The Jazz Couriers The Couriers of Jazz (CD, Avid Jazz Records, 1959) *****
The Tubby Hayes Quartet Tubby's Groove (CD, Avid Jazz Records, 1959) *****
Genre: Jazz
Places I remember: Ray's Jazz (in Foyles Bookstore, London)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: The Serpent
Gear costume: Cheek To Cheek
Active compensatory factors: I'm not quite sure how I became clued into Tubby Hayes. I must have read about him somewhere - probably in Mojo Magazine (I find a lot of great undiscovered by me talent this way).
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: The Serpent
Gear costume: Cheek To Cheek
Anyway, Tubby Hayes was on my list when I went into Foyles on Charing Cross Road and approached Ray's Jazz corner which is off to the side of the music book aisles.
Lo and behold - a Three Classic Albums Plus CD under the 'Tubby Hayes featuring Ronnie Scott' banner headline.
That first selection makes me feel like I'm in a dim smokey soho jazz club in 1959 (I was aged 2 at the time but I have a fertile imagination).
The mono sound is appropriately cluttered and the (hilarious) stage announcements are discernible if the speaker is close to the mic. I love it!!
No duds, no bad moves as Tubby lets rip across these three albums. This is a glorious noise!!
Where do they all belong? I'll continue to search for Tubby Hayes' records but they are pretty scarce.
