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AVID Jazz here presents three classic Tubby Hayes albums 'The Jazz Couriers - In Concert', 'The Couriers Of Jazz', 'Tubby's Groove' plus four tracks from 'Pub Crawling with Jimmy Deuchar'. Hailed as 'England's greatest jazz combo', Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes formed the Couriers to bring their message to the world that British jazz was alive and kicking! Joined by Terry Shannon on piano, Phil Bates on bass and Bill Eyden on drums we find them on a double bill with Dave Brubeck live at the Dominion Theatre in early February 1958. Wearing their influences on their sleeves, Brubeck was heard to declare 'They sound more like an American band than we do'. Moving ahead to November 1958 and the Couriers had been joined by Jeff Clyne on bass for a recording in London which clearly shows how British jazz was beginning to take it to their American cousins! For 'Tubby's Groove', Tubs steps out from the Couriers for the first time but is in familiar company with Shannon and Clyne and joining them on drums, the legendary and phenomenal Phil Seamen! Completed by four classic sides featuring the hard hitting, searing sound of Tubby's tenor alongside trumpeter Jimmy Deuchar from 'Pub Crawling' where the band pay tribute to the fine art of beer drinking! All three albums plus, have been digitally re-mastered for probably the finest sound quality ever!
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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The latest in Avid's on-going series of bargain priced reissues of classic 1950's jazz, this retropsective captures the period in which Tubby Hayes transformed from local wunderkind into international contender. One of the albums, the fabled Jazz Couriers in Concert, overlaps with the recent Jazz Genius set on Fantastic Voyage, and listeners will have to decide whether they prefer the cleaner sound of the earlier set to Dave Bennett's remastering here, but the music itself is uniformly wonderful. Bennett has wisely chosen to include the penultimate Couriers album, made for the US Carlton label, and arguably the bands best work, alongside Tubby's first quartet effort, the majestic Tubby's Groove, an album to rank with the finest American LP's of the era. The bonus tracks are drawn from slightly earlier sessions, one with trumpeter Jimmy Deuchar on which Hayes is still very much coming into his own. Finally there is an alternative take of On A Misty Night, from the Jazz Couriers first Tempo session in 1957, which adds a welcome reminder of Hayes equally precocious vibraphone skills.
As with all of Avid's double-CD series, the packaging is of the no-frills variety with sleeve notes lifted directly from the original issues, sometimes in truncated form, but at nearly 80 minutes a disc this set is the ultimate cost-effective way to hear the best of Hayes pre-1960's output. The Couriers tracks still sound engaging, with the two front men in inspired form. Best of all? Perhaps Hayes own idiomatic Mirage, a theme worthy of Horace Silver in his prime. Likewise, the quartet set is simply magnificent, with the leaders tenor recalling Getz, Griffin and Rollins in a recital which more or less set the parameters for his style in the next decade; virtuoso saxophone playing and choice vibraphone work delivered with hand-in-glove, co-operative band members. A word too for pianist Terry Shannon, whose secure playing graces all three of the full-length albums. Smack in the Silver/Clark/Flanagan tradition, his work throughout is a constant delight.
Whilst the recent flood of live and previously unreleased sessions by Hayes are all valuable, it's worth noting that it was with the records heard here that the saxophonist won his formidable reputation. At this price, no-one can by-pass such fine music.
As with all of Avid's double-CD series, the packaging is of the no-frills variety with sleeve notes lifted directly from the original issues, sometimes in truncated form, but at nearly 80 minutes a disc this set is the ultimate cost-effective way to hear the best of Hayes pre-1960's output. The Couriers tracks still sound engaging, with the two front men in inspired form. Best of all? Perhaps Hayes own idiomatic Mirage, a theme worthy of Horace Silver in his prime. Likewise, the quartet set is simply magnificent, with the leaders tenor recalling Getz, Griffin and Rollins in a recital which more or less set the parameters for his style in the next decade; virtuoso saxophone playing and choice vibraphone work delivered with hand-in-glove, co-operative band members. A word too for pianist Terry Shannon, whose secure playing graces all three of the full-length albums. Smack in the Silver/Clark/Flanagan tradition, his work throughout is a constant delight.
