Ronnie Ross Jazz Discography
This discography is in the process of being built and is far from complete. It is intended to include only recordings by Ronnie Ross, both as leader and sideman, which are mainly in the jazz vein. We would be pleased to receive additional information/corrections about the recordings already included and details of any Ronnie Ross jazz recordings not yet listed.
Track timings are given where available, but are approximate only.
Recordings as leader
Album: Double Event
Date: June 7 1958
Venue: London
Label: Parlephone
Tracks:
1. Stompin
2. Lucky Bean
3. Donation
4. Blue Grass
5. Red Prune
6. Blues For Terrasita
7. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
8. Ts And As
9. The Serpent
10. Slidin
Personnel: Bert Courtley (trumpet, mellophonium [5]), Ronnie Ross (alto saxophone [1], baritone saxophone), Eddie Harvey (piano, trombone [1]), Pete Blannin (bass), Andy White (drums)
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Album: The Jazz Makers
Date: September 23 1959
Venue: New York
Label: Atlantic
Tracks:
1. Two Hoots
2. The Real Funky Baby
3. Its A Big Wide Wonderful World
4. How Long Has This Been Going On?
5. Pitiful Pearl
6. Blues For The Five Of Us
7. Blues For June (unissued)
8. The Country Squire
9. I Wont Fret If You Dont Get The Blues Anymore
10. The Moonbather
11. Cherry (unissued)
12. Suddenly Its Spring (unissued)
Personnel: Art Ellefson (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Stan Jones (piano), Stan Wasser (bass), Allan Ganley (drums)
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Album: BBC radio broadcast - Jazz Session
Date: 1962 ca
Venue: London
Label: (unissued)
Tracks:
1. Good Morning Judge
2. Cherry Blue
3. Someday, Somehow
4. Bond Street
5. Soho Strut
Personnel: Les Condon (trumpet), Bert Courtley (cornet) Keith Christie (trombone) Bob Burns (alto saxophone), Stan Robinson, Art Ellefson (tenor saxophones), Ronnie Ross (baritone sax) Bill Le Sage (vibraphone), Bob Cornford (piano), Spike Heatley (bass), Johnny Butts (drums).
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Album: The Bill Le Sage/Ronnie Ross Quartet
Date: April 1963
Venue: London
Label: World Record Club
Tracks:
1. Close To You
2. Pitiful Pearl
3. Spain
4. New Orleans
5. C Jam Blues
6. The Cheaters
7. Bennys Southstreet
8. Country Squire
9. Satin Doll
10. Autumn In Cuba
11. Falling In Love With Love
12. If You Were The Only Girl In The world
Personnel: Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Bill Le Sage (piano, vibraphone), Spike Heatley (bass), Allan Ganley (drums).
Album: BBC radio broadcast Jazz At Night
Date: March 1 1965
Venue: London
Label: (unissued)
Tracks:
1. Woody'n'You (2:43)
2. Nil Desperandum (2:58)
3. Country Squire (3:38)
4. Autumn Leaves (4:22)
5. Sub Basement Blues (4:08)
6. Cheraka Hara (3:55)
Personnel: Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Bill Le Sage (piano, vibraphone [2, 6), Kenny Baldock (bass), Tony Carr (drums).
