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JACK PARNELL

AND HIS ORCHESTRA

TRIP TO MARS (1958) & PARNELL ON PARADE (1955) & SINGLES COMPILATION (1953-58)
Description:
Drummer and founder member of the Ted Heath Orchestra, Jack Parnell, is featured with his own brilliant big band on this Vocalion release. Jack's own band came into being when, in 1951, he left the Heath orchestra to assume the role of musical director for the London stage show 'Fancy Free'. When the show folded, the musicians albeit with a few changes in personnel formed the nucleus of Jack's band. They signed with EMI's Parlophone subsidiary and began recording in October 1952. The Trip to Mars album 1958 collated various single sides Jack's band had recorded between 1952 and 1954, while Parnell on Parade was a separate EP release from 1955. Jack Parnell's band boasted an all star line up that included Ronnie Scott tenor sax, Jimmy Deuchar trumpet, Laddie Busby trombone, Don Honeywell baritone sax and Phil Seamen drums, all of whom are heard to great effect throughout this CD. The disc is rounded off by a compilation of the Parnell band's various 78 rpm sides from the same era. An added bonus is that the accompanying CD booklet features several rare photographs of the Jack Parnell Orchestra during its heyday. An essential purchase for British big band connoisseurs.
Songs: Personnel Details:
 The Hawk Talks
 Sure Thing
 Carioca From Film Flying Down To Rio
 April In Paris
 Cottontail
 Catherine Wheel
 Trip To Mars
 Summertime From Porgy And Bess
 The Champ
 Skin Deep
 When The Saints Go Marching In
 Sugarfoot Stomp
 East Meets West
 Twilight In Turkey
 When Yuba Plays The Rumba On The Tuba
 Topaz
 Night Train
 Dragnet
 Route 66
 Sky Blue Shirt And A Rainbow Tie
 Love And Marriage From Our Town
 Ting A Ling
 Fuller Bounce
 Fanfare Boogie
 Topsy
 Cha Cha Rock		 Personnel: Ronnie Scott, Jimmy Deuchar, Laddie Busb, Don Honeywell, Phil Seamen
Label: VOCALION
Number: 5308
Item Code: 63995
Format: CD
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Dates: (1953-1958)
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