Roy Babbington

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The Stan Tracey Quartet Harry Beckett’s Joy Unlimited The Keith Tippett Group The BBC Big Band Stan Tracey Sextet Centipede Soft Machine Legacy Delivery Symbiosis Barbara Thompson-Don Rendell Quintet The Stan Tracey Quintet The Don Weller Spring Quartet The White City Septet BBC Radio Big Band Sal Nistico / Stan Tracey Quintet Keith Tippett Trio

ex Soft Machine, Nucleus, Stan Tracey Octet, Ovary Lodge, Stan Tracey And His Orchestra, Solid Gold Cadillac, The Mike Gibbs Band, Geoff Eales Trio

English bassist, born 8 July 1940 in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England.

ALBUMS

Stan Tracey With Roy Babbington

Stan Tracey Plays Duke Ellington

Charles Austin (2) / Roy Babbington / Joe Gallivan

1979, LP, Album, Ogun,

The Dutch Lesson

Fusion/Prog Rock

The Keith Tippett Group

How Long This Time? Live 1970

Live At The BBC

2021, Box + 13xCD, RM, Repertoire Records,

Fusion/Contemporary Jazz

Live At The Baked Potato

Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Prog Rock

MoonJune Years 2002-2018 (Sampler)

Switzerland 1974

Soft Machine Legacy

Burden Of Proof

Soft Machine Legacy

Live Adventures

NDR Jazz Workshop

Jazz-Rock/Prog Rock

Alive & Well Recorded In Paris

Jazz-Rock/Prog Rock

Geoff Eales Trio

2006, CD, Album, 33 Records,

Floating World Live

Jazz-Rock/Fusion

British Tour '75

Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Experimental

Out-Bloody-Rageous An Anthology 1967-1973

2004, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + Comp, Edsel Records,

Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Experimental

Alleycat / Direct Hits

Fusion/Jazz-Rock

BBC Radio 1971 - 1974

Free Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Prog Rock

Fusion/Jazz-Rock

Solid Gold Cadillac

Solid Gold Cadillac / Brain Damage

Prog Rock/Jazz-Rock

The Best Of Soft Machine - The Harvest Years

Fusion/Contemporary Jazz/Prog Rock

Prog Rock/Jazz-Rock/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz

The Untouchable

Fusion/Jazz-Rock/Prog Rock

Stan Tracey And His Orchestra

We Still Love You Madly

Sal Nistico / Stan Tracey Quintet

1985, LP, Album, STEAM,

The Stan Tracey Quartet

The Poets' Suite

1984, LP, Steam,

Stan Tracey Sextet

The Crompton Suite

1981, LP, STEAM,

The Don Weller Spring Quartet

Commit No Nuisance

Contemporary Jazz/Modal

Barbara Thompson-Don Rendell Quintet

Roundabouts And Swings / Blues For Adolphe Sax

1978, 12", Maxi, Chiltern Sound Records,

Contemporary Jazz

Jazz-Rock/Prog Rock

Fusion/Jazz-Rock

Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Prog Rock

Prog Rock/Jazz-Rock/Fusion

Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Prog Rock

The Mike Gibbs Band

Jazz-Rock/Fusion

Stereo Pop Special-9

Jazz-Rock/Public Broadcast

Solid Gold Cadillac

Solid Gold Cadillac

Jazz-Rock/Prog Rock

Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Prog Rock

Septober Energy

Prog Rock/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz

The Keith Tippett Group

Dedicated To You, But You Weren't Listening

Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Avant-garde Jazz/Free Jazz

Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Prog Rock/Avant-garde Jazz

2022, 2xCD, Unofficial, King Street, Alive The Live

Bundles In Germany 1975

2020, CDr, Album, Unofficial, Galaxy (21),

Jazz-Rock/Prog Rock

Live At The Baked Potato

Bristol Jazz & Blues Festival 2019

2019, 2xCDr, Album, Unofficial, Galaxy (21)

