Jesper Thilo - Strike Ap The Band

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:22
Size: 152,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:13)  1. Spotlite
(6:16)  2. Old Folks
(8:13)  3. Oh, Lady Be Good
(7:20)  4. There's No You
(7:42)  5. Get Happy
(7:18)  6. Someday You'll Be Sorry
(5:06)  7. Willow Weep For Me
(4:45)  8. After You've Gone
(7:35)  9. Topsy
(6:49) 10. Strike Up The Band

The title of this album is a bit off the mark, implying that the session will be pretty much devoted to up-tempo traditional jazz. Not so. While there are barnburners, they are balanced with very good melodic ballad renderings. Even the up-tempo material has character and substance, not at all like the mindless blowing that one finds too often in CD bins these days. Jesper Thilo is Denmark's most famous sax man, and one of its most prominent jazz players irrespective of instrument. Living in Denmark, he's had the opportunity to perform with many top-flight jazz musicians. With its traditional support of jazz, that country has always been a favorite spot for top American musicians to visit and, for several, to settle in. Basically, Thilo is from the same Lester Young school for tenors as Brew Moore, who was a resident of Copenhagen during the last years of his life. But Thilo's playing also acknowledges the influences of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ben Webster, and Johnny Hodges. His Hodges-like rendition of "Old Folks" is one of Strike Up the Band's highlights. Thilo's work on this album is masterful and inventive throughout. His "Willow Weep for Me" is tender and expressive as he blows new life into Ann Ronell's classic.

Thilo is fortunate to have the services of equally outstanding and experienced players who possess more than their share of improvisational talent. The group has a lot of fun with the melody line of "Strike Up the Band." The blues tune "Topsy" is played at medium tempo, recalling the version by Ike Quebec's Swing Seven in 1945. Australian Bob Barnard shows that he is as skillful on cornet as on trumpet, as amply demonstrated on "After You've Gone" and "Someday You'll Be Sorry." The inestimable Swiss piano player Henri Chaix provides some special solo moments and also sets the pace for the ensemble.

His intro to "There's No You" shows how much can be said in a scant few bars. This session must have been one of Chaix' last prior to his death in 1999. The other two members of the rhythm section, Stephen Kurmann on bass and Romano Cavicchiolo on drums, perform their duties with distinction. Encouraged by an enthusiastic and delighted audience in Baden, Switzerland, the players extend themselves with a program of solid straight-ahead jazz done with feeling and humor. The tradition of those great tenor sax players who understood the importance of swing and melody is alive and well with Jesper Thilo. Recommended. ~ Dave Nathan https://www.allmusic.com/album/strike-up-the-band-mw0000065095               

Personnel: Jesper Thilo (tenor saxophone); Bob Barnard (cornet); Henri Chaix (piano); Stephan Kurmann (bass); Romano Cavicchiolo (drums).

Strike Ap The Band

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Bob Barnard - New York Notes

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:26
Size: 140.7 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[3:56] 1. Song Of India
[5:39] 2. Washboard Blues
[4:35] 3. Smackaroony
[4:54] 4. Nightfall
[3:50] 5. The Sunshine Of Love
[4:05] 6. Don't Know If I'm Coming Or Going
[3:35] 7. You
[4:29] 8. Rainbow Hill
[3:53] 9. No One Else But You
[3:12] 10. Who's It
[3:53] 11. Sleepy Head
[2:17] 12. My Home Is In A Southern Town
[2:53] 13. Borsalino
[2:57] 14. Bank Street Bounce
[3:38] 15. All That I Can Ask Of You Is Love
[3:33] 16. You Made Me Love You

Bob Barnard - cornet, Cal Collins - gtr, Keith Ingham - pno, Earl May-bss, Jackie Williams - drms.

