Jon Hendricks Live

[The Rep]

Hi Everybody,

I am looking for some help, I have an old vinyl that has seen better days and I would like to replace it with a cd if possible. The album is by Jon Hendricks and is called "Live". My version is on the Fontana label and called a Fontana Special issued 1970 so I guess it was an earlier recording. Some of the musicians are Pete King, Reebop Kwakubaah, Harod McNair, Reg Powell, Ronnie Scott and Hank Shaw. It was recorded live at Club Franz, Stanhope Place, London, this is a fictious venue. Most of the tracks are Hendricks compositions but there is a version of Duke Ellingtons "Come Sunday" on this album and that is the one I would like to get a copy of. Hope someone can help.

Cheers Ray

[sidewinder]

Sorry that I can't help with a copy as I don't have the LP but I know the one you are referring to. It came out as a Fontana 'mid-price' LP I think and I sometimes see copies in 2nd-hand record shops (in fact every copy I have seen has been beat up, which is why I never bought it). I've always thought it was recorded at Ronnie Scotts - certainly don't know of any jazz club that was in Stanhope Place. The only other option I could think of is Annie Ross's 'Annie's Room' but I'm not sure where that place was located.

Edited November 30, 2008 by sidewinder

[The Rep]

Yes it does say that this is a fictional club and like you I thought it was Ronnies.

Edited December 1, 2008 by The Rep