From the previously unissued and newly-rediscovered 1969 Grits, Beans and Greens: The Lost Fontana Sessions, by the great British jazz saxophonist Tubby Hayes, to be released by Decca on 26 July. I guess this will make a lot of people very happy.
What you need to know:
Grits, Beans And Greens: The Lost Fontana Studio Session 1969
1CD, 1LP & Digital. 5 tracks of what would have been the final album
1. For Members Only (take 2) [6.26] 2. Grits, Beans and Greens (take 4) [6.09] 3. Rumpus (take 1) [7.30] 4. You Know I Care (take 2) 5. Where Am I Going? (take 3) [9.16]
Recorded at Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London, Tuesday June 24th, 1969 10.30am – 1.30pm
The personnel: Tubby Hayes (tenor sax); Mike Pyne (piano); Ron Mathewson (bass); Spike Wells (drums) Producer: Terry Brown Engineer: David Voyde
Grits, Beans And Greens: The Lost Fontana Studio Sessions 1969 [Complete Sessions]
2CD Deluxe + digital. The complete sessions. 18 tracks including alt. takes, studio chatter + the May 1969 studio session (with Louis Stewart on guitar). In recording date & tape order.
CD1 1. Where Am I Going – (Take 1) May 27th, 1969 [08:27]* 2. Where Am I Going – (Take 2) May 27th, 1969 [07:37]* 3. Where Am I Going – (Take 3) May 27th, 1969 [08:03]* 4. Grits, Beans and Greens – (Take 1) [05:44] 5. For Members Only – (Take 1) [07:25] 6. Where Am I Going? – (Take 1) Breakdown [04:18] 7. For Members Only – (Take 2) Full Version [06:34]
CD2 1. Where Am I Going – (Take 2) [06:18] 2. Grits, Beans and Greens – (Take 2) Breakdown [00:57] 3. Grits, Beans and Greens – (Take 3) [06:21] 4. Rumpus – (Take 1) Full Version [07:45] 5. Where Am I Going – (Take 3) Full Version [09:41] 6. Rumpus – (Take 2) Breakdown [00:31] 7. Rumpus – (Take 3) Breakdown [00:17] 8. Rumpus – (Take 4) [07:22] 9. Grits, Beans and Greens – (Take 4) Full Version [06:19] 10. You Know I Care – (Take 1) Breakdown [01:06] 11. You Know I Care – (Take 2) Full Version [07:05]
* recorded at Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London, May 27th, 1969 Tubby Hayes (tenor sax); Louis Stewart (guitar); Ron Mathewson (bass); Spike Wells (drums)
Remaining tracks recorded at Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London, June 24th, 1969 Tubby Hayes (tenor sax); Mike Pyne (piano); Ron Mathewson (bass); Spike Wells (drums)
Producer: Terry Brown Engineer: David Voyde
All compositions by Edward Brian ‘Tubby’ Hayes except for: You Know I Care – written by Columbus Calvin ‘Duke’ Pearson Where Am I Going – written by by Seymour Kaufman aka Cy Coleman/Carolyn Leigh All arrangements by Edward Brian ‘Tubby’ Hayes.