The Stan Tracey Quartet • With Love From Jazz

 

Biography by AllMusic
b. Stanley William Tracey, 30 December 1926, London, England, d. 6 December 2013. Tracey taught himself to play piano and by his early teens was performing professionally. In the 50s he was deeply involved in the British modern jazz scene, working with musicians including Kenny Baker, Tony Crombie and Ronnie Scott. For most of the 60s he was resident pianist at Scott’s club, backing numerous visiting jazzmen including Zoot Sims and Sonny Stitt. In the middle of the decade he formed a regular band, which included in its personnel at one time or another Bobby Wellins, Peter King and for many years Art Themen. Tracey made numerous albums, many of them on his own label, Steam Records, run with the help of his wife Jackie. Some of his recordings are with a quartet, others have him in duo, with the sextet Hexad, as leader of an octet, and with a powerful big band. Tracey’s collaborators on concert and record sessions included Don Weller, Keith Tippett, Tony Coe, John Surman and Mike Osborne, whose 1971 encounter with Tracey helped to revive the pianist’s flagging faith in music as a career. Later Tracey’s regular quartet included his son, drummer Clark Tracey, Themen and bass player Roy Babbington. He also taught for several years, including periods at the Guildhall School of Music.

A leading jazz composer, Tracey’s major recordings include Under Milk Wood, a suite inspired by Dylan Thomas’ play for voices. The original recording from 1965 (with Wellins, Jeff Clyne and Jackie Douglas) is a magnificent work. He was also an accomplished arranger and employed this talent to great effect, notably when acknowledging his admiration for Duke Ellington on We Love You Madly (1968) and We Still Love You Madly (1989). As a player, his early work showed the influence of Thelonious Monk (such as ‘Li’l Ol’ Pottsville’) but over the years he consistently displayed a distinctive, sometimes quirkily personal, touch. One of the outstanding figures the UK has given to the world of jazz, Stan Tracey died on 6 December 2013 at the age of 86.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stan-tracey-mn0000008258/biography

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Biografía de AllMusic
b. Stanley William Tracey, 30 de diciembre de 1926, Londres, Inglaterra, m. 6 de diciembre de 2013. Tracey aprendió a tocar el piano y en su adolescencia ya actuaba profesionalmente. En los años 50 se involucró profundamente en la escena británica de jazz moderno, trabajando con músicos como Kenny Baker, Tony Crombie y Ronnie Scott. Durante la mayor parte de los años 60 fue pianista residente en el club de Scott, apoyando a numerosos jazzistas visitantes, incluyendo a Zoot Sims y Sonny Stitt. A mediados de la década formó una banda regular, que incluía en su personal en un momento u otro a Bobby Wellins, Peter King y durante muchos años a Art Themen. Tracey hizo numerosos álbumes, muchos de ellos en su propio sello, Steam Records, dirigido con la ayuda de su esposa Jackie. Algunas de sus grabaciones son con un cuarteto, otras lo tienen en dúo, con el sexteto Hexad, como líder de un octeto, y con una poderosa big band. Entre los colaboradores de Tracey en las sesiones de conciertos y grabaciones se encuentran Don Weller, Keith Tippett, Tony Coe, John Surman y Mike Osborne, cuyo encuentro con Tracey en 1971 ayudó a revivir la decaída fe del pianista en la música como carrera. Más tarde, el cuarteto habitual de Tracey incluía a su hijo, el baterista Clark Tracey, Themen y el bajista Roy Babbington. También enseñó durante varios años, incluyendo periodos en la Escuela de Música de Guildhall.

Como uno de los principales compositores de jazz, las principales grabaciones de Tracey incluyen Under Milk Wood, una suite inspirada en la obra para voces de Dylan Thomas. La grabación original de 1965 (con Wellins, Jeff Clyne y Jackie Douglas) es una obra magnífica. También fue un arreglista consumado y empleó este talento con gran efecto, sobre todo al reconocer su admiración por Duke Ellington en We Love You Madly (1968) y We Still Love You Madly (1989). Como jugador, sus primeras obras mostraron la influencia de Thelonious Monk (como 'Li'l Ol' Pottsville') pero a lo largo de los años mostró constantemente un toque distintivo, a veces extrañamente personal. Una de las figuras destacadas que el Reino Unido ha dado al mundo del jazz, Stan Tracey murió el 6 de diciembre de 2013 a la edad de 86 años.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stan-tracey-mn0000008258/biography

Tracks:
1 - Everywhere Derriere 03:55
2 - Love Now Weep Later 04:19
3 - Sweet Used To Be 06:17
4 - Lovers' Freeway 06:16
5 - Two Part Invention 05:11
6 - Undercover Lover 05:11
7 - Amoroso Only Moreso 06:07
8 - Three Times Loser, Three Times Blueser 05:34


Credits:
Bobby Wellins - Tenor
Stan Tracey - Piano, Vibes, Celeste
Dave Green - Bass
Jackie Dougan - Drums
Lennie Bush - Bass on track 8
Ronnie Stevenson - Drums on track 8

Label:    Columbia – SX 6205
Country:    UK
Released:    1968
Genre:    Jazz
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