Tubby Hayes Quartet - Grits, Beans and Greens: The Lost Fontana Studio Sessions 1969Newly discovered studio album from legendary british jazz star Tubby Hayes. Tubby Hayes is undoubtedly one of the most important, influential and ground breaking UK jazz musicians of all time. During the 50s and early 60s, Hayes had stood apart from many of his UK based contemporaries, displaying a self confidence and virtuoso musical delivery that placed him neck and neck with many of the leading American jazzmen of the day. He worked with the likes

After losing his lady

Mondo Bongo

Consternation…today… There is difficulty

the album was a cogent artistic statement

but who cares: this now stands as a much-loved

a remake of their debut single White Mice (renamed White Mice Disco)

catchy and loud

Both formats come with a booklet contextualizing the release

Good luck finding an original copy of the record

but on tracks such as Don't believe the Hype

Bahta Gebre Heywet

Flight Tonight