![]() ![]() The album's reviewers certainly thought so, Melody Maker 's Bob Dawbarn stating 'if anyone has any lingering doubts about Hayes's claims as a world-class musician, this should dispel them at once.'įor local fans, long used to seeing Hayes pushing against the restrictive envelope of parochial limitations, yes, the album did confirm his ability to sit at the top table. In some ways, the album proved he'd already earned it, its six-theme playlist setting down definitive examples of his saxophone work, playing so mature and authentically 'American' sounding that those coming to it not knowing its provenance might not guess it came from a young Londoner. It is bound to do a great deal to earn Tubby the American reputation he certainly deserves.' To his credit, he struck a uniform note 'all in all, an album of high musical content and some historic significance. 'Even after hearing the six tracks I find it all a little difficult to grasp.'Īway from the partisan necessities of penning the album's sleeve notes, in his dual role of both advocate and critic, Green was also asked to review the album for The Observer. ![]() 'Five years ago 'Tubbs in N.Y.' would have seemed like the wildest wishful thinking,' he noted in his sleeve commentary. Again, as he'd previously been with Tubbs, Green was among the incredulous. Once more they'd tasked Benny Green with the job of writing a note to summarise an event that many thought inconceivable. Fontana released a single LP's worth of material from Hayes' Big Apple début in April 1962, just ahead of its subject's second US visit. He is, in fact, the modern star name among European jazzmen.'Ī little difficult to grasp: Tubbs in N.Y. With someone like Tubby, who now has an international reputation, sales are healthy enough. 'They say you can’t sell British jazz in Britain - not the modern stuff. THE COMPLETE FONTANA RECORDINGS 1961-1969 © -Simon Spillett, copyright protected all rights reserved used with the author’s permission. ![]() More about Simon can be found via his website including contact information and of course you're always welcome to leave your thoughts in the “comments” field of this blog. Here is part three of Simon Spillett’s sleeve notes for the now out-of-print 'Tubby Hayes: The Complete Fontana Albums 1961-69' © Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected all rights reserved. ![]()
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