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Title: Seamen's Mission (Label: Proper Box Format: 4 CD box set)
Few, if any, British jazz musicians gained the legendary status that
Phil Seamen gained. Certain aspects of the make-up of Phil Seamen
contributed strongly to this exalted position. First of all there
was his great talent as a drummer. During the 1950’s and 60’s, Phil
Seamen was generally regarded as the greatest European Jazz Drummer.
Phil arrived on the British jazz scene with the advant of the bebop
movement , although his abilities transcended this music. He was
equally at home in the very first European free-jazz combo of Joe
Harriott, the traditional jazz groups of Nat Gonella, on The Rhythm
And Blues of Alexis Korner or the heavy rock of Ginger Baker’s Air
Force. Seamen’s personality also contributed to his elevated status.
He was a unique character with a great gift of humour and sharp wit.
He also played the star with conviction with a larger than life
personality that allowed him to get away with it. Another aspect
that added fame as well as notoriety to the Phil Seamen phenomenon
was his well known drug addiction. Seamen could handle large amounts
of drugs, washing them down with a large intake of alcohol. There
are countless anecdotes still told about Phil Seamen, some comic,
some tragic and some apocryphal, most of them a mixture of all
three. He was a born raver.Shown below is a list of the tracks in this 4 CD set... |
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Track Listings Disc: 1 1. Jack Parnell And His Orchestra - The Champ (Recording date 28/10/52) discography details Jack Parnell... 2. Jack Parnell And His Orchestra - Kick Off (Recording date 25/2/54) discography details Jack Parnell... 3. Jimmy Deuchar Showcase - Spain (Recording date 27/1/53) discography details Jimmy Deuchar... 4. Jimmy Deuchar Ensemble - Treble Gold (Recording date 26/4/55) discography details Jimmy Deuchar... 5. Jimmy Deuchar Ensemble - I. P.A Special (Recording date 26/4/55) discography details Jimmy Deuchar... 6. Jimmy Deuchar Ensemble - Opus De Funk (Recording date 29/3/57) discography details Jimmy Deuchar... 7. Jimmy Deuchar Sextet - Lullaby In Rhythm (Recording date 29/3/57) discography details Jimmy Deuchar... 8. Jimmy Deuchar Sextet - Milestones (Recording date 29/3/57) discography details Jimmy Deuchar... 9. Jimmy Deuchar Sextet - Swingin' In Studio Two (Recording date 29/3/57) discography details Jimmy Deuchar... 10. Jimmy Deuchar - I Could Write A Book (Recording date 7/3/58) discography details Jimmy Deuchar... 11. Kenny Graham's Afro Cubists - Jump For Joe (Recording date 5/2/53) discography details Kenny Graham... 12. Kenny Graham's Afro Cubists - Haitian Ritual (Recording date 23/10/53) discography details Kenny Graham... 13. Kenny Graham And His Satellites - One Four (Recording date 3/7/56) discography details Kenny Graham... 14. Kenny Graham And His Satellites - Five Four (Recording date 3/7/56) discography details Kenny Graham... 15. Kenny Graham And His Afro Cubists - Bongo Chant (Recording date 23/10/53) discography details Kenny Graham... 16. Joe Harriott Quartet - Cherokee (Recording date ?/2/54) discography details Joe Harriott... 17. Joe Harriott Quartet - Out Of Nowhere (Recording date ?/2/54) discography details Joe Harriott... Disc: 2 1. Joe Harriott Quartet - Just Goofin' (Recording date 24/8/55) discography details Joe Harriott... 2. Joe Harriott Quartet - Blues Original (Recording date 6/7/56) discography details Joe Harriott... 3. Joe Harriott Quartet - My Heart Belongs To Daddy (Recording date 6/7/56) discography details Joe Harriott... 4. Joe Harriott Quintet - Formation (Recording date ?/11/60) discography details Joe Harriott... 5. Joe Harriott Quintet - Abstract (Recording date ?/11/60) discography details Joe Harriott... 6. Ronnie Scott Orchestra - Seamen's Mission (Recording date 2/11/54) discography details Ronnie Scott... 7. Ronnie Scott Orchestra - S'il Vous Plait (Recording date 13/4/55) discography details Ronnie Scott... 8. Ronnie Scott Orchestra - Jordu (Recording date 13/4/55) discography details Ronnie Scott... 