Three Classic Albums Plus (The Vintage Years / Collaboration / England's Ambassador Of Jazz)

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Johnny Dankworth
Three Classic Albums Plus (The Vintage Years / Collaboration / England's Ambassador Of Jazz)

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Release Date: Friday 17 March 2017

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If ever there was a thing called musical royalty in the U.K. then we would have to say that it would have been John Dankworth and Cleo Laine. Alone and together these two giants of British jazz certainly held the royal crown for over fifty years. Here we focus on the solo career of John Dankworth with three hard to find albums and a film score E.P. (remember those?) from the 1950's and early 1960's. In his early days John answered to the name, Johnny and was both an excellent jazz musician, playing primarily alto sax (after Johnny Hodges) and clarinet (after Benny Goodman) as well as a fine writer, arranger and producer. For those of us who perhaps only remember Dankworth in his later years performing with his wife, Cleo Laine, it is worth remembering that in the 1940's and 1950's when he started his jazz career after his army National Service, he was playing alongside the likes of Charlie Parker, Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington! His hard driving big band was a popular feature on the jazz scene on both sides of the Atlantic. Great names that passed through his ranks include, Tubby Hayes, Dudley Moore, Don Rendall, Kenny Wheeler, Tony Coe and Peter King.

Tracks:

CD1
1. Crazy Rhythm (The Vintage Years)
2. The Breeze And I (The Vintage Years)
3. Swinging The Blues (The Vintage Years)
4. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (The Vintage Years)
5. I Can't Get Started (The Vintage Years)
6. How Deep Is The Ocean (The Vintage Years)
7. How High The Moon (The Vintage Years)
8. Moonglow (The Vintage Years)
9. Jive At Five (The Vintage Years)
10. Stardust (The Vintage Years)
11. Idaho (The Vintage Years)
12. Improvisations For Jazz Band And Symphony Orchestra (Collaboration)
13. Ebony Concerto - a) Allegro moderato (Collaboration)
14. Ebony Concerto - b) Andante (Collaboration)
15. Ebony Concerto - c) Moderato-Con Moto-Moderato-Vivo (Collaboration)
16. Rendezvous - a) Highlife (Collaboration)
17. Rendezvous - b) One-Way Street (Collaboration)
18. Rendezvous - c) Variaciones Peruvianos (Collaboration)
19. Rendezvous - d) South Bank (Collaboration)
20. Rendezvous - e) Rendezvous (Rondo Cubano) (Collaboration)

CD2
1. Tribute To Chauncey (England's Ambassador of Jazz)
2. Slo Twain (England's Ambassador of Jazz)
3. Sunflower (England's Ambassador of Jazz)
4. Dauphine Blues (England's Ambassador of Jazz)
5. Honey-Dew Melon (England's Ambassador of Jazz)
6. Joe And Lol (England's Ambassador of Jazz)
7. International (England's Ambassador of Jazz)
8. Kool Kate (England's Ambassador of Jazz)
9. New Forest (England's Ambassador of Jazz)
10. Specs Yellow (England's Ambassador of Jazz)
11. Desperate Dan (England's Ambassador of Jazz)
12. Riverside Stomp from The Criminal (Original Soundtrack)
13. Freedom Walk from The Criminal (Original Soundtrack)
14. After the Party from The Criminal (Original Soundtrack)
15. Treasure Drive from The Criminal (Original Soundtrack)