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DISCOGRAPHY - PART 1, to 1965

2 January 1952: Kenny Baker Swing Group

Kenny Baker (tp), Vic Ash (cl, as), Harry Klein (as, bs), Freddy Courtenay (ts),
Stan Tracey (p), Alan McDonald (b), Johnny Flanagan (d)

CE 13767Lullaby of BirdlandParlophone (E) R3490, Odeon (Fi)PLE133
CE 13768Exploitation  -  


4 January 1952: Kenny Baker Swing Group

CE 13785'Round About MidnightParlophone (E) R3646, (G?)MSP 6019
CE 13786Afternoon in Paris  -  


3 March 1952: Kenny Baker's Orchestra

Kenny Baker (tp), Harry Lethman (tp), Allen Franks (tp), Freddie Clayton (tp), Harry Roche (tb), Don Lusher (tb), Dougie Robinson (reeds), Bill Jackson (reeds), Keith Bird (reeds), Harry Klein (reeds), Stan Tracey (p), Alan McDonald (b), Johnny Flanagan (d)

MEL 298 The Very Thought Of YouMelodisc (E) 1216
MEL 299 The Night Is Young  -  


15 October 1953: Kenny Baker Quartet

Kenny Baker (tp), Stan Tracey (p, acc), Cliff Ball (b), Don Lawson (d)

CE 14740Hayfoot StrawfootParlophone (E) R3786, GEP8658
CE 14741That's My Desire  -  
CE 14742The Continental   -  
CE 14743Stompin' At The SavoyParlophone (E) R3834, GEP8658, Angel LP60004


4 June 1954: Kenny Baker Quartet

CE 15039WantedParlophone (E) R3887
CE 15040I Speak To The StarsParlophone (E) R3887, PDM1034


9 June 1954: Kenny Baker Quartet

CE 15043Peg O' My HeartParlophone (E) R3905, PDM 1034, (Fi) DPY 1061c
CE 15044The Other SideParlophone (E) R3905, Angel LP 60004


1 February 1956: Jimmy Deuchar Ensemble

Tubby Hayes (ts), Derek Humble (as, bs), Jimmy Deuchar (tp), Ken Wray (tb),
Stan Tracey (p), Lennie Bush (b), Tony Crombie (d)

VMG 224Worthington ETempo unissued
VMG 225Barley Wine  -  


23 April 1956: Jimmy Deuchar Ensemble

Jimmy Deuchar (tp), Ken Wray (tb), Derek Humble (as, bs),
Stan Tracey (p), Lennie Bush (b), Tony Crombie (d)

VMG 807"E" (6:30)Tempo EP (E) TAP 4, Contemporary C3529
VMG 808 Colne Springs (6:02)Tempo EP (E) TAP 4, Contemporary C3529
VMG 809 Four XTempo EP (E) TAP 4
VOG 810 Red Barrel  -  

Contemporary (LP) C3529 Pub Crawling With Jimmy Deuchar


28 April 1956: Tony Crombie Group

WrongTempo unissued
Danny's Hideaway  -  
Just As You Are  -  
My One Sin  -  
Some Folks Do  -  
I'd Love To Take You Home With Me, Baby  -  


30 April 1956: Tony Crombie Group

Sometimes I WonderTempo unissued
Raindrops  -  
My Heart Jumps  -  
I Think Of You  -  
Something Tells Me  -  
My One And Only Love  -  


(?): Johnny Grant And His Band

Johnny Grant (?), Tubby Hayes (?), Derek Humble (.s), Jimmy Deuchar (tp), Ken Wray (tb), Stan Tracey (p, vib), Lennie Bush (b), Tony Crombie (d)

- ? - Saga ESAG 7004 (EP)


1 May 1958: Stan Tracey Group

Stan Tracey (vib), Ike Isaacs (g-1), Kenny Napper (b), Phil Seaman (d)

Over the Rainbow -1Vogue (E) VA160130
The Surrey With The Fringe On Top  -  
The Best Thing For You  -  

All on Little Klunk / Showcase Jasmine JASCD639


June 1958: Stan Tracey

Stan Tracey (vib), Ray Dempsey (g-1), Johnny Hawksworth (b), Ronnie Verrell (d)

