tempo modern jazz records...

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The sleeve of LP TAP 10, (Cool music for a hot night), featured a picture of film 'starlet' Jackie Collins, and other LPs carried similar type pin-up pictures on the sleeve. These sleeves later became collectors items in their own right...
In 1946 Colin Pomroy and George Davies established the *Tempo Record Society* which started to import jazz records from America. After a slow couple of years in 1948 they began to record and issue their own material using UK and visiting musicians. Pomroy and Davies split in 1949, Davies continuing to use the *Tempo* name continuing to record British trad musicians and to issue, under licence, American releases including Good Time Jazz. Business was not good and in 1953 British Vogue acquired the catalogue. Beset by it's own problems Vogue was acquired by Decca in 1954. From 1955 Decca started to issue records again on the Tempo label, for the first time recording British modern jazz musicians as well as the traditional bands. The A series (78s or 45s) began from A108 in April 1955, the EXA series (extended play 45s) from March 1955, the LAP series (10" LP's) from July 1955, and the TAP series (12" LP's) from April 1956. Vogue retained it's autonomy within Decca and Tony Hall generally took charge of of the modern jazz recordings but in 1961 it was decided that the Tempo label fulfilled no function that the Vogue label itself could not handle and Tempo ceased to be. Tempo, did in the second half of the 1950s, what Esquire had done in the early part of the 1950s. They were responsible for preserving for posterity the British modern jazz sounds of the time. Without their efforts we would have very litttle of the marvellous music from this period available to listen to today. Jasmine have transferred most of the Tempo modern catalogue to CD format and this page is the first step to finding which CD's the music has been included in. Just follow the musician link and look against the date listed.... *Tony Hall on the Tempo sessions...* *Tony Hall the saviour of Tempo...* *The records listed below are the complete modern jazz output of the Tempo label...*
All Tempo 12 inch LPs were issued with the TAP prefix. Only the British modern jazz releases are listed below. Further details including band personnels are available by clicking on the links, just make a note of the date and look them up in the discographies. The date shown is the recording date...
TAP 2	Modern Jazz Scene - 1956 - Live NJF concert at The Festival Hall, London: The New Jazz Group - with Dizzy Reece - 3 titles Vic Ash Quartet - 3 titles Tubby Hayes and his Orchestra - 5 titles	18/2/56	Reece Ash Hayes
TAP 4	Top Trumpets Dizzy Reece Quartet - 4 titles Jimmy Deuchar Sextet - 4 titles	(JMC32) 23/7/56 23/4/56	Reece Deuchar
TAP 5	Jazz at The Flamingo - featuring Tony Crombie, Tubby Hayes and Ronnie Scott	31/7/56	*Scott*
TAP 6	After Lights out - featuring The Tubby Hayes Quintet	17/7/56	*Hayes*
TAP 8	Victor Feldman In London - Vol One - The Quartet	4/12/56 6/12/56 (JMC33)	*Feldman*
TAP 9	Progress Report - Dizzy Reece Group	26/4/56 23/7/56 28/1256 (JM0857)	*Reece*
TAP 10	Cool Music For a Hot Night - Mood Music In The Modern Manner The first sampler album containing (mostly) titles from previous issues: TAP 4 - How deep is the ocean LAP 1 - Yesterdays LAP 5 - Sunshine on a dull day TAP 6 - Foolin myself TAP 5 - Stars fell on Alabama / Once in a while TAP 9 - The gypsy ***** - Body and soul - (Don Rendell Quartet - 2/5/55) TAP 2 - These foolish things - (The New Jazz Group) EXA 16 - Chelsea Bridge - (Damian Robinson) LAP 6 - Deep in a dream EXA 27 - Imagination LAP 3 - This is always	(JM0957)
TAP 12	Victor Feldman In London - Vol Two The Big Band - 4 titles The Nine-tet - 2 titles The Quintet - 1 title	12/12/56 11/12/56 3/1/57 (JM1057/0659)	*Feldman*
TAP 15	The Jazz Couriers featuring Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes	8/8/57	*Hayes*
TAP 17	Speak Low - More Mood Music In The Modern Manner The second sampler album containing (mostly) titles from previous issues: LAP 6 - Duffle coat LAP 2 - Bass house LAP 6 - Easy to love LAP 5 - When LAP 1 - New Orleans LAP 6 - Time will tell LAP 2 - Treble gold *** - Speak low - (Ronnie Scott New Quintet - 29/10/56) * - How long has this been going on? - (Jimmy Deuchar Sextet - 29/3/57) * - I'll take romance - (Ronnie Scott New Quintet - 29/10/56) *** - On a misty night - (Jazz Couriers - 8/8/57)	(JM0558)
TAP 19	Transatlantic Alliance featuring Victor Feldman Victor Feldman Quartet - 2 titles Victor Feldman Quintet - 2 titles Victor Feldman Sextet - 6 titles	28/12/56 3/1/57 3/1/57	*Feldman*
TAP 20	Pal Jimmy featuring Jimmy Deuchar Jimmy Deuchar Quintet - 4 titles Jimmy Deuchar Sextet - 4 titles	7/3/58 4/3/58 (JM1158)	*Deuchar*
TAP 21	Swingin' The Blues The third sampler album containing (mostly) titles from previous issues: LAP 3 - Bang TAP 6 - Message to the Messengers LAP 5 - Brawl for all TAP 2 - Doxy - (Vic Ash Quartet) *** - Strollin' - (Victor Feldman / Tubby Hayes Sextet - 3/1/57) * - Opus de funk - (Jimmy Deuchar Sextet - 29/3/57) * - Blow Mr. Dexter - (Don Rendell Quartet - 2/5/55) *** - Swingin' in Studio Two - (Jimmy Deuchar Sextet - 29/3/57)	(JM1058)
TAP 22	Jazz Couriers in Concert featuring Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes	16/258	*Hayes*
TAP 24	His Master's Jazz - Eddie Thompson Trio	?5/58 ?/6/58 (JM0260)	*Thompson*
TAP 25	Blue Bogey featuring Wilton 'Bogey' Gaynair	26/8/59 (JM0460)	*Gaynair*
TAP 26	The Last Word The Jazz Couriers featuring Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes	26/6/59 (JM0360)	*Hayes*
TAP 27	New Horizons The Tommy Whittle Quintet - New Horizons	?/5/59 (JM0760)	*Whittle*
TAP 28	The London Jazz Quartet featuring Tubby Hayes, Alan Branscombe and Tony Crombie (part reissued on Ember CD "Tubby Hayes - Portrait")	?/5/59 (JM0960)	*Hayes*
TAP 29	Tubby's Groove - Tubby Hayes Quartet	?/12/59 (JM0760)	*Hayes*
TAP 30	Jazz Inc. Swinging Music In The Modern Manner Tony Crombie Orchestra	6/1/60 (JM0960)	*Crombie*
TAP 32	The Jazz Five - The Five of Us featuring Vic Ash and Harry Klein	23/10/60 (JM0561)	*Ash*

