There’s so much interest in Tubby Hayes now it’s not a surprise that reissues have flooded the market in recent years catering for the interest many of them ‘rare’ or ‘unissued’ either because they are or the issuing label in question thinks it’s on to a sure winner.

The latest “previously unissued” comes at a propitious time as the saxman/vibist famed for his work with Ronnie Scott in the Jazz Couriers and for cult albums such as Mexican Green, Late Spot at Scott’s and Down in the Village would have been 80 if he had lived until 30 January, 2015 ringed as a big year for Tubbyologists as there’s a much anticipated biography by Tubby anorak Simon Spillett coming along and a documentary A Man in a Hurry in the works.

First though Symphony: The Lost Session 1972 with a 12 January release date is another album featuring Hayes at his much favoured haunt the Hopbine in Wembley recorded in February that year, a month when he also recorded in Sweden with Bengt Hallberg’s trio and with a quartet including Oscar Peterson-ite NHØP.

Tracks on this new release are: ‘A Symphony,’ ‘Autumn Leaves,’ ‘Certain Smile,’ ‘I Thought About You,’ and ‘Sonny Moon For Two.’

‘Symphony’ was first recorded with an English language vocal by Freddy Martin and his Orchestra in the 1940s.

Hayes took a different, wildly swinging small group Mobley-esque tack, when he recorded the song as an instrumental on the Tubby’s New Groove album Tony Hall produced at Broadhurst Gardens in 1959.

Hayes was only 38 when he died. But packed a helluva lot in during his life to say the least!

To be issued by Acrobat, Hayes is playing on the album with the Tony Lee Trio, the tracks remastered from the original tape source.

• Related see a review of 2013 release Seven Steps to Heaven: Live at the Hopbine