Sad News, Jeff Clyne RIP.

Some very sad news for the the UK. Virtuoso bassist Jeff Clyne passed away monday (16 November) at the age of 72. Jeff Clyne had been a key figure in British jazz for over 40 years and played on some groundbreaking albums, Stan Tracey's Under Milk Wood, Tubby Hayes' 100% Proof and the first three seminal albums by Ian Carr's Nucleus. He also played and recorded with the likes of the Jazz Couriers with Hayes and Ronnie Scott, Keith Tippett, plus hosts of others. He was prominent for a while in nascent British jazz rock bands such as Isotope, Gilgamesh and his own band, Turning Point. Jeff Clyne also recorded a little known but superb pre-Nucleus album with Ian Carr plus Trevor Watts and John Stevens entitled Springboard , on the Polydor label, which is highly sought after by collectors. Clyne was also a teacher and co-director of the Wavendon jazz course, and taught at the Royal Academy of Music and Guildhall School of Music and Drama
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Do you like Jazz?

Silly question really if you're here, but that's the name of the first track.A collection of new and recent tracks,some re-worked tracks and some I just like.Thanks to Tony "The Good Groove" Brown for providing some gems.Enjoy.

1.Do You Like Jazz ? - The Cool Balance
2.Stolen Moments - Mark Murphy Nicola Conte Rework
3.Manteca - Cesars Salad
4.Mississippi City Strut - Stanley Turrentine
5.Day By Day - The Jazz Invaders
6.Take Off - Marco Di Marco with Nathan Haines
7.Schizophrenia - Ciruis B
8.Sguardo - Gruppo Jazz Marca
9.San Diego - Fabio Nobile
10.She Who Dares - Colman Brothers
11.Frankie - Iain Mackenzie
12.The More I Look At You - Timo Lassy
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Let's B (3) Friends

A selection of organ jazz, some old and some new but all good.I hope you like my selections.

1.Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Atsuko Hashimoto with Houston Person
2.Little Ghetto Boy - Charles Kynard
3.Hot Sauce - Charles Kynard
4.Killer Joe - Charles Earland
5.Swing The Blondes -Barbara Dennerlein
6.Sidewinder - Akiko Tsuruga
7.Walking The Dog - Jack McDuff
8.Harold's House of Jazz - Don Patterson with Richie Cole
9.This I Dig Of You - Deep Blue Organ Trio
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A Jazz Trip

Well I was determined not to watch the endless stream of dross on tv last night so played a few tunes.More straight jazz than the last batch,I hope you like them.


1.Flying Saucer - Alan Lee Jazz Quintet
2.Wrong or Right - Bobby Hutcherson
3.Steppin' Out - Chuck Mangione
4.Short Story - Deep Blue Organ Trio
5.Spirit's Samba - Dave Pike
6.Groovin' High - Kenny Burrell
7.Soho Soul - Tubby Hayes
8.Dr Jackle - The Essence All Stars
9.John Brown's Body - Don Patterson
10.Sunbath - Joyce Hurley
11.Giant Steps - Gary Bartz

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A few tracks thrown together!

Here's a little something I threw together last night.A Froggy monster mix it is not,however some enjoyable jazzy / funky tunes.

1.Jingo - Candido
2.Columbus Avenue - Dave Valentin
3.Jamaica Jamaica - Special EFX
4.K Gee - MFSB
5.New York City - George Benson
6.African Rhythms - Oneness of Juju
7.Open Sesame - Kool and the gang
8.Daisy Mae - Raul De Souza
9.It's you - Sunga T Experience
10.Suratal Ihklas - Al Rahman (Doug Carn)
11.Stepping Stones - Johnny Harris

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Good luck Ray!

Good luck Ray with your show on uk jazz radio. http://www.ukjazzradio.com/index.html
Check out another great source of jazz,Ray will of course continue to link his show from here.

The great white (vinyl) hunter returns!

Fresh is not the term I would use but after enduring 30hrs of travel,I must confess to feeling better than I thought I would.I picked up vinyl in 3 locations and owing to weight restrictions had to post the albums home.The first batch made it home before me and will provide the material for my first show.So a plug for a very good record (and cd) store,Crazy Beat Records in Upminster,Essex.If you are in the Essex/East London area,this store is well worth a visit,only 5 mins walk from Upminster Station.I picked up a great compilation album Latin Spectrum,some wicked tunes on this one.Also a great double album on Soul Brother Records from Eddie Henderson,Retrospective.All the smokin' jazz funk/fusion numbers we love on a new pressing! The 3rd album on this little expedition is a real gem,a compilation from Solid State Records in great condition.Tracks from Johnny Lytle,Jimmy McGriff,King Pleasure and more.So a great mixed show coming up featuring jazz/funk classics,some hot latin and classic jazz.What more could a jazzhead want? Look out for the link very soon.

Cheers Andy