A well-chosen program of jazz standards, Bob Barnard's Satchmo-tinged solos, and Cal Collins superior guitar-work make this a set worth having. ~Brownian Motion

New York Notes

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Dan Barrett & Tom Baker - In Australia

Styles: Trumpet, Trombone and Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:16
Size: 139,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:03)  1. Vignette
(4:16)  2. Fore!
(4:59)  3. Then I'll Tired Of You
(3:46)  4. See If I Don't
(3:31)  5. After I Say I'm Sorry (What Can I Say)
(2:20)  6. It's Like Reaching For The Moon
(3:26)  7. That's A Plenty
(6:31)  8. Nobody Knows
(4:16)  9. Just Ducky
(3:51) 10. Indian Summer
(3:07) 11. Oh Lady Be Good
(4:25) 12. Overtime
(2:38) 13. Jug
(4:05) 14. Dynaflow
(4:55) 15. Through For The Night

Trombonist Dan Barrett teams up with a particularly strong band of Australian mainstream jazzmen on this highly enjoyable release. Co-leader is Tom Baker who mostly plays tenor but also switches to his pretty alto on "Indian Summer" and "Through for the Night." The rhythm section (pianist Chris Tapperell, guitarist Ian Date, bassist Don Heap and drummer Lynn Wallis) is supportive and swinging, and the great Australian cornetist Bob Barnard sits in on three exciting numbers. One of them, "That's a Plenty," finds both Barrett and Baker switching to trumpets and the well-arranged results for the three brassmen is very exciting. Other highlights include "Vignette," "It's Like Reaching for the Moon," "Lady Be Good" (which finds Barrett and Baker reproducing Lester Young's famous solo) and Gene Ammons' "Jug." Highly recommended.

~Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/dan-barrett-and-tom-baker-in-australia-mw0000029392

Personnel: Dan Barrett (trumpet, trombone); Ian Date (guitar); Tom Baker (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, cornet); Bob Barnard (cornet).

In Australia

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Bob Barnard & Jim Galloway - What's New

Styles: Cornet And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:02
Size: 144,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:59)  1. I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling
(7:05)  2. You Are My Lucky Star
(5:57)  3. What's New
(5:43)  4. Marie
(6:04)  5. The Last Time I Saw Paris
(5:30)  6. I May Be Wrong
(6:13)  7. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
(7:20)  8. There'll Be Some Changes Made
(7:42)  9. Wabash Blues
(5:24) 10. Yearning

This Swiss concert matches together the hot Australian cornetist Bob Barnard with the Canadian soprano saxophonist Jim Galloway and a top-notch Swiss rhythm section comprised of pianist Henri Chaix, bassist Isla Eckinger and drummer Romano Cavicchiolo. Although they mostly perform swing standards, the music is closer to Dixieland than swing with many freewheeling ensembles. Barnard is in generally good form and the highlights include "I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling," "Marie," "I May Be Wrong," "There'll Be Some Changes Made" and the often-overlooked tune "Yearning." Listening to this very coherent and swinging music, it is impressive to note that Barnard and Galloway had never played together before. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/whats-new-mw0000414819

Personnel: Bob Barnard (cornet); Jim Galloway (soprano saxophone); Henri Chaix (piano); Romano Cavicchiolo (drums).

What's New

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Bob Barnard & John Sheridan - Thanks A Million

Size: 163,0 MB
Time: 69:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Jazz: Trumpet Jazz, Dixieland
Art: Front

01. You're Lucky To Me (3:47)
02. Thanks (4:39)
03. Jalousie (4:10)
04. Samantha (4:08)
05. The Skeleton In The Closet (5:45)
06. Thanks A Million (3:40)
07. Black Moonlight (5:51)
08. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (4:15)
09. That Old Girl Of Mine (4:23)
10. Was I To Blame (For Falling In Love With You) (3:54)
11. I've Got A Crush On You (4:47)
12. I'm Shooting High (4:15)
13. Arkansas Lullaby (3:20)
14. Please (3:34)
15. The Day You Came Along (4:38)
16. Sidewalk Blues (4:16)

Veteran Australian cornetist Bob Barnard and stride pianist John Sheridan (best known for his 23 years playing with Jim Cullum) team up for this exciting duet set. Most of the songs on their collaboration were associated with Louis Armstrong or Bing Crosby, although there are some exceptions (such as Jelly Roll Morton's "Sidewalk Blues"). Both of the musicians are heard in prime form, inspiring each other and coming up with witty and swinging ideas within the genre of pre-bop jazz. One does not miss other horns when Barnard plays, and Sheridan is a full rhythm section by himself. With such highlights as "You're Lucky to Me," "The Skeleton in the Closet," "I'm Shooting High," and "Please," this CD is easily recommended to fans of small-group swing and hot jazz. ~Review by Scott Yanow