9. Ronnie Scott Orchestra - Bang (Recording date 11/10/55) discography details Ronnie Scott... 10. Ronnie Scott Orchestra - A Night In Tunisia (Recording date 11/10/55) discography details Ronnie Scott... 11. Ronnie Scott Orchestra - The Big Fist (Recording date 11/10/55) discography details Ronnie Scott... 12. Victor Feldman Modern Jazz Quartet - What Goes? (Recording date 14/12/54) discography details Victor Feldman... 13. Victor Feldman Modern Jazz Quartet - Monsoon (Recording date 14/12/54) discography details Victor Feldman... 14. Victor Feldman Jazz Quintet - Bird's Last Flight (Recording date 3/3/55) discography details Victor Feldman... 15. Victor Feldman Big Band Big Top (Recording date 21/9/55) discography details Victor Feldman... 16. Victor Feldman Big Band Maenya (Recording date 21/9/55) discography details Victor Feldman... 17. Victor Feldman Big Band Blues In Two Modes (Recording date 12/12/56) discography details Victor Feldman... Disc: 3 1. Victor Feldman Quartet - Jackpot (Recording date 4/12/56) discography details Victor Feldman... 2. Victor Feldman Quartet - You Are My Heart's Delight (Recording date 4/12/56) discography details Victor Feldman... 3. Victor Feldman Quartet - The Minor And The Major (Recording date 6/12/56) discography details Victor Feldman... 4. Victor Feldman Quartet - Wilbert's Tune (Recording date 6/12/56) discography details Victor Feldman... 5. Victor Feldman/Jimmy Deuchar Quintet - Wail (Recording date 3/1/57) discography details Victor Feldman... 6. Victor Feldman/Jimmy Deuchar Quintet - Wailing Wall (Recording date 3/1/57) discography details Victor Feldman... 7. Dizzy Reece Quintet - Butch (Recording date 16/5/55) discography details Dizzy Reece... 8. Dizzy Reece Quintet - Yardbird Suite (Recording date 23/7/56) discography details Dizzy Reece... 9. Dizzy Reece Quintet - Scrapple From The Apple (Recording date 23/7/56) discography details Dizzy Reece... 10. Dizzy Reece Quartet - Bluebird (Recording date 23/7/56) discography details Dizzy Reece... 11. Dizzy Reece Quartet - Get Up (Recording date 28/12/56) discography details Dizzy Reece... Disc: 4 1. Dizzy Reece Quartet - Main Title (Nowhere To Go) (Recording date 2/10/58) discography details Dizzy Reece... 2. Dizzy Reece Quartet - The Escape And Chase (Recording date 2/10/58) discography details Dizzy Reece... 3. Stan Tracey Trio - Free (Recording date 22/5/59) discography details Stan Tracey... 4. Stan Tracey Trio - Boo Bah (Recording date 26/5/59) discography details Stan Tracey... 5. The Jazz Couriers - If This Isn't Love (Recording date 26/6/59) discography details Jazz Couriers... 6. The Jazz Couriers - Easy To Love (Recording date 26/6/59) discography details Jazz Couriers... 7. The Jazz Couriers - Whisper Not (Recording date 26/6/59) discography details Jazz Couriers... 8. The Jazz Couriers - Autumn Leaves (Recording date 26/6/59) discography details Jazz Couriers... 9. The Jazz Couriers - Too Close For Comfort (Recording date 26/6/59) discography details Jazz Couriers... 10. The Jazz Couriers - Yesterdays (Recording date 26/6/59) discography details Jazz Couriers... 11. The Jazz Couriers - Love Walked In (Recording date 26/6/59) discography details Jazz Couriers... 12. Tubby Hayes Quartet - Like Someone In Love (Recording date ?/12/59) discography details Tubby Hayes... 13. Tubby Hayes Quartet - The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (Recording date ?/12/59) discography details Tubby Hayes... 14. Tubby Hayes Quartet - Sunny Monday (Recording date ?/12/59) discography details Tubby Hayes... 15. Tubby Hayes Quartet - Unidentified 32-Bar Theme (Recording date ?/12/59) discography details Tubby Hayes... Phil Seamen's name appears on many pages of this website. I have not attempted a personal discography because he appeared on so many recording with so many people but much of the detail of his jazz record career can be seen in the following discographies: Ronnie Scott, Tommy Pollard, Victor Feldman, Dizzy Reece, Don Rendell, Jimmy Deuchar, Vic Ash, Harry Klein, Joe Harriott, Stan Tracey, Tubby Hayes, Kenny Graham, Jack Parnell, Kenny Baker, Ian Carr, Dick Morrissey. |