Whilst the recent flood of live and previously unreleased sessions by Hayes are all valuable, it's worth noting that it was with the records heard here that the saxophonist won his formidable reputation. At this price, no-one can by-pass such fine music.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Tubby Hayes was a virtuoso performer on the tenor sax, and this bumper reissue serves as a reminder of just what the British modern jazz scene lost with his untimely death in June 1973. "The Jazz Couriers In Concert" was recorded live at London's Dominion Theatre on 16th February 1958, and "The Couriers of Jazz" dates from that November; both feature Tubby Hayes with Ronnie Scott on tenor sax, and Terry Shannon on piano, Phil Bates and Jeff Clyne respectively on bass, and Bill Eyden on drums. "Tubby's Groove" features the Quartet in December 1959 (Hayes, Shannon, Clyne plus Phil Seamen on drums), and the four numbers featuring Tubby Hayes have been lifted from the 1955 album "Pub Crawling with Jimmy Deuchar which, with an alternate take of "On a Misty Night", completes the second CD.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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These Avid double sets are always good value for money - this one is no exception. All the material on offer here is currently available on other more expensive labels. The music covers the years 1955-59 and is up to Tubby's usual high standard. He is heard on both tenor sax and vibes. The 1955 tracks are also available of a Jasmine CD under Jimmy Deuchar's name, as are the 1959 tracks by the quartet (a couple of extra tracks on the Jasmine which were bonuses are not included here for time considerations) the 1958 concert has recently been reissued on a 3 CD set called Tubby Hayes The Flamingo Era and the balance of the Jazz Couriers material is available on Fresh Sound/Carlton, a record issued here in the UK on the London label, but originally recorded for issue in the USA.
The only reason I give this 4 instead of 5 stars is that the sound quality on the 1958 Live Couriers In Concert session is not all it could be. I assume that it has been dubbed from a vinyl copy (I suspect the original session tapes are missing). It is of course mono, but rather boxy. It restores Ronnie Scott's announcements which appeared on the original Tempo LP but were edited out of the 1960s reissue on Music For Pleasure. Strangely, the sound of the recording is more like the MFP reissue. I have the original Tempo LP and to my ears it sounds fresher - but unlikely they would have used the MFP and dubbed in the announcements, so I suspect the source is the Tempo LP. No crackles or pops, just this rather constricted sound, but the music is fantastic.
The only reason I give this 4 instead of 5 stars is that the sound quality on the 1958 Live Couriers In Concert session is not all it could be. I assume that it has been dubbed from a vinyl copy (I suspect the original session tapes are missing). It is of course mono, but rather boxy. It restores Ronnie Scott's announcements which appeared on the original Tempo LP but were edited out of the 1960s reissue on Music For Pleasure. Strangely, the sound of the recording is more like the MFP reissue. I have the original Tempo LP and to my ears it sounds fresher - but unlikely they would have used the MFP and dubbed in the announcements, so I suspect the source is the Tempo LP. No crackles or pops, just this rather constricted sound, but the music is fantastic.
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Published 8 months ago by Kenneth J. Morris
The great Tubby Hayes
I had these titles on LPs years ago its so nice to have them back.
I think they are all great and play them a lot.
And at that price you just cannot go wrong. Read more
I think they are all great and play them a lot.
And at that price you just cannot go wrong. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jazz Man
Another fab disc of Tubby's
This is another fabulous disc of jazz by one of the greatest ever Britain Jazz musicians and no Tubby Hayes fan should be without it. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. H. S. Arloff
Tubby and Ronnie at their absolute best
Well thankfully this doesn't hang about and from the off Tubbs and Ronnie are out of the gate and blowing up a storm with a fantastic drummer Bill Eyden kicking hell out of the... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. Philip Baird
BeBop heaven!
Great recordings from the best British small jazz group ever. How could these CD's be anything but super when Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes were involved. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Marlor
Still waiting
As I was present at the live recording I have tried to get a decent disc of the music. This is not it as the sound quality is even worse than the the Acrobat issue. Read more
Published 15 months ago by J. M. Pease
Superb!
This great 1960's jazz-man was one of my earliest influences and until now I have none of his recordings on CD so it was a pleasure to recieve this.
Published 17 months ago by Peter Michael Healey
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