Tony Lee Trio & Terry Smith LIVE at The Bull's Head, Barnes in 1977 (pt.1 of 2)

A UNIQUE recording! The late, great Tony Lee - plus his longtime companion (just joking!) Tony Archer - with session/rock drummer Clive Thacker sitting in for Martin Drew (who must've had a gig) - and a regular visitor: the great Terry Smith.

The quality is variable (it WAS thirty-four years ago) and I ran out of tape at two crucial points (sorry 'bout that - I was drinking) but I've done the best I can to restore the ONLY tape from the era I KEPT.

Don't forget, there is a PART TWO. YT would have allowed the entire piece in one go - but sadly, my DVD decrypter can only manage one hour at a time!

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[caccia444]

I to was a regular visitor to the Bull at Barnes. A memorial night was when Tubby Hayes and Phil Seaman performed. I also have the only video recording (now on D.V.D) of Tony Lee, Terry Smith, Dick Morrissey etc performing at Epsom. Tony allowed me to set up a video camera to film the evening. Sometimes I would drop Tony off after a session at Epsom to his home in Kingston where I also lived.

[carllafong69]

@caccia444 Sadly Tubby passed just before my time at the Bull (although there was a fine portrait of him, on the wall) but I did get to see Phil regularly, for a while - great bloke. And I was a Tony Lee groupie!

Hey - any chance of you uploading that DVD onto YouTube?

[raymondolino]

This is fantastic...........many happy hours spent in the front row of the jazz room at the BH !

I was studying in 1977 in the area so just maybe I can say "i was there"..........great memories, many thanks

[carllafong69]

@raymondolino Glad to hear from you. The best thing about YouTube is how it "links" people. I am now retired to Thailand - Tony Lee is sadly gone. But for this moment in time, we share a memory...

[Dochatterhyde]

Fantastic to find this recording on YT. My brother and I were regulars at the Bulls Head during the period 1975-1982, and were witness to many great sessions. In fact my brother Jim virtually lived there, and his voice can be heard at certain times during this recording to. He made many great recordings himself, although 'running out of tape', too much booze and the obvious sound mix posed a problem depending on where he was sitting at the time ! Louis Stewart and Dick Morrissey were favourites!

[carllafong69]

@Dochatterhyde They were great times. Then Barnes Bridge closed to private vehicles...

[caccia444]

@carllafong69 Hi see my reply. Second thoughts, not sure if I can download onto YouTube as the recording is so long. It was a complete evening of recording.

[caccia444]

Better still carllafong69. When I get my D.V.D recorder working again I can send you a copy. Sorry for not responding sooner but my WLM had been blocked. Some nutcase tried to access it. Now have retrieved it that's the delay

[TheSwitchCleaner1978]

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