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Album: Beatle Music By The Session Men
Date: September 27 1967
Venue: Barnes London
Label: World Record Club
Tracks:
1. Hard Days Night
2. Help
3. When Im 64
4. Baby Youre A Rich Man
5. Yesterday
6. Strawberry Fields
7. Shes Leaving Home
8. She Loves You
9. Yellow Submarine
10. All You Need Is Love
11. Ticket To Ride
12. Michelle
13. Norwegian Wood
14. Eleanor Rigby
15. Nowhere Man
16. Cant Buy Me Love
Personnel: Greg Bowen, Ian Hamer, Albert Hall, Les Condon (trumpets), Nat Peck, Morris Pratt (trombones), Roy Willox (flute), Paul Bennett (oboe, clarinet), Derek Grossmith (clarinet), Ronnie Ross (clarinet, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet), Bill Le Sage (vibraphone, percussion), Ernie Shear, Ike Isaacs (guitars), Alan Weighell (bass guitar), Don Lawson (drums)
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Album: Cleopatras Needle Date:
June 1968
Venue: London
Label: Fontana 915
Tracks:
1. Cleopatras Needle (5:35)
2. Stand By (3:16)
3. Dolphin Square (3:35)
4. Tibifa (Ellefson) (3:44)
5. U Sixty Nine (3:55)
6. Smiling Jack (5:16)
7. Eucalyptus Kid (5:10)
8. Brewers Castle (5:14)
Personnel: Les Condon [1, 2, 3, 5] (trumpet), Art Ellefson (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Bill Le Sage (piano, vibraphone [1, 2]), Spike Heatley (bass), Tony Carr [4, 6, 7, 8], Ronnie Stephenson [1, 2, 3, 5] (drums).
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Recordings as Sideman
Album:
Leader: Don Rendell
Date: October 10 1954
Venue: Royal Festival Hall, London
Label: Decca
Tracks:
1. My Honeys Lovin Arms
Personnel: Dickie Hawdon (trumpet), Don Rendell, Ronnie Ross (tenor saxophones), Damian Robinson (piano), Pete Elderfield (bass), Benny Goodman (drums).
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Album:
Leader: Tony Crombie
Date: 1955
Venue: London
Label:Decca
Tracks:
1. Baby Mine
2. Flying Home
3. Early One Morning
4. Tiptoe Through The Tulips
5. Flying Hickory
6. String Of Pearls
7. I Want You To Be My Baby
8. Hawkeye (unissued)
9. Three Little Words
Personnel: Jimmy Deuchar, Les Condon (trumpets), Ken Wray (trombone), Don Rendell (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Damian Robinson (piano), Lennie Bush (bass), Tony Crombie (drums), Annie Ross [1, 7, 8, 9] (vocal).
Album: Tony Kinsey Quartet
Leader: Tony Kinsey
Date: February 20 1956
Venue: London
Label: Decca
Tracks:
1. Close Your Eyes
2. Pierrot
3. Makin Whoopee
4. I Never Knew
5. Hey There
6. Starboard Bow
7. Ballet
8. Body And Soul
9. Stompin At The Savoy
10. China boy
11. Moonglow
12. One OClock Jump
13. A Smooth One
14. In A Ditch
15. Isolation
16. Lullaby Of The Leaves
Personnel: Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Bill Le Sage (piano, vibraphone [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16), Dill Jones (piano [9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16]), Eric Dawson (bass), Tony Kinsey (drums).
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Album:
Leader: Tony Crombie
Date: April 26 1956
Venue: London
Label: (unissued)
Tracks:
1. Wrong
2. Dannys Hideaway
3. Just As You Are
4. My Only Sin
5. Some Folks Do
6. Id Love To Take You Home With Me Baby
Personnel: Jimmy Deuchar (trumpet), Derek Humble (clarinet, alto saxophone), Ronnie Scott (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Stan Tracey (piano), Lennie Bush (bass), Tony Crombie (drums).
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Album: Tony Kinsey Quintet/Kinsey Comes On
Leader: Tony Kinsey
Date: October 10 1956
Venue: London
Label: Decca
Tracks:
1. Mean To Me (2:55)
2. Supper Party
3. You Cant Run Away From It
4. Our Love Is Here To Stay
Personnel: Don Rendell (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Bill Le Sage (piano, vibraphone [1 + ?]), Pete Blannin (bass), Tony Kinsey (drums), Rosemary Squires [3, 4] (vocal).
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Album: Introducing The Tony Kinsey Quintet/Kinsey Comes On
Leader: Tony Kinsey
Date: November 1956
Venue: London
Label: Decca
Tracks:
1. Caravan
2. Cambridge Blues
3. Love For Sale
4. In A Mellow Tone
5. You Are Too Beautiful
6. Nice Work If You Can Get It
7. Sweet And Lovely
8. Take The A Train
9. No Name Flyer
Personnel: Don Rendell (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Bill Le Sage (piano, vibraphone [?]), Pete Blannin (bass), Tony Kinsey (drums).
