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Welcome to the Upbeat Recordings website - home of the very best music recordings. UPBEAT JAZZ keeps on releasing great CDs so make sure you keep updated throughout the year and regularly check out our site - always new CDs and good offers. One customer recently described our site as a treasure trove of excellent CDs. I hope you find it the same too...
We do our very best to get your orders processed as quickly as possible and provided we have the CDs in stock, they will be sent out the same day or at worst, the following day. Finally, our site is Merchant Bank approved and so your credit details are as safe as they can possibly be.
NEW RELEASES from UPBEAT
URCD234 CLAUDE LUTER IN ENGLAND WITH HUMPHREY LYTTELTON featuring the original 'Bad Penny Blues' rhythm section
URCD232 WILBUR DE PARIS 1953 and 1955 featuring his New Orleans Jazz
URCD231 JELLY ROLL MORTON - The Originator of Jazz and Stomps - Oh, Mister Jelly
RECENT RELEASES from UPBEAT
URCD226 LONNIE LIVE Rare tapes from the late 1960s
URCD225 JOHNNY DODDS KING OF THE BLUES CLARINET 1926-1940
URCD224 GEORGE LEWIS ON STAGE and AT NEWPORT
17 terrific tracks from the late 1950s. Vintage Lewis!
URCD223 HUMPHREY LYTTELTON and his BAND and THE PASEO JAZZ BAND 1953-56
STORYVILLE IS BACK!
We are delighted to be able to offer Storyville CDs again. You will find them under 'More Jazz' and we are featuring over 50 titles, including the popular Masters of Jazz 12 volume collection. Well worth a look!
JASMINE This is a superb label which we are now featuring in full. Lots of mid-price offers including some amazing double CDs at GBP 8.99. All your favourites of the 30s 40s and 50s - including big band, singing groups, great soloists and stars of stage and screen. Everything from Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters to Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Shirley Bassey. Well worth a look - Jasmine is under the 'More Jazz' button - but there's more to the label that just jazz!
JSP This year we have included the entire JSP catalogue of jazz, blues and country CDs with full track listings for the first time! There are some real gems so why not take a look. They're also under the 'More Jazz' button.
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BUNK'S BLUES - Bunk Johnson
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CD Number: URCD235
A new anthology of rare tracks by one of the true legends of New Orleans Jazz compiled by the respected musician and broadcaster, Mike Pointon. Bunk Johnson's re-emergence in the 1940s inspired a whole generation of young jazzmen throughout the world. This newly re-mastered selection reminds us what a vital link Bunk was to the very earliest days of jazz.
The CD and authoritative booklet gives a detailed insight into the life and work of a legendary master of New Orleans trumpet who influenced everyone from Louis Armstrong to such respected European revivalists as Ken Colyer.
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CLAUDE LUTER IN ENGLAND WITH HUMPHREY LYTTELTON
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CD Number: URCD234
Featuring the original 'Bad Penny Blues' rhythm section Johnny Parker, Jim Bray and Stan Grieg. Re-mastered by Dave Bennett. Recorded at Epsom Playhouse on 21st May 1985 - this is a gem not to be missed.
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GEORGE LEWIS and ALTON PURNELL - Double CD
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CD Number: URCD233D
This double CD contains two complete George Lewis albums from 1958 recorded under the prestigious supervision of Norman Granz. One of them, “The Perennial George Lewis”, holds a special place in the hearts of many Lewis enthusiasts and the other, Oh Didn't He Ramble” (issued in the UK as a 10” album 'Raggin' And Stompin' and EP “New Orleans Memories”) is somewhat less well known but equal in stature.
Of considerable added importance is a very scarce (only ever available in the States) album by longtime Lewis pianist, who had been in the band from the days of Bunk Johnson, Alton Purnell. Purnell's enormously appealing blues and boogie tinged playing (a great influence on Fats Domono) and vocals were an integral part of the important early '50s George Lewis band. This album came about through the instigation of tenor sax-man Plas Johnson (of Henry Mancini “Pink Panther” fame) who is featured on several tracks.
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WILBUR de PARIS and his NEW NEW ORELANS JAZZ
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CD Number: URCD232
2 original LPs on one CD! Recorded 1953 and 1955 - re-mastered by Dave Bennett.
The Wilbur de Paris band was, and still is, quite unique. Each musician belonged to the classic era and had been associated with the absolute greats: Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Jimmie Lunceford, Sidney Bechet and Cab Calloway for example. Their energy and vitality, combined with natural swing and embodiment of the whole classic jazz culture, shows through in absolute abundance. They were all at the height of their musical powers and their performances were never less than stunning.This new Upbeat CD, Wilbur de Paris New New Orleans Jazz 1953 and 1955, contains all of the tracks from 2 LPs which are generally acknowledged as the cream of a considerable number of great albums by this band.
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Jelly Roll Morton - The Originator of Jazz and Stomps - OH, MISTER JELLY!
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CD Number: URCD231
Oh,Mr Jelly!, Upbeat’s latest addition to their acclaimed Portrait series, offers an essential overview of legendary jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton’s recorded output. This comprehensive album by one of jazz’s most influential figures includes several of his ground-breaking arrangements for his Red Hot Peppers as well as examples of Mr Jelly’s sparkling piano solos and moving vocals. It provides an ideal introduction to Morton’s innovative work and is accompanied by detailed notes from musician/broadcaster Mike Pointon.
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BARBER, BALL and BILK AT THE BBC - Re-issue
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CD Number: URCD230
The three Bs all together on one album - recorded by the BBC at their famous JAZZ BAND BALL sessions. Re-issued and re-packaged by popular demand. (Formerly URCD166).
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CAREY BLYTON IN CAMERA
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CD Number: URCD229
To many generations of children and parents, the name BLYTON has become a byword for excellence in the writing of children’s stories. Titles made famous by Enid Blyton, such as Noddy and The Famous Five have sold millions of copies throughout the world.
CAREY BLYTON has followed in the footsteps of his famous aunt and is enjoying worldwide success with his children’s nonsense poem Bananas in Pyjamas –now a multi-million dollar empire.
Carey was also a classical composer and best-known as a miniaturist. This latest CD is a compilation album issued as a “taster” to introduce Carey’s wonderful music to a whole new generation of music lovers. The CD includes his instrumental music composed for the BBC’s television series Dr.Who, music for guitar, for two pianos, for choir, for soprano and piano and also for tenor and orchestra.
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