Australian Jazz Quartet - 1956 - The Australian Jazz Quartet @320

01 A Foggy Day    
02 Broadway    
03 Little Girl Blue    
04 September Song    
05 Loose Walk    
06 Like Someone In Love    
07 You Are Too Beautiful    
08 Music For Walkin'    
09 Lullaby Of The Leaves    
10 The Things We Did Last Summer    
11 Fascinating Rhythm








In the early '50s, the Australian Jazz Quartet was born, featuring Bryce on piano and fellow Australians Errol Buddle (on saxophone), and Jack Brokensha (vibes and drums), along with American Dick Healey (on alto sax, flute and bass). The group's different sound attracted the attention of Joe Glaser, who managed a stable of famous musicians from Louis Armstrong to Dave Brubeck. Glaser sent them out to back singers such as Helen Merrill and Carmen McRae but, before long, they became a draw in their own right.
Their U.S. journey took them to jazz clubs across the nation and to more prestigious performances in Carnegie Hall and the Chicago Opera House. They toured for 48 weeks a year playing opposite the likes of Count Basie, Brubeck, Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald and backing Billie Holliday.
In 1955, bass player Ed Gaston joined and the quartet which then became the Australian Jazz Quintet. They continued performing and recording and became the fifth-highest paid jazz band in the U.S. after Armstrong, Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan and George Shearing.
An invitation to play in Australia in 1958 saw the quintet return for a series of concerts. It was to become the group's swan song, with Buddle announcing he was wanting to resettle in Australia. Thanks To Tom

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