Sam Fonteyn Big Band Spectacular
The original LP TWO 117 (1966) STEREO
This Could be the Start of Something Big (Allen)
My Hero (Straus; Stange)
Hello, Dolly! (Herman)
It's All Right with Me (Porter)
Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen; Mercer)
Get Me to the Church on Time (Lerner; Loewe)
Strike up the Band (Gershwin)
Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) (Porter)
Chicago (Fisher)
You Do Something to Me (Porter)
St Louis Blues (Handy)
So in Love (Porter)
Kenny Clare/Ronnie Stephenson Drum Spectacular
The original LP TWO 146 (1966) STEREO
Drum Spectacular (Stephenson arr Tubby Hayes)
Drumboogie (Krupa arr Eldridge; Stan Tracey)
Caravan (Ellington; Mills; Tizol arr Stan Tracey)
The Hawk Talks (Bellson arr Harry South)
Just You! Just Me! (Klages; Greer arr Kenny Napper)
Topsy (Battle; Durham arr Harry South)
Big Noise from Winnetka (Haggart; Bauduc; Rodin; Crosby arr Kenny Napper)
Dual Carriageway (Clare arr Stan Tracey)
Afro-Charlie (Tracey arr Stan Tracey)
South Rampart Street Parade (Haggart; Bauduc; Allen arr Kenny Napper)
Portrait of Elvin (Deuchar arr Ian Hamer)
Talkin' about Drums (Clare; Stephenson)
"Drum Spectacular finally gets its long overdue CD release! Recorded in July 1966, this revered album
features Kenny Clare and Ronnie Stephenson, two of Britain's finest big-band drummers,
trading solos and driving a high-energy band featuring the likes of Tubby Hayes, Kenny Wheeler and
Ronnie Scott with tunes including 'Caravan', 'Drumboogie', Louie Bellson's 'The Hawk Talks' and Stephenson's
own 'Drum Spectacular'. The CD also includes Big Band Spectacular, another great session featuring the fine drumming of Ronnie Verrell."
Four stars, Brent Keefe, Drummer magazine, July 2011
CDLK 4448