Tubby was a true jazz great on par with Sal Nistico ( a close friend of his) andJohnny Griffen, and made every visiting American Tenor player nervous as he was frequently the opening act at Ronnies club. He also was a great Vibes Player , Flutist, Composer, arranger and he wrote and arranged for this band.He was a tremendous inspiration for budding sax players like me growing up in Britain in the late fifties and sixties and we lost him much too soon in 1973 at age 38. He wasn't West Coast , East Coast , he was pure London at that time.Still miss him..
Died same year as Joe Harriott. I saw Tubby just the once when he gigged in Stoke in 1960 at the jazz venue of the time -the Sneyd Arms in Tower Sq Tunstlall, another of the Six Towns of the Potteries.. He was brilliant. Joe I saw the following year, also in the Potteries, this time at another jazz venue of the times, the George Hotel in Burslem (aka the 'Mother town').
BBC Radio must have tapes tucked away in the archive of Tubby Hays in full flow. Unless of course, they had been broadcast three times: when this had been achieved the MU stipulated they must be wiped! Tragically sad, and the Beeb would have been only too happy to comply as they needed the tape for recording something else. As ever, cash strapped. But so much fabulous quality jazz was on offer back then. But in the UK anyway, only live at gigs or for strictly limited use by the media.
The sophistication that Tubby brought to English jazz was not appreciated enough - out of the musician's world - but the public were latching on. A highly intelligent and gifted man he did a Kenton here in England by turning the stifled sounds of predictability into a powerful avant-garde dynamism. Too soon his death. Sad and tragic. As per usual, drugs and booze put too great a strain on a great heart.
Pretty sure that's our great Jazz Ambassador Louis Stewart on Guitar, and what a big band this is. I remember being knocked out when I first heard the album 100% Proof with Ronnie Stephenson on drums. It does not get much better than this when it comes to British jazz musicians led by one of the best, Tubby Hayes. Thanks for uploading
First time I heard of Tubby was the wonderful horror compilation Dr. Terrors House of Horrors. Some great flute playing there too.. Thanks for the upload
He's doing a good job, in my opinion. Don';t forget this piece is riff orientated, and the drummer is required to add the percussion to their sharpness. It's a drummer orientated piece also.
+Rex0680 Hi Rex. It's a great opener, isn't it? Check this great resource. I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong. My guess is that this show is the 24-8-69 broadcast, which means it's Blues for Pipkins by Ian Hamer. I can't find another recording of it on the net. henrybebop.co.uk/bigbands.htm
+leslie weddell Besides what's already been covered, I'm pretty sure it's legendary Pete King on Alto. These guys are as Hot as any band back then… sorely miss this kind of big and jazz. Louis Stewart is phenomenal.
The piece they play is "The Inner Splurge" written by Tubby Hayes. I can identify a few of the musicians: Hank Shaw, trumpet, Ronnie Ross, baritone sax, Louis Stewart on guitar and Ron Matthewson bass. I could make guesses to some of the others, but these are the ones I am sure of. Only Ron Matthewson remains living of those I named: Louis Stewart, a fine Irish guitarist died just a few weeks ago in August.
@@algiles881 Definitely Mick Pyne on piano. Ron Mathewson came from the Shetland Isles, which when introducing him Ronnie Scott always said was a great place. To come from. Sadly Mick Pyne is long gone, as is his brother Chris who may well have been on trombone in those days although I find it impossible to identify the brass players. I suspect the trumpet section at that time would probably have included players like Ian Hamer, Alan Downey and Martin Drover. Although only in London myself between 1969 and 1975 I was lucky enough to see Tubby on several occasions, and was at the Bull's Head for an appearance by him when it was announced that he had been admitted to hospital - and tragically that was that.
