Tubby Hayes - Four Classic Albums Plus (2024 Digitally Remastered) (2024)

AVID Jazz continues its "Four Classic Albums Plus" series with a second remastered 2CD release from Tubby Hayes, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel information. "Tubby Hayes & His Orchestra: Modern Jazz Scene" (1956); "Tubby Hayes Quintet: After Lights Out' (1956); 'The Jazz Couriers featuring Tubby Hayes & Ronnie Scott: The Last Word' (1957); 'Tubby Hayes: Tubby In N. Y.' (1961) plus two bonus tracks. For our long-awaited second set by arguably the best and most famous British jazz musician of all time, we present Mr. Tubby Hayes in various musical configurations. First, we experience the audience at Festival Hall in London on the evening of February 18, 1956, where we get to witness Tubby and his orchestra's set. Next we see Tubby with his quintet on "After Lights Out", where he is accompanied by Dickie Hawdon on trumpet, Harry South on piano, Pete Elderfield on bass and Bill Eyden on drums. Described as "England's greatest jazz combo", Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes formed the Couriers to show the world that British jazz is alive and well!

Together with Terry Shannon on piano, Phil Bates on bass and Phil Seamen on drums, we present them on our second CD with the excellent album "The Last Word", recorded in London in 1959. We conclude our Tubby tribute with a fine set performed by the great man in 1961 in the Big Apple, New York City. As befitted his reputation, Tubby can be heard alongside some great American jazz musicians, including the legendary Clark Terry on trumpet, George Duvivier on bass, Dave Bailey on drums and Horace Parlan piano.

Tracklist
[5:34] 1. Tubby Hayes - Orient Line (Modern Jazz Scene) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[4:27] 2. Tubby Hayes - Plymouth Rock (Modern Jazz Scene) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[5:37] 3. Tubby Hayes - Room 608 (Modern Jazz Scene) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[4:44] 4. Tubby Hayes - Sophisticated Lady (Modern Jazz Scene) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[3:46] 5. Tubby Hayes - Mambo Tittoro (Modern Jazz Scene) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[2:36] 6. Tubby Hayes - I'll Remember April (Modern Jazz Scene) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[4:44] 7. Tubby Hayes - Doggin’ Around (Modern Jazz Scene) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[6:10] 8. Tubby Hayes - Message to the Messengers (After Lights Out) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[14:20] 9. Tubby Hayes - Hall Hears the Blues (After Lights Out) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[3:12] 10. Tubby Hayes - Ode to Ernie (After Lights Out) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[3:44] 11. Tubby Hayes - No, I Woodyn't (After Lights Out) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[4:48] 12. Tubby Hayes - Foolin' Myself (After Lights Out) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[9:35] 13. Tubby Hayes - Nicole (After Lights Out) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[3:43] 14. Tubby Hayes - Jordu (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[2:30] 15. Tubby Hayes - May Ray (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[5:52] 16. Tubby Hayes - If This Isn't Love (The Last Word) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[2:50] 17. Tubby Hayes - Easy to Love (The Last Word) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[3:10] 18. Tubby Hayes - Whisper Not (The Last Word) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[4:38] 19. Tubby Hayes - Autumn Leaves (The Last Word) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[5:37] 20. Tubby Hayes - Too Close for Comfort (The Last Word) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[7:23] 21. Tubby Hayes - Yesterdays (The Last Word) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[3:52] 22. Tubby Hayes - Love Walked in (The Last Word) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[4:39] 23. Tubby Hayes - You for Me (Tubbs in N.Y.) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[7:01] 24. Tubby Hayes - A Pint of Bitter (Tubbs in N.Y.) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[8:54] 25. Tubby Hayes - Airegin (Tubbs in N.Y.) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[7:31] 26. Tubby Hayes - Opus Ocean (Tubbs in N.Y.) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[7:34] 27. Tubby Hayes - Soon (Tubbs in N.Y.) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
[9:11] 28. Tubby Hayes - Doxy (Tubbs in N.Y.) (2024 Digitally Remastered)