Simon Spillett

Simon Spillett has put his extensive knowledge of jazz history to use in compiling and/or writing the booklet notes for the following CDs;

 

PROPER Properbox 117;

Tubby Hayes - The Little Giant (2007)

VOTED REISSUE OF THE YEAR IN 2007 BRITISH JAZZ AWARDS

 

CAMJAZZ CAMJ 7786-2;

Kenny Wheeler - It Takes Two (2006)

 

CAMJAZZ CAMJ 7801-2;

Kenny Wheeler - Other People (2008)

 

GEARBOX RECORDS GB 1502;

Tubby Hayes Band - BBC Jazz For Moderns (2009)

 

HARKIT HRKCD 8344;

John Dankworth Orchestra - Britain's Ambassador of Jazz (2010)

 

HARKIT HRKCD 8107;

Sonny Rollins - Live In London Volume 2 (2005)

 

HARKIT HRKCD 8156;

Tubby Hayes - On The Air (2005)

 

HARKIT HRKCD8163;

Lee Gagnon - Le Jazze Canadienne (2008)

 

HARKIT HRKCD 8195;

Tubby Hayes - Live At The Hopbine (2005)

 

HARKIT HRKCD 8198;

Tubby Hayes Quartet - Live At The Dancing Slipper (2005)

 

HARKIT HRKCD 8204;

Sonny Rollins - Live In London Volume 3 (2006)

 

JASMINE JASCD 402;

Benny Goodman - An Airmail Special From Berlin 1959 2-CD (2003)

 

JASMINE JASCD 628;

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Oh Gee!-Live in Manchester 1967  2-CD (2002)

 

JASMINE JASCD 629;

Bill Coleman - A Smooth One-Live in Manchester 1967 2-CD (2002)

 

JASMINE JASCD 630;

Charlie Parker - The Quintets 1945-1951 & Collaborations-Bird Meets The Jazz Giants 2-CD (2002)

 

JASMINE JASCD 632;

Tubby Hayes - Blue Hayes-The Tempo Anthology 2-CD (2004)

 

JASMINE JASCD 639;

Stan Tracey - Little Klunk and Showcase (2003)

 

JASMINE JASCD 641;

Ian Hamer Sextet - Acropolis 2-CD (2005)

 

JASMINE JASMCD  2595;

Artie Shaw - Cool Daddy-Experiments With Bebop (2002)

 

JASMINE JASMCD 2596;

Sonny Rollins - Real Crazy-Young Sonny 1949-1951 (2002)

 

JASMINE JASMCD 2597;

Gerry Mulligan - Nights At The Turntable 1951-1952 (2003)

 

JASMINE JASMCD 2598;

Zoot Sims Quartets - East Of The Apple (2003)

 

JASMINE JASMCD 2599;

Stan Getz - Melody Express 1948-1952 (2003)

 

JASMINE JASMCD 2600;

Lester Young - Kansas City Sax (2003)

 

JASMINE JASBOX 4-4;

The Golden Age of Jazz-The Greatest Original Artists Play 96 of The Greatest Original Recordings 4-CD Box Set with 24 page booklet (2002)

 

JASBOX 8-4;

Lotta Sax Appeal - A Saxophone Retrospective from Classic Jazz to Cool 4-CD Box Set with 40 page book (2003)

 

RARE MUSIC RECORDINGS RMCD 029;

Joe Harriott - Live At Harry's 1963 (2006)

 

RESTEAMED RSJ102;

Stan Tracey Big Band - Alice In Jazz Land (2007)

 

RESTEAMED RJS106;

Ben Webster/Stan Tracey - Soho Nights Vol.1 (2008)

 

SAVAGE-SOLWEIG RECORDS SS-001;

Tubby Hayes Quartet - Lament (2010)

 

TENTOTEN TTTCDS 753; 

Stan Tracey - The Return Of Captain Adventure (2006)

 

TENTOTEN TTTCDS 759;

Tubby Hayes - Intensity: the 1965 tapes (2008)

 

TRUNK RECORDS TTT 005; 

Tubby Hayes - Voodoo Session (Limited Edition 7" Vinyl EP)

 

Simon has also contributed several articles to well know jazz magazines such as Jazz Journal International and The Jazz Rag, including profiles of musicians such as Tubby Hayes, Vic Ash, Terry Shannon, Hank Mobley and Ronnie Scott.

 

Additionally, Simon has co-authored the autobiography of his good friend and former tutor Vic Ash.

 

I Blew It My Way - Bebop, Big Bands and Sinatra - Vic Ash with Simon Spillett and Helen Ash. Preface by Michael Parkinson (Northway Books 2006) www.northwaybooks.com