Kenny Clare Facebook Page

[primeporkycut]

Hello all.

I know there are many forum members here who appreciate Kenny Clare's drumming; both from his work with the names from the 60s and 70s but also from his enormous amount of output with the library labels (particularly KPM 1000 series)

Anyway, I've put together a Facebook page dedicated to him. Even though the page is only 6 days old, there are almost 100 members; Dave Mattacks being one of them. If you do the Facebook thing, please like the page and do share any links or stories. That would be ace.

https://www.facebook.com/kennyclaredrums

I'm compiling a Kenny Clare discography, which I'm putting together by following various threads and links on the web. I'm struggling with his more pop output; anything he played on that got into the top 40. So far, I only have 'Anyone Who had A Heart' with Cilla Black but there MUST be more than that. I have all the Dankworth, Clarke/Boland, Dance Band, KPM stuff to hand but the pop side is a bit of a blank to me. Any help here would be grand. If you have any vinyl with Kenny on, could you list it on this thread?

Thanks very much.

Ed

[alanmck]

nice idea, will add to the fb page.

Assusme you know the Johnny Griffin thing Clare and Clarke are on together, I assume, "Lady Fat Bottom's Waltz"/ "Foot Patting" (the UK pressing). contains the genius "Turk's Bolero".

[Expiry2011]

I'm listening to Kenny Clare playing with the Bobby Lamb/ Ray Premu Orchestra at Ronnie Scott's
Great stuff - will definately join

Didn't he play on some Tom Jones records?

[Lord Thames]

'Cast Your Fate To The Wind' by Sounds Orchestral is an obvious one. He's probably on Johnny Pearson's 'Sleepy Shores' as well, but you can barely hear him!

I think it's Kenny on 'Shame And Scandal In The Family' by Lance Percival - he's certainly on the b-side, 'There's Another One Behind'. Johnnie Spence was MD on both sides.

[primeporkycut]

This is as far as I've got. I haven't included the Lance tune yet but will put it in when time allows.
Any glaring omisions/doubles/mistakes please let let me know. There may be some Amphonic/Chappell/De Wolfes but I'm not there yet.
Clearly, anything post 1984 will most likely be reissues or compilations.

Cheers. Ed


Kenny Discography

1955
Johnny Dankworth - The Johnny Dankworth Orchestra (Parlophone)

1956
Johnny Dankworth – Journey Into Jazz (Parlophone)
Johnny Dankworth – John Dankworth Orchestra (Parlophone)
Cleo Lane – The April Age (PYE Single)

1957
Johnny Dankworth – Five Steps To Dankworth
John Dankworth Orchestra – (Parlophone)

1958
Various incl Johnny Dankworth Orchestra - The Vintage Years (Parlophone)

1959
Johnny Dankworth – Johnny Dankworth Orchestra; Jazz Routes (Columbia)
Johnny Dankworth – At The Newport Jazz Festival (Top Rank)
Johnny Dankworth - Johnny Dankworth Orchestra (BBC)

1960
Johnny Dankworth – Too Cool For The Blues (Rex)
Johnny Dankworth - The Criminal (Roulette/Columbia)

1961
Johnny Dankworth – Big Band Jazz From England Vol 2

1963
Victor Lewis - Vic Lewis And His Bossa Nova Stars (HMV)

1962
Ted Heath and His Music – Big Band Percussion
Ray Premru Group – Conversations (Columbia)

1964
Bob Leaper Big Band – Big Band Beatles Songs
Mike Sammes & Derek Cox Quintet – The Ovaltiners Christmas Record
Ella Fitzgerald – Hello Dolly
Cilla Black – Anyone Who Had A Heart (Parlophone single)

1965
Sounds Orchestral – Cast Your Fate To The Wind
Sounds Orchestral – The Soul Of Sounds Orchestral (Picadilly)
Dave Lee And His Orchestra – Jazz Improvisations Of Our Man Crichton (Colpix)

1966
Kenny Clare & Ronnie Stephenson - Drum Spectacular
Ted Heath – Fever
Sounds Orchestral – Hits Orchestral (Picadilly)
Sounds Orchestral – Plays Favourite Classical Melodies (Picadilly)
David Snell – Harp And Soul (Studio2Stereo)

1967
Sounds Orchestral – Sounds Latin (Picadilly)
Sounds Orchestral – Meets Henry Mancini (Picadilly)
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band – Live In Prague ’67 (filmed)
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland – Men And Their Music
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band (Rearwood)
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland – Jazz Convention
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland – Jazz Convention Vol 2
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland – Sax No End
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland – Out Of The Folk Bag (CBS)
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band (Emanon)
KPM 1000 Series – The Sound Of Pop (KPM Library)
Kenny Clare – If I Were A Buddy Rich Man (DB8216)

