Tubby Hayes Quartet - Grits, Beans and Greens: The Lost Fontana Studio Sessions 1969Newly discovered studio album from legendary british jazz star Tubby Hayes. Tubby Hayes is undoubtedly one of the most important, influential and ground breaking UK jazz musicians of all time. During the 50s and early 60s, Hayes had stood apart from many of his UK based contemporaries, displaying a self confidence and virtuoso musical delivery that placed him neck and neck with many of the leading American jazzmen of the day. He worked with the likes

shot by Willy Vanderperre

'We're Already There'

yet unavailable for over three decades

and myriad other sounds help accentuate tales of professional bowlers in desperate need of a strike ('Icelene's Loss')

producing imaginative and technically impressive mixes that solidified his forward-looking nickname

Self-produced by the band and engineered by longtime collaborator Ian Catt

but because it is made of all the colours

this is music that is absolutely vital to our present moment" - The Wire

GA-20 - I Ain't Got You 21

Each day I would teach myself basic recording techniques

Each album has been re-mastered for the first time from the original tapes at Abbey Road Studios

Let's face it