Trapeze Catalogue Home / Shop / Trapeze Catalogue / Ronnie Scott Not So Fast - The Complete Esquire Recordings 1951 Ronnie Scott Not So Fast - The Complete Esquire Recordings 1951 Ronnie Scott Not So Fast - The Complete Esquire Recordings 1951 £12.00 Stock Status: In Stock Add to your Wish List Information Specifications When Ronnie Scott scooped first place in the tenor sax category of the Melody Maker readers poll in early 1951 the victory his third such award prompted an especially concentrated patch of recorded activity for the Esquire label. Sharp-as-a-tack, sports car driving, ineffably glamorous and bursting with musical swagger, Scott had it all and it was little surprise that producers Carlo Krahmer and Peter Newbrook clearly wanted to make the most of their star signing. Over the ensuing year they recorded him not only leading his own quartet and all-star Boptet but also in partnership with pianist Ronnie Balls trio and with fellow tenor star Kenny Graham. The range of the music on these sessions covering everything from Grahams prototypical Afro-Cuban fusions to the cool, Getz-like ambience of the recordings featuring Scott in a quartet format fully illustrated the young tenorists gifts, as well as showcasing the talents of an impressive array of British jazz notables, including Jimmy Deuchar, Victor Feldman and Tonys Crombie and Kinsey. This new Acrobat release concentrates on the results of this single, eventful twelve months, containing all of the original Esquire 78rpm releases recorded during that year together with two recently unearthed PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED alternative takes of Scott's sextet featuring visiting American jazzman Spike Robinson. Complete with press cuttings, period photographs and a detailed booklet essay by saxophonist and writer Simon Spillett, this release is the ultimate document of a year-in-the-life of one of the UK's best-loved jazz legends. Disc 1 Track Title Artist 1 Brand’s Essence The 1951 Melody Maker All-Stars 2 Marshall’s Plan The 1951 Melody Maker All-Stars 3 Too Marvellous For Words The Ronnie Scott Quartet 4 Have You Met Miss Jones The Ronnie Scott Quartet 5 September Song The Ronnie Scott Quartet 6 Flamingo The Ronnie Scott Quartet 7 Chasin’ The Bird The Ronnie Scott Boptet 8 Little Willie Leaps The Ronnie Scott Boptet 9 El Sino The Ronnie Scott Boptet 10 Crazy Rhythm (Take 1) The Ronnie Scott Boptet 11 Crazy Rhythm (Master Take) The Ronnie Scott Boptet 12 Crazy Rhythm (Take 3) The Ronnie Scott Boptet 13 Close Your Eyes Ronnie Scott with the Ronnie Ball Trio 14 I Didn’t Know What Time It Was Ronnie Scott with the Ronnie Ball Trio 15 The Nearness of You Ronnie Scott with the Ronnie Ball Trio 16 All of Me Ronnie Scott with the Ronnie Ball Trio 17 Not So Fast Ronnie Scott and Kenny Graham and their Combined Rhythm Sections 18 Battle Royal Ronnie Scott and Kenny Graham and their Combined Rhythm Sections 19 Fast Ronnie Scott and Kenny Graham and their Combined Rhythm Sections 20 Twin Beds Ronnie Scott and Kenny Graham and their Combined Rhythm Sections EAN: 824046438425 Discs: 1 Release: March 2015 Artist: Ronnie Scott Brand: Acrobat Product Code: ACMCD4384 Weight: 0.12kg