Cruise To The Edge 2019

Jazz-Rock/Prog Rock

Soft Machine Legacy

Night In The Midtown

2015, 2xCDr, Album, Unofficial, Not On Label (Soft Machine Legacy)

Bundles In Marseille

2014, 2xCD, Unofficial, Highland Project

Soft Machine Legacy

Burden Of Proof

Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Prog Rock

Allan Last Stand

2000, CD, Unofficial, ZA,

The Keith Tippett Group

Dedicated To You, But You Weren't Listening

Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Prog Rock

Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Prog Rock

Septober Energy

Free Jazz/Prog Rock

1990, CD, Unofficial, Oh Boy,

Jazz-Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock/Experimental

CDr, Album, Unofficial, Gravy Train,

Prog Rock/Jazz-Rock

Live In Bremen 1971

Solid Gold Cadillac

Solid Gold Cadillac / Brain Damage

APPEARANCES +

And Did Those Feet... (Six British Jazz Composers)

2023, 2xCD, Jazz In Britain,

Post Bop/Free Jazz

The Complete Obscure Records Collection 1975-1978

Post-Modern/Contemporary/Ambient/Experimental

Barbara Thompson

Jazz-Rock/Fusion

Revisiting Tanglewood 63: The Early Tapes

Ian Carr's Nucleus*

2020, 2xLP, Album, Mono, 678 Records,

Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk

Barbara Thompson

Live At The BBC

2020, 14xCD, RM + Box, Repertoire Records,

Contemporary Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Latin Jazz

The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings

2019, 2xCD, Comp, Wounded Bird Records,

Blues Rock/Electric Blues/Rhythm & Blues

The Invitation to MoonJune Records Vol.02

2019, 2xCD, Comp, Smplr, Moonjune Records,

Free Improvisation/Avant-garde Jazz

Nucleus (3) & Ian Carr

Torrid Zone (The Vertigo Recordings 1970 - 1975)

Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Prog Rock

Tom Ashurst And Mark Robson

Live In Glastonbury

2018, CDr, Album, The Electric Salad Co,

The Invitation to MoonJune Records Vol.01

2017, 2xCD, Comp, Smplr, Moonjune Records

Got Canterbury? Romantic Warriors III Special Features DVD (A Progressive Music Saga / Canterbury Tales)

2016, DVD-V, NTSC, dua, Zeitgeist Media,

Prog Rock/Jazz-Rock/Interview

Jazz Suite For Bassoon

2015, CD, Album, Summit Records (3),

Luminosity The Last Suites

2014, 2xCD, Album, Jazz Continuum,

Big Band/Modal/Post Bop

Trad Dads, Dirty Boppers And Free Fusioneers: British Jazz 1960 - 1975

2012, CD, Reel Recordings,

"Relook": Graham Collier 1937-2011: A Memorial 75th Birthday Celebration

2012, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Jazzcontinuum,

The Boisdale Blue Rhythm Band

Live Volume Two: Blues From Deepest Belgravia

2012, CD, Album, Boisdale Records,

The Day Of The Dead / October Ferry / Symphony Of Scorpions / Forest Path To The Spring

2011, 2xCD, Comp, RM, BGO Records

Compendium Records - Norway's First Progressive Record Store And Label 1974-1977

Nordic/Prog Rock/Post Bop

Bad Girl & Venus D'Vinyl

Steve Miller (3) / Lol Coxhill

Miller/Coxhill Coxhill/Miller "The Story So Far..." "...Oh Really?"

