Chris Barber and His Jazz Band - Folk Barber Style

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 1965
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:22
Size: 83,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:17) 1. Banks of The Bann
(2:16) 2. Alabamy Bound
(3:21) 3. Midnight In Moscow
(2:03) 4. Tom Dooley
(2:28) 5. Streets of Laredo
(2:37) 6. Midnight Special
(2:01) 7. So Long, It's Been Good to Know You
(2:03) 8. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
(2:09) 9. Wimoweh
(3:17) 10. On Top of Old Smokey
(2:14) 11. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
(2:02) 12. Ha, Ha, This-A-Way
(2:48) 13. Goodnight Irene
(2:38) 14. Bobby Shaftoe

Donald Christopher Barber OBE (17 April 1930 – 2 March 2021) was an English jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist. As well as scoring a UK top twenty trad jazz hit with "Petite Fleur" in 1959, he helped the careers of many musicians. These included the blues singer Ottilie Patterson, who was at one time his wife, and Lonnie Donegan, whose appearances with Barber triggered the skiffle craze of the mid-1950s and who had his first transatlantic hit, "Rock Island Line", while with Barber's band. He provided an audience for Donegan and, later, Alexis Korner, and sponsored African-American blues musicians to visit Britain, making Barber a significant figure in launching the British rhythm and blues and "beat boom" of the 1960s.

Barber was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, on 17 April 1930. His father, Donald Barber, was an insurance statistician who a few years later became secretary of the Socialist League, while his mother was a headmistress. His parents were left-leaning, his father having been taught by John Maynard Keynes, while his mother became, in Barber's words, "the only socialist mayor of Canterbury". Barber started learning the violin when he was seven years old. He was educated at Hanley Castle Grammar School, near Malvern, Worcestershire, to the age of 15, and started to develop an interest in jazz. After the end of the war, he attended St Paul's School in London, and began visiting clubs to hear jazz groups. He then spent three years at the Guildhall School of Music, and started playing music with friends he met there, including Alexis Korner.More,,,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Barber

Personnel: Chris Barber (trombone); Pat Halcox (trumpet), Ian Wheeler (clarinet, alto, soprano); Eddie Smith (banjo, guitar); Dick Smith (bass); Graham Burbidge (drums); Ottilie Patterson (vocals, melodica).

Folk Barber Style

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Chris Barber, Ottilie Patterson - Is it True 'Bout ..

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:44
Size: 85,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:32) 1. Dixie Cinderella
(3:09) 2. Porgy
(4:34) 3. Magnolia's Wedding Day
(2:26) 4. Doin' the Crazy Walk
(5:02) 5. New St. Louis Blues
(3:14) 6. Here Comes My Blackbird
(2:32) 7. Can't We Get Together
(3:49) 8. I Can't Give You Anything but Love
(3:31) 9. Sweet Savannah Sue
(3:16) 10. Diga Diga Doo
(2:34) 11. Baby

17 April 1930, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. In the 40s Barber studied trombone and bass at the Guildhall School of Music, eventually choosing the former as his principal instrument (although he occasionally played bass in later years). In the late 40s he formed his first band, which, unusually, was formed as a co-operative. Also in the band were Monty Sunshine, Ron Bowden and Lonnie Donegan. By the early 50s the band had gained a considerable following but it was nevertheless decided to invite Ken Colyer to join. The move was musically promising but proved to be unsuccessful when the personalities involved clashed repeatedly. Eventually, Colyer left and was replaced by Pat Halcox. The vocalist Ottilie Patterson joined in 1954 when she was Barber’s girlfriend, (they married in 1959). In the mid-50s Barber also tried his hand at skiffle and his own Chris Barber Skiffle Group featured during this time Ron Bowden (drums), Dickie Bishop (vocals), and the powerful but nasal vocalist/guitarist Johnny Duncan. Barber played upright bass during this time, an instrument on which he is equally adept. Many years later, Paul McCartney’s recording of Bishop’s composition ‘No Other Baby’ was one of the highlights of his comeback rock ‘n’ roll set, Run Devil Run.Aided by remarkably consistent personnel, the Barber band was soon one of the UK’s leading traditional groups and was well placed to take advantage of the surge of interest in this form of jazz in the late 50s and early 60s. Barber experienced a ‘freak’ hit in the pop charts in 1959 when his arrangement of Sydney Bechet’s ‘Petite Fleur’ became a huge hit (No. 3 in the UK). The track was issued from a 1957 album to catch the boom that trad was experiencing. The clarinet solo was beautifully played by Monty Sunshine and remains a classic of the era. The decline in popularity of ‘trad’, which came on the heels of the beat group explosion, had a dramatic effect on many British jazz bands, but Barber’s fared much better than most.