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Album: The Tony Kinsey Quintet /Kinsey Comes On
Leader: Tony Kinsey
Date: January 18 1957
Venue: London
Label: Decca/London
Tracks:
1. Take The A Train
Personnel: Don Rendell (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Bill Le Sage (piano), Pete Blannin (bass), Tony Kinsey (drums).
Album:
Leader: Ian Armit
Date: September 5 1957
Venue: London
Label: Eclipse
Tracks: includes
1. Manhattan
2. Sweethearts On Parade
Personnel: includes Humphrey Lyttleton (trumpet), Jimmy Skidmore, Don Rendell, Ronnie Ross (saxophones), Ian Armit, (piano).
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Album: European Windows
Leader: John Lewis
Date: Feb 1958
Venue: Germany
Label:
Tracks:
1. Midsummer (9:40)
2. Queen's Fancy (5:40)
3. Cortege (8:00)
4. Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West (6:25)
5. England's Carol (7:00)
6. Three Windows (7:00)
Personnel: Gerry Weinkopf (flute), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), John Lewis (piano, conductor), Percy Heath (bass), Connie Kay (drums), Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra.
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Album: (unissued)
Leader: John Lewis
Date: 1959
Venue: United Kingdom
Label:
Tracks:
1. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (4:12)
2. How High The Moon (6:35)
3. One Never Knows (7:59)
4. Django (7:00)
5. Autumn In New York (6:11)
6. How Long Has This Been Going On? (4:36)
7. A Night In Tunisia (7:41)
8. Nows The Time (4:43)
9. Round Midnight (4:26)
10. Woodyn You (4:45)
11. Whats New (4:43)
12. Bluesology (4:36)
13. Skating In Central Park (5:15)
14. The Golden Striker (3:56)
15. Medley: Stardust/I Cant Get Started With You/Lover Man (7:30)
16. Bags Groove (6:40)
Personnel: Joe Harriott [4, 5, 7, 16] (alto saxophone), Ronnie Ross [4, 6, 7, 16] (baritone saxophone), Milt Jackson [out 5, 6] (vibraphone), John Lewis (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Connie Kay (drums)
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Album: (unissued)
Leader: John Lewis
Date: 1959
Venue: United Kingdom
Label:
Tracks:
1. The Queens Fancy (3:15)
2. Cortege (6:58)
3. Ill Remember April (4:37)
4. Django (7:54)
5. Autumn In New York (6:16)
6. Body And Soul (4:48)
7. A Night In Tunisia (8:13)
8. Fontessa (10:32)
9. Social Call (4:51)
10. Confirmation (3:49)
11. Round Midnight (4:19)
12. WoodyN You (3:54)
13. Yesterdays (4:25)
14. The Golden Strike (4:12)
15. Bags Groove (3:33)
Personnel: Joe Harriott [4, 5, 7] (alto saxophone), Ronnie Ross [4, 6, 7] (baritone saxophone), Milt Jackson [] (vibraphone), John Lewis (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Connie Kay (drums)
Note: The recordings of the two above concerts are held at the British Library in London on a three tape reel-to-reel set.
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Album: (unissued)
Leader: Woody Herman (and his Anglo-American Herd)
Date: April 18 1959
Venue: Manchester, United Kingdom
Label:
Tracks:
1. Them
2. The Preacher
3. Like Some Blues
4. Pillar To Post
5. The Deacon And The Elder
6. Four Brothers
7. Unknown
8. Greensleeves
9. Unknown
10. Wild Apple Honey
11. Opus De Funk
12. Early Autumn
13. Playgirl Stroll
14. Body And Soul
15. Medley: 1. Blues On Parade 2. Blues In The Night 3. Amen 4. Stars Fell On Alabama 5. Caldonia
16. The Call Of The Flute
17. Woodchoppers Ball
Personnel: Les Condon, Bert Courtley, Reunald Jones, Kenny Wheeler (trumpets), Nat Adderley (cornet), Eddie Harvey, Bill Harris (trombones), Ken Wray (valve trombone), Woody Herman (clarinet, alto saxophone, vocal), Johnny Scott (flute, tenor saxophone), Art Ellefson, Don Rendell (tenor saxophones), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Vince Guaraldi (piano), Charlie Byrd (guitar), Bill Betts (bass), Jimmy Campbell (drums).
