Mole Jazz · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Tubbs' Tours
| Recorded | Apr 1964 |
|---|---|
| Label | Mole Jazz |
| Released | 1964 |
| Personnel | 16 credited players |
| Discogs | master 644619 |
The record
April 1964 finds Hayes fronting a reed section deep with Wellins, Ross, Sharp, and Branscombe, Mole Jazz preserving a big-band charts session where he conducts as much as he blows.
Session personnel
- Alan Branscombe — alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Ronnie Ross — alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Jackie Sharp — baritone saxophone, clarinet
- Freddy Logan — bass
- Benny Goodman — congas
- Allan Ganley — drums
- Terry Shannon — piano
- Bobby Wellins — tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Peter King — tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Tubby Hayes — tenor saxophone, flute, vibraphone, percussion [tympani]
- Keith Christie — trombone
- Bert Courtley — trumpet
- Ian Hamer — trumpet
- Les Condon — trumpet
- Jimmy Deuchar — trumpet, mellophone
- Ken Wray — valve trombone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1964 | Fontana · TL.5221 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1964 | Fontana · STL 5221 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1981 | Mole Jazz |
| 2004 | Fontana · UCCM-9181 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2004 | Fontana · UCCM-9181 — CD, Album, Promo, Paper Sleeve |
| 2005 | Fontana · 983 188-6 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Fontana · STL 5221 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, White Label, Stereo |
Follow the players
Ronnie Ross also plays on
Freddy Logan also plays on