Thanks A Million

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Bob Barnard - Looking Back

Size: 175,9 MB
Time: 75:05
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Someday Sweetheart (4:21)
02. Please Don’t Talk About Me (5:19)
03. Strike Up The Band (3:29)
04. Drop Me Off At Harlem (5:11)
05. River Boat Shuffle (3:43)
06. Dancing In The Dark (3:43)
07. Legs (5:02)
08. That's My Home (3:13)
09. Moten Swing (3:43)
10. Brother Can You Spare A Dime (3:31)
11. Lady Be Good (3:56)
12. Count 'em (4:35)
13. Broadway (4:45)
14. Skylark (4:27)
15. Bluesology (3:52)
16. Days Of Wine And Roses (3:38)
17. Blue Moon (3:53)
18. Django's Castle (4:35)

Robert Graeme Barnard, 24 November 1933, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Born into a musical family, Barnard began playing trumpet partly because the family band, led by his father, needed a trumpeter, but also because he had heard and was deeply impressed by a record of Muggsy Spanier. Barnard gained experience playing dance music but listened eagerly to records, notably those by his major influence, Louis Armstrong, and also to popular Australian jazz bands of the 40s, including that led by Graeme Bell. During this period and on into the 50s, Barnard had a day job, in a bank, but played extensively, touring with bands including the one led by his brother, Len Barnard. In 1957, he played in Sydney with a small group led by guitarist Ray Price. Back in Melbourne, he continued to play as a semi-pro, making occasional records, such as The Naked Dance with a band led by his brother. Bell called him with a job offer in Sydney and, although the gig failed to materialize, Barnard later joined Bell’s band. This led to a tour of his home country, and a visit to New Zealand and New Guinea alongside pop singer Frank Ifield. In 1963, Armstrong came to Australia, and Bell’s band greeted the visitor at the airport where Barnard played briefly with his idol.

In 1971 Barnard formed a band for an EMI Records session that resulted in 16 Jazz Greats, and three years later he formed his first band. The band played in and around Sydney and in 1976 went to the USA for an appearance at the Bix Beiderbecke Festival at Davenport, Iowa, where they were a huge success. After 10 years, the band’s popularity waned slightly and this, allied to the death of a key member, trombonist John Costello, motivated Barnard into cutting down to a quartet. Barnard toured extensively during the 80s and on into the 90s, playing in the USA and UK as well as in south east Asia and various European countries. He has worked with numerous leading jazz musicians, including Ruby Braff, Peanuts Hucko, Bob Wilber, Kenny Davern, Dick Carey and Milt Hinton, recording albums with the latter pair. He and his brother, Len, also made two fine albums for Sackville Records issued under Ralph Sutton’s name, Partners In Crime and Easy Street. The groups that Barnard formed for recording sessions and other dates varied from quartets to 9- and 10-piece bands and he has also recorded with strings. In the mid-90s Barnard worked on an album, partially funded by the Australian Council for the Arts, on which he celebrates the music of Australian composers. With what Barnard sees as a decline in interest in traditional jazz in his homeland, the end of the 90s saw him planning to spend more time in Europe and the USA.

Barnard’s playing is notable for his big, rich sound and the consummate ease of his flowing solo lines. Although his name was made, and his fame spread, through his forceful playing in the traditional jazz style this is by no means the extent of his huge talent. This would seem to lie rather in his lyrical mainstream ballad playing that emulates, without any hint of copying, the players he most admires, including Bobby Hackett, Braff, and, of course, Armstrong. Barnard has also composed a number of songs, including ‘Black Stump Stomp’, ‘Smackarooney’ and ‘Rainbow Hill’, an attractive ballad he included on a 1995 album recorded during a visit to New York..