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Album: Collaboration
Leader: John Dankworth
Date: May 26 1960
Venue: London
Label: Roulette R52059
Tracks:
1. Ebony Concerto
Personnel: Derrick Abbott, Dickie Hawdon, Kenny Wheeler, Gus Galbraith, Jimmy Deuchar (trumpets), Dennis Wilson (french horn), Tony Russell, Eddie Harvey, Ian McDougal (trombones), Gervase De Peyer (clarinet), John Dankworth, Peter King (alto saxophones), Danny Moss, Art Ellefson (tenor saxophones), George Tyndale, Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophones), Dudley Moore (piano), Ray Dempsey (guitar), Spike Heatley (bass), Kenny Clare (drums).
Note: Ronnie Ross does not appear on the other tracks on this album.
Album: European All Star Sextet
Leader: Hans Koller
Date: May 26 1961
Venue: Baden-Baden, Germany
Label:
Tracks:
1. Ballad Medley
2. Waltz With Me
3. Onyx
4. Mister X
Personnel: Arne Domnerus (alto saxophone), Hans Koller (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Hans Hammerschmid (piano), Eric Amundsen (bass), William Schiopffe (drums).
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Album: All Night Long
Leader: Tubby Hayes
Date: 1961
Venue: London
Label: Fontana
Tracks:
1. Wingates Spot
Personnel: Tubby Hayes (flute). Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Jeff Clyne (bass), Allan Ganley (drums), Barry Morgan (percussion).
Note: Ronnie Ross not on other tracks on this album.
Album: Equation In Rhythm
Leader: Tubby Hayes
Date: August 1961
Venue: London
Label: Fontana
Tracks: not available
Personnel: includes Johnny Scott, Damian Robinson (alto saxophones), Tubby Hayes, Keith Bird, F Reidy, Phil Goodie (tenor saxophones), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Freddie Clayton, Bert Courtley, Stan Roderick, Tommy McQuater (trumpets), Keith Christie, Jack Armstrong, L Clarke, J Irvin (trombones), Colin Purbrook (piano), Ray Dempsey (guitar), Kenny Napper (bass), Allan Ganley (drums), Jack Costanzo (percussion).
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Album: Tubby Hayes Big Band
Leader: Tubby Hayes
Date: December 13 1961
Venue: London
Label:
Tracks:
1. Soraya
2. Down In The Village (unissued)
3. Take Your Partners For The Blues (unissued)
4. Peace
Personnel: Includes Jimmy Deuchar, Eddie Blair, Les Condon (trumpets), Allan Siville (french horn), Keith Christie (trombone), Ken Wray (valve trombone), Vic Ash (clarinet, tenor saxophone), Bobby Wellins (flute [4], tenor saxophone), Tubby Hayes (tenor saxophone, vibraphone [1]), Bob Efford (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Terry Shannon (piano), Jeff Clyne (bass), Bill Eyden (drums).
Album: (Jazz Workshop Concert)
Leader: Hans Koller
Date: June 29 1962
Venue:
Label: (unissued)
Tracks:
1. Sto-vie-lon
Personnel: Nineteen piece ensemble - includes Hans Koller (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Friedrich Gulda (piano) Toots Thielemans (guitar), Georg Riedel (bass), Egil Johansen (drums).