All Tempo 10 inch LPs were issued with the LAP prefix. Only eleven of this type were issued. Only the British modern jazz releases are listed below. Further details including band personnels are available by clicking on the links, just make a note of the date and look them up in the discographies. The date shown is the recording date...
LAP 1	Meet Don Rendell - Don Rendell Quartet	22/2/55 2/5/55	*Rendell*
LAP 2	Jimmy Deuchar Ensemble	26/4/55	*Deuchar*
LAP 3	A New Star - Dizzy Reece Quintet	16/5/55 14/7/55 (JMC21)	*Reece*
LAP 5	Victor Feldman Septet	18/8/55	*Feldman*
LAP 6	Suite Sixteen - Victor Feldman Modern Jazz Quartet	12/9/55 21/9/55	*Feldman*

All Tempo modern jazz extended play records were issued with the EXA prefix. These issues were on 7inch 45rpm format. Traditional and modern jazz was released. Only the British modern jazz releases are listed below. Further details including band personnels are available by clicking on the links, just make a note of the date and look them up in the discographies. The date shown is the recording date...
EXA 11	Don Rendell Quartet	22/2/55	*Rendell*
EXA 12	Don Rendell Sextet	22/2/55	*Rendell*
EXA 14	the Little Giant - Tubby Hayes and his Orchestra	10/3/55	*Hayes*
EXA 16	Don Rendell Sextet / Damian Robinson Trio - Two tracks each	9/6/54 22/2/55	Rendell Robinson
EXA 17	Tubby Hayes and his Orchestra	29/4/55 14/7/55	*Hayes*
EXA 18	Jimmy Deuchar Ensemble	26/4/55	*Deuchar*
EXA 20	Don Rendell Quintet	16/5/55	*Rendell*
EXA 27	The Swinging Giant, No.1 - Tubby Hayes Quartet	29/7/55	*Hayes*
EXA 28	The Swinging Giant, No. 2 - Tubby Hayes Quartet	29/7/55 (JMC11)	*Hayes*
EXA 29	Victor Feldman Big Band	21/9/55 (JMC29)	*Feldman*
EXA 36	Modern Jazz Scene - Tubby Hayes Orchestra	18/2/56	*Hayes*
EXA 39	Modern Jazz Scene - Dizzy Reece New Jazz Group	18/2/56	*Reece*
EXA 44	Modern Jazz Scene - Vic Ash Quartet	18/2/56	*Ash*
EXA 45	Ronnie Scott with the Dizzy Reece Quartet	23/7/56	*Reece*
EXA 48	Jimmy Deuchar Sextet / Dizzy Reece Quartet Scheduled for release in November, 1956, but never issued...
EXA 55	After Lights Out - Tubby Hayes Quintet	17/7/56	*Hayes*
EXA 56	Jazz at the Flamingo (Tubby Hayes, Harry Klein and Ronnie Scott)	31/7/56 (JM0757)	*Scott*
EXA 57	Victor Feldman In London - The Quartet	6/12/56 4/12/56	*Feldman*
EXA 67	Victor Feldman In London Vol. 2 - The Nine-tet	11/12/56 (JM0659)	*Feldman*
EXA 68	Victor Feldman All-Star Big Band Scheduled for release in June, 1957, but never issued...
EXA 69	Tubby Hayes, Dizzy Reece, Dave Goldberg Scheduled for release in June, 1957, but never issued...
EXA 74	Betty Smith Quintet with Brian Lemon	4/7/57	*Lemon*
EXA 75	The Jazz Couriers	8/8/57 15/8/57	*Hayes*
