Great British Tenor Players, Nope, You Read That Right Dept.

Tubby Hayes? Who he? Hoo hah? And he's a Brit? Can't play for shit, right?

Unlikely as it may seem Hayes was a truly great tenor player. Ronnie Scott (showrunner of the UK's most important jazz club - take a wild geuss what it was called) said: "This little boy came up, not much bigger than his tenor sax. Rather patronisingly I suggested a number and off he went. He scared me to death".

One of the very few UK players to hold his own in the US and A, Hayes cut some iconic classic sides [NB jazzbo terms "cut" and "sides" - Ed.] with American superstars, like this here album. You really, really, don't have to be a serious collector of jazz records - or anything - to enjoy this swell album. It's full of energy and happiness and swings like a donkey's nuts. Give Davis [Miles - Ed.] and John [Coltrane - Ed.] a rest for a while. Spin this on th' Consolette next time unexpected guests drop by! Roll back the rug and strut whatever stuff you can muster after a lifetime of debauchery and excess!

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