I Can't Give You Anything But Love - 1Vogue (E) VA160130
Almost Like Being In Love   -  
I Love Paris  -  
This Was Nearly Mine  -  
They Can't Take That Away From Me  -  

All on Little Klunk / Showcase Jasmine JASCD639

Liner Notes from the Jasmine release of Little Klunk / Showcase - (Simon Spillett - June 2003)


June 1958: Stan Tracey

I've Got Five DollarsVogue (E) VA160130
Love Is  -  
Mad About The boy - 1  -  

All on Little Klunk / Showcase Jasmine JASCD639

Showcase - Liner Notes - (Alun Morgan)


Little Klunk
22 May 1959: Stan Tracey Trio

Stan Tracey (pno - vib), Kenny Napper (b), Phil Seaman (d)

4210Li'l Old PottsvilleVogue (E) VA 160155
4211Dream Of Many Colours  -  
4212We'll Call You  -  
4213Free  -  

All on Vogue (LP) 160155 Little Klunk and Little Klunk / Showcase on Jasmine JASCD639

Little Klunk - Liner Notes - (Kenny Graham - 1959, and a postscript from 1968)


26 May 1959: Stan Tracey Trio

4226A Walk In The ParkVogue (E) VA 160155
4211Baby Blue  -  
4212Little Klunk  -  
4213Boo-bah  -  

All on Vogue (LP) 160155 Little Klunk and Little Klunk / Showcase on Jasmine JASCD639


1 February 1961: Nat Gonella and His Jazz Band

Nat Gonella (tp, voc), Stan Roderick (tp), Jack Bain (tp), Tony Coe (cl, as), Jimmy Skidmore (ts), Joe Temperley (bs), Stan Tracey (p), Ernie Shear (g), Sammy Stokes (b), Phil Seaman (d)

Oh MonahPhilips CD 818651-2

Philips (CD) 818651-2 The Best of British Traditional Jazzc


14 - 15 November 1961: Zoot Sims Quartet

Zoot Sims (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Kenny Napper (b), Jackie Dougan (d)

Stompin' At the SavoyFresh Sounds CD 134
Love For Sale  -  
Somebody Loves Me  -  
Gone With The Wind  -  
Autumn Leaves  -  
Blues In E Flat  -  

Fresh Sounds (CD) 134 Zoot Sims Quartet - Live at Ronnie Scott's '61


8 December 1963: Ronnie Scott Quintet

Ronnie Scott (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Ernest Ranglin (g), Malcolm Cecil (b), Chris Karan (d)

Ronnie's BluesRonnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS 610

Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS (CD) 610 When I Want Your Opinion, I'll Give It To You

When I Want Your Opinion, I'll Give It To You - Liner Notes - (Les Tomkins)


14 February 1964: Ronnie Scott Quartet

Ronnie Scott (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Malcolm Cecil (b), Jackie Dougan (d)

I'm Sick And Tired Of Waking Up Tired and SickJazz House JHAS 610

Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS (CD) 610 When I Want Your Opinion, I'll Give It To You


29 February 1964: Ronnie Scott Quintet

Ronnie Scott (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Malcolm Cecil (b), Jackie Dougan (d)

What's New?Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS 610, JHAS 612

Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS (CD) 610 When I Want Your Opinion, I'll Give It To You
Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS (CD) 612 Jazz at Ronnie Scott's


Sonny Stitt
8 May 1964: Ronnie Scott & Sonny Stitt

Ronnie Scott (ts), Sonny Stitt (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Malcolm Cecil (b), Jackie Dougan (d)

Sonny Speaks (voice only)Jazz House JHAS 614
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes  -  

Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS (CD) 614 The Night Has A Thousand Eyes


29 May 1964: Ronnie Scott & Sonny Stitt

Ronnie Scott (ts), Sonny Stitt (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Malcolm Cecil (b), Jackie Dougan (d)

A Sonny Day For RonnieRonnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS 614
Bye Bye Blackbird  -  

Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS (CD) 614 The Night Has A Thousand Eyes


22 June 1964: The New Departures Quartet

Bobby Wellins (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Jeff Clyne (b), Laurie Morgan (d)

Love With VariationsHot House HH 1010
McTaggart  -  
Culloden Moor  -  
Afro Charlie  -  

Hot House HH (CD) 1010 The New Departures Quartet

The New Departures Quartet - Liner Notes - (Victor Schonfield)