EXA 79	Opus de Funk - The Jimmy Deuchar Sextet	29/3/57 (JM0958)	*Deuchar*
EXA 81	Swingin' in Studio Two - The Jimmy Deuchar Sextet and Quintet	29/3/57 (JM1158)	*Deuchar*
EXA 82	Tubby Hayes The Eighth Wonder - solo	?/3/58	*Hayes*
EXA 84	A Variation on Monk - Dizzy Reece Quintet	29/11/57	*Reece*
EXA 85	Mutual Admiration - Victor Feldman - Dizzy Reece Group	28/12/56 3/1/57 (JM0459)	*Feldman*
EXA 86	"Nowhere to go" film soundtrack - Dizzy Reece Quartet with Tubby Hayes	2/10/58 (JM0459)	*Reece*
EXA 87	Original Jazz - The Jazz Couriers	8/8/57 15/8/57	*Hayes*
EXA 88	Wail - Jimmy Deuchar with Victor Feldman Quintet	3/1/57	*Deuchar*
EXA 89	On The Scene - Dizzy Reece Quintet	29/12/57 (JM1159)	*Reece*
EXA 103	Blue Bogey (vol 1) - Wilton 'Bogey' Gaynair	26/8/59	*Other*

All Tempo modern jazz 78rpm records were issued with the A prefix number. These issues were on 10inch 78rpm format although from 1956 they were also available on the 7inch 45rpm single format. Initially traditional and modern jazz was released. Only the British modern jazz releases are listed below. Further details including band personnels are available by clicking on the links, just make a note of the date and titles and look them up in the discographies. The date shown is the recording date...
A108	*Don Rendell Sextet*	22/2/55	Muskrat ramble / Thames walk	*Rendell*
A109	*Tubby Hayes & his Orchestra.*	10/3/55	Orient line / Man ray	*Hayes*
A110	*Don Rendell Quartet*	22/2/55	You stepped out of a dream / Slow boat to China	*Rendell*
A112	*Don Rendell Sextet*	22/2/55	Didn't we / Dance of the Ooblies	*Rendell*
A113	*Tubby Hayes & his Orchestra*	29/4/55	Sophisticated lady / Deuces wild	*Hayes*
A114	*Don Rendell Quartet*	2/5/55	From this moment on / Blow Mr. Dexter	*Rendell*
A115	*Dizzy Reece Quintet*	16/5/55	O Moon / Bang!	*Reece*
A119	*Tubby Hayes & his Orchestra*	14/7/55	Fidelius / Tootsie roll	*Hayes*
A123	*Tubby Hayes Quartet*	29/7/55	Dance of the Aerophragytes / There's no you	*Hayes*
A127	*Victor Feldman Big Band*	21/9/55	Elegy / Maenya	*Feldman*
A135	*Vic Ash Quartet*	18/2/56	Doxy / Blue Lou	*Ash*
A137	*Vic Ash Quartet*	18/2/56	Early morning / Just one of those things	*Ash*
A140	*Dizzy Reece Quintet*	26/4/56	Chorous / Basie line	*Reece*
A142	*Victor Feldman Big Band*	21/9/55	Big top / Cabaletto	*Feldman*
A148	*Tubby Hayes Quintet*	17/7/56	Ode to Ernie / No I woodyn't	*Hayes*
A153	*Ronnie Scott Quintet*	29/10/56	I'll take romance / Speak low	*Scott*
A154	*Victor FeldmanQuartet*	4/12/56	Jackpot / You are my heart's delight	*Feldman*
A167	*Jimmy Deuchar & pals*	7/3/58	Bewitched / My funny valentine	*Deuchar*

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