Looking Back

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Bob Barnard & Ralph Sutton - The Joint Is Jumpin': The Music Of Fats Waller

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 56:43

Size: 129.9 MB

Styles: Cornet & piano jazz

Year: 2003

Art: Front

[3:18] 1. The Joint Is Jumpin'

[3:54] 2. I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling

[3:36] 3. Black And Blue

[3:46] 4. I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby

[3:50] 5. Blue Turning Grey Over You

[4:45] 6. Up Jumped You With Love

[4:44] 7. Keeping Out Of Mischief Now

[4:28] 8. Dream Man

[4:52] 9. Squeeze Me

[4:05] 10. You Meet The Nicest People In Your Dreams

[2:31] 11. Sweet And Slow

[3:47] 12. It's A Sin To Tell A Lie

[5:06] 13. I'm Always In The Mood For You

[3:53] 14. I Used To Love You

The music of Fats Waller never sounds old and dated, especially when in the hands of the two masters who share top billing on this album. Australian cornetist Bob Barnard, who made his first solo album in 1952, and American Ralph Sutton, one of the last geniuses of the stride piano, renew their acquaintance with this release. The term "music" is used broadly to mean not only pieces written by Waller but also others' compositions that Waller had in his vast repertoire, some of which were virtually Waller's personal property, such as "You Meet the Nicest People in Your Dreams." Included is "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie," which Waller did with a tongue-in-cheek, don't-you-really-believe-it demeanor. The double-entendre "Sweet and Slow" was a Waller favorite, and one that Sutton has recorded elsewhere. In addition to the house rhythm section of Ed Gaston on bass and Len Barnard on drums, guests arrive on some tracks to help move things along. Don Burrows, with many albums of his own under his belt, does his clarinet thing on such cuts as "Up Jumped You With Love" and "I'm Crazy About My Baby." On the former, he ad libs over Barnard's enunciation of the melody line before taking a chorus of his own. Another Australian clarinet player of note, John McCarthy joins in on a slow drag version of "Squeeze Me." An album highlight is "Blue Turning Grey Over You," the only track where it's just Sutton and Barnard. About 100 years of jazz performing experience are on exhibit here, and you hear every year in every note. Highly recommended for Waller fans in particular and lovers of any jazz style played by consummate artists. ~Dave Nathan

The Joint Is Jumpin': The Music Of Fats Waller

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Ricky May & Bob Barnard - Just Foolin' Around: A Tribute To Louis Armstrong

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 71:25
Size: 163.5 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 1987
Art: Front

[3:10] 1. Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas
[4:03] 2. Shadrach
[3:41] 3. Public Melody Number One
[3:23] 4. Swing That Music
[4:06] 5. Just Foolin' Around
[5:20] 6. Old Rockin' Chair
[4:05] 7. I'm Confessing That I Love You
[3:23] 8. That's My Desire
[3:30] 9. A Kiss To Build A Dream On
[3:20] 10. I Get Ideas
[3:42] 11. La Vie En Rose
[5:10] 12. What A Wonderful World
[4:20] 13. Mack The Knife
[5:29] 14. Now You Has Jazz
[4:29] 15. Blueberry Hill
[5:26] 16. Hello Dolly
[4:41] 17. Cabaret

Ricky May was a Maori jazz / pop vocalist from Onehunga, Auckland. In 1961 jazz pianist Ronnie Smith set up a group to play at the "Sorrento" in Wellington. The group included Tommy Tamati on bass and a young Ricky May on drums and vocals. Bruno Lawrence was always watching in the audience and was given a chance to play the drums when Ricky got up to sing. He impressed Ronnie enough to become a regular with the group. That group stayed together for about a year, even touring around the lower North Island area.

Robert Graeme Barnard, 24 November 1933, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Born into a musical family, Barnard began playing trumpet partly because the family band, led by his father, needed a trumpeter, but also because he had heard and was deeply impressed by a record of Muggsy Spanier. Barnard gained experience playing dance music but listened eagerly to records, notably those by his major influence, Louis Armstrong, and also to popular Australian jazz bands of the 40s, including that led by Graeme Bell. During this period and on into the 50s, Barnard had a day job, in a bank, but played extensively, touring with bands including the one led by his brother, Len Barnard. In 1957, he played in Sydney with a small group led by guitarist Ray Price. Back in Melbourne, he continued to play as a semi-pro, making occasional records, such as The Naked Dance with a band led by his brother. Bell called him with a job offer in Sydney and, although the gig failed to materialize, Barnard later joined Bell’s band. This led to a tour of his home country, and a visit to New Zealand and New Guinea alongside pop singer Frank Ifield. In 1963, Armstrong came to Australia, and Bell’s band greeted the visitor at the airport where Barnard played briefly with his idol.

Just Foolin' Around: A Tribute To Louis Rmstrong

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