Various - Too Hot: The Best Of Mainstream British Jazz (3-Disc Set)

Sanctuary Records (Castle Music) are to be congratulated on the issue of this superb compilation. Produced during the 1950's when the world was new by Dennis Preston and issued at the time on the 'Nixa' label the recordings never achieved the commercial success the material deserved. A wealth of British Jazz musicians play with superb perfection not a note out of place and most important the music swings. In that is everything the music swings, rhythm sections support but never intrude, not an electronic thumping base line to endure from beginning to end. The proof (if any were needed) is the music is timeless more than 50 years since it was laid down it sounds completly fresh. Much credit to the unsung (or credited engineers) the record quality is pretty near perfect. Not the original vinyl issues for sure and 'best of compilations' have their critics I'm just glad to have the material made available again in any format. As the man said...it dont mean a thing if it aint got that swing. These musicians know how to swing. ~Keith Wise

Album: Too Hot: The Best Of Mainstream British Jazz (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:15
Size: 165.4 MB
Styles: Assorted
Year: 2004

[6:52] 1. Melody Maker All Stars - Top Score
[3:51] 2. The Fawkes-Turner Sextet - Here Today
[3:21] 3. Tony Coe Quintet - Sans Humph
[4:19] 4. Don Rendell Jazz Sextet - Star Eyes
[4:27] 5. Fairweather - Red For Go
[4:42] 6. Joe Harriot Quartet - Everything Happens To Me
[3:19] 7. Dill Jones Trio - May-Zee
[3:50] 8. Kenny Baker's Half Dozen - Act One, Scene One
[3:08] 9. Jimmy Skidmore Jazz Group - Cocquette
[4:16] 10. Semple - I Cover The Waterfront
[3:34] 11. Sandy Brown's Jazz Band - Go Ghana
[2:53] 12. The Martin Slavin Septet - A Smo-O-Oth One
[4:15] 13. The Kenny Graham Afro-Cubists - Time's A-Wastin'
[4:14] 14. Kenny Baker's Dozen - I Must Have That Man
[6:07] 15. Melody Maker All Stars - Mood Indigo
[2:54] 16. Bertie King - Blue Lou
[3:19] 17. Kenny Baker's Dozen - Tea For Two
[2:46] 18. Dill Jones Trio - Carolina Shout

Too Hot: The Best Of Mainstream British Jazz (Disc 1)

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Album: Too Hot: The Best Of Mainstream British Jazz (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:34
Size: 177.6 MB
Styles: Assorted
Year: 2004

[ 5:15] 1. Kenny Baker - It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
[ 5:27] 2. The Kenny Graham Afro-Cubists - Tuxedo Junction
[ 3:11] 3. Don Rendell Jazz Sextet - Rush Job
[ 2:30] 4. Vic Ash Quintet - Softly, As In The Morning Sunrise
[ 4:25] 5. The Fawkes-Turner Sextet - Blue Turning Grey Over You
[ 2:40] 6. Joe Harriott Quartet - Just Friends
[ 5:32] 7. Fairweather - September In The Rain
[ 5:27] 8. Dick Heckstall-Smith Quintet - Russian Lullaby
[ 5:13] 9. The Jazz Today Unit - Blue Feeling
[ 3:42] 10. The Jazz Today Unit - Farewell Blues
[ 2:39] 11. Lennie Felix Trio - Sweet Lorraine
[ 2:00] 12. Ellefsen - Let Yourself Go
[ 3:54] 13. Jimmy Skidmore Jazz Group - You Took Advantage Of Me
[ 3:17] 14. Alan Ganley Quartet - I Feel A Song Coming On
[ 2:30] 15. Diz Disley Quintet - Minor Swing
[ 2:45] 16. Cleo Laine - Indian Summer
[10:26] 17. The Jazz Today Unit - Blues In Threes
[ 3:14] 18. Vic Ash Quartet - With The Wind And Rain In Your Hair
[ 3:17] 19. Sandy Brown Big Four - Sugar

Too Hot: The Best Of Mainstream British Jazz (Disc 2)

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Album: Too Hot: The Best Of Mainstream British Jazz (Disc 3)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:14
Size: 174.5 MB
Styles: Assorted
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[3:48] 1. Kenny Baker - Too Cool For The Blues
[4:26] 2. Bruce Turner - Oh Baby
[3:01] 3. Jones & Christie - Mean Dog Blues
[3:27] 4. Kenny Baker's Half Dozen - Cuban Fantasy
[3:29] 5. Kenny Baker's Dozen - Swallowin' The Blues
[2:50] 6. Kenny Baker - Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[3:05] 7. The Jazz Today Unit - Rockin' In Rhythm
[2:14] 8. Kenny Baker - I'll Get By
[3:06] 9. Kenny Baker's Half Dozen - Monkey Business
[2:08] 10. Kenny Baker's Group - Bongo Chant
[3:31] 11. Kenny Baker - I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem
[3:10] 12. The Kenny Baker Afro Cubists - Sidewalks Of Cuba
[6:00] 13. The Kenny Baker Afro Cubists - Time's A-Wastin'
[3:36] 14. The Kenny Baker Afro Cubists - Love Me Or Leave Me
[5:25] 15. The Kenny Baker Afro Cubists - How's This
[9:05] 16. The Kenny Baker Afro Cubists - Blues For John
[6:18] 17. The Kenny Baker Afro Cubists - Symphony In Riffs
[4:35] 18. The Kenny Baker Afro Cubists - Bugle Blues
[2:51] 19. The Kenny Baker Afro Cubists - Bakerloo Non-Stop

Too Hot: The Best Of Mainstream British Jazz (Disc 3)

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