2007, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Cuneiform Records,

A Tribute To Joni Mitchell

Elvis Costello And The Brodsky Quartet*

The Juliet Letters

Nowhere Road / Citychild

2005, CD, Album, Comp, RE, Dorsey Records,

Cuneiform Story

2005, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Art Rock/Avant-garde Jazz/Big Band/Free Improvisation/Free Jazz/Jazz-Rock

The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions

2004, CD, Album, RM, Cuneiform Records,

Elvis Costello's Kojak Variety

Alternative Rock/Rock & Roll

Temple Of The Ancient Magical Presence (New Music / Old Music For Solo Percussion, Duo And Trio)

2002, CD, Album, FMR Records (2),

Free Improvisation

Madeline Bell And The BBC Radio Big Band Directed By Jiggs Whigham

Try A Little Tenderness

2002, CD, Album, Big Time Records (8)

The London Trumpet Sound, Geoffrey Simon

The London Trumpet Sound Vol.1

2002, CD, Album, Cala,

Light Music/Modern/Contemporary/Classical

The Geoff Eales Trio*

Facing The Muse

2002, CD, Mainstem,

Marlene* And Billy Ver Planck*

Speaking Of Love

2002, CD, Album, Audiophile (2),

Ian Carr With Nucleus

Labyrinth / Roots

Ian Carr With Nucleus

Solar Plexus / Belladonna

Fusion/Jazz-Rock

Red Letter Days

The Mose Chronicles - Live In London, Volume 2

The Mose Chronicles - Live In London, Volume 1

Keith Michell, Alan Thornhill (2), Penelope Thwaites

2000, CD, Album, Somm

Return Of The Grievous Angel / A Tribute To Gram Parsons

1999, CDr, Promo, Smplr, Almo Sounds,

Alternative Rock/Country Rock

The Very Best Of Elvis Costello

Alternative Rock/New Wave/Pop Rock/Country Rock

Return Of The Grievous Angel / A Tribute To Gram Parsons

Alternative Rock/Country Rock

Marlene VerPlanck

I Like To Sing!

1998, CD, Album, RE, Audiophile (2),

Mountains of Fire

Young Men Gone West / Book Early

Marlene VerPlanck

You Gotta Have Heart: The Songs of Richard Adler

1997, CD, Album, Varèse Sarabande,

Angel On Your Pillow - Part One

1997, CD, Album, Tanglewood Group

Extreme Honey (The Very Best Of The Warner Bros. Years)

New Wave/Pop Rock

Live (A Case For Song)

John Harle Featuring Elvis Costello, Sarah Leonard & Andy Sheppard

Terror And Magnificence

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

All This Useless Beauty

Either Side Of Midnight 2-Late

1995, CD-ROM, Charly Holdings Inc.,

Cool Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Bop/Hard Bop

Prog Rock/Free Jazz/Avantgarde/Art Rock/Free Improvisation/Jazz-Rock

Marlene Ver Planck*

Live! In London

1993, CD, Album, Audiophile (2),

Alan Skidmore Quartet

1992, CD, Album, Miles Music,

Cool World (Original Motion Picture Score)

Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz/Score/Soundtrack

The BBC Big Band Directed By Barry Forgie

Special Edition

Vic Lewis With Peter King (2), Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank, Jiggs Whigham

Vic Lewis Big Bands

1988, CD, Album, RM, Concept Records (7),

Big Band/Contemporary Jazz

Under Milk Wood (A Play For Voices By Dylan Thomas)

Radioplay/Spoken Word/Musical

The Courier (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Charlie Rouse With The Stan Tracey Quartet

Playin' In The Yard

1987, LP, Album, Steam,

Stan Tracey Orchestra*

Stan Tracey's Hexad*

'Live At Ronnie Scotts'