This was owed in part to his astute business sense and also his keen awareness of musical trends and a willingness to accommodate other forms without compromising his high musical standards.In the 60s Barber changed the name of the band to the Chris Barber Blues and Jazz Band. Into the traditional elements of the band’s book he incorporated ragtime but also worked with such modern musicians as Joe Harriott. Among his most important activities at this time was his active promotion of R&B and the blues, which he underlined by bringing major American artists to the UK, often at his own expense. Through such philanthropy he brought to the attention of British audiences the likes of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Brownie McGhee, Louis Jordan and Muddy Waters. Not content with performing the older blues styles, Barber also acknowledged the contemporary interest in blues evinced by rock musicians and audiences and hired such players as John Slaughter and Pete York (ex-Spencer Davis Group), who worked happily beside long-serving sidemen Halcox, Ian Wheeler, Vic Pitt and others. In the 70s, Barber focused more on mainstream music, showing a special affinity for small Duke Ellington -styled bands, and toured with visitors such as Russell Procope, Wild Bill Davis, Trummy Young and John Lewis. He also maintained his contact with his jazz roots and, simultaneously, the contemporary blues scene by touring widely with his Take Me Back To New Orleans show, which featured Dr. John. He happily entered his fifth decade as a band leader with no discernible flagging of interest, enthusiasm, skill or, indeed, of his audience. In 1991 he was awarded the OBE, the same year as Panama! was released, featuring the excellent trumpet playing of Wendell Brunious. As a trombone player, Barber’s work is enhanced by his rich sound and flowing solo style. It is, however, as band leader and trendspotter that he has made his greatest contribution to the jazz scene, both internationally and, especially, in the UK. https://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Chris-Barber.html

R.I.P.

March 2, 2021

Born: April 17, 1930, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom

Is it True 'Bout Chris Barber & Ottilie Patterson?

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Chris Barber - Chris Barber Plays, Vol.4

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 1957/2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 28:05
Size: 65,3 MB
Art: Front

(6:18) 1. When The Saints Go Marching In
(4:18) 2. Olga
(2:49) 3. Old Rugged Cross
(2:27) 4. Bye Bye
(3:22) 5. Pound Of Blues
(2:38) 6. When You And I Were Young
(6:10) 7. Just A Closer Walk With Thee

The March 1957 sessions that ended up on the seven-song 10" LP Chris Barber Plays, Vol. 4 were Barber's final studio recordings for the Pye label prior to his move to Columbia/EMI, though he'd do a couple more live albums for the company in 1958. The sound of the group was loosening up a little, albeit not much, while maintaining its format of reverent facsimiles of early-20th century American jazz. Ottilie Patterson sang on a couple of the tracks, "When the Saints Go Marching In" and "Just a Closer Walk With Thee," but otherwise it was an instrumental set, perhaps with greater sonic presence than some of his earlier Pye sides, with more depth to the bass in particular at times. "Pound of Blues" rates as a highlight of their Pye catalog, with its swinging Hucklebuck riff, and the bandmembers sound like they're actually having fun, not just playing the notes properly, on the extended instrumental tag of "Just a Closer Walk With Thee."~ Richie Unterberger https://www.allmusic.com/album/chris-barber-plays-vol-4-mw0001095200

Personnel: Trombone – Chris Barber, Banjo – Eddie Smith (2), Bass – Dick Smith (2), Clarinet – Monty Sunshine, Drums – Ron Bowden. Sleeve – Ian Bradbery, Trumpet – Pat Halcox

Chris Barber Plays, Vol.4

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Chris Barber - Petite Fleur

Styles: Trombone Jazz 
Year: 1958/2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:44
Size:fron
Art: 85,4 MB


(2:46)  1. Petite Fleur
(3:05)  2. High Society
(3:19)  3. Everybody Love My Baby
(4:18)  4. Bugle Call Rag
(3:40)  5. Hushabye
(3:02)  6. Whistlin' Rufus
(2:18)  7. Tuxedo Rag
(3:53)  8. Majorca
(3:54)  9. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
(6:26) 10. When The Saints Go Marching In

"The legendary jazzman, Sidney Bechet, wrote “Petite Fleur” around 1952, when he was living in Paris, and just nine years later Chris Barber saw his version of the song become a hit in Britain and America." Barber, who was born in Hertfordshire in 1930, became one of the most popular figures on the traditional jazz scene during the 1950s, although he had been playing trombone around London clubs just after the war and had, in fact, formed his own band before deciding to team up with Ken Colyer. It was when Colyer left the band and Barber took over that he also began to experiment with small musical combinations within the framework of the band, and from this emerged a skiffle line-up that included Lonnie Donegan. Barber’s style of traditional jazz, his flair for choosing the right kind of personnel to work with, notably the clarinettist Monty Sunshine, has earned him world-wide acclaim and respect. “Petite Fleur” is an album that contains some memorable examples of his work during the days in the fifties when the trad jazz boom was at its height, and even today it makes easy and highly enjoyable listening. https://coverheaven.co.uk/chris-barber-jazz-band-petite-fleur/

Personnel:  Trombone – Chris Barber; Banjo, Guitar – Dick Bishop; Bass – Dick Smith;  Clarinet – Monty Sunshine; Drums – Ron Bowden; Trumpet – Pat Halcox

Petite Fleur

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Chris Barber - Chris Barber & His New Orleans Friends

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:20
Size: 158,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:17)  1. Birth Of The Blues
(5:21)  2. Coquette
(3:13)  3. Ma She's Making Eyes At Me
(3:11)  4. Over In The Gloryland
(5:43)  5. Sentimental Journey
(3:56)  6. Yes Sir, That's My Baby
(5:01)  7. The Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You
(3:17)  8. Mood Indigo
(5:15)  9. My Blue Heaven
(5:58) 10. Let Me Call You Sweetheart
(5:20) 11. Nobody's Sweetheart
(5:49) 12. I Ain't Got Nobody
(3:34) 13. Lord Lord Lord
(8:18) 14. Panama

Barber/Ball/Bilk are a British traditional jazz trio comprised of trombonist Chris Barber, trumpeter Kenny Ball, and clarinetist Acker Bilk, whose individual recordings were compiled from time to time on joint best-of collections such as At the Jazz Band Ball (1994) and Boaters Bowlers & Bowties (2009). The recordings of Barber (born on April 17, 1930, in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England), Ball (born on May 22, 1930, in Ilford, Essex, England), and Bilk (born on January 28, 1929, in Pensford, Somerset, England) were first compiled jointly in 1962 on The Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk, which was released in the wake of "Stranger on the Shore." Performed by Mr. Acker Bilk & the Leon Young String Chorale and originally released in October 1961, "Stranger on the Shore" was one of the biggest hits of 1962 in not only the U.K., where it was the best-selling single of the year, but also the U.S., where it topped the Billboard singles chart for a week in May. Even though "Stranger on the Shore" isn't featured on The Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk, which includes songs by Mr. Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band, Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen, and Chris Barber & His Jazz Band, the song's popularity, along with that of the British traditional jazz movement, propelled the compilation to the top of the U.K. albums chart in September 1962. From time to time over the years, the recordings of Barber, Ball, and Bilk were likewise compiled jointly. 

At the Jazz Band Ball (1994) is a particularly notable compilation of 1962 recordings drawn from the BBC Archives. In addition, Boaters Bowlers & Bowties (2009) is notable for its double-disc length as well as for its inclusion of "Stranger on the Shore." ~ Jason Birchmeier https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-barber-mn0000105761/biography

Chris Barber & His New Orleans Friends

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Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Barber In Detroit

Size: 178,1 MB
Time: 75:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz: Big Band
Art: Front

01. Bourbon Street Parade (Live) (1:48)
02. Bobby Shaftoe (Live) (2:41)
03. My Old Kentucky Home (Live) (5:56)
04. Majorca (Live) (3:17)
05. The Old Rugged Cross (Live) (2:12)
06. Chimes Blues (Live) (6:31)
07. Saratoga Swing (Live) (8:55)
08. The Martinique (Live) (2:39)
09. Sweet Sue (Live) (4:10)
10. Savoy Blues (Live) (3:26)
11. Panama (Live) (6:23)
12. Didn't He Ramble (Live) (2:52)
13. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair (Live) (3:35)
14. Too Many Drivers (Live) (3:25)
15. Lowland Blues (Live) (5:47)
16. It's Got Me Going (Live) (2:45)
17. Jeep's Blues (Live) (4:39)
18. High Society (Live) (4:46)

Since the 1930s the Musicians' Union had a ban preventing American musicians touring the UK. By the late 1950s this was relaxed as long as a UK band was 'swapped' for an American band. Chris Barber's band was not the first to go, but was the first to be allowed to tour rather than play a single residency in one venue. In 1959 when it did its first US tour the Barber band was the leading Trad Jazz band in the UK. The tour was an outstanding success and the band toured again in the Autumn of that year.

Not recorded officially a recording was made surreptitiously of one of the concerts in Detroit. Lake Records acquired the tapes of this historic concert and present them here for the first time. It shows the band on fine form and wowing American audiences. The full concert was not available and so bonus tracks from other concerts around the time of the Detroit one have been added.

Barber In Detroit

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Chris Barber & Acker Bilk - That's It Then

Size: 161,1 MB
Time: 69:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1997
Styles: Jazz, Dixieland
Art: Front

01. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (6:26)
02. Stranger On The Shore (4:34)
03. Bugle Boy March (3:57)
04. Wabash Blues (6:54)
05. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (7:52)
06. South (5:31)
07. Lou-Easy-An-I-A (7:14)
08. Panama (9:57)
09. Poor Butterfly (7:49)
10. That's My Home (4:23)
11. High Society (5:01)

Recording dates: Recorded in concert on December 13 and 17 1996.

During the "trad boom" of the early 1960s, the undisputed "kings" were Ball, Barber and Bilk -- the "Three Bs"as they were often known -- Kenny Ball's Jazzmen, Chris Barber's Jazz Band, and Mr. Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band. Although they rarely if ever played and never recorded together (apart from occasional radio programmes), they were inseparable in the public's mind, partly because of the titles of reissue LPs such as The Best Of Barber & Bilk and The Best Of Ball, Barber & Bilk.

This excellent CD goes some way to filling that gap, with Acker Bilk as the guest of the Chris Barber Band in two concerts from the latter part of 1996. As Chris notes in the CD insert: "This is the record everyone thought they were buying 35 years ago. Millions of recordings by Barber and Bilk were sold in the 1960s and even reached the LP charts, but these recordings never had Mr. Barber and Mr. Bilk playing together. They only included other tapes of the two separate bands. Finally in truth Barber and Bilk are playing together at the same time and the same place. Playing with Acker was just as much fun as anybody could have imagined and we hope that you will enjoy this recording as much as the musicians you are hearing."

That's It Then is also notable because it was the last commercial recording featuring Ian Wheeler as a member of the band's front line (after a total of over thirty years!), and Alan "Sticky" Wickett's last recording as the drummer.

Personnel: Chris Barber (trombone), Pat Halcox (trumpet), Acker Bilk (clarinet), John Crocker (reeds & flute), Ian Wheeler (reeds), John Slaughter (guitar), Paul Sealey (banjo, guitar), Vic Pitt (bass), Alan "Sticky" Wickett" (drums).

That's It Then

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Uralsky All Stars, Chris Barber - We'll Meet Again

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:54
Size: 137.1 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 1995
Art: Front

[4:38] 1. Volga Boatman's Song
[6:10] 2. Back Home Again In Indiana
[4:57] 3. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
[5:57] 4. Nobody's Sweetheart
[4:11] 5. Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody
[6:09] 6. Night Train
[4:04] 7. Amapola
[7:19] 8. Night And Day
[5:48] 9. Struttin' With Some Barbecue
[5:41] 10. Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland
[4:55] 11. We'll Meet Again

Banjo, Whistle, Backing Vocals – Sergei Noskov; Bass, Vocals – Sergei Ouzkikh; Clarinet, Vocals – Vyacheslav Chachkov; Drums, Vocals – Andrei Makarov; Piano, Vocals, Directed By [Musical] – Oleg Plotnikov; Trombone – Chris Barber; Trombone, Vocals – Nail Zaguidoulline; Trumpet, Vocals – Yuri Klishin; Vibraphone – Hein De Jong.

The Uralsky All Stars are very popular in Netherlands. They bring pleasant old jazz, joining a large audience. On We'll Meet Again is heard as a guest trombonist Chris Barber, who immediately already strong soloist in the opening song, the Russian folk song Volga Boatman's Song. Total recorded on this CD eleven songs, including: Back Home Again in Indiana, Nobody's Sweetheart, Amapola, Struttin 'With Some Barbecue and the title track. For lovers of (old) jazz it must be a pleasure to listen to this second CD of Uralsky All Stars at the Timeless label. (Translated from Dutch.)

We'll Meet Again

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Chris Barber Jazz Band & Sweet Substitute - British Bash: Live In New Orleans

Size: 125,1 MB
Time: 53:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: New Orleans Jazz, Vocals
Art: Front

01. Take Me Back To New Orleans (Live) (1:35)
02. Mary Had A Little Lamb (Live) (6:28)
03. When You Wore A Tulip (Live) (5:29)
04. Big Bass Drum (Live) (4:18)
05. I Got An Uncle In Harlem (Live) (2:46)
06. Sing Sing Sing/Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (Live) (4:07)
07. Smoke Rings (Live) (3:28)
08. Twisted (Live) (2:21)
09. Basin Street Blues (Live) (2:30)
10. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans (Live) (4:06)
11. Choo Choo Ch'boogie (Live) (2:52)
12. Ride On (Live) (6:01)
13. Chris Barber Outro (Live) (7:31)

British trombonist Chris Barber was born in 1930 and actually began the British invasion of musicians in the 1960's with his transatlantic hit "Petite fleur" in 1959 followed by another hit, "Rock Island Line", which sparked young musicians like Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones.

In the spring of 1982, he brought over his band along with a cappella, jazz fusion, swing trio of three young ladies, Angie Masterson, Teri Leggett and Kate McNab, AKA "Sweet Substitute.

Backed up by Chris Barber and his seven piece swing band, including blues guitarist Roger Hill, this one hour show was taped before a live audience at DUKES PLACE, high atop the Monteleone Hotel in New Orleans French Quarter.

Chris Barber Jazz Band:
Trombone - Chris Barber
Trumpet- Pat Halcox
Reeds - Ian Wheeler & John Crocker Banjo/Guitar - Johnny McCallum Electric Guitar - Roger Hill

British Bash:
Bass - Vic Pitt
Drums - Norman Emberson

Sweet Substitute:
Vocals - Teri Leggett, Kate McNabe

A British Bash: Live In New Orleans

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Chris Barber - Stardust

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 1988
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:18
Size: 127,8 MB
Art: Front

(7:59)  1. The Man I Love
(4:37)  2. Stardust
(4:35)  3. All Of Me
(6:06)  4. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
(5:40)  5. Bei mir bist du schoen
(4:35)  6. St. Louis Blues
(3:39)  7. Georgia On My Mind
(4:22)  8. After You've Gone
(6:36)  9. Over The Rainbow
(7:06) 10. Lover Come Back To Me

Barber/Ball/Bilk are a British traditional jazz trio comprised of trombonist Chris Barber, trumpeter Kenny Ball, and clarinetist Acker Bilk, whose individual recordings were compiled from time to time on joint best-of collections such as At the Jazz Band Ball (1994) and Boaters Bowlers & Bowties (2009). The recordings of Barber (born on April 17, 1930, in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England), Ball (born on May 22, 1930, in Ilford, Essex, England), and Bilk (born on January 28, 1929, in Pensford, Somerset, England) were first compiled jointly in 1962 on The Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk, which was released in the wake of "Stranger on the Shore." Performed by Mr. Acker Bilk & the Leon Young String Chorale and originally released in October 1961, "Stranger on the Shore" was one of the biggest hits of 1962 in not only the U.K., where it was the best-selling single of the year, but also the U.S., where it topped the Billboard singles chart for a week in May. Even though "Stranger on the Shore" isn't featured on The Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk, which includes songs by Mr. Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band, Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen, and Chris Barber & His Jazz Band, the song's popularity, along with that of the British traditional jazz movement, propelled the compilation to the top of the U.K. albums chart in September 1962. 

From time to time over the years, the recordings of Barber, Ball, and Bilk were likewise compiled jointly. At the Jazz Band Ball (1994) is a particularly notable compilation of 1962 recordings drawn from the BBC Archives. In addition, Boaters Bowlers & Bowties (2009) is notable for its double-disc length as well as for its inclusion of "Stranger on the Shore." ~ Jason Birchmeier  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-barber-mn0000105761/biography

Personnel:  banjo, guitar - Johnny McCallum;  bass – Vic Pitt;  drums – Norman Emberson;  guitar – John Slaughter;  alto saxophone, clarinet, harmonica – Ian Wheeler;  alto & tenor saxophone, clarinet, clarinet – John Crocker;  trombone – Chris Barber;  trumpet – Pat Halcox

Stardust

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Chris Barber, Rod Mason's Hot Five - Jazz Holiday

Styles: Trombone and Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:07
Size: 104,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:25)  1. Jazz Holiday
(2:57)  2. Riverside Blues
(2:57)  3. Big Fat Ma and Skinny Pa
(4:56)  4. Lazy River
(4:17)  5. Papa Dip
(3:16)  6. West End Blues
(2:59)  7. Cornet Chop Suey
(4:06)  8. Trombone Cholly
(2:53)  9. Snake Rag
(4:22) 10. You Gotta Beat Me To Keep Me
(3:02) 11. My Mama's in Town
(3:23) 12. Ory's creole trombone
(2:27) 13. Muskrat Ramble

Donald Christopher 'Chris' Barber (born 17 April 1930) is a British jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist. As well as scoring a UK top twenty trad jazz hit, he helped the careers of many musicians, notably the blues singer Ottilie Patterson, who was at one time his wife, and vocalist/banjoist Lonnie Donegan, whose appearances with Barber triggered the skiffle craze of the mid-1950s and who had his first transatlantic hit, "Rock Island Line", while with Chris Barber's band. His providing an audience for Donegan and, later, Alexis Korner makes Barber a significant figure in the British rhythm and blues and "beat boom" of the 1960s. 

More Bio..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Barber

An excellent trad jazz trumpeter influenced by Louis Armstrong but having a sound of his own, Rod Mason has recorded quite a few worthwhile albums although little of his work is readily available in the United States. Mason, who has played dixieland-oriented music throughout his career, is the son of Frank "Pop" Mason who played drums with the Savannah Orchestra in England during 1928-31. Mason has performed with the who's who of British trad including Cy Laurie (1959), Monty Sunshine (1962-66), Acker Bilk (1970-71), the Dutch Swing College Band (mid-1980's) and Chris Barber (who appeared as a guest on one of Mason's records) but he is most notable as a bandleader. Phil Mason, who has headed a sextet called his Hot Five along with a new Savannah Orchestra, has worked extensively in Holland and Germany in addition to England and recorded as a leader (starting in 1974) for WAM, Black Lion, Jeton and Timeless. Bio ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rod-mason-mn0000243799/biography

Jazz Holiday

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Jeff Healey - The Best Of The Stony Plain Years: Vintage Jazz, Swing And Blues

Size: 124,0 MB
Time: 53:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Blues
Art: Full

01. Three Little Words (4:23)
02. The Wild Cat (2:33)
03. Star Dust (4:51)
04. The Sheik Of Araby (Feat. Chris Barber) (5:10)
05. Guitar Duet Stomp (3:34)
06. Sing You Sinners (Feat. Chris Barber) (5:02)
07. I Would Do Anything For You (4:26)
08. Pardon My Southern Accent (3:43)
09. Some Of These Days (2:43)
10. My Honey's Lovin' Arms (5:01)
11. Hong Kong Blues (3:09)
12. Sweet Georgia Brown (Feat. Chris Barber) (8:29)

