[78-L] Geoff Love, was Re: Don't ask, just look

[David Lennick]

Geoff Love on 78s (from Lord):

[G2873-7] Harry Gold
Cyril Ellis (tp) Geoff Love (tb,vcl) Ralph Brice (cl) Harry Gold, Laurie Gold 
(ts) Norrie Paramor (p) Bert Weedon (g) Bill Haines (b) Reg Swain (d)
London, November 17, 1947
11489    Ol' man Mose (cs vcl) (gl vcl)    Oriole (E)LB1019
11490    Original dixieland one-step          -
11491    At the jazz band ball           (E)LB1020
11492    Jazz me blues          -

[G2874-7] Harry Gold
Cyril Ellis (tp) Geoff Love (tb,vcl) Ernie Tomasso (cl) Harry Gold, Laurie Gold 
(ts) Norrie Paramor (p) Bert Weedon (g) Gerry Hawkins (b) Johnny Wise (d) Jane 
Lee (vcl)
London, December 6, 1948
DR13023    The darktown strutters' ball (jl vcl)    De (E)F9097
DR13024    I love a mystery (ce vcl)      -

[B6281.10-7] Marie Benson
Marie Benson Acc By Norrie's Novelties:
Marie Benson (vcl) acc by unknown (cl), (b), (d), Geoff Love (vcl,tb?) Norrie 
Paramor (dir,p?)
London, 1949
0459    I don't care if I never go to bed (gl vcl)    Oriole (Aus)LB1027
0460    Jazz me blues          -
Note: The above accompaniment is believed to be by some, if not all, members of 
Harry Gold's Pieces Of Eight.

[G2875-7] Harry Gold
Geoff Love (tb,vcl) Ernie Tomasso (cl) Harry Gold, Laurie Gold (ts) Norrie 
Paramor (p) Bert Weedon (g) Gerry Hawkins (b) Johnny Wise (d) Jane Lee (vcl) 
Freddy Tomasso (tp)
London, February 9, 1949
DR13209    An eight piece band (jl vcl)    De (E)F9137
DR13210    Did you ever try fryin' snowballs ? (gl vcl)      -

[W4835-7] Mark White's Dixielanders
Freddy Randall (tp) Geoff Love (tb) Cliff Townsend (cl) Bruce Turner (cl-1,2) 
Freddy Gardner (as-1,bar-2) Laurie Gold (ts) Dill Jones (p) Vic Lewis (g) Hank 
Hobson (b) Max Abrams (d)
London, February 24, 1949
DR13263-1    There'll be some changes made    De (E)F9214, LF1047
DR13264-1    Clarinet blues (fr,ct,lg out,1)    De (E)9190, LF1047, Ace of 
Clubs (E)ACL1121
DR13265-1    Black and blue    De (E)9136, (Du)M32697, LF1047, Ace of Clubs
         (E)ACL1121, London (Can)LL.1444
DR13266    Barefoot blues (lg,ct out,2)    De (E)9158, Ace of Clubs (E)ACL1121

[G2876-7] Harry Gold
Geoff Love (tb,vcl) Ernie Tomasso (cl) Harry Gold, Laurie Gold (ts) Norrie 
Paramor (p) Bert Weedon (g) Gerry Hawkins (b) Johnny Wise (d) Jane Lee (vcl) 
Freddy Tomasso (tp)
London, May 16, 1949
DR13600-2    Blue ribbon gal    De (E)F9171, London (E)597
DR13601-1    The ghost of old man Mose (gl vcl)      -                -

[G2877-7] Harry Gold
The Buccaneers (vcl) added
London, September 13, 1949
DR14158    The parade of the pieces    De (E)F9274
DR14159    Boobi-oobi-oobi (tb vcl)      -

[R1530-7] Beatrice Reading
Bertice Reading Acc By Geoff Love Orchestra:
Beatrice Reading, Rita Williams Singers (vcl) Geoff Love (dir) : no other details
London, England, 1958
16105    Rock baby rock    Par (E)4462, EMI (F)2600283, Official (Dan)6003

Interesting. I have the Scrapbook of British Jazz.

dl

On 9/8/2010 4:12 PM, agp wrote:
> A few side notes here --- Manuel was actually British easy listening
> music man, Geoff Love. One track on there, Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto,
> actually was a number 3 chart hit in 1976 in the UK. But you have
> heard him, Geoff that is, as the guy what made the music behind folk
> like Peter and Gordon.
>
> 78 connection -- probably stuff with a guy named Harry Gold in the UK
>
> T
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