New Departures Quartet
13 July 1964: The New Departures Quartet

Let Them CrevulateHot House HH 1010

Hot House HH (CD) 1010 The New Departures Quartet


21 October and 3 November 1964: Roland Kirk Quartet

Roland Kirk (ts, mazello, stritch, flute, nose flute, siren, saxophonium, voice), Stan Tracey (p), Rick Laird (b), Allan Ganley (d)

Ronnie's IntroRonnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS 606
Bag's Groove  -  
Roland's Intro  -  
It Might As Well Be Spring   -  , JHAS 612
On A Misty Night  -  
Avalon  -  
My Ship  -  
A Stritch In Time  -  
Gifts And Messages  -  
Reeling and Rhyming  -  

Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS (CD) 606 Roland Kirk - Gifts And Messages
Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS [CD] 612 Jazz at Ronnie Scott's


1965: Ben Webster Quartet

Ben Webster (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Rick Laird (b), Jackie Dougan (d)

Sunday (3:31)Moon MCD 070-2
Chelsea Bridge (4:47)  -  
Poutin' (6:23)  -  
Over the Rainbow (5:40)  -  
Perdido (4:39)  -  

Moon (CD) MCD 070-2 Ben Webster - Perdido


1965: Ben Webster Quintet

Ben Webster (ts), Ronnie Scott (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Rick Laird (b), Jackie Dougan (d)

A Night in Tunisia (6:20)Moon MCD 070-2

Moon (CD) MCD 070-2 Ben Webster - Perdido


1965/66: Georgie Fame and the Harry South Big Band

Georgie Fame (vcl), accompanied by various combinations of the following musicians: Tubby Hayes (ts), Roy Willox (as), Ray Warleigh (as), Ronnie Scott (ts), Tony Coe (ts), Dick Morrissey (ts), Alan Branscombe (as), Harry Klein (bs), Jack Sharpe (bs), Ian Hamer (tp), Greg Bowen (tp), Jimmy Deuchar (tp), Les Condon (tp), Tony Fisher (tp), Bert Courtley (tp), Kenny Wheeler (ten h), Keith Christie (tb), Johnny Marshall (tb), Chris Smith (tb), Ken Goldie (tb), Gib Wallace (tb), Colin Green (g), Gordon Beck (p), Stan Tracey (p), Phil Bates (b), Phil Seaman (d), Bill Eyden (d)

It's For Love The Petals FallColumbia EMI SX 6076
Down For The Count  -  
Many Happy Returns  -  
I Am Missing You   -  
L'il Pony   -  
L'il Darlin'  -  
Three Blind Mice  -  
Funny How Time Slips Away  -  
Lovey Dovey  -  
Feed Me  -  
Dawn Yawn  -  
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag  -  

Columbia EMI (LP) SX 6076 Georgie Fame And The Harry South Big Band - Sound Venture


1965 (February ?): Paul Gonsalves/Tubby Hayes

Tubby Hayes (ts, fl, vib, as), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Tony Coe (as, ts), Jack Sharpe (bs), Jimmy Deuchar (tp, mello), Les Condon (tp), Keith Christie (tb), Stan Tracey (p), Lennie Bush (b), Ronnie Stephenson (d)

TupaColumbia EMI SC (SCX) 6003
Mini Minor  -  
Souriya  -  
Baby Blue  -  
Amber Mood  -  
Just Friends  -  
Pedro's Walk  -  

Columbia EMI (LP) SX (SCX) 6003 Paul Gonsalves/Tubby Hayes - Just Friends

Just Friends - Liner Notes - (Sinclair Traill)


When I Want your opinion...
2 April 1965: Ronnie Scott Quartet

Ronnie Scott (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Malcolm Cecil (b), Jackie Dougan (d)

Bye Bye BlackbirdRonnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS 610
One Night at Ronnie's  -  

Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS (CD) 610 When I Want Your Opinion, I'll Give It To You


5 April 1965: Wes Montgomery Quartet

Wes Montgomery (g), Stan Tracey (p), Rick Laird (b), Ronnie Stephenson (d)

Sonny BoyRonnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS 604
Wes' Easy Blues  -  

Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS (CD) 604 Wes Montgomery - Body and Soul


5 April 1965: Wes Montgomery

Wes Montgomery (g)

Solo Ballad In A MajorRonnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS 604

Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS (CD) 604 Wes Montgomery - Body and Soul


7 May 1965: Wes Montgomery Quartet

Wes Montgomery (g), Stan Tracey (p), Rick Laird (b), Ronnie Stephenson (d)

Gone With The WindRonnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS 604
Broadway  -  
Body And Soul  -  
I'll Remember April  -  
Here's That Rainy Day  -  
Words From Wes (voice)  -  

Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS (CD) 604 Wes Montgomery - Body and Soul


Under Milk WoodUnder Milk Wood
8 May 1965: Stan Tracey Quartet

Stan Tracey (p), Bobby Wellins (ts), Jeff Clyne (b), Jackie Dougan (d)

Cockle Row (6:50)Columbia EMI SCX 3589/33SX 1774
Starless And Bible Black (3:45)  -  
I Lost My Step In Nantucket (3:15)  -  
No Good Boyo (5:00)  -  
Penpals (3:45)  -  
Llareggub (4:50)  -  
Under Milk Wood (5:55)  -  
A.M. Mayhem (6:50)  -  

All titles also on Blue Note (CD) CDP 789449-2, Steam (E) SJ101, and Trio CD TR564.
All issues entitled Stan Tracey - Under Milk Wood: Jazz Suite Inspired by Dylan Thomas

Under Milk Wood - Liner Notes - (Benny Green)


25 August 1965: Stan Tracey Trio

Stan Tracey (p), Rick Laird (b), Ronnie Stephenson (d)

Blues At Random (8:20]Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS 608
Sweet And Lovely (11:12)  -  

Ronnie Scott's Jazz House (CD) JHAS 608 Stan Tracey - Laughin' And Scratchin'

Laughin' And Scratchin' - Liner Notes - (Les Tomkins)

Review - Laughin' And Scratchin'


9 September 1965: Don Byas Quartet

Don Byas (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Rick Laird (b), Tony Crombie (d)

Ronnie's Intro 0.33Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS 613
Autumn Leaves 14.03  -  
I Remember Clifford 9.22  -  
Bags' Groove 13.06  -  
All The Things you Are 9.20  -  
Ladybird 10.06  -  
Moonlight in Vermont 7.21  -  
Walkin' 10.12  -  

Ronnie Scott's Jazz House (CD) JHAS 613 Don Byas - Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves - Liner Notes - (Les Tomkins)


18 October 1965: Stan Tracey Trio

Stan Tracey (p), Rick Laird (b), Bill Eyden (d)

Nutty (10:11)Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS 608
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (11:04)  -  
Darn That Dream (7:53)  -  , JHAS 612
Laughin' And Scratchin' (9:25)  -  
Tahiti (8:19)  -  

Ronnie Scott's Jazz House (CD) JHAS 608 Stan Tracey - Laughin' And Scratchin'
Ronnie Scott's Jazz House [CD] JHAS 612 Jazz at Ronnie Scott's


November 1965: Al Cohn - Zoot Sims

Al Cohn (ts), Zoot Sims (ts), Peter King (as, ts), Jack Sharpe (ts, bs), Stan Tracey (p), Rick Laird (b), Jackie Dougan (d)

ShoftWorld Record Club T/STP 714
Haunted Jazzclub  -  
Zoot's Tune  -  
Cockle Row  -  
Pete's Tune No. 1  -  
Flaming June  -  
Mr. George  -  
Pete's Tune No. 2  -  


Benny Golson
26 November 1965: Benny Golson Quartet

Benny Golson (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Rick Laird (b), Ronnie Stephenson (d - 1 to 4), Billy Hart (d - 5 to 7)

Where Or WhenRonnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS 609
Stablemates  -  
My Foolish Heart   -  
Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)  -  
Just In Time  -  
Stella By Starlight  -  
Three Little Words  -  

Ronnie Scott's Jazz House (CD) JHAS 609 Benny Golson - Three Little Words

Review - Benny Golson - Three Little Words

Liner Notes - Benny Golson - (Les Tomkins)



SOURCES:

Record and CD cover notes
Bielefelder Catalogues (various years)
Brucynickx - Modern Jazz Discography
Jazz Records Volumes 1 - 6 (Edited by Erik Raben)
New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, ed. Kernfeld
Tubby Hayes: A Discography by Barbara Schwarz (blackpress, 1990)


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