Stan Tracey - Jazz Suite 33SX 1774 UK LP 1965 Mono

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General Details

Artist Stan Tracey
(feat. Bobby Wellins Jeff Clyne & Jack Dougan )      Title Jazz Suite (Under Milk Wood) Record Label Columbia Cat. number 33SX 1774 Mono or Stereo? M

Country

UK Sleeve Garrod & Lofthouse If blank, no sleeve manufactured credits present Recorded 1965

Matrix number

Side 1 XAX 2866 1-U Side 2 XAX 2867 2-U  

Condition

Disc

Paper Scuffs

Side 1

EX

 

Side 2 EX Light paper scuffs

Surface Marks

Side 1

EX

 

Side 2 EX  

Scratches

Side 1

EX   Side 2 EX   Other Info.

Sound

Surface Noise

Side 1

EX

Side 2 EX

Pops/Clicks

Side 1

EX   Side 2 EX  

Scratches

Side 1

EX Side 2 EX Other Info.

Cover

Ring / Surface Wear

Front

EX     Back EX   Inner    

Card Creases

Front

EX A few light laminate creases Back EX   Inner  

Shelf Wear

Edge

EX Slight storage wear on lower edge Spine EX   Corner EX   Inner Sleeve  

EX

  Other Info.  

Guide to grades used

M Cover Looks virtually New - no marks, wear or damage Disc Looks unplayed - no marks visible Sound I don't use this grade for sound - as all records (even brand new) produce some noise Ex Cover Slight signs of wear on edges/spine, corners or ring wear. Minor creases. No damage caused by sticker removal/residue. Light sleeves may show slight discolouration due to age or handling Disc May have minor paper scuffs caused by moving record in & out of paper sleeve. Sound May be occasional pops/clicks and minimal surface noise Vg Cover Moderate edge/spine or ring wear. Corners may be a little blunt. Opening edge may show feathering caused by removal of record. Visible creases or laminate lift. Disc Some surface marks &/or hairline scratches. Moderate paper scuffs. Sound May be pops/clicks caused by marks/scratches. Moderate background surface noise and crackles. G Cover Heavy ring or edge/spine wear. Corners noticable bashed. Heavy creases. Considerable laminate damage. Disc Looks very well played. A lot of surface marks/scratches Sound Considerable surface noise. Audible scratches.

Background Information

  Click on the link to see the original information source: - Jazz Suite Through the 1960s, until about 1967 (some sources give 1968), Tracey was the house pianist at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in Soho, London, and he had the opportunity to accompany many of the leading musicians from the United States who visited the club. Recordings of some of these performances appeared on LP and others have appeared in recent years on the Jazz House and Harkit labels, recorded by the journalist Les Tomkins, but with non-professional sound quality. In this context he gained some very high profile admirers; Sonny Rollins asserted at one concert: “Does any anyone here know how good he is?” It is Tracey on piano which film viewers hear behind Rollins on the soundtrack of the Michael Caine version of Alfie.

The experience of working in Scott’s club ruined Tracey’s health though; the long hours necessitated that Tracey took various illicit stimulants, and the low wages also meant that Tracey had to take the workmans’ bus back home to Streatham at 3am.

At the same time he became active in Michael Horovitz’s Jazz Departures project of mixing poetry readings with jazz. The Jazz Departures group recorded an album in 1964; not only is it the first of Tracey’s classic albums, but his first recording with saxophonist Bobby Wellins. Both men contributed original compositions to the album. Wellin’s “Culloden Moor”–its composition predates the contemporary Peter Watkins film on the Battle of Culloden–is particularly memorable.

Tracey’s 1965 album (its full title is Jazz Suite inspired by Dylan Thomas’ “Under Milk Wood”) is one of the most celebrated jazz recordings made in the United Kingdom. Tracey was inspired to compose the suite by hearing the original 1953 BBC broadcast on an LP his wife Jackie had acquired. The track, “Starless and Bible Black”, a quote from the opening monologue, is probably the best demonstration of Wellin’s lyricism and the highlight of Tracey’s whole career. Such is the affection with which these pieces are held that Tracey has re-recorded them on several occasions, something that is unusual for British jazz musicians to do. Under Milk Wood was followed by Alice in Jazzland, an album for big band, the next year. Later in the decade, Tracey made the arrangements for an Acker Bilk record, Blue Acker and his first album dedicated to Duke Ellington compositions (both recorded in 1968), in this case to commemorate Ellington's 70th birthday the following year.   Other Information  

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