7" GREETINGS FROM SPIKE MILLIGAN Olavo Vas Tiberio Five Alan Clare 1968 rare
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7 " single
Mario Franco Luigi and all the staff of Tiberio Terrazza - (which appears to be in Capri, Italy)
wish you a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year
Greetings from Spike Milligan
Music by Olavo Vas & the Tiberio Five
Piano by Alan Clare of Trattoo
Spike Milligan is attributed to trumpet according to some sources
Alan Clare
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the middle Alan Clare withStephane Grappelli and Yehudi Menuhin.Alan Clare (Born Alan Jaycock) (31 May 1921 – 29 November 1993)
A self-taught pianist, he became a professional musician at the age of 15 and during the next few years became a familiar figure on the London jazz scene. He played with Carlo Krahmer, Sid Phillips and others in the early 1940s before military service intervened. Wounded soon after D-Day, he returned to civilian life, playing in the comedy band led by Sid Milward and also began a long sporadic association with Stephane Grappelli.
In the early 1950s, Clare was busy playing jazz in small groups, some of which he led, mostly in nightclubs such as the Studio Club in London’s West End. In the mid-1950s, through into the 1960s he fronted a trio with Lennie Bush on bass and Tony Kinsey on drums. The three would appear regularly at the Star Club a popular west end nightspot in London frequented by showbusiness stars, politicians and royalty. He worked in many other clubs including The Kool Kanary, Rake and Downbeat, right through to the 1980s and into the early 1990s until ill health prevented his continued performance.
His piano style used a light, subtle touch and he had a vast knowledge of tunes and chord progressions. Allied to a gift for accompaniment and the ability to play with unflagging swing, he became highly respected in the UK Jazz scene and was often referred to as "The Musician's Musician" or "Pianist's Pianist".
It was his involvement in the jazz scene that lead to his teaming up with Spike Milligan (himself an accomplished jazz trumpeter). Alan appeared in both Spike's series Q and There's A Lot of It About, and not just in musical sketches. In these shows he would often appear in sketches reading his lines directly from the script as part of a long-running joke.
He lived for many years in the Holland Park area of London and one of his albums was called Holland Park. After his death a commemorative bench was placed in the park itself, with the inscription: "Alan Clare - The musician's musician - His melodies live on.")
B side is blank with a message handwritten in the centre - presumably from the owner of the restaurant to the recipients
Spike Milligan, Olavo Vas And The Tiberio Five, Alan Clare - Discography
UK : 1 Record : Latest Updates : Gallery Click to View Label Cat# Date Format Comments Rating Spike Milligan, Olavo Vas And The Tiberio Five, Alan ClareMario Franco Luigi And All The Staff Of Tiberio Terrazza Trattoo Don Luigi Terrazza-Est Trois Amis Wish You A Merry Christmas And A Prosperous New Year
A: Greetings From Spike Milligan
[none] UK 1968 Promo Only 7" 1
unable to play to check quality
this record was sent to Cyril Dalmaine to review
and my mother was given the record as she worked for him
therefore not played extensively
not in original sleeve
Born: August 20, 1904 - London, England
Died: September 1986 - Midhurst, West Sussex, England
The English comoposer and critic, Cyril Carr Dalmaine, studied at Eastbourne College, and graduated from the Royal College of Music. He was Music master at Uppington School, and chorus master to the BBC.
Cyril Carr Dalmaine was he radio critic of the Daily Express, a British newspaper, during World War II, under the pseudonym Jonah Barrington. His first used the term "Lord Haw-Haw" to describe a German radio broadcaster; "He speaks English of the haw-haw, damn-it-get-out-of-my-way variety, and his strong suit is gentlemanly indignation. William Joyce - "Lord Haw Haw" also wrote and read out over the air with his infamous "Germany calling" catchphrase, which has also come to light, and he became a chief propagandist for the Third Reich after fleeing England just before World War II. Joyce was taken back to England and at 39 in January 1946 became the last person in Britain to be hanged for high treason.
Cyril Carr Dalmaine was also a record presenter in the pre-1955 days . He was responsible for the "discovery" of the then deceased Italian tenor, Alessandro Valente. At a time when the great Swedish tenor Jussi Bjorling's recording of Nessun Dormawas popular, Delmaine (Barrington) played a version by Valente which, he said, was the best he had ever heard. It was instantly popular and Valente enjoyed a posthumous vogue.
Cyril Carr Dalmaine composed chamber music, and transcribed cantatas of J.S. Bach to piano.
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