boyd Atkins/Martha Boswell/Richard M. Jones) (2:05)
10. Looking at the World through Rose Colored Glasses
(Tommie Malie/Jimmy Steiger) (2:24)
11. A Song (Jack Marshall) (2:51)
12. I've Found a New Baby (Jack Palmer/Bert Williams) (2:28)
59/9
Personnel: Vic Lewis (conductor), Dickie McPherson,
Jimmy Deuchar, Leon Calvert, Gordon Turnbull [out 6],
Kenny Wheeler [6] (trumpets),
Keith Christie (trombone), Roy East (alto saxophone),
Vic Ash (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Art Ellefson (tenor saxophone),
Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Terry Shannon (piano),
Arthur Watts (bass), Allan Ganley (drums).
Leader: Vic Lewis
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