ROY BUDD : Blue Budd

Pick Yourself Up / Girl Talk / Girl From Southend On Sea / Bluesette / Bossa Nova Usa / On Green Dolphin Street / I'll Remember April / It Only Goes To Show / On A Clear Day You Can See Forever / Pavanne / Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear / Waltz For Sandy / Call Me / Bye Bye Blues / Quiet Nights (Corcovado) / It Might As Well Be Spring

Roy Budd was a virtuoso pianist often seen on British television in the sixties/early seventies and 'Blue Budd' covers the immediate pre 'Get Carter' years when Budd was a major figure at the centre of the London jazz/mod scene.

Like the voices of Scott Walker and Dusty Springfield, Budd's piano is one of the distinctive sounds of the sixties and this album should be classified soundtrack first, then pop/lounge, then jazz.

Tony Hatch produced these recordings at a time when he had the Midas touch and was one of the biggest pop producers in the world.