1968
Milt Buckner – Locked Hands
Kenny Clarke – All Smiles
Kenny Clarke Francy Boland – Faces (MPS)
Kenny Clarke Francy Boland – More (CAM JAZZ)
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band – Jazz Convention Vol 3
Gitte Haenning Meets The Francy Boland Kenny Clarke Big Band
Ronnie Scott – Ronnie Scott and the Band Live At Ronnie Scotts
Sounds Orchestral – Portrait In Stereo (Hit-Ton Scallplatten)
Sounds Orchestral – Words (PYE)
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland – Latin Kaleidoscope
KPM 1000 Series– Flamboyant Themes Vol 1 (KPM Library)
KPM 1000 Series – Flamboyant Themes Vol 2 (KPM Library)
KPM 1000 Series – Underscore (KPM Libray)
Johnnie Spence Big Band – Why Not (VLP9222)


1969
Milt Buckner – More Chords
Kenny Clarke – Live At Ronnie Scotts
Kenny Clarke - Let’s Face The Music And Dance
Kenny Clarke – Fellini 712
Sam Fonteyn – Single Instruments Vol 1 Percussion (KPM 1047)
Kenny Clarke Francy Boland – All Blues (MPS)
Kenny Clarke Francy Boland – More Smiles (MPS)
Kenny Clarke Francy Boland – At Her Majesty’s Pleasure
Kenny Clarke Francy Boland – TNP Oct 29th 1969 Pt 1 (Laserlight)
Kenny Clarke Francy Boland – TNP Oct 29th 1969 Pt 2 (Laserlight)
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band – En Concert Avec Europe 1 (Trema)
Sounds Orchestral – At The Movies (Marble Arch)
Sounds Orchestral – Sounds Like A Million (Marble Arch)
Various - MPS Jazz Concert ‘69 (MPS)
KPM 1000 Series – Chorus And Orchestra (KPM Library)
KPM 1000 Series – Beat Incidental (KPM Library)
KPM 1000 Series – Flamboyant Themes Vol 3 (KPM Library)
Hawksworth Big Band And Strings – The Best Of Johnny Hawksworth (De Wolfe)
KPM 100 Series – Single Instruments Vol 1 Percussion (KPM Library)

1970
Milt Buckner – Birthday Party For H.G.B.S.
Kenny Clarke – Off Limits (Rearward)
Joe Pass – Intercontinental
Bob Leaper Big Band - Try This On For Size - Songs Of Tony Hatch
Carmen McRae/Clarke-Boland – November Girl (Rearward)
Sounds Orchestral – Good Morning Sunshine (PYE)
Knut Keisewetter Train – Stop! Watch! And Listen! (MPS)
KPM 1000 Series – Flamboyant Themes Vol 4 (KPM Library)
KPM 1000 Series – Impact And Action Vol 2 (KPM Library)
KPM 1000 Series – On The Lighter Side (KPM Library)
KPM 1000 Series – Contemporary Colour (KPM Library)
KPM 1000 Series – Dramatic Background (KPM Library)
KPM 1000 Series – Gentle Sounds Vol 3 (KPM Library)
KPM 1000 Series – Scenesetters, Fanfares, and Punctuations and (KPM Library)
KPM 1000 Series – Underscore Vol 2 (KPM Library)
Francy Boland – Our Kind Of Sabi (Polydor)


1971
Tom Jones – Live At Caesar’s Palace
Pete Atkin – Driving Across Mythical America
Kenny Clarke – Change Of Scenes
Stephane Grappelli – Afternoon In Paris (MPS)
Stan Getz/Kenny Clarke Francy Boland – Change Of Scenes (Verve)
Sounds Orchestral – You’ve Got A Friend (PYE)
Bobby Lamb/Ray Premru – Live At Ronnie Scotts (BBC Records)


1972
Art Van Damme Quintet, The – The Many Moods Of Art
Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Kenny Clare – Conversations
Harry James – Mr Trumpet
Kenny Clarke – More Smiles
Sounds Orchestral – Sleepy Shores (PYE)
Sounds Orchestral – Wigwam (PYE)
Tony Bennett – The Good Things In Life
Cavendish 9 -Cavendish Series 4 (CAV4 – Library)
Cavendish Congregation – Cavendish series 5 (CAV5 – Library)

1973
Kenny Clarke – Latin Kaleidoscope
Kenny Clarke - Big band Sound Of Kenny Clarke And Francy Boland

1974
Klaus Weiss – Drum Box
Pete Atkin – Driving Through Mythical America
Peter Herboltzheimer – Live At Ronnie Scotts
The Galactic Light Orchestra – Time Travellers Galaxies (Polydor)

1975
Carmen McRae – November Girl
Phil Woods – Images (BMG)
John Williams – Height Below
Kenny Clare – Drums Box
KPM 100 Series – Francis Coppieters Piano Viberations (KPM Library)

1976
Michel Legrand – The Concert Legrand
Monty Alexander – Monty Strikes Again
Monty Alexander – Love And Sunshine
Francy Boland – Blue Flame/Red Hot/White Heat
Cleo Lane – Best Friends
Francy Boland Orchestra – Blue Flame (MPS)
Francy Boland Orchestra – Red Hot (MPS)
Francy Boland Orchestra – White Heat (MPS)

1979
Stephane Grappelli – Compact Jazz; Stephane Grappelli
John Dankworth/Paul Hart Octet – Octavius (Polydor)
Joihn Dankworth Quartet – Kite Flight (Sepia)

1983
Neil Innes - Off The Record
Cleo Laine and John Williams – Let The Music Take You

1984
Back Again – Shorty Rogers/ Bud Shank

1988
Cleo Lane – Cleo’s Choice

1990
Jean Luc-Ponty – Compact Jazz; Jean Luc-Ponty and Stephane Grappelli

1992
Various – You’re The Top; Cole Porter In The 1930s

1994
Stephane Grappelli – Verve Jazz Masters 11

1995
Art Van Damme – Two Originals/Keep Going/Blue World
Kenny Clarke Francy Boland – Three Latin Adventures

1998
Various - Un Dos Tres; Latin Jazz Grooves
Various - Trav’lin’ Light; The Johnny Mercer Songbook
Various – The Complete Johnny Mercer Songbook
Sounds Orchestral – Sounds Chart Bound

1999
Various - Supercool; A Musikproduction Schwarzwald Compilation
Kenny Clarke – Our Kinda Strauss
Ronnie Scott – Live At Ronnie Scott’s
Johnny Griffin – Grif N Bags

2000
Stan Getz – Stan Getz’s Finest Hour
Various – Music For Dancefloors; The Cream Of KPM Music Green Label Sessions
Various – A Night Out With Verve

2001
Tom Jones- Loaded; The Brassed Out Funked Out Club Sides

2005
Gitte Hænning - Meets the Francy Boland Kenny Clarke Big Band
2006
Victor Lewis – Tea Break/Back Again/Jazz From Two Sides
John Dankworth – Spread A Little Happiness
Various – Soul Jazz
Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band – Live In Prague 1967 (DVD)
Dizzy Gillespie – Jazz Icons; Live In ‘57 and ‘70

2007
Tubby Hayes – The Little Giant
Various - Return Of The Instro-Hipsters Vol 2
Monty Alexander - Alexander the Great; Monty Swings On MPS

2008
Dieter Reith – Reith On! The Legendary MPS Sessions
Johnny Griffin - Lady Heavy Bottom Waltz
Johnny Dankworth – The Best Of Johnny Dankworth

2009
Various – Bossa Nova Guitar (Jazz Club)

2011
Ella Fitzgerald - The Complete Masters 1935 – 55

Design - One Sunny Day; Singles And Rarities 1968-1978

2014
Tubby Hayes – Without a Song; Rare Live Recordings 1954-1973

[Expiry2011]

Here are some I've got that you can add to your list


1962
Sounds Orchestral - Meets James Bond - (my copy is on Piccadilly from 1965)

1963
William Russo and the London Jazz Orchesta - Russo in London - Columbia

1965
Ralph Dollimore - Keyboard Cocktail - HMV

1968
James Clarke - Man of Our Times - Fontana

[alanmck]

http://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Griffi...elease/3010804
http://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Griffi...elease/2354873

actually, here's a filter from Discogs that has a few you could add to your list:

http://www.discogs.com/artist/343046...e&type=Credits

EDIT: i see i'm not alone in tying to help. jolly good!

[Expiry2011]

And whatever happned to that clip of about six Brit jazz drummers in pastel jumpers having a crazy drum off?

[primeporkycut]

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/g...rumbattle.html

[primeporkycut]

Thanks for the updates. All added!

[LDJB]

http://www.discogs.com/Jack-Hammer-B...elease/3458015

[amidar]

Edit: I cant read!!!

[SirSlim]

http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/g...rumbattle.html

Fantastic!

You've reminded me I've yet to see "Gonks Go Beat" properly, it was shown as background imagery when I was DJing once.