Artist: Kenny Ball
Genre: Jazz/Trad Jazz
Kenny Ball was a British jazz trumpeter and bandleader who achieved remarkable popular success with his traditional jazz band in the 1960s. His hit 'Midnight in Moscow' reached the Top 10 in both the UK and US, unusual for a trad jazz recording. Other hits included 'March of the Siamese Children' and 'Sukiyaki.' Ball's band provided accessible, entertaining jazz that appealed to pop audiences while maintaining musical integrity. His warm trumpet tone and engaging stage presence made him a popular television performer. Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen continued performing for over five decades, bringing traditional jazz to audiences who might never attend jazz clubs. Ball represented jazz's potential for popular entertainment without artistic compromise.
Kenny Ball vinyl records (19)
KENNY BALL Hello Dolly (1964 UK 7 vinyl single with intact four prong centre also including Tyrolean Stomp Pye Jazz company die cut paper sleeve. The a label has a little sticker residue but the vinyl remains in EX condition with just a few light surface scuffs to show for its fifty five years 7NJ
£7.99 used
KENNY BALL & HIS JAZZ BAND Samantha (1961 UK 7 single with four prong centre also featuring Nuages Pye Jazz company die cut paper sleeve. The vinyl remains in Excellent condition with very little sign of play 7NJ.2040)
£9.00 used
KENNY BALL March Of The Siamese Children (1962 UK 7 vinyl single with intact four prong centre also including If I Could Be With You Pye Jazz company die cut paper sleeve 7NJ.2051) Track Listing: 1. March Of The Siamese Children 2. If I Could Be With You
£7.99 used
KENNY BALL The Green Leaves Of Summer (1962 UK 7 vinyl single with intact four prong centre also including Im Crazy Bout My Baby Pye Jazz company die cut paper sleeve 7NJ.2054) Track Listing: 1. The Green Leaves Of Summer 2. Im Crazy Bout My Baby
£9.00 used
KENNY BALL So Do I (1962 UK 7 vinyl single with intact four prong centre also including Cornet Chop Suey Pye Jazz company die cut paper sleeve. The vinyl on this copy remains in excellent condition with just a few light surface scuffs to show for its fifty years 7NJ.2056)
£7.99 used
KENNY BALL Washington Square (1963 UK 7 vinyl single with intact four prong centre also including The Music Goes Round And Around Pye Jazz company die cut paper sleeve 7NJ.2068)
£9.00 used
KENNY BALL & HIS JAZZMEN Lets All Sing A Happy Song (1973 UK vinyl LP featuring 24 Of The Best including three great medleys front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little wear mostly to the edges & the vinyl remains excellentwith just a couple of light cosmetic surface scuffs NSPL18415) Track Listing: A1 The Good Old Bad Old Days A2 Lady Madonna A3 Michelle Medley A4a All Of Me A4b It Had To Be You A4c April Showers A4d You Always Hurt The One I Love A4e Bring Me Sunshine - A5 Oh Babe What Would You Say A6 Clair A7 Let Me Sing A Happy Song A8 This Little Light Of Mine B1 Cabaret B2 Long Haired Lover From Liverpool Medley B3a Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear B3b Sunny B3c Rosetta B3d Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyge - B4 What A Wonderful World B5 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree Medley B6a Its Not Unusual B6b Delilah B6c The Green Green Grass Of Home - B7 Id Like To Teach The World To Sing
£9.00 used
KENNY BALL Invitation To The Ball (1960 UK 12-track mono LP presented by Lonnie Donegan also starring a highly skilled British cast of Colin Bates on piano [who recorded the excellent Brew record] Johnny Bennett [trombone] Dave Jones [clarinet] Diz Disley [banjo] Vic Pitts [bass] & Ron Bowden [drums] front laminated flipback picture sleeve
£14.00 used
KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZMEN Turtles Progress (1979 UK solid centre 7 vinyl single the theme from the TV series includes Sweet Afton plain die-cut sleeve BRE501)
£7.99 used