EGGY LEY´S JAZZMEN, Hotter Than That, 1958
Posted: July 29, 2012 Filed under: 50s, Flexible Records, Jazz Records Leave a comment »
Eggy Ley, born in London in 1928, was one of the pioneers of classic soprano saxophone in England. From 1955 to 1961 Eggy Ley and his Jazzmen toured extensively in Germany and recorded for Columbia, Sonet and Brunswick. After returning to London he joined Radio Luxembourg in the 1960s before producing for BFBS in the 70s. From 1983 leading his own Hot Shots, Ley turned professional again, ran a small jazz magazine “Jazzin’ Around” and successfully recorded and toured abroad. He later moved to Vancouver, Canada where he died following a stroke in 1995.
Somehow Eggy Ley´s cover versions of these two Louis Armstrong classics from the 1920s even appeared on the cheapo Delta-Ton flexi-disc label out of Düsseldorf.
EGGY LEY´S JAZZMEN, Hotter Than That, 1958
EGGY LEY´S JAZZMEN, When The Saints Go Marching in, 1958
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