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| Tubbs | |
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| Released | 1961 |
| Recorded | June 1961 |
| Studio | Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 43:18 |
| Label | Fontana TFL 5142 (mono); STFL 562 (stereo) |
| Producer | Jack Baverstock |
Tubbs (issued as Introducing Tubbs by Epic in the US) is an album by British jazz saxophonist Tubby Hayes.[1] Recorded in June 1961 and released later the same year, Tubbs was the first studio album Hayes recorded under his recording contract with Fontana Records.[2] The album features Hayes in both a quartet and big band setting, and includes two tracks on which Hayes moves to vibraphone.[3]
Reception
[edit]Upon release it was noted that Tubbs was bigger and more ambitious than anything Hayes had hitherto recorded for Tempo, an aspect made possible by his recent signing to Fontana.[4] Writing in 1961 for Jazz News, Benny Green reported that "no other albums have been made [in the UK] with which I can draw comparisons [..] this album is unique".[5] Contemporary reviews considered Tubbs to be the "best demonstration of [Hayes's] skills" and "an album of which everyone can be proud".[3] Intended as an introduction to US audiences, Hayes's interpretation of the ballad "The Folks Who Live on the Hill", was even singled out for praise by Sonny Rollins in a private conversation with Hayes during his Half Note Club residency in New York.[2] However, an oft cited point of criticism was that Hayes's vibes playing on Tubbs presented a pale counterpoint to his extraordinary saxophone playing, and that his appearances in a quartet setting were preferable to the big bands tracks, the arrangements for which were considered "conventional" and lacking originality.[3][6]
Recent reappraisals of Tubbs have been more favourable on the question of Hayes's big band arrangements[7] and on the wider merits of the album, with the Jazz Journal considering Hayes's first album with Fontana to be "a scorcher".[8] A preference for Hayes in a quartet setting is nevertheless reiterated in other reviews,[2] while others question his decision to present three different performance settings as a difficult introduction to new listerners of Hayes's music.[9]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks were written by Tubby Hayes, except where noted.
- "The Late One"
- "Love Walked In" (Ira Gershwin and George Gershwin)
- "S'Posin'" (Andy Razaf & Paul Denniker)
- "Tubbsville"
- "R.T.H."
- "Cherokee" (Ray Noble)
- "Falling In Love With Love" (Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart)
- "The Folks Who Live on the Hill" (Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II).
- "Wonderful! Wonderful!" (Ben Raleigh and Sherman Edwards)
Personnel
[edit]Personnel for "The Late One", "R.T.H.", "Falling in Love with Love", and "Wonderful! Wonderful!":
- Tubby Hayes – Tenor saxophone
- Terry Shannon – Piano
- Jeff Clyne – Bass
- Bill Eyden – Drums
Personnel for "Love Walked In", "Tubbsville", and "Cherokee":
- Tubby Hayes – Tenor saxophone
- Bobby Pratt, Stan Roderick, Eddie Blair, Jimmy Deuchar – Trumpets
- Don Lusher, Jimmy Wilson, Keith Christie, Ray Premru – Trombones
- Alfie Rees – Tuba
- Johnny Scott – Piccolo
- Terry Shannon – Piano
- Jeff Clyne – Bass
- Bill Eyden – Drums
Personnel for "S'posin'" and "The Folks Who Live on the Hill":
- Tubby Hayes – Vibraphone
- Dave Goldberg – Guitar
- Johnny Scott – Flute and alto flute
- Bill Skeets – Flute and clarinet
- Bob Burns – Clarinet and bass clarinet
- Al Newman – Clarinet and bass clarinet
- Harry Meyers – Oboe
- Terry Shannon – Piano
- Jeff Clyne – Bass
- Bill Eyden – Drums
- Jack Baverstock – Producer
- Chris Smith – Recording engineer
References
[edit]- ^ "Tubby Hayes – Tubbs". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Cunniffe, Thomas (2020). "Tubby Hayes: "The Complete Fontana Albums" (Fontana 7743915—13 CDs)". Jazz History Online. JazzHistoryOnline.com. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Grimes, Kitty (1961). "The Talents of Tubby - Tubby Hayes: Tubbs". Jazz News. 5 (26): 17. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Spillett, Simon (18 October 2021). "Tubby Hayes: How The Little Giant Conquered The Big Apple". Jazzwise. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Green, Benny (1961). "Tubbs". Jazz News. 5 (34): 24. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Shera, Michael (1961). "JJ 08/61: Tubby Hayes – Tubbs [From the JJ Archive]". Jazz Journal (August). Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Washek, Joseph W. (2021). "The Records You Didn't Know You Needed---#6: Tubby Hayes The Fontana Albums (1961-1969) Eleven LP Box Set Part 2". AnalogPlanet. No. 23 July. AVTech Media Americas Inc. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Ansell, Derek (2020). "Tubby Hayes: The Fontana Albums (1961-1969)". Jazz Journal (6 April). Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Martin (2020). "Tubby Hayes 'The Complete Fontana Albums (1961-1969)' 11LP/13CD Box Set (Decca) 5/5". UKVibe. UKVibe.org. Retrieved 23 March 2023.