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Album: What The Dickens! and John Dankworth And His Music
Leader: John Dankworth
Date: 1963
Venue: London
Label: Sepia (E)RSR2010 - Fontana (E)6952006
Tracks:
1. Prologue
2. Weller Never Did
3. Little Nell
4. The Infant Phenomenon
5. Demdest Little Fascinator
6. Dotheboys Hall
7. Ghosts
8. David And The Bloaters
9. Please Sir I Want Some More
10. The Artful Dodger
11. Waiting For Something To Turn Up
12. Dodson And Fogg
13. The Pickwick Club
14. Sergeant Buzfuz
15. Finale
Personnel: Leon Calvert (trumpet and flugelhorn), Dickie Hawdon, Kenny Wheeler (trumpets and tenorhorns), Gus Galbraith, Jimmy Deuchar (trumpets), Tony Russell, Eddie Harvey (trombones), Ron Snyder (tuba), Vic Ash (clarinet), John Dankworth (clarinet, alto saxophone), Roy East (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone), Tony Coe (clarinet, tenor saxophone), Art Ellefson (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet), Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott, Peter King, Bobby Wellins, Dick Morrissey (tenor saxophones), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), David Snell (harp), Alan Branscombe (piano, vibraphone, xylophone), Kenny Napper, Spike Heatley (basses), Johnny Butts, Ronnie Stephenson (drums), Roy Webster (percussion).
Album: Directions In Jazz
Leader: Bill Le Sage
Date: April 29 1964
Venue: London
Label: Philips
Tracks:
1. Night Talk
2. Morning Theories
3. Lay Day
4. Honky Tonk
5. Gaber Dance
6. Milestones
7. Monkey Business
8. New Orleans
9. Times Two And A Half
10. Rustic Gate
Personnel: Johnny Scott (flute, alto saxophone), Bob Burns (clarinet, alto saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Bill Le Sage (piano, vibraphone), Spike Heatley (bass), Tony Carr (drums), Freddie Alexander, Maurice Westerby, Francis Cabarro, William De Mont (cellos).
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Album: BBC radio broadcast Its Jazz
Leader: Bill Le Sage
Date: September 28 1964
Venue:
Label: (unissued)
Tracks:
1. Night Talk
2. It Dont Mean A Thing If It Aint Got That Swing
3. Times Two And A Half
4. Come Rain Or Come shine
5. Progressive Gavotte
6. Rustic Gate
Personnel: Johnny Scott (reeds), Bob Burns (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Bill Le Sage (piano), Spike Heatley (bass), Tony Carr (drums), unknown string section.
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Album: BBC television broadcast Jazz 625
Leader: Benny Golson
Date: October 17 1964
Venue:
Label: (unissued)
Tracks:
1. Stockholm Sojourn
2. I Remember Clifford
3. Come On In
4. Put On A Happy Face
5. The Ball
6. Waltz For Debby
Personnel: Includes Jimmy Deuchar (trumpet), Ken Wray (trombone), Benny Golson, Tubby Hayes (tenor saxophones), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Alan Branscombe (piano), Dave Goldberg (guitar).
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Album: The Zodiac Variations
Leader: John Dankworth
Date: October and November 1964
Venue: London and New York
Label: Fontana
Tracks:
1. Theme
2. Way With The Stars (2:52)
3. Aquarius
4. Pisces
5. Aries
6. Taurus
7. Gemini
8. Cancer
9. Leo
10. Virgo (2:23)
11. Libra (2:48)
12. Scorpio
13. Sagittarius
14. Capricorn And Coda
Personnel: Clark Terry, Greg Bowen, Gus Galbraith (trumpets), Leon Calvert (trumpet, flugelhorn), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet, tenorhorn), Tony Russell, Johnny Marshall, Chris Smith (trombones), Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone), Ron Snyder (tuba), John Dankworth, Al Newman (clarinets, alto saxophones), Phil Woods (alto saxophone), Vic Ash, Art Ellefson (clarinets, tenor saxophones), Paul Carroll (clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone), Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson, Ronnie Scott, Danny Moss (tenor saxophones), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Alan Branscombe (piano, vibraphone [2]), Chuck Israels, Kenny Napper (basses), Osie Johnson, Johnny Butts (drums).
