Comments on: Jazz Vinyl Today: Keeping Up With The Tempos

By: London Calling

London Calling — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:48:58 +0000

Apologies, that link to Wilton Gaynair TAP 25 should have been this,

http://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/wilton-gaynair-blue-bogey-1959/

By: London Calling

London Calling — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:46:41 +0000

Tempo are great, and impossibly expensive – $2-5,000 is not unusual. I have posted a track sample from a couple which I am fortunate to have been able to acquire here :

Jazz Couriers in Concert TAP 22

http://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/the-jazz-couriers-in-concert-tempo-1958/

Wilton Gaynair TAP 25

http://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/the-jazz-couriers-in-concert-tempo-1958/

Tubby Hayes is the giant is British jazz worshipped here. Jasmine released most of the Tempos on vinyl, and they are excellent pressings beside being dubbed from original Tempo LPs.

By: Mike F

Mike F — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:46:32 +0000

Wow, thanks for all the recomendations. That is such an interesting site Michel.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:22:04 +0000

a lovely site indeed! thanks Michel for this major discovery.

By: Michel

Michel — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:54:26 +0000

Here’s a great site if you want to know more about tempo and UK Jazz. many links to click on !

http://vzone.virgin.net/davidh.taylor/recordt.htm

By: Ian R

Ian R — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:34:59 +0000

Mike take a look at the following web sites british bebop,jazz professional,birka jazz for british album covers, Savage Solweig Tubbs archive also Fantastic Voyage for cd reissues.Also Candid has issued a cd taken from a tape found in the Alfred Lion archive by Michael Cuscuna the tapes were sent to Lion by Tempo in 1959 when they were recorded the albub title is Tubby’s New Groove.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:51:45 +0000

michel/Mike: Tubby IS great. There are at least two Fontana/Epic sessions with American players. One is “Return Visit” with Roland Kirk and Louis Hayes, recorded in N.Y.C.
It seems that several Tempo albums have been re-issued in Japan (in vinyl).

By: Ian R

Ian R — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:20:24 +0000

Tubby Hayes had albums issued in the States on CBS with Clark Terry on Carlton as the Couriers of Jazz and on Blue Note with Dizzy Reece Blues in Trinity also Changing Thev Jazz at Buckingham Palace Dizzy Reece and Tubbs on Savoy, other Brits Albums Ronnie Ross the Jazz Makers on Atlantic also Don Rendell Roarin’ on Jazzland. London had great jazz clubs in the late 50’s and 60,s I regularly saw all these musicians and many more such as Joe Harriot and Wilton Bogey Gaynair.

By: michel

michel — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:02:41 +0000

I strongly suggest to listen to “Tubby the tenor” on Epic. It is a great session with Eddie Costa and Clark Terry. Tubby was a terrific musician !

By: Mike F

Mike F — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:26:10 +0000

As these are out of my price range I will have to get the music from another route but I am going to track down a few Tempo sessions. Your recommendations have not steered me wrong Rudolf.
Thanks again Al and everyone else for making this site so great. The thing I enjoy even more than the collecting knowledge is finding new(to me at least, most of it is 50 years old) music. I have purchased CDs and represses of many great albums that I’ve seen featured hear on Jazz Collector.