I just received the newest release, Vintage Jazz, Swing and Blues from Jeff Healey and it's great! Healey, a serious vintage record collector (over 30,000 78's of classic 20's and 30's music) was well known as Canada's top rock and blues guitar player and band leader but prior to his untimely death in 2008 opened a club in Toronto and formed Jeff Healey's Jazz Wizards. Fortunately, some of that fine work that Jeff did in his love for the early music is compiled here as a part of The Best of Series. Opening with Kalmar and Ruby's Three Little Words, featuring Healey on vocal and guitar, Jesse Barksdale on rhythm guitar Reide Kaiser on piano, Colin Bray on bass and the exceptional solo work of Tom Pletcher on coronet and Dan Levinson on clarinet. You've never heard Healey play this guitar style. Excellent! Lang and Venuti's intrumental, The Wildcat, screams along with really nice violin work from Drew Jurecka on violin and Healey on guitar. Wow! Carmichael and Parish classic, Star Dust, features Healey's solid vocals with Roberto Rosenman with an excellent guitar solo. Snyder, Smith and Wheeleer composition, The Sheik of Araby, finds Healey not only on lead vocal but playing really fine trumpet along with Ross Woolridge on clarinet, Jurecka on violin, Reide Kaiser on piano, Colin Bray on bass and Gary Scriven on drums and washboard. This track rips! Jones and Collins, Guitar Duet Stomp, shows some of Healey's most sensitive guitar work along the lines of Django and Bireli. Strong! Harling and Coslow track Sing You Sinners really digs into the Dixieland sound. This track has the full lineup with Healey on vocal, trumpet and guitar; Jurecka on violin, Barksdale on guitar; Bray on bass; Christopher Plock on soprano and alto sax; Chris Barber on trombone and Brian Graville on piano. Excellent! Hill and Williams composition, I Would Do Anything For You, features Healey on vocal, guitar and trumpet, Plock on soprano sax, Gary Scriven on drums, Barksdale on acoustic guitar and kaiser on piano. Super! Mercer and Malneck swinger, Pardon My Southern Accent, features Healey on vocal, Scriven on drums, Bray on bass, Kaiser on piano, Danny Douglas on trombone and Ross Woolridge on clarinet. Shelton Brooks' Some Of These Days, features an excellent acoustic "gypsy" guitar solo and trumpet solo from Healey. This track swings! Meyer and Ruby composition, My Honey's Lovin' Arms, shows just how smooth Healey can be on lead vocal on these tracks, with Levinson matching up nicely on clarinet to Pletcher on coronet. Kaiser on piano and Bray on bass fill out the piece with Barksdale on rhythm guitar and Healey throws out a really nicely articulated swing guitar solo. Fine! Carmichael's Hong Kong Blues has a comical feel to it next to much of the release but some of the guitar picking on this track is so fine it had to be included. Wrapping the release is Pinard, Bernie and Casey's classic, Sweet Georgia Brown, and it is a full out jam with Healey singing over the top backed by Barber on trombone, Jurecka on violin, Plock on sax, Barksdale on guitar, Bray on bass, Graville on piano and Scriven on drums. This is an excellent review of Healey's work outside of the blues rock genre and a must have for anyone at all interested in contemporary swing jazz. Excellent! ~bman

The Best Of The Stony Plain Years

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Chris Barber - Chris Barber Live 1995 Denmark

Size: 217,4 MB
Time: 93:11
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Blues
Art: Front

01. Isle Of Capri (Live) (3:21)
02. Chimes Blues (Live) (5:08)
03. Hiawatha Rag (Live) (3:30)
04. We Sure Need Him Now (Live) (4:11)
05. Hushabye (Live) (2:30)
06. Can't You Line'em (Live) (1:06)
07. Over In The New Burying Ground (Live) (1:48)
08. Worried Man Blues (Live) (3:23)
09. Lonnie's Blues (Live) (2:07)
10. Grand Coolie Dam (Live) (2:16)
11. Ice Cream (Live) (5:38)
12. Bourbon Street Parade (Live) (5:40)
13. All The Girls Go Crazy (Live) (5:24)
14. Ellingtonia (Live) (5:02)
15. Big Noise From Winnetka (Live) (9:08)
16. Medley (Live) (8:42)
17. Goin'up The River (Instrumental) (Live) (5:30)
18. Goin'up The River (Live) (5:58)
19. Petite Fleur (Live) (8:06)
20. High Society (Live) (4:38)

Barber/Ball/Bilk are a British traditional jazz trio comprised of trombonist Chris Barber, trumpeter Kenny Ball, and clarinetist Acker Bilk, whose individual recordings were compiled from time to time on joint best-of collections such as At the Jazz Band Ball (1994) and Boaters Bowlers & Bowties (2009). The recordings of Barber (born on April 17, 1930, in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England), Ball (born on May 22, 1930, in Ilford, Essex, England), and Bilk (born on January 28, 1929, in Pensford, Somerset, England) were first compiled jointly in 1962 on The Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk, which was released in the wake of "Stranger on the Shore." Performed by Mr. Acker Bilk & the Leon Young String Chorale and originally released in October 1961, "Stranger on the Shore" was one of the biggest hits of 1962 in not only the U.K., where it was the best-selling single of the year, but also the U.S., where it topped the Billboard singles chart for a week in May. Even though "Stranger on the Shore" isn't featured on The Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk, which includes songs by Mr. Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band, Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen, and Chris Barber & His Jazz Band, the song's popularity, along with that of the British traditional jazz movement, propelled the compilation to the top of the U.K. albums chart in September 1962. From time to time over the years, the recordings of Barber, Ball, and Bilk were likewise compiled jointly. At the Jazz Band Ball (1994) is a particularly notable compilation of 1962 recordings drawn from the BBC Archives. In addition, Boaters Bowlers & Bowties (2009) is notable for its double-disc length as well as for its inclusion of "Stranger on the Shore."

