For All Tubby Hayes Fans - Page 78

barretter · April 7th, 2013, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RogerFarbey

And a good one in last night's London Evening Standard too...

http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/m...3-8561688.html

(scroll down to read it)

What a very strange review by Jack Massarik placing "flower-power" in the 70s when it actually was just a passing phenomenon in 1967, implying that it led Tubby on to hard drugs and then to needing heart surgery. A typical right-wing distortion of history.

WestUpperZombie · April 7th, 2013, 04:26 AM

'Little Giant Steps' is a terrific album and I'm really chuffed to have it my collection. Simon's sleeve notes are as usual excellent. So all in all a package that should find a home on anybody's shelves (my opinion).I just wish I could place it next to Simon's book on Tubby.

SimonSpill · April 7th, 2013, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barretter

What a very strange review by Jack Massarik placing "flower-power" in the 70s when it actually was just a passing phenomenon in 1967, implying that it led Tubby on to hard drugs and then to needing heart surgery. A typical right-wing distortion of history.

Hmmm....it was a bit surreal.

Tubby's health did fail due to his lifestyle and years of excess, but by the time he needed open heart surgery he was clean of anything heavy.

Tenorman · April 7th, 2013, 01:57 PM

Many of Masserik's reviews are weird. I stopped reading his stuff when he spent 50% of a review of a friend's gig criticising what she was wearing before condemning the gig in a flurry of non sequiturs

SimonSpill · April 7th, 2013, 04:02 PM

Here's another weird one.

http://jazzprofiles.blogspot.co.uk/2...n-tin-deo.html

Apparently Tubby's recordings are "uneven at best."

They were trotting this bunk out half a century ago!

SimonSpill · May 1st, 2013, 07:41 AM

Heads up on a new 2-CD Tubby set coming out next month to mark the 40th anniversary of his death.

30 tracks recorded between 1958 and 1962, in concert and in the studio.

27 of the tracks are PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED!

It will come complete with a 6,000 word booklet essay and rare photographs.

David P · May 1st, 2013, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SimonSpill

Heads up on a new 2-CD Tubby set coming out next month to mark the 40th anniversary of his death.

30 tracks recorded between 1958 and 1962, in concert and in the studio.

27 of the tracks are PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED!

It will come complete with a 6,000 word booklet essay and rare photographs.

Wow! I believe this to be a "golden" period of Tubby's creative talents. I cannot wait for this release.

Tenorman · May 2nd, 2013, 05:40 AM

For a guy that died 40 years ago he has been costing me a lot of money recently !

SimonSpill · May 10th, 2013, 11:25 AM

I've had a couple of e-mails from people who have asked whether they can have a copy of the sleeve notes for the new Proper box and Acrobat Tubby releases. I thought it might be useful to add here that anyone who wants them can e-mail me via my website www.simonspillett.com

As the 40th anniversary of Tubby's death approaches next month, there are a couple of Hayes-related gigs which may be of interest; on Friday May 17th I'm presenting an evening of Tubby talk, as well as playing some of his music in the company of the Chris Ingham trio, at The Hunter Club in Bury St. Edmunds and on Saturday June 8th, drummer Miles Levin - son of the late, great Tony Levin - and I will be performing a special tribute concert in Shrewsbury.

David P · May 29th, 2013, 08:10 AM

Having lost my vinyl copy of this IARJ album many years ago I have just bought the CD version which contains 4 additional tracks.

The version of "Souriya" on my copy is a repeat of one of the additional tracks - "Love Letters" by the Jazz Couriers. I am fortunate in having a copy of the whole of this session from the BBC broadcast from 1961. So all is not lost. I also have the Harry South session from which "The Goblin" comes.

This got me thinking. As all of these tracks appear to have come from BBC broadcasts, does anyone have the complete broadcasts of any of the sessions from which the other tracks come?

SimonSpill · June 3rd, 2013, 12:35 PM

Just to let you know that this month's Jazz Journal features an excerpt from my book on Tubby.

Yes - it does actually exist!

David P · June 6th, 2013, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SimonSpill

Heads up on a new 2-CD Tubby set coming out next month to mark the 40th anniversary of his death.

30 tracks recorded between 1958 and 1962, in concert and in the studio.

27 of the tracks are PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED!

It will come complete with a 6,000 word booklet essay and rare photographs.

What news on this release? It is now "next month". What label should we look out for?

April 7th, 2013, 04:26 AM	#1157
WestUpperZombie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 374	'Little Giant Steps' is a terrific album and I'm really chuffed to have it my collection. Simon's sleeve notes are as usual excellent. So all in all a package that should find a home on anybody's shelves (my opinion).I just wish I could place it next to Simon's book on Tubby. __________________ Happy Listening Ray.

April 7th, 2013, 01:57 PM	#1159
Tenorman AAJ's Spammer Exterminator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London - expat Scot Posts: 12,163	Many of Masserik's reviews are weird. I stopped reading his stuff when he spent 50% of a review of a friend's gig criticising what she was wearing before condemning the gig in a flurry of non sequiturs __________________ Birth Controller to the Jazz Community. (click on the underlined text for more information)

May 1st, 2013, 07:41 AM	#1161
SimonSpill Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Somewhere Posts: 572	New Tubby Heads up on a new 2-CD Tubby set coming out next month to mark the 40th anniversary of his death. 30 tracks recorded between 1958 and 1962, in concert and in the studio. 27 of the tracks are PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED! It will come complete with a 6,000 word booklet essay and rare photographs.

May 2nd, 2013, 05:40 AM	#1163
Tenorman AAJ's Spammer Exterminator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London - expat Scot Posts: 12,163	For a guy that died 40 years ago he has been costing me a lot of money recently ! __________________ Birth Controller to the Jazz Community. (click on the underlined text for more information)

May 10th, 2013, 11:25 AM	#1164
SimonSpill Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Somewhere Posts: 572	A Tubby Update I've had a couple of e-mails from people who have asked whether they can have a copy of the sleeve notes for the new Proper box and Acrobat Tubby releases. I thought it might be useful to add here that anyone who wants them can e-mail me via my website www.simonspillett.com As the 40th anniversary of Tubby's death approaches next month, there are a couple of Hayes-related gigs which may be of interest; on Friday May 17th I'm presenting an evening of Tubby talk, as well as playing some of his music in the company of the Chris Ingham trio, at The Hunter Club in Bury St. Edmunds and on Saturday June 8th, drummer Miles Levin - son of the late, great Tony Levin - and I will be performing a special tribute concert in Shrewsbury.

April 7th, 2013, 04:02 PM	#1160
SimonSpill Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Somewhere Posts: 572	Here's another weird one. http://jazzprofiles.blogspot.co.uk/2...n-tin-deo.html Apparently Tubby's recordings are "uneven at best." They were trotting this bunk out half a century ago!

May 29th, 2013, 08:10 AM	#1165
David P Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 45	England's Late Jazz Great Having lost my vinyl copy of this IARJ album many years ago I have just bought the CD version which contains 4 additional tracks. The version of "Souriya" on my copy is a repeat of one of the additional tracks - "Love Letters" by the Jazz Couriers. I am fortunate in having a copy of the whole of this session from the BBC broadcast from 1961. So all is not lost. I also have the Harry South session from which "The Goblin" comes. This got me thinking. As all of these tracks appear to have come from BBC broadcasts, does anyone have the complete broadcasts of any of the sessions from which the other tracks come?

June 3rd, 2013, 12:35 PM	#1166
SimonSpill Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Somewhere Posts: 572	Jazz Journal Just to let you know that this month's Jazz Journal features an excerpt from my book on Tubby. Yes - it does actually exist!

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