''Tubbs in N.Y.'' (issued as ''Tubby the Tenor'' in the US) is an album by

British jazz British jazz is a form of music derived from American jazz. It reached Britain through recordings and performers who visited the country while it was a relatively new genre, soon after the end of World War I. Jazz began to be played by British ...

saxophonist

Tubby Hayes Edward Brian "Tubby" Hayes (30 January 1935 – 8 June 1973) was an English jazz multi-instrumentalist, best known for his tenor saxophone playing in groups with fellow sax player Ronnie Scott and with trumpeter Jimmy Deuchar. Early life H ...

, recorded in October 1961 and released on

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in 1962. It was the first

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studio session to arise from Hayes's debut residency at the

Half Note Club The Half Note was a jazz club in New York City, New York that flourished in two Manhattan locations – from 1957 to 1972 in SoHo (then known as the Village) at 289 Hudson Street at Spring Street and from 1972 to 1974 in Midtown at 149 West ...

, made possible through a unique exchange of Hayes and

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

by the

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and

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musician unions. Though a prolific composer, none of Hayes's own compositions were selected for inclusion on the album. Instead those selected were either originals composed by session contributor,

Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke ...

, or interpretations of jazz standards by

Sonny Rollins Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as ...

and

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Reception

Despite garnering respect from New York's jazz elite as a result of his Half Note residency, the album made minimal impact in the US upon release, where reviews of the album were less favourable. A more positive reception was found in the UK but was tempered by resentment in the UK jazz scene at Hayes's transatlantic successes. Recent reappraisals of ''Tubbs in N.Y.'' (''Tubby the Tenor'') have remarked on the speed, dexterity, and fluency of Hayes's performance. Biographer,

Simon Spillett Simon Richard Spillett (born 4 November 1974, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England) is a jazz tenor saxophonist. He has won the BBC Jazz Awards Rising Star (2007), ''Jazz Journal''s Critics' Choice album of the Year (2009), the British Jazz Awards To ...

, noted that Hayes "really appears to be dragging the likes of Parlan and Clark Terry along on his coat-tails" and that his playing during this period "represented the finest virtues of tenor saxophone". Critics have also tended to favour ''Tubbs in N.Y.'' over '' Return Visit!'', the second and final of Hayes's New York recordings. Hayes considered the session to be one of his finest, owing to the strong contributions from the New York based rhythm section, which included

Horace Parlan Horace Parlan (January 19, 1931 – February 23, 2017) was an American pianist and composer known for working in the hard bop and post-bop styles of jazz. In addition to his work as a bandleader Parlan was known for his contributions to the Cha ...

George Duvivier George Duvivier (August 17, 1920 – July 11, 1985) was an American jazz double-bassist. Biography Duvivier was born in New York City, the son of Leon V. Duvivier and Ismay Blakely Duvivier. He attended the Conservatory of Music and Art, where ...

, and

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, in particular, later recalled his session with Hayes to be "one of my albums that I like best".

Track listing

# "You For Me" (

Bob Haymes Robert William Haymes (March 29, 1923 – January 27, 1989), also known by the stage names Robert Stanton and Bob Stanton, was an American singer, songwriter, actor and radio and television host. He is best remembered for co-writing the song " Th ...

) - 4:43 # "A Pint Of Bitter" (

) - 7:03 # "

Airegin "Airegin" is a jazz standard composed by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins in 1954. Rollins chose the name "Airegin", as it is an anadrome of "Nigeria". Recording history "Airegin" was first recorded in 1954 by the Miles Davis Quintet and ...

" (

) - 8:57 # "Opus Ocean" (

) - 7:34 # " Soon" (

) - 7:36 # " Doxy" (

) - 9:15

Personnel

– Tenor saxophone *

– Trumpet *

Eddie Costa Edwin James Costa (August 14, 1930 – July 28, 1962) was an American jazz pianist, vibraphonist, composer and arranger. In 1957, he was chosen as '' DownBeat'' jazz critics' new star on piano and vibes – the first time that one artist won tw ...

– Vibraphone *

– Piano *

– Bass *

- Drums

References

{{reflist 1962 albums Fontana Records albums Jazz albums by British artists