Tubbs | |
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Studio album by | |
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]
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]
All tracks were written by Tubby Hayes, except where noted.
Personnel for "The Late One", "R.T.H.", "Falling in Love with Love", and "Wonderful! Wonderful!":
Personnel for "Love Walked In", "Tubbsville", and " Cherokee":
Personnel for "S'posin'" and "The Folks Who Live on the Hill":
Tubbs | |
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Studio album by | |
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]
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]
All tracks were written by Tubby Hayes, except where noted.
Personnel for "The Late One", "R.T.H.", "Falling in Love with Love", and "Wonderful! Wonderful!":
Personnel for "Love Walked In", "Tubbsville", and " Cherokee":
Personnel for "S'posin'" and "The Folks Who Live on the Hill":