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Chris Barber
Chris Barber 1956

Album UK 2006 on Lake Records label
Jazz

FROM THE RECORD SLEEVE Disc 1 Chris Barber's Jazz Band 1. Whistling Rufus (Mills) 2. Big House Blues (Ellington) 3. April Showers (De Sylva/Silvers) 4. One Sweet Letter From You (Warren/Brown/Clare) 5. Hushabye (Trad. arr. Barber) 6. We Shall Walk Through The Valley (Trad. arr. Barber) 7. Thriller Rag (Aufderheide) 8. Texas Moaner (Barnes/Williams) 9. Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie/Casey/Pinkard) 10. Bugle Call Rag (Meyers/Schoebel/Pettis) 11. I I. Petite Fleur (Bechet) 12. Wabash Blues (Meinken/Ringle) 13. A Smooth One (Goodman) Lonnie Donegan's Skiffie Group 14. Railroad Bill (Trad. arr. Donegan /Barber) 15. The Ballad of Jesse James (Trad. arr. Barber) 16. Ol' Riley (Trad. arr. Barber) 17. Lost John (Trad. arr. Donegan) 18. Stewball (Trad. arr. Donegan) 19. Stackalee (Trad. arr. Bishop) The Chris Barber Skiffie Group 20. Doin' My Time (Skinner) 21. Where Could I Go? (Trad. arr. Bishop) 22. Can't You Line 'Em (Ledbetter) 23. Gypsy Davy (Trad. arr. Barber) Disc 1 Personnel A. Chris Barber's Jazz Band Chris Barber trombone; Pat Halcox cornet; Monty Sunshine clarinet; Lonnie Donegan banjo; Micky Ashman - bass; Ron Bowden - drums. Tracks 1-3 recorded 20 March 1956. Track 4 recorded 26 March 1956. Track 5 Monty Sunshine clarinet; Lonnie Donegan banjo; Chris Barber bass only. Recorded 26 March 1956 Track 6 Add Dickie Bishop vocal. Dick Smith bass replaces Ashman. Recorded 4 April 1956. B. As (A) except Dickie Bishop banjo/guitar replaces Donegan and Dick Smith bass replaces Ashman. Tracks 7, 8, 10, 13 recorded 9 October 1956. Track 9 recorded 15 October 1956. Tracks 11, 12 recorded 10 October 1956. C. Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group Lonnie Donegan guitar, vocals; Dickie Bishop guitar, vocals (lead on tracks 15 & 19); Chris Barber bass; Ron Bowden drums. Tracks 14, 15, 16 recorded 11 January 1956. Tracks 17, 18 recorded 20 February 1956. Track 19 recorded 4 April 1956. D. The Chris Barber Skiffle Group Dickie Bishop guitar, vocals (lead on tracks 22 & 23); Johnny Duncan guitar, mandolin, vocals; Chris Barber bass; Ron Bowden drums. Tracks 20-23 recorded 14 September 1956. Disc 2 Chris Barber's Jazz Band 1. Bourbon Street Parade (Barbarin) 2. New Blues (Barber) 3. Willie The Weeper (RymadMelrose/Bloom) 4. Mean Mistreater (Carr art. Patterson) 5. Yama Yama Man (Davis/Hoschna art. Barber) 6. 01' Man Mose (Armstroni1Randolph) 7. Mood Indigo (Ellington/Bigard) 8. Bearcat Crawl (Lewis) 9. Lowland Blues (Broonzy) 10. Panama Rag (Tyers) 11. Bourbon Street (Barbarin)/When The Saints (Black/Purvis arr Barber) Disc 2 Personnel E. Chris Barber's Jazz Band Chris Barber trombone. vocal (track 6); Pat Halcox cornet; Monty Sunshine clarinet; Eddie Smith banjo; Dick Smith bass; Ron Bowden drums; Ottilie Patterson vocals Tracks 1-7. 10. I I recorded 15 December 1956. Royal Festival Hall. Tracks 8. 9 Ottilie Patterson vocals. piano. Johnny Duncan guitar; Chris Barber bass Recorded 15 December 1956 Royal Festival Hall

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