1986, LP, Album, Steam,

Vic Lewis Conducts BBC Radio Big Band

1985, LP, Album, Concept Records (7),

Big Band/Contemporary Jazz

5. International Jazz Fair - Zagreb '83

1984, 2xLP, Album, Jugoton

Harry South, Jimmy Witherspoon

Theme From Charlie/Charlie's Blues

1984, 7", Single, Towerbell Records,

Stan Tracey Now

1983, LP, Steam,

Soul Street 4. International Zagreb Jazz Fair

1983, 2xLP, Album, Gat, Jugoton

New Wave/Synth-pop

Tribute To Monk

1982, LP, Album, Switch (3),

Louis Clark Conducting The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*

Hooked On Classics 3 - Journey Through The Classics

Romantic/Classical/Modern/Contemporary/Disco/Baroque

Prelude To A Kiss

1981, LP, Album, Sepia,

Easy Listening/Bossa Nova

Stan Tracey Quartet*

South East Assignment

1980, LP, Album, Steam,

Contemporary Jazz

George Fenton / Trevor Preston

Fox - The Album

Mike Croft / Chris Croft

The Dinosaur Record

Welcome To The Cruise

A British Blues Legend

Blues Rock/Classic Rock

Worldwide Party

1978, LP, Polydor,

Barbara Thompson's Jubiaba

Barbara Thompson's Jubiaba

1978, Cass, Album, MCA Records,

Prisoners On The Line

Acoustic/Soft Rock/Vocal/Ballad

Graham Collier, Malcolm Lowry

The Day Of The Dead

Barbara Thompson's Jubiaba

Barbara Thompson's Jubiaba

Jazz-Funk/Smooth Jazz

Art Rock/Classic Rock

Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia

Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia

Fusion/Jazz-Rock/Contemporary Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Harry Beckett's Joy Unlimited

1977, LP, Album, Ogun,

1977, LP, Album, Decca,

Tom Phillips (3), Gavin Bryars, Fred Orton

Modern Classical/Minimal

Evita: Selections From The Opera Based On The Life Story Of Eva Peron 1919-1952

Changes / The Height Below

Fusion/Neo-Classical/Classic Rock/Easy Listening

Intercontinental Express, Joe Gallivan, Charles Austin

Big Band/Contemporary Jazz

Jakob Magnússon

Horft Í Roðann

1975, LP, Bradley's Records,

Harvey Andrews And Graham Cooper

Friends Of Mine / Down So Long It Looks Like Up

1974, LP, Album, Polydor,

Fourmenonly, Michael Gibbs Orchestra*, Jim Hall Workshop Group, Volker Kriegel Workshop Group

NDR Jazzworkshop '73

1973, LP, Promo, Norddeutscher Rundfunk,

Free Jazz/Modal/Jazz-Rock

The Height Below

Easy Listening/Fusion/Neo-Classical/Classic Rock

Friends Of Mine

Dave Cartwright

Back To The Garden

Ian Carr With Nucleus

Wait Till They Change The Backdrop

Folk Rock/Ballad

Sarstedt Brothers*

Worlds Apart Together

Folk Rock/Soft Rock

Solid Gold Cadillac / IF

Stereo Pop Special-21

1972, LP, Transcription, BBC Transcription Services,

Prog Rock/Public Broadcast

1972, 7", Single, Cube Records

Free Improvisation

Writer Of Songs

Ballad Of A Simple Love

Blues Rock/Texas Blues/Delta Blues/Memphis Blues/Chicago Blues/Louisiana Blues/Electric Blues

Fusion/Jazz-Rock

Folk Rock/Prog Rock

Gillian McPherson

Poets And Painters And Performers Of Blues

Carol Grimes ... And Delivery

Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock

Backwood Progression

Classic Rock/Prog Rock

Soft Machine featuring Allan Holdsworth

Live In Netherlands 1975 Definitive Edition

2022, 2xCDr, Unofficial, Star Gazer's

Nucleus (3) Featuring Allan Holdsworth

Live In 1972, 1980

2021, 2xCDr, RE, Unofficial, Necromancer (2),

Jazz-Rock/Prog Rock

Pop Rock/Soft Rock

Synth-pop/New Wave

Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock

The Soft Machine*

2005, DVDr, DVD-V, Unofficial, NTSC, Footstomp

Gillