62/6
Personnel: Ron Simmonds, Leon Calvert, Gordon Rose,
Tony Mabett (trumpets), Johnny Edwards, Bobby Lamb, Keith Christie,
Don Lusher (trombones), Jack Thirlwell, Ray Premru (bass trombones),
Johnny Scott, Al Newman (alto saxophones), Art Ellefson,
Duncan Lamont (tenor saxophones), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone),
Richard Morgan (oboe), Ray Dempsey (guitar), Arthur Watts (bass),
Kenny Clare (drums), Raymond Clark, Jack Holmes, Hilary Robinson,
Derek Simpson (cellos).
Leader: Bill Russo
Date: December 21, 22 1962
Venue: London
Label: Columbia 33SX1508
Suite No 1 Opus 5
1. Portrait of a Count (Bill Russo) (4:45)
2. Egdon Heath (Bill Russo) (4:15)
3. Frank Speaking (Bill Russo) (4:21)
4. Thisbe (Bill Russo) (4:54)
5. Sweets (Bill Russo) (4:27)
Suite No 2 Opus 8
6. Bill's Blues (Bill Russo) (4:29)
7. Ennui (Bill Russo) (3:40)
8. Dusk (Bill Russo) (5:04)
9. 23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West (Bill Russo) (2:47)
FLAC and scans with discographical info included
This is one for jazzuk but anyone else is welcome to download as well! It comes with much thanks to bluebird who kindly sent the LP rip.
An interesting performance, the music grows on one I have found. Ronnie Ross does solo but in such a large ensemble not so much heard from him of course. The leader seems to have had a penchant for trombone solos here but perhaps that is not surprising.
Link for FLAC download
http://www.multiupload.com/PGNM16WDF8
8 comments:
Thanks yewsta! Definitely all ears for this one. I saw this album mentioned somewhere recently and made a note to look out for it. Special thanks to our friend the bluebird of happiness!
Thanks for your work on this yewsta.
There is other Russo material he recorded in London with similar musicians but ,sadly,no Ronnie Ross there.
Thanks Yewsta & BBird ... new to me ... Baron
Thanks so much for this album - I'd been searching for it for years! Cheers!
Anonymous. That's good to hear. I too had been on the lookout for ages before striking lucky.
yewsta, mate ... a big belated THANK YOU for this gem, as it doesn't seem to stop spinning ... 'round these shores ... quality!
You're welcome, atoman. Antipodes, right? I've had a lot of help from my mates there during the project.
MAny thaks Yewsta, truly a very good album
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