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Album: BBC television broadcast Jazz 625
Leader: Tubby Hayes
Date: January 1965
Venue: London
Label:
Tracks:
1. Theme (0:33)
2. Parisian Thoroughfare (3:17)
3. In The Night (5:13)
4. Suddenly Last Tuesday (3:15)
5. Young And Foolish (5:03)
6. Blues For The Bloody Morag (3:15)
7. The Killers Of W.1. (5:50)
8. Theme (0:37)
Personnel: Jimmy Deuchar (trumpet, mellophonium [5, 6]), Ian Hamer, Les Condon (trumpets), Keith Christie, Ken Wray (trombones), Tubby Hayes (tenor saxophone, flute [3, 5] vibraphone [5]), Ronnie Ross, Pete King, Bobby Wellins (tenor saxophones?), Jack Sharpe (baritone saxophone), Terry Shannon (piano), Freddy Logan (bass), Allan Ganley (drums).
Note: Recording held at the National Sound Archive of the British Museum, London
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Album: Live In Europe
Leader: Wes Montgomery
Date: March 1965
Venue: Amburgo Italy
Label:
Tracks:
1. Blue Grass (4:49)
2. Glass of Cool Wine (7:41)
3. The Leopard Walks (6:56)
4. Here's That Rainy Day (8:13)
5. Four on Six (6:15)
6. Blue Monk (6:23)
7. Twisted Blues (5:11)
8. West Coast Blues (4:10)
Personnel: Johnny Griffin [1, 2, 3, 6, 8], Hans Koller [1, 2, 3, 8], Ronnie Scott [1, 2, 3, 8](tenor saxophones), Ronnie Ross [1, 2, 3, 8] (baritone saxophone), Martial Solal (piano). Wes Montgomery (guitar), Michel Gaudry (bass), Ronnie Stephenson (drums).
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Album: The Road To Ellingtonia
Leader: Bill Le Sage
Date: May 3 1965
Venue: London
Label: Philips
Tracks:
1. It Dont Mean A Thing If It Aint Got That Swing
2. Progressive Gavotte
3. Hiawatha
4. Prelude To A Kiss
5. C Jam Blues
6. Midriff
7. Upper Manhattan Medical Group (U.M.M.G)
8. Come Sunday
9. You Better Know It
10. Lay-by
Personnel: Johnny Scott (flute, alto saxophone), Bob Burns (clarinet, alto saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet), Bill Le Sage (piano, vibraphone), Spike Heatley (bass), Tony Carr (drums), Freddie Alexander, Maurice Westerby, Francis Cabarro, William De Mont (cellos).
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Leader: Bill Le Sage
Date: October 20 22 1965
Venue: London
Label: World Record Club
Tracks:
1. Theme From Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto
2. Starry Night
3. Minuet
4. Rhapsody In Blue
5. You Are My Hearts Delight
6. Warsaw Concerto
7. Theme From Tchaikovskys 1st Piano Concerto
8. Humoresque
9. Greensleeves
10. Baubles Bangles and Beads
11. Twinkle-Toes
12. Miniature Overture Nutcracker Ballet
Personnel: Ronnie Ross (clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet), Bill Le Sage (piano, vibraphone), Ray Dempsey (guitar), Spike Heatley (bass), Tony Carr (drums), Freddie Alexander, Maurice Westerby, Francis Cabarro, William De Mont (cellos).
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Album:
Leader: Friedrich Gulda
Date: May 24 1966
Venue: Vienna
Label: Amadeo
Tracks:
1. The Opener (unissued)
2. The Shadow Of Your Smile
3. A Tribute To Someone (unissued)
4. Side Reading In The Dark (unissued)
5. Ernie (unissued)
6. All The Things You Are (unissued)
7. Morning Reverend
8. The Closer
Personnel: Ernie Royal, Rolf Ericson, Kenny Wheeler, Franco Ambrosetti [3, 8], Robert Politzer [4] (trumpets), Ray Premru (bass trumpet), Ralph Isakson [out 2, 3] (french horn), Erich Kleinschuster, Jiggs Whigham [2, 7, 8], (trombones), Rudolph Josel (bass trombone), Alfie Reece (tuba), Herb Geller (flute, alto saxophone), Hans Salomon (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet), Tubby Hayes (flute, tenor saxophone), Eddie Daniels [2, 7, 8] (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Joe Zawinul [out 4, 5, 6], Fritz Pauer [5, 6], Jan Hammer [6] (pianos), Freidrich Gulda (piano, cowbell [7]), Pierre Cavalli [out 5] (guitar, maracas [7]), Ron Carter [out 6], Miroslav Vitous [6] (basses), Mel Lewis, Klaus Weiss [4] (drums).
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Album: The Seven Ages Of Man
Leader: Stan Tracey
Date: October 8 1969
Venue: London
Label: Columbia
Tracks:
1. All The Worlds a Stage
2. Overture And Beginners
3. Matinee Days
4. Enter Romeo
5. Principal Centre Stage
6. Wisdom In The Wings
7. Panto Panta
8. Kindly Leave The Stage
Personnel: Derek Watkins, Tony Fisher, Greg Bowen, Hank Shaw (trumpets), Keith Christie, Chris Pyne, Mike Gibbs (trombones), Frank Ricotti (clarinet, vibraphone), Peter King, Dennis Walton (alto saxophones), Tony Coe (clarinet, tenor saxophone), Alan Skidmore (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Stan Tracey (piano), Dave Green (bass), Bryan Spring (drums).
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Album: BBC radio broadcast - Jazz London 4
Leader: Stan Tracey
Date: 1971 ca.
Venue: London
Label: (unissued?)
Tracks:
1. Kindly leave the stage
2. Blues for this year (from the suite "Seven ages of man")
3. Enter Romeo (from the suite "Seven ages of man")
4. Murdering the time (from the suite "Alice in Jazzland")
5. Afro-Charlie meets the white rabbit (from "Alice in Jazzland")
Personnel: Includes Kenny Wheeler (trumpet, flugelhorn), Harry Beckett (trumpet), Keith Christie, Bobby Lamb (trombones), Tony Coe, Art Theman (reeds), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Stan Tracey (piano).
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Album: BBC radio broadcast - The River Thames Suite
Leader: Tony Kinsey
Date: 1976
Venue: London
Label:
Tracks:
1. Hard Times
2. Coockham Bridge
3. Beachey Head (6:40)
4. Girl Friday
Note: Track list may be incomplete.
Personnel: Tony Fisher, Les Condon, Hank Shaw (trumpets), Keith Christie, Dave Horler, Bill Geldard, Maurice Pratt (trombones), Ronnie Chamberlain, Peter King (alto saxophones), Jimmy Hastings, Duncan Lamont (tenor saxophones). Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Pat Smythe (piano). Louis Stewart (guitar), Lennie Bush (bass), Tony Kinsey (drums).
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Album: Clark After Dark
Leader: Clark Terry
Date: September 1977
Venue: London
Label: MPS
Tracks:
1. Girl Talk
2. Willow Weep For Me
3. Misty
4. Clark After Dark
5. Nature Boy
6. Georgia On My Mind
7. November Song
8. Yesterdays
9. Emily
10. Angel Eyes
Personnel: Clark Terry (trumpet, flugelhorn), Eddie Blair [out 2, 3, 4], Tony Fisher, Dave Hancock, Kenny Wheeler, Derek Watkins [3, 4], (trumpets), Terry Johns (french horn), Cliff Hardy, Dave Horler, Nat Peck, Ray Premru (trombones), Roy Willox (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone), Al Newman (alto saxophone, bass clarinet), Stan Sulzman (flute, alto flute, tenor saxophone), Tony Coe (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (clarinet, baritone saxophone), Gordon Beck (piano), Martin Kershaw (guitar), Chris Laurence (bass), Tristan Fry (drums, percussion), Tony Gilbert, Desmond Bradly, Paul Sherman, Jim Archer, Homi Kagnga, Bela Dekany, Peter Benson, Dennis McConnell, Bill Reid, John Wilson, Hans Geiger, Bill Armond, Michael Jones, Max Salpeter, Diana Cummings, Charles Vorzanger, Fred Parrington, Derek Soloman (violins), Ken Essex, Luciano Jorio, Margret Major, Ruscin Gunes (violas), Derek Simpson, Bram Marten, Alan Dalziel, Vivien Joseph (cellos), Rodney Stratford, Arthur Watts [1, 2, 3, 4] (basses).
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Album: (unissued)
Leader: Colin Purbrook
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Tracks: No track list
Personnel: Mark Chandler (flugelhorn), Pete Beachill (trombone), Peter King (alto saxophone), Tony Coe (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Colin Purbrook (piano), Dave green (bass), Spike wells (drums).
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Album:
Leader: Cleo Laine
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Tracks:
1. Im Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
2. Jeepers Creepers
3. Im Beginning To see The Light
Personnel: Cleo Laine (vocal), 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).
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Album: Don Rendell Presents The Jazz Six
Leader: Don Rendell
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Tracks:
1. Jack OLantern (4:28)
2. Out Of Nowhere (3:08)
3. Ignis Fatuus (6:43)
4. Limehouse Blues (3:43)
5. Will O The Wisp (5:49)
Personnel: Ronnie Ross (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone [2, 3]), Don Rendell (tenor saxophone), Kenny Wheeler [out 3], Bert Courtley [3] (trumpets), Ken Moule (piano), Pete Blannin (bass), Don Lawson (drums).
Note: Track list may be incomplete
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Album: Don Rendell Quintet
Leader: Don Rendell
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Tracks:
1. The Griffin (2:51)
2. Cool Sparks (3:27)
3. Carolet
4. Some of Us
Personnel: Don Rendell (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Damian Robinson (piano), Sammy Stokes (bass), Benny Goodman (drums).
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Album: Don Rendell Sextet
Leader: Don Rendell
Date:
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Tracks:
1. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
2. Little Boy Green
3. Sinbad The Tailor
4. Didnt We (3:04)
5. Muskrat Ramble (3:18)
6. Thames Walk
7. Dance Of The Ooblies (3:43)
Personnel: Dickie Hawdon (trumpet [4, 5, 6], flugelhorn [1, 2, 7]), Don Rendell [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7] (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (tenor saxophone [1, 2], baritone saxophone [4, 5, 6, 7]), Damian Robinson (piano), Ashley Kozak [1, 2], Pete Elderfield [3, 4, 5, 6, 7] (basses), Derek Hogg [1, 2]), Don Lawson [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]) (drums).
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Album: Tubby Hayes And His Orchestra
Leader: Tubby Hayes
Date:
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Label: Fontana
Tracks:
1. Sax Reference
2. The Chase
3. Skin Fever
4. Frenzy
5. Overture
6. Finale
Personnel: Bert Courtley, Stan Roderick, Derek Abbott [out 5, 6], Tommy McQuater [1, 2, 5, 6], Ray Davies [3, 4] (trumpets), Keith Christie, Jack Armstrong, L Clarke [1, 2, 5, 6], J Irvin [1, 2, 5, 6], Don Lusher [3, 4], Ken Goldie [3, 4] (trombones), Johnny Scott (flute, alto saxophone), Damian Robinson (alto saxophone), Tubby Hayes, Keith Bird, F Reidy [5, 6], Phil Goodie [5. 6] (tenor saxophones), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Colin Purbrook (piano), Ray Dempsey (guitar), Kenny Napper (bass), Allan Ganley, S Whittaker [5,6] (drums).
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Album: (Watership Down Suite)
Leader: Dave Hancock
Date:
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Tracks:
1. Genera
2. El-Ahr
3. Fields
4. Fu-Inl
Personnel: Dave Hancock (trumpet [2], flugelhorn), Chris Pyne (trombone), Stan Sulzmann (tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), John Horler (piano), Chris Laurence (bass), Allan Ganley (drums).
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