The Australian Jazz Quartet - The Australian Jazz Quartet-Quintet (1956) [2014 Bethlehem Album Collection 1000]

Features the latest remastering. Includes a Japanese description, lyrics. Features original cover artwork. Forget the hokey kangaroo picture on the cover, because the record's a mighty sweet set of 50s modern jazz – played by some key musicians from Australian who were working in the US at the time! The record's got a style that's somewhere between the hippest sessions of LA and Sweden at the time – all the coolness of both scenes, but a sense of playful expression that really comes through on some of the more unusual passages. The core group features Errol Buddle and Dick Healey on reeds, Bryce Rhode on piano, and Jack Brokensha on vibes – with added work from John Fawcett or Jimmy Gannon on bass, and Nick Stabulas on drums. Titles include "Loose Walk", "Like Someone In Love", "Music For Walkin", "Fascinating Rhythm", "A Foggy Day", and "Little Girl Blue".

Tracks:

01 - A Foggy Day
02 - Broadway
03 - Little Girl Blue
04 - September Song
05 - Loose Walk
06 - The Girl With The Flaxen Hair
07 - You Are Too Beautiful
08 - Music For Walkin'
09 - Lullaby Of The Leaves
10 - Like Someone In Love
11 - The Thing We Did Last Summer
12 - Fascinating Rhythm

Personnel:

Dick Healey - flute, alto, clarinet, bass
Errol Buddle - tenor, basoon
Bryce Rohde - piano
Jack Brokensha - vibes, drums

Assisting Artists for these Recordings:
Jimmy Gannon - bass
Nick Stabulas - drums
John Fawcett - bass