Little Giant, The

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Personnel: Tubby Hayes (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Bobby Breen (vocals, congas); Michael Senn (clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Derek Humble (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Jimmy Phillip, Freddie Syer, K. Balanzwela, Bernard Allen, Bob Burns , Ronnie Chamberlain (alto saxophone); Jackie Sharpe (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Les Wigfield, Ronnie Keene, Jack Fisher, Ronnie Scott (tenor saxophone); Don Honeywill, Brian Rogerson, Briang Rogerson, Harry Klein, Pete King , Joe Temperley (baritone saxophone); Dave Usden, Jimmy Watson, Jo Hunter , Ronnie Simmons, Dave Loban, Dizzy Reece, Hank Shaw, Dickie Hawdon, Ian Hamer, Les Condon, Jimmy Deuchar, Ronnie Hughes, Terry Lewis, Colin Wright , Dave Power, Ronnie Baker, Bobby Pratt (trumpet); Ken Wray (bass trumpet, trombone, valve trombone); John Burden (French horn); Brian Perrin, Mac Minshull, Jack Botterill, Robin Kaye, Jimmy Tobbett, Laurie Franklin, Clarry Baines, Lad Busby, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Bobby Lamb (trombone); Jim Powell (tuba); Victor Feldman (piano, vibraphone, drums, congas); Don Riddell, Harry South, Terry Shannon, Norman Stenfalt, Max Harris (piano); Dave Willis, Pete Elderfield, Kenny Napper, Pete Blannin, Lennie Bush (bass guitar); Lennie Breslow, Kenny Hollick, Bill Eyden, Kenny Clare, Phil Seamen, Tony Crombie (drums); Vic Lewis (percussion); Jimmy Deuchar Ensemble, Victor Feldman Ninetet, Jack Parnell & His Orchestra, Victor Feldman Big Band, Tubby Hayes & His Orchestra, Dizzy Reece Quintet, Vic Lewis & His Orchestra, Jack Parnell. Audio Remasterer: Peter Rynston. "The Little Giant" is a "Properbox" devoted to the early recordings of British saxophonist Tubby Hayes (1935-1973). Concentrating upon a relatively brief segment of his career (January 1954 through December 1956), this action-packed, four-CD set is a valuable anthology of early modern jazz in the U.K.. Hayes, who quit school at age 15, obtained his first tenor sax in 1946 and named it Shirley. He led a group in 1950 and hooked up with tenor saxophonist Ronnie Scott, who later stated that at 15, Hayes already demonstrated "a technique and sound of a man twice his age." Hayes worked with the Kenny Baker Sextet and made his first recordings in 1951 as a member of that group. Other ensembles with which he appeared during the early `50s were the Terry Brown Sextet, a combo supporting accordionist Tito Burns, and groups under the directorship of veteran bandleaders Bert Ambrose and Roy Fox, who only employed Hayes for a very short while as he quit almost immediately in response to low wages. All of this is the background for what Proper has assembled as The Little Giant. Disc one mainly examines Hayes' January 1954 recordings with a large, modern-sounding orchestra led by Vic Lewis, who patterned his band after that of Stan Kenton. The first eight tracks, being compositions by baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan, were originally issued on the Decca album Mulligan's Music. Performing just weeks shy of his 20th birthday, Hayes was already a commanding presence. He would later credit tenor saxophonist Jimmy Skidmore for counseling him to work on developing a strong, substantial tone. Like many of his contemporaries, Hayes named Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie as major influences. The Gillespie link is important not only for Diz's overall musicianship, but also on account of tenor saxophonist James Moody, a mainstay in the Gillespie band at various points over three decades, and baritone saxophonist Numa "Pee Wee" Moore, who worked with Moody throughout much of the decade and followed him into the Gillespie band in 1957. A versatile multi-instrumentalist, Hayes delivers what sounds like a Pee Wee Moore-influenced baritone sax solo on "Bark for Barksdale." Particularly on some of the 1955 and 1956 sessions, Little Giant offers plenty of tangible evidence in support of the theory that Moody and his associates were major inspirations for Tubby Hayes during his rapid e
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