Chris Barber Live 1995 Denmark

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Chris Barber - Memories Of My Trip (2-Disc Set)

The double-CD features Chris Barber and various line-ups of the Chris Barber Band with an impressive array of guests, such as Ottilie Patterson, Rory Gallagher, Jimmy Cotton, Muddy Waters, Dr. John, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Keith Emerson, Mark Knopfler, Albert Nicholas and many, many more.

The first CD is a complete firework of blues, jazz and gospel songs. We especially like the Muddy Waters Blues Band, playing Kansas City with Chris on trombone. Another great song is Diggin' My Potatoes, with Lonnie Donegan. But this is not the well-known 1954 version recorded at the Royal Festival Hall: it is a recording by the Chris Barber Jazz & Blues Band plus Lonnie Donegan in 1987. And the fireworks of the first CD continue on the second! The opening song is St. Louis Blues / Missouri Special / St. Louis Blues, featuring Ottilie Patterson singing and Edmond Hall playing clarinet. And a great surprise is the duet of Ed Hall and Ian Wheeler, both on clarinet on "High Society". At last this number is now available on CD. The sound changes dramatically with Rock Candy, a rock-oriented recording from 1966 with Keith Emerson and Chris Barber.

It is almost impossible to name and pay the respect to all musicians on this double-CD, so we suggest, sit back in a comfortable chair, sip a good drink (or two!), and listen to more than two hours of great music! All in all, this CD is a fitting tribute to Chris Barber and his more than sixty years as a bandleader and one of jazz's great musicians; it surely is indispensable as an item in every Barber fan's collection.

Album: Memories Of My Trip (Disc 1)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 76:37

Size: 175.4 MB

Styles: Trombone jazz, Blues, Rock

Year: 2012

[2:53] 1. Memories Of My Trip (With Brownie Mcghee)

[2:42] 2. When Things Go Wrong (With Otillie Patterson)

[2:22] 3. Do Lord, Do Remember Me (With Dick Smith)

[3:53] 4. Weeping Willow (With Eric Clapton)

[6:53] 5. Kansas City (With The Muddy Waters Band)

[3:57] 6. Love Me Or Leave Me (With Alexis Korner, James Cotton)

[4:38] 7. Can't Be Satisfied (With Rory Gallagher)

[5:35] 8. Diggin' My Potatoes (With Lonnie Donegan)

[7:47] 9. Goin' Up The River (With Jeff Healey)

[3:38] 10. How Long Blues (With Van Morrison)

[4:32] 11. Goin' Home (With Van Morrison)

[5:31] 12. Oh Didn't He Ramble (With Van Morrison)

[4:38] 13. Lonesome Road (With Otillie Patterson)

[5:31] 14. I'll Be Rested (With Paul Jones)

[5:15] 15. Precious Lord, Take My Hand (With Paul Jones)

[4:39] 16. Couldn't Keep It To Myself (With Alex Bradford)

[2:02] 17. Another Sad One (With John Slaughter)

Memories Of My Trip (Disc 1)

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Album: Memories Of My Trip (Disc 2)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 73:46

Size: 168.9 MB

Styles: Trombone jazz, Blues, Rock

Year: 2012

Art: Front

[10:07] 1. St. Louis Blues Missouri Special St. Louis Blues (With Otillie Patterson)

[ 4:42] 2. High Society (With Jedmond Hall)

[ 2:54] 3. Rock Candy (With Keith Emerson)

[10:16] 4. Georgia On My Mind (With Trummy Young)

[ 5:04] 5. Rose Room (With Joe Darensbourg)

[ 6:01] 6. C-Jam Blues (With Albert Nicholas)

[ 6:27] 7. Tea Party Blues

[ 6:25] 8. Jack Teagarden Blues (With Eddie Durham)

[ 4:23] 9. Tailgate Boogie (With Sammy Price, Sandy Brown)

[ 2:49] 10. Winin' Boy Blues (With Jools Holland)

[ 4:39] 11. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (With Jools Holland)

[ 3:42] 12. Blues Stay Away From Me (With Mark Knopfler)

[ 2:46] 13. Dallas Rag (With Mark Knopfler)

[ 3:26] 14. ‘til The Next Time I'm In Town (With Mark Knopfler)

Memories Of My Trip (Disc 2)

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Chris Barber's Jazz & Blues Band - The Class Of '78

Size: 145,1+114,8 MB
Time: 62:30+49:25
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. At The Darktown Strutters Ball ( 5:30)
02. Texas Moaner Blues ( 8:02)
03. Stevedore Stomp ( 3:30)
04. Immigration Blues ( 6:46)
05. Extension 345 (11:26)
06. Heavy Henry ( 4:38)
07. St Louis Blues ( 9:09)
08. We Sure Do Need Him Now ( 4:41)
09. Over The Waves ( 8:44)

CD 2:
01. Sideways (9:42)
02. Ain't Misbehavin' (8:42)
03. Aint Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll (9:24)
04. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (8:06)
05. Petite Fleur (3:44)
06. Sweet Georgia Brown (5:48)
07. Down By The Riverside (3:56)

Chris Barber had been at the forefront of the Trad Jazz Revival during the 1950s and 1960s. When it all fell apart in the mid-60s Chris Barber managed to keep the music alive and fresh which he continues to do today. In the late 1960s he added a Blues guitarist and in 1978 he added a second reed player to the front line which enabled the band to be more flexible and have a bigger sound. The well known Rock drummer, Pete York, also joined the band. The repertoire on these CDs ranges from Trad Jazz standards, to Duke Ellington tunes, to Jazz/Rock tunes like Dick Morrissey's Heavy Henry, to Pete York's drum feature, Extension 345. This collection is a double-CD-for-the-price-of-one set based on a triple LP release which was one of the classic Barber releases of the 1970s.

The Class Of '78 CD 1
The Class Of '78 CD 2

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Chris Barber - A Life In Jazz

Size: 121,6 MB
Time: 52:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. When The Saints Go Marchin' In (3:05)
02. Petite Fleur (2:42)
03. Can't You Line 'em (Chris Barber's Skiffie Group) (2:02)
04. The Entertainer (3:46)
05. You Took Advantage Of Me (Chris Barber's Skiffie Group) (5:31)
06. The Lonesome Road (2:47)
07. Tuxedo Rag (Chris Barber's Skiffie Group) (2:15)
08. When You And I Were Young, Maggie (2:36)
09. Majorca (Chris Barber's Skiffie Group) (3:42)
10. Whistlin Rufus (2:57)
11. Doin My Time (Chris Barber's Skiffie Group) (3:27)
12. Bye And Bye (2:28)
13. The Sheik Of Araby (9:01)
14. April Showers (5:50)

Jazz trombonist Chris Barber formed his first band in the late 1940s, but it is the band that he has led from 1954, after parting company with trumpeter Ken Colyer, that has established all kinds of records for success and longevity. The 54 year partnership with trumpeter Pat Halcox is the longest continuous association in jazz history. The Barber band achieved chart success on both sides of the Atlantic, with "Petite Fleur", and from the middle to late 1950s it was the most popular music act in the UK. The band was one of the first British jazz groups to tour extensively in the United States. It has remained one of the most popular and widely imitated jazz bands in Europe for over half a century. In this candid account of his life and music, Barber tells the story of his band, but also of his many other contributions to music in Britain. He and his guitarist and singer Lonnie Donegan began the skiffle movement. His band pioneered touring with authentic American blues and gospel musicians, including Big Bill Broonzy, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Muddy Waters, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. There were also tours with American jazz soloists, including John Lewis, Trummy Young, Ray Nance and many others. Barber and his colleague Harold Pendleton also launched the Marquee Club in London, which became a legendary jazz and rock venue, as well as becoming the launchpad for the Richmond and Reading Festivals. Barber's band has always been devoted to both jazz and blues, touring for many years with the charismatic Northern Irish singer Ottilie Patterson, (who became Barber's wife) and also including the blues guitarist John Slaughter in the line-up. In 2001 the band became the Big Chris Barber Band, allowing him to continue to play the New Orleans jazz he has always loved, but also to play the big band repertoire of musicians such as Duke Ellington.

A Life In Jazz

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Chris Barber Jazz & Blues Band - Down On The Bayou

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 72:29
Size: 165.9 MB
Styles: New Orleans jazz
Year: 1999
Art: Front

[0:18] 1. Dedication
[3:52] 2. Down On The Bayou
[5:19] 3. They Took My Money
[3:41] 4. Music From The Land Of Dreams
[6:20] 5. Going Up The River
[3:13] 6. Baby O'mine
[2:29] 7. Waiting For A Train
[5:24] 8. Corrine Across The Sea
[3:08] 9. Beg, Steal Or Borrow
[6:07] 10. Whose Blues
[3:00] 11. Battersea Raindance Crocker's Eleven
[3:23] 12. Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out
[5:01] 13. Black Widow
[4:56] 14. New York Town
[4:02] 15. Big Bass Drum (On A Mardi Gras Day)
[4:15] 16. Skippin' And Jumpin'
[2:43] 17. Pick And Shovel
[5:09] 18. Oh! Didn't He Ramble

Chris Barber Jazz & Blues Band: Chris Barber (vocals, trombone); John Crocker (alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet, background vocals); Ian Wheeler (alto saxophone, clarinet, harmonica, background vocals); Pat Halcox (trumpet, background vocals); Vic Pitt (tuba, acoustic bass); Nick Coler (piano); Tony Atkins (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Johnny McCallum (guitar, banjo, snare drums, cabbassa); John Slaughter (guitar); Ian Richardson (drums, drum programming); Noran Emberson (drums, background vocals); Alan "Sticky" Wicket (drums). Recorded betweem October 1985 and March 1989. Includes liner notes by Chris Barber. Trombonist Chris Barber's British trad band has long been open to the influence of blues and R&B. On this CD, they are joined on more than half of the selections by singer/pianist Dr. John, who plays New Orleans funk/R&B rather than New Orleans jazz. The music, therefore, is quite a mixed bag, with most of the songs being originals by either Dr. John or Barber, plus Woody Guthrie's "New York Town," "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," and "Oh, Didn't He Ramble." Barber and trumpeter Pat Halcox play well as usual, but the band is very much in a subsidiary role on may of the selections and Dr. John has had more significant sessions on record. A historical curiosity. ~ Scott Yanow

Down On The Bayou

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