[Dixielandjazz] Maurice Rose RIP

[Ken Mathieson]

Hi Marek et al,

Maurice was on the CVS early records which came out on the Beltona label. 
Beltona's output covered Scottish and Irish traditional music and dance 
music, although there were a few jazz items in the catalogue. Somewhere 
along the way UK Decca became involved in Beltona, although whether it 
involved pressings, distribution, or outright ownership isn't clear. There's 
quite a lot to be found in Google including downloads of CVS tracks from the 
one LP they made for Beltona.

He may also be on some of Bob Wallis's later recordings, but I couldn't be 
sure of it. I have an abiding memory of Maurice on a recording for BBC Radio 
2's Jazz Club, which was presented by the much-missed Peter Clayton. Peter 
had been told beforehand that Maurice was a bit special, but of course had 
no idea HOW special he was. During the sound-check, when Maurice was 
soloing, I caught sight of Peter hanging on to a sound screen, gigling 
mightily and unable to stand unaided without a prop. Had Maurice not been 
from outer space, he could have been a star of the UK post-war jazz scene. 
Unfortunately, he was a very eccentric guy who didn't easily relate to the 
rest of society, but he could play his socks off and never failed to knock 
the socks off visiting stars like Wild Bill, Dick Cary and Kenny Davern.

Cheers,

Ken Mathieson
www.classicjazzorchestra.org.uk





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marek Boym" <marekboym at gmail.com>
To: "Ken Mathieson" <ken at kenmath.free-online.co.uk>; 
<Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Maurice Rose RIP


> The name does not ring a bell.
> Is he on any Clyde Valley Stompers recordings?
> Cheers


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