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The Best Of Ball, Barber And Bilk

Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen, Chris Barber's Jazz Band, Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band

Label: PYE Goldengroove
Catalog number: GGL 0131
Format: LP · Compilation · Mono
Country: New Zealand
Released: 1962
Genre: Jazz

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This 1962 compilation brings together the three most influential figures of the British Trad Jazz boom, capturing the specific sound that dominated the UK pop charts at the start of the decade. For collectors, it serves as an essential historical artifact of the brief period when traditional jazz served as mainstream popular music in Britain.

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The Best Of Ball, Barber And Bilk has 12 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.

A1Jump In The Line
Banjo
Roy James
Bass
Ernest Price
Clarinet
Acker Bilk
Drums [Traps]
Ron McKay
Trombone
Jonathan Mortimer
Trumpet
Ken Sims (2)
Written-By
Blake Alphonso Higgs, Jessie Cavanaugh
A2Higher Ground
Banjo
Roy James
Bass
Ernest Price
Clarinet
Acker Bilk
Drums [Traps]
Ron McKay
Trombone
Jonathan Mortimer
Trumpet
Ken Sims (2)
Written-By
Acker Bilk
A3Willie The Weeper
Banjo
Roy James
Bass
Ernest Price
Clarinet
Acker Bilk
Drums [Traps]
Ron McKay
Trombone
Jonathan Mortimer
Trumpet
Ken Sims (2)
Written By
Melrose, Bloom, Rymal, Grant Rymal
A4Gladiolus Rag
Banjo
Roy James
Bass
Ernest Price
Clarinet
Acker Bilk
Drums [Traps]
Ron McKay
Trombone
Jonathan Mortimer
Trumpet
Ken Sims (2)
Written-By
Scott Joplin
A5Teddy Bears' Picnic
Banjo
Diz Disley
Bass
Vic Pitt
Clarinet
Dave Jones (5)
Drums
Ron Bowden
Piano
Collin Bates
Trombone
John Bennett
Trumpet
Kenny Ball
Written-By
John Walter Bratton
A6Hawaiian War Chant
Banjo
Diz Disley
Bass
Vic Pitt
Clarinet
Dave Jones (5)
Drums
Ron Bowden
Piano
Collin Bates
Trombone
John Bennett
Trumpet
Kenny Ball
Written-By
Johnny Noble
B1I Love You, Samantha
Banjo
Diz Disley
Bass
Vic Pitt
Clarinet
Dave Jones (5)
Drums
Ron Bowden
Piano
Collin Bates
Trombone
John Bennett
Trumpet
Kenny Ball
Written-By
Cole Porter
B2Chimes Blues
Banjo
Diz Disley
Bass
Vic Pitt
Clarinet
Dave Jones (5)
Drums
Ron Bowden
Piano
Collin Bates
Trombone
John Bennett
Trumpet
Kenny Ball
Written-By
King Oliver
B3Majorca
Banjo
Eddie Smith (2)
Bass
Dick Smith (2)
Clarinet
Monty Sunshine
Drums
Ron Bowden
Trombone
Chris Barber
Trumpet
Pat Halcox
Written-By
Wilbur De Paris
B4High Society
Banjo
Lonnie Donegan
Bass
Jim Bray
Clarinet
Monty Sunshine
Drums
Ron Bowden
Trombone
Chris Barber
Trumpet
Pat Halcox
Written By
Steele, Melrose, Porter Steele
B5Tuxedo Rag
Banjo
Lonnie Donegan
Bass
Jim Bray
Clarinet
Monty Sunshine
Drums
Ron Bowden
Trombone
Chris Barber
Trumpet
Pat Halcox
Written-By
Oscar "Papa" Celestin
B6When The Saints Go Marching In
Banjo
Lonnie Donegan
Bass
Jim Bray
Clarinet
Monty Sunshine
Drums
Graham Burbidge
Trombone
Chris Barber
Trumpet
Pat Halcox
Words By [New Words], Music By [New Music]
Chris Barber

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Released in 1962 on the PYE Goldengroove imprint, The Best Of Ball, Barber And Bilk serves as a compilation highlighting the three most prominent figures of the British Trad Jazz boom. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, a style of revivalist New Orleans-inspired jazz became an improbable commercial juggernaut in the United Kingdom, dominated by the respective bands of trumpeter Kenny Ball, trombonist Chris Barber, and clarinetist Acker Bilk. This collection was curated to capitalize on their concurrent chart success and the widespread popularity of the trad jazz revival among British youth at the time.

The album was produced as a mid-price sampler, reflecting PYE Records' strategy to package the high-energy performances of these three bandleaders for a broader audience. The design followed the standard visual language of early 1960s budget compilations, prioritizing clarity and the familiar faces of the bandleaders to signify the genre's authentic, foot-stomping appeal. While critical reception at the time was often tempered by the jazz establishment's skepticism of revivalist music, the record was a successful artifact of an era where traditional jazz held a rare and significant position in the mainstream British pop charts.

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