Teddy Wilson - Stompin' at the Savoy

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:13
Size: 118,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:25)  1. Stompin' at the Savoy
(4:35)  2. Moonglow
(2:32)  3. As Time Goes By
(4:01)  4. Honeysuckle Rose [Take 1]
(4:36)  5. Flying Home
(2:20)  6. I Can't Get Started
(3:59)  7. Sometimes I'm Happy
(4:37)  8. Body and Soul
(7:40)  9. I'll Never Be the Same
(3:07) 10. Easy Living
(2:10) 11. Green Dolphin Street
(4:06) 12. Honeysuckle Rose [Take 2]

Strange as it seems, Teddy Wilson only made one record as a leader during 1960-66. His playing had not declined in the slightest, but the veteran swing pianist's style was overlooked in favor of newer players, and although still a household name in the jazz world, he was somewhat neglected. In 1967, with this excellent CD and its companion, Air Mail Special, Wilson returned to a more regular recording schedule. Recorded in London, this studio session finds Wilson joined by some fine English musicians (including clarinetist Dave Shepherd and vibraphonist Ronnie Gleaves) for a spirited runthrough of swing standards. Although the date on the CD says 1969, it is definitely 1967. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/stomping-at-the-savoy-mw0000081382

Personnel: Piano – Teddy Wilson; Bass – Peter Chapman; Clarinet – Dave Shepherd; Drums – Johnny Richardson; Vibraphone – Ronnie Gleaves

Stompin' at the Savoy

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Teddy Wilson - Air Mail Special

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:10
Size: 113,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:36)  1. Air Mail Special (take 5)
(4:57)  2. Love (take 4)
(2:54)  3. Stella by Starlight/Laura
(3:46)  4. Seven Come Eleven
(3:43)  5. Lil' Darlin' (take 2)
(4:59)  6. Take the 'A' Train (take 2)
(5:31)  7. Avalon
(2:36)  8. The Second Time Around
(6:41)  9. Poor Butterfly
(2:35) 10. Ain't Misbehavin' (take 1)
(2:28) 11. I'm Thru' with Love
(4:24) 12. Air Mail Special (take 4)

After several years of near-silence on records (only one album as a leader during 1960-66), Teddy Wilson recorded on a much more regular basis for the next 15 years. This Black Lion set (partly cut on the same day as the Stomping at the Savoy CD) matches the great swing pianist with a few of London's best (clarinetist Dave Shepherd, vibraphonist Ronnie Gleaves, bassist Peter Chapman and drummer Johnny Richardson) on a variety of superior standards. The music, if a bit predictable, is quite enjoyable. 

~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/air-mail-special-mw0000081309

Personnel:  Piano – Teddy Wilson;  Bass – Peter Chapman;  Clarinet – Dave Shepherd;  Drums – Johnnny Richardson;  Vibraphone – Ronnie Gleaves

Air Mail Special

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Dave Shepherd - Good Enough To Keep

Styles: Clarinet Jazz
Year: 1986
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:58
Size: 162,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:12)  1. Poor Butterdly
(2:40)  2. Breakdast Feud
(3:45)  3. More Than You Know
(4:09)  4. Limehouse Blues
(3:53)  5. Tiger Rag
(3:26)  6. Sheik Of Araby
(4:51)  7. Body And Soul
(2:37)  8. Wholly Cats
(3:42)  9. Exactly Like You
(4:08) 10. Good Enough to Keep
(2:50) 11. At the Jazz Band Ball
(4:15) 12. Do You Know What It Means To..
(4:05) 13. That’s A-Plenty
(4:27) 14. Lonesome Road
(2:17) 15. Shepherd’s Market
(3:42) 16. Tin Rood Blues
(3:56) 17. Blues For A Black Girl
(3:00) 18. Original Dixieland One Step
(4:53) 19. Basin Street Blues

David Joseph "Dave" Shepherd (born 7 February 1929) is an English jazz clarinetist born in London. Shepherd began on piano before switching to clarinet at age 16. He studied under a clarinetist from the Hamburg State Opera Orchestra while stationed in Hamburg after World War II. Upon his return to England he played with Reg Rigden (1950), Joe Daniels (1951–53), and Freddy Randall (1954–55). He played with Billie Holiday and Gerry Mulligan on their tours of Britain. He played in New York City in 1956 with Ted Kotick, then returned to England to play with Jazz Today Unit (1956–57) and with the Jazz at the Philharmonic (1957). He also played with Mary Lou Williams several times in the 1950s. In the 1960s and '70s he played with Randall again and with Teddy Wilson, as well as at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973 and in South Africa in 1975. He played in the Pizza Express All Star Jazz Band from 1980 to 1999. He led several of his own bands, and has done extensive work producing music for film and television. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Shepherd

Good Enough To Keep

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Dave Shepherd Quintet - Swings Like Benny Goodman

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:24
Size: 149.7 MB
Styles: Clarinet jazz
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[3:04] 1. Running Wild
[3:22] 2. Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen
[3:13] 3. China Boy
[2:34] 4. Flying Home
[2:23] 5. Gonna Get A Girl
[2:41] 6. I Got Rhythm
[2:43] 7. Lady Be Good
[2:53] 8. Liza
[3:44] 9. Moonglow
[3:41] 10. On The Alamo
[3:20] 11. Sugar
[3:48] 12. Sweet Lorraine
[2:04] 13. Avalon
[4:00] 14. If I Had You
[4:24] 15. More Than You Know
[2:56] 16. On The Alamo
[3:02] 17. Seven Come Eleven
[3:28] 18. Shine
[4:00] 19. A Smo-O-O-Oth One
[3:56] 20. Soft Winds

Dave Shepherd reigns supreme as Britain's top clarinettist devoted to the genius of Benny Goodman. He has performed with Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday amongst other legends.

Swings Like Benny Goodman

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