NAT GONELLA – A JAZZ LEGEND

Through The Years – 1930 to 1998

 

 

TRACKS 1 to 16 – 3 dimensional sound – 1930 to 1958 Period

 

  1. Bessie Couldn’t Help It – London, October 1930 - Billy Cotton and his Band – Billy Cotton (dir); Nat Gonella (tpt vcl); Sid Buckman (tpt); Joe Ferrie (tmb); Mick Burberry (cl alt); Ronnie Coulbertson (cl sop alt); Jimmy Shankland (cl ten); Sidney Lipton (alt vln); Clem Bernard (pno); Les Casey (bjo); Joe White (b bs); Donald Whitelow (dms).
  2. Oh, Monah !  - London, December 1931 – Roy Fox and his Band – Nat (tpt vcl); Sid Buckman (tpt); Joe Ferrie (tmb); Ernest Ritte, Jim Easton, (reeds); Harry Berly (cl ten  viola  ocarina); Lew Stone (pno); Al Bowlly (bjo); Don Stuteley (bs); Bill Harty ( dms vib viola);Stan Bowsher (arr).
  3. Rockin’ Chair – London, November 1932 – Nat Gonella and his Trumpet – Nat (tpt vcl); Alfie Noakes (tpt); Joe Ferrie (tmb); Jim Easton, Ernest Ritte (reeds); Harry Berly (ten viola); Eddie Carroll (pno); Al Bowlly (gtr); Tiny Winters (bs); Bill Harty (dms).
  4. Sing (It’s Good For You) – London, March 1933 – Nat Gonella and his Trumpet – Nat (tpt vcl); Jim Easton, Ernest Ritte (reeds); Harry Jacobson (pno cel); Al Bowley (gtr); Tiny Winters (bs); Bill Harty (dms).
  5. Nobody’s Sweetheart – London, May 1933 – Nat Gonella and Garland Wilson – Nat (tpt vcl); Garland Wilson (pno vcl).
  6. Singin’ The Blues - London, January 1935 – Nat Gonella and his Georgians – Nat (tpt vcl); Bruts Gonella, Johnny Morrison (tpt); Albert Torrance, Ernest Ritte (reeds); Pat Smuts, Don Barrigo (ten); Monca Liter (pno); Jimmy Mesene (gtr); Tiny Winters (bs); Bob Dryden (dms).
  7. Bugle Call Rag – London, October 1936 – Nat Gonella and his Georgians – Nat (tpt vcl); Bruts Gonella, Johnny Morrison (tpt); Albert Torrance, Ernest Ritte (reeds); Pat Smuts, Don Barrigo (ten); Harold Hood (pno); Jimmy Mesene (gtr); Tiny Winters (bs); Bob Dryden (dms).
  8. Black And Blue – exactly as per seven but recorded one day later on 8th October.

9- 12 - Jeepers Creepers, Just A Kid Named Joe, You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby and I Must See Annie Tonight - Nat Gonella with John Kirby’s Orchestra  - New York, January 1939  – Nat (tpt vcl); Buster Bailey (cl); Benny Carter (alt); Billy Kyle (pno); Brick Fleagle (gtr); John Kirby (bs); Jack Maisel (dms).

13      Georgia – London, January 1941 - Nat Gonella and his New Georgians – Nat (tpt vcl); Jack Wallace, C. Oughton (tpt); Miff King (tmb); Jock Middleton, Jack Banser, Joe Moore, Micky Steadman (reeds); Norman Stenfalt (pno); Ray Dexter (gtr); William Hemmings (bs); Johnny Roland (dms).

14      Murder – London, July 1946 - Nat Gonella and his Georgians – Nat (tpt vcl); Monty Montgomery, Bruts Gonella, Fred Dinning (tpt); Frank Osbourne (tmb); Bertie King, Sandy Herd (alt); Ronnie West, Kenny Graham (reeds); Al Dallaway (pno arr); Roy Plummer (gtr) Lennie Bush (bs); Phil Seaman (dms).

15      Blues – London, May 1958 - Nat Gonella’s Georgia Jazz Band  - Nat (tpt vcl); Roy Crimmins (tmb); Archie Semple (cl); Fred Hunt (pno); Bill Reid (bs); Johnny Richardson (dms).

16      Ain’t  Misbehavin’ as per 15 but add Colin Smith on trumpet.

 

Nat Gonella and his Georgians

Stereo – Recorded on the 8th October 1998 at the Concorde Club, Eastleigh, Southampton, England, one month before his 90th birthday.

TRACKS 17 TO 25

Shine; Satchmo Blues; Margie; I Can’t Give You Anything But Love Baby; On A Slow Boat To China; Just A Gigolo; Jeepers Creepers; Stormy Weather and finally, When You’re Smiling.

Collective Personnel

Nat Gonella  (vcl); Kenny Baker, Digby Fairweather (tpt); Teddy Layton (cl ten); Martin Litton (pno); Diz Disley (gtr); Jack Fallon (bs).

 

 Total Playing Time is 78.30 minutes – recording and re-mastering – Dave Bennett

 AVID Records 1998 – AMSC 634

Nat Gonella - To 2nd page of CD Review

 

 

     

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