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BRUCE ADAMS/ALAN BARNES QUINTET
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC ...
Format: CD
Catalogue Number: BEAR 40
UK Price: £9.99 + p&p
LINE-UP: BRUCE ADAMS (trumpet/flugelhorn), ALAN BARNES (alto/baritone saxes), BRIAN DEE (piano), LEN SKEAT (double bass), BOBBY ORR (drums)
BRUCE ADAMS/ALAN BARNES QUINTET
SIDE STEPPIN'
Format: CD/Cassette
Catalogue Number: BEAR CD38/MC38
UK Price: CD £9.99/Cassette £5.99 + p&p
"A wonderful advert for jazz. When played like this, there is nothing finer."
- John Eyles, Today
LINE-UP:
BRUCE ADAMS (trumpet/flugelhorn), ALAN BARNES (alto/baritone saxes),
BRIAN DEE (piano), LEN SKEAT (double bass), BOBBY ORR (drums)
BRUCE ADAMS QUARTET
ONE FOOT IN THE GUTTER
Format: CD/Cassette
Catalogue Number: BEAR CD36/MC36
UK Price: CD £9.99/Cassette £5.99 + p&p
"Listening to Bruce Adams is like being given time off for good behaviour."
- Dave Gelly, The Observer
LINE-UP: BRUCE ADAMS (trumpet/flugelhorn), JOHN CLARKE (piano), LEN SKEAT (double bass), BOBBY ORR (drums)
DUNCAN SWIFT
OUT LOOKING FOR THE LION
Format: Cassette
Catalogue Number: BEAR 28
UK Price: £5.99 + p&p
The late Duncan Swift was one of the finest exponents of the Harlem
Stride style of piano playing. The thrilling compositions of Willie
'The Lion' Smith, James P. Johnson and Fats Waller come back to life
through the entertaining but formidable piano technique of the true
King Of The Stride Piano.
DUNCAN SWIFT
THE BROADWOOD CONCERT
Format: CD/Cassette
Catalogue Number: BEAR CD34/MC34
UK Price: CD £9.99/Cassette £5.99 + p&p
"Undersung master of swing and stride piano." - The Guardian
BILL ALLRED'S GOODTIME JAZZ BAND
SWING THAT MUSIC
Format: CD/Cassette/LP
Catalogue Number: BEAR CD31/MC31/LP31
UK Price: CD £9.99/Cassette & LP £5.99 + p&p
From Orlando, Florida the best Dixieland band in the world recorded
live at the 1989 Birmingham International Jazz Festival. Bill Allred
was for many years trombonist with Wild Bill Davison and leader of the
famed Rosie O'Grady Jazz Band. Since going solo, and signing
exclusively to Big Bear Records, Allred's Goodtime Jazz Band is a top
attraction on the international festival circuit.
"The leader's world class playing ... show-stopping presentation and knowing exactly what the audience wants. Buy and enjoy." - Just Jazz
LINE-UP:
BILL ALLRED (trombone/vocal), DON LORD (cornet), J.J. ARGENZIANO
(trumpet), TERRY MYERS (tenor sax/clarinet), JIM MAIHACK
(piano/trombone), BOYD BERGESON (guitar/banjo), SAM NOTO (bass/tuba),
WARREN SAUER (drums)
GROOVE JUICE SPECIAL
GROOVE JUICE COMIN' TO TOWN
Format: Cassette/LP
Catalogue Number: BEAR MC29/LP29
UK Price: Cassette & LP £5.99 + p&p
Taking their name from a 1940s gag by Slim Gaillard, Groove Juice
smoothly combine jazz with jump and swing. Led from the piano by Ralph
Laing, a veteran of the UK scene who has played with such notables as
Buddy Tate and a host of other visiting Americans.
"Superbly arranged, real jump music here. A goodie - really neat. Performed beautifully ... pure joy. This one really rocks." - Jazz News
LINE-UP:
RALPH LAING (piano/arranger/leader), DAVE LEITHHEAD (trumpet/vocal), AL
FAIRWEATHER (trumpet), FRANK FENNELL (clarinet/alto & tenor saxes),
MEL THORPE (flute/tenor sax), FRANK FEENEY (guitar), CLIVE MORTON
(bass), JOHN COX (drums) with KATE McNAB (vocal) & special guests
SWEET SUBSTITUTE
VARIOUS
BRITISH JAZZ AWARDS 1987
Format: Cassette/LP
Catalogue Number: BEAR MC27/LP27
UK Price: Cassette & LP £5.99 + p&p
Cut by the '87 Award winners in jubilant mood. Three spirited numbers
by the whole ensemble plus Roy Williams and John Barnes in a
trombone/baritone duo with Green and Ganley, a delicious Humph and
Brian Lemon duet and a stunning Martin Taylor solo outing. Shows why
the nation's jazz fans repeatedly vote for these great players in the
annual British Jazz Awards.
"A fitting tribute to the best of British jazz." - Jazz Journal International
LINE-UP: HUMPHREY LYTTELTON (trumpet), ROY WILLIAMS (trombone), PETER KING (alto sax), DICK MORRISSEY (tenor sax), JOHN BARNES (baritone sax), BRIAN LEMON (piano), MARTIN TAYLOR (guitar), DAVE GREEN (double bass), ALLAN GANLEY (drums)
VARIOUS
THE M&B JAM SESSION VOL. 1
Format: LP
Catalogue Number: BEAR 26
UK Price: Cassette & LP £5.99 + p&p
Live recording of the celebrated 1984 jam session which gave birth to
the Birmingham International Jazz Festival. Close to a full hour of
exciting swinging jazz from a stellar round-up of top British musicians.
"Red blooded English jazz at its best." - Music Week
LINE-UP:
HUMPHREY LYTTELTON (trumpet), DIGBY FAIRWEATHER (trumpet), ROY WILLIAMS
(trombone), ROY CRIMMINS (trombone), BRUCE TURNER (alto sax), DICK
MORRISSEY (tenor sax), RANDY COLVILLE (clarinet), DAVE SHEPHERD
(clarinet), MICK PYNE (piano), JIM DOUGLAS (guitar), HARVEY WESTON
(bass), JOHNNY RICHARDSON (drums)
CLAUDE WILLIAMS
KANSAS CITY GIANTS
Format: LP
Catalogue Number: BEAR 25
UK Price: Cassette & LP £5.99 + p&p
Claude 'Fiddler' Williams was a downbeat pollwinner in the thirties -
as guitarist with the Count Basie Band. Hot jazz fiddle is his chosen
instrument and this record - cut in Kansas City in 1979 with his own
touring quartet - is his finest hour.
"The most immaculate swing fiddle I've ever heard." - The Observer
LINE-UP: CLAUDE WILLIAMS (violin/vocal), FRANK SMITH (piano), GERRY LEONARD (bass guitar), RICHARD ROSS (drums/vocal)