[Dixielandjazz] Bull's head -- was London

[Marek Boym]

Stan Greig, in addition to playing drums for Humph, was an excellent
pianist, probably better than a drummer (I didn't know he was a piano tuner
as well).  He played with, among others, Wally Fawkes; I was lucky enough
to have heard them together at the Pizza Express on Dean Street - a
memorable evening!
Cheers

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On 9 July 2017 at 16:13, Tony Davis <tony at tony-davis.co.uk> wrote:

> I have fond memories of the Bull's Head - it was there that the band I was
> with for 23 years, the Zenith Hot Stompers, had two recording sessions with
> the great Wally Fawkes (whose 93rd birthday was recently hailed on this
> list) as our guest, in 1992.  The reason for having two sessions, 13 days
> apart, was that our tuba player doubled on bass guitar, an instrument which
> Bob Erdos of Stomp Off Records abhorred, so we recorded eight tunes using
> tuba and eight using a dep string bass player.
>
> Incidentally, the piano was tuned for one of the sessions by Stan Greig
> <https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/23/stan-greig>, who had
> played drums with Humph's band, and who appeared in the film recently
> discussed on this list: "It's Trad, Dad!".
>
> Tony Davis
>
> On 08/07/17 22:03, ROBERT R. CALDER wrote:
>
> The Bulls Head?
>
>
>  a respectful but serious ribbing is only to be expected,
> like saying our friend and worthy co-constituent
>
> presumably had a very good time at the Bull's Head or wherever --
> famous jazz old venue where impressive gigs have beenput on record --
>
> we even get the wrong e-mail address -- the correct one is:
>
> http://www.thebullsheadbarnes.com
>
> And on the website the band members are NOT listed as
>
>
> ...  Stan Tracey, Tubby Hayes, and Kenny Clarke.
>
>
> That dream team is with Humph and with the (small 'a', not a hostelry) angels
>
> including John Dankworth, also mentioned, and I fear most of the "/Boland Big Band"
> mentioned as a group, are now and forever
>
>
> rocking their and other souls in the bosom of Abraham
> (no closing time but one gathers there have been admission problems
>
> (considerable delays were mentioned by Signor Alighieri,
>
> though I gather he had settled on permanent residence before his report was printed.).
>
>
> As for Humph's band:
>
> Tony Fisher has the trumpet duties once Humph's and is billed as having
>
> worked with the men listed.
>
> At least the living band will be there on July 18th., rather far for me to travel.
> IT IS SOME TIME SINCE I HEARD ANY REPORT OF THEM,
>
> and I hope our friend had half as much fun at the Bull's Head as I did pulling his leg here!
>
> Robert R. Calder
>
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