Jazz Pilgrims         Bands from the past and present

              
              The Freddie Carter Band           The Colrose 5 + 1

                                      The Freddie Carter Band       (1959 - 1964)

              The Freddie Carter Band was formerly the 'Fred Cogger's Jazzmen' (1958 /1959)  as Fred was trying to refresh the band's image.
           so the name changed, here are details of the band from Clive Brooks 'Trad mad' book:

           Roger Ely (tpt), Fred Cogger (alt/ten/ldr), Dave Chandler (tmb), Mick Durell (piano), Gus Warner (bass), Jim hall (drms)
                                 
                                                Trombone;   Dave Margaroni, Kenny Pyrke
                                                Piano;         Cedric Knight, Brian Jones; Steve Osborn
                                                Bass;          Mick Durell, Ray Manning
                                                drums;        Dick Gunner

              Here are 12 photos of the band at the old Maidstone Jazz Club, which ran from 1963 to 1964 at the Royal Star Hotel from
              Steve Osborn, resident pianist at the time:

                                             
                             Chris Featherstone                                  Dave Margaroni                            Dave Margaroni, Fred Cogger,
                                                                                                                                                 Roger Ely, Jim Hall

                                        
                                  Jim Cogger                                    Jim Cogger, Mike Betts, Steve Osborn, Roger Ely, Dave Margaroni.

                                               
                                    Jim Hall                                                                    Jim Hall, Steve Osborn
             

                                           
                                     Mick Betts                                          Steve Osborn                                       Steve Osborn 

                                                              
                                                                     Roger Ely, Chris Featherstone, Mick Betts

                                                                                    Kent Messenger 7th June 1963

                             press cutting and two photos of the Hayton Manor recording session. The date was 29th May 1963

                  Personnel were Roger Ely (tpt), Freddie Carter (Cogger) (ts), Jim Hall (tb), Steve Osborn (pno), Ray Mannering (bs), Mike Betts (dms).

                                                                                                                                                              all photos from the Steve Osborn Collection

                                                                     A great recording click on to the titles to listen to the tracks

                                     1. In A Mellotone         2. Summertime        3. After Supper          4. Airmail Special

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                                                The Oscar Theobald Quartet     ( late 50's )

                            Ted Theobald (clt), Steve Osborn (pno), Jim Newell (gtr), and Pete Mousedale (dms).

                             
                           Ted Theobald (clt), Steve Osborn (pno)                          Steve Osborn (pno), Jim Newell (gtr)
                                         performing at the Chance Inn, Guston , Nr Dover Kent

                                                                                   all photos from the Steve Osborn Collection

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                                        The Colerose 5 + 1

               playing at The Louis Armstrong, Dover, Kent.       playing       Foo Birds    click to play

                          band personnel:  Pete Rose clt/sax, Bill Jones tmb, George Reed saxs, Colin Hodges bass,
                                                                                                   Ray Perkins piano, Jimmy Tagford drms

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