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1966-1967. Two years of seismic change in UK history, a time of World Cup wins, of psychedelic 'happenings' and Sgt. Pepper, when London's streets rocked to the sight of mini skirts and Mini Coopers and home-made British pop culture - drawing in everything from satire to sitars - really did look likely to change the world. British jazz was growing too. Having defined itself through the razor-sharp cool of 'modernism', by '66 it was ready to loosen its collar and let its hair down, feeding directly from an anarchic new breed of young musicians able to move between styles as never before, allowing everything from the avant-garde to R&B colour their work. London was now swinging in every direction, like some vast kaleidoscopic merry-go-round. This, then, is the story of those British jazzmen who came along for the ride, some clinging on with white-knuckles and gritted teeth, others enjoying the trip of their lives. Booklet notes by Simon Spillett RANDB062 The set is magnificent… serves as a wonderful bridge spanning the Atlantic, pulling the two jazz cultures together. The Brit-jazz tracks in '66 are sensational. One after the next is rich with energy, power and guile as groups such as the Michael Garrick Sextet, the Stan Tracey Quartet, the Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet and Gordon Beck Trio tear neatly into originals. The American tracks from the same year are largely little-known jazz-funk and soul-jazz pieces. The set is smartly curated... All have locked-in grooves and are tasty. The 1967 material is even stronger…And yes, every single track is outrageously excellent. There's no filler here. And the sound is very good. I'll be listening to this set several additional times between now and the end of the weekend. Once again, a superb job by R&B Records. Hats off to the set's producer/editor. Great choices all. Mark Myers Jazz Wax Produced as CD-R (professionally manufactured recordable CD printed for short run) as opposed to CD-P (professionally manufactured pressed CDs made in quantities of 500+). Comes with original printed CD inlays plus booklet annotated by Simon Spillett. All CDs whether CD-R or CD-P are 100% guaranteed error free. Discs will always be replaced if any problems are encountered. -
As the UK fired up to the 'White Heat' predicted by its new Prime Minister Harold Wilson, the nation's jazz scene was already aglow with talent, both established and up and coming. Indeed, London was a boiling crucible of jazz invention, mixing R&B, Hard Bop and a pinch of the Avant-Garde to forge its very own alchemic brand of jazz. Soho Scene '64/'65 captures this moment perfectly, a time when The Beatles and Bond were both new and fresh and when Brit-Jazz sounded as colourful and swinging as anything sashaying down Carnaby Street. Booklet notes by Simon Spillett RANDB058 I love this series. Since every track is different, dynamic and tasty, you can listen straight through without ever looking up… Where American big-band jazz trailed off in the early 1960s Britain continued to develop the genre further and with gusto… the U.S. sides are funky and off the beaten path, making for a wonderful juxtaposition between jazz evolution in London and the U.S. during the exact same two-year period. It's all here on this new set and series. Grab your Lambrettas! Marc Myers Jazzwax.com Produced as CD-R (professionally manufactured recordable CD printed for short run) as opposed to CD-P (professionally manufactured pressed CDs made in quantities of 500+). Comes with original printed CD inner plus booklet annotated by Simon Spillett. All CDs whether CD-R or CD-P are 100% guaranteed error free. Discs will always be replaced if any problems are encountered. - 1966-1967. Two years of seismic change in UK history, a time of World Cup wins, of psychedelic 'happenings' and Sgt. Pepper, when London's streets rocked to the sight of mini skirts and Mini Coopers and home-made British pop culture - drawing in everything from satire to sitars - really did look likely to change the world. British jazz was growing too. Having defined itself through the razor-sharp cool of 'modernism', by '66 it was ready to loosen its collar and let its hair down, feeding directly from an anarchic new breed of young musicians able to move between styles as never before, allowing everything from the avant-garde to R&B colour their work. London was now swinging in every direction, like some vast kaleidoscopic merry-go-round. This, then, is the story of those British jazzmen who came along for the ride, some clinging on with white-knuckles and gritted teeth, others enjoying the trip of their lives. Booklet notes by Simon Spillett RANDB062 The set is magnificent… serves as a wonderful bridge spanning the Atlantic, pulling the two jazz cultures together. The Brit-jazz tracks in '66 are sensational. One after the next is rich with energy, power and guile as groups such as the Michael Garrick Sextet, the Stan Tracey Quartet, the Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet and Gordon Beck Trio tear neatly into originals. The American tracks from the same year are largely little-known jazz-funk and soul-jazz pieces. The set is smartly curated... All have locked-in grooves and are tasty. The 1967 material is even stronger…And yes, every single track is outrageously excellent. There's no filler here. And the sound is very good. I'll be listening to this set several additional times between now and the end of the weekend. Once again, a superb job by R&B Records. Hats off to the set's producer/editor. Great choices all. Mark Myers Jazz Wax
- As the UK fired up to the 'White Heat' predicted by its new Prime Minister Harold Wilson, the nation's jazz scene was already aglow with talent, both established and up and coming. Indeed, London was a boiling crucible of jazz invention, mixing R&B, Hard Bop and a pinch of the Avant-Garde to forge its very own alchemic brand of jazz. Soho Scene '64/'65 captures this moment perfectly, a time when The Beatles and Bond were both new and fresh and when Brit-Jazz sounded as colourful and swinging as anything sashaying down Carnaby Street. Booklet notes by Simon Spillett RANDB058 I love this series. Since every track is different, dynamic and tasty, you can listen straight through without ever looking up… Where American big-band jazz trailed off in the early 1960s Britain continued to develop the genre further and with gusto… the U.S. sides are funky and off the beaten path, making for a wonderful juxtaposition between jazz evolution in London and the U.S. during the exact same two-year period. It's all here on this new set and series. Grab your Lambrettas! Marc Myers Jazzwax.com
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Side ONE 1. Moanin’ Timmons 2. Early In The Morning Trad. arr Baker 3. All Members Heath Side TWO 1. The Champ Gillespie 2. Ritual Burch 3. Oleo Rollins 4. Stolen Moments Nelson 5. Milestones Davis R&B39 -
SOUTH VENTURE SIDE ONE 1. Sunny Hebb 2. Dawn Yawn Powell 3. Lovey Dovey Curtis/Ertegun 4. Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag Brown 5. Keep Your Big Mouth Shut Hendricks 6. Three Blind Mice Hendricks SIDE TWO 1. Down For The Count Foster/Hendricks 2. Lil' Darlin' Hefti/Hendricks 3. Little Pony Hefti/Hendricks 4. Call Me Hatch 5. Uptight Cosby/Moy/Wonder 6. You'll Never Leave Him Berns 7. Fame Interview 8. Lulu Interview R&B38 - Out of stock
Side ONE 1. WILTON'S MOOD Wilton Gaynor 2. MINE STILL Eddie Thompson Trio 3. LONDON LAMENT London Jazz Quartet 4 THE GOLDEN STRIKER Jack Parnell & His Orchestra 5. EMBARGO ON ESCARGOT Tommy Watt Quartet 6. SENOR BLUES Joe Harriott Quintet Side TWO 1. NO HAY PROBLEMA Art Blakley & The Afrocuban Boys 2. AFRICAN DANCE International All Stars 3. BLOWIN' THE BLUES Harold Land All Stars 4. NIGHT CRY Barney Kessel 5. GOLDEN EARRINGS The Mastersounds 6. SISTER SADIE Horace Silver R&B34 - Out of stock
Last copy of this LP. It has a small crease on the cover. Side One 1. Six To One Bar Harry South Big Band 2. Treat It Lightly Ronnie Scott 3. Coming Home Baby Harry Stoneham & Johnny Eyden 4. Big P The New Jazz Orchestra 5. Bluesology Alex Welsh 6. Hit and Run Ralph Dollimore 7. Punjab Johnny Scott Side Two 1. Mizrab Gabor Szabo 2. Vampire Jimmy Tillman Quartet 3. One Track Mind Freddie Roach 4. Hi Heel Sneakers Benny Poole 5. Hallelujah Freddie Roach 6. The Wailer Sonny Cox R&B24 - Out of stock
Side One 1. Southern Horizons Harry South Big Band 2. Samba De Janeiro Tony Crombie Orchestra 3. Threesome Dill Jones Trio 4. One For Picka Ernest Ranglin Trio 5. I'm Gonna Go Fishin' The New Jazzmakers 6. Treasure Drive Johnny Dankworth Orchestra Side Two 1. But I Was Cool Oscar Brown Jr. 2. Husky Larry 'Wild' Wrice 3. West Coast Blues Ernie Andrews 4. Funky Festival Rune Overman Trio 5. Go To Hell Mr. Billy Paul 6. Triste Armando Peraza Trio 7. Me And My Lover Billy Higgins 8. Wailin' Lionel Hampton R&B23 - Out of stock
SIDE ONE 1. Affectionate Fink Harold McNair 2. Manners Maketh Man Tubby Hayes 3. Last Of The Wine Ronnie Ross & His Band 4. Mcghee Mcghee Roy Budd 5. Morning Train Chris Barber Soul Band 6. Big City Strut Col Richardson Combo 7. Bare Hugg Manfred Mann 8. Sidewinder Ted Heath Orchestra SIDE TWO 1. Next Time You See Me Blue Freddie Roach 2. Feeling Good Lainie Kazan 3. Soul Message Richard Groove Holmes 4. Funky Soul Terrell Prude 5. After This Message Mitchell-Ruff Trio 6. Blues A Go Go Lalo Schifrin 7. Chittlin' Juice Gene Ludwig 8. Let's Get It On Part 1 & 2 Sonny Knight Quartette R&B16 - Out of stock
SIDE ONE 1. Hootin' (Ash) The Jazz Five 2. The One That Got Away (Carr) Emcee Five 3. Blue Denham (Lee) Dave Lee Orchestra 4. Fidel (Keane) Shake Keane Quintet 5. Jeannine (Pearson) Don Rendell 6. Tubbsville (Hayes) Tubby Hayes Quartet SIDE TWO 1. I Only Want Some (Leiber/Stoller) Chris Connor 2. Soul Sister (Corbin) Harold Corbin 3. Preachin' Jazz (Ford) Fred Ford 4. Mr. Kicks (Brown Jr) Eldee Young & Co. 5. Doin' The Sixty-Eight (Kirk) Roland Kirk & Jack McDuff 6. Comin' Home Baby (Tucker) The Dave Bailey Quintet 7. Society Red (Drew) Jimmy Drew R&B15 - Out of stock
Side One 1. Night Talk Directions In Jazz/Johnny Scott 2. The Killers Of W1 Tubby Hayes Big Band 3. Rustic Gait Directions In Jazz/Ronnie Ross 4. Mark 1 Johnny Dankworth 5. Times Two And A Half Bill Le Sage & The New Directions In Jazz Unit Side Two 1. El Soulo Les McCann 2. Feeling Good Ahmad Jamal 3. Rattlesnake Monty Alexander 4. Blues For Mister Charlie #1 Bobby Sharp 5. Broadway Caravan Clifford Scott 6. Little Suzie Ray Bryant 7. Nightingale Willis Jackson 8. Champin' Eddie Chamblee Recording first published 1964 R&B9 - Out of stock
Side One 1. A Kettle Of Fish Brother Jack McDuff 2. Days Of Wine & Roses The Quartette Trés Bien 3. Blues for Mister Fink Gene Ludwig Organ Trio 4. What Are You Trying To Do To Me Bobby Powell 5. Here Now! Charles Kynard 6. Cleopatras Needle Ronnie Ross 7. Goose Pimples Butch Cornell's Trio 8. How Tony Kinsey Side Two 1. Hobo Flats Damita Jo 2. Shake A-Plenty Hank Crawford 3. Jack Sax the City Johnny Beecher 4. Hum Drum Blues Elaine Delmar 5. Minerology Chris Columbo Quintet 6. Boeing 707 Johnny Hawksworth Trio 7. For Petie's Sake Jimmy Russell 8. One Way Pendulum Johnny Scott Quartet Recordings first published 1963 R&B6 - Out of stock
Side One 1. Before Six Larry Frazier Impulse! 45-205 1962 2. Funky Mama (Pt.1) Lou Donaldson Blue Note 1868 May 1962 3. The Wave Lalo Schifrin MGM K13224 Oct 1962 4. Camp Meetin' Don Wilkerson Blue Note 1864 Jun 1962 5. The Shampoo Les McCann Pacific Jazz 350 1962 6. Baby Lou Jimmy Drew Decca 31275 1961 7. Chano Johnny Dankworth Columbia DB 4695 Sep 1961 Side Two 1. Boss Tres Bien The Quartette Trés Bien Norman 541 1962 2. Scootin' Sam Lazar Argo LP 4015 1962 3. Creole Walk Phil Guilbeau & His Creole Stompers Atlantic 5025 Feb 1962 4. Fire Down Below Ted Curson Prestige 241 Dec 1962 5. Lady E Tubby Hayes Fontana TL 5195 Jun 1962 6. After Six Larry Frazier Impulse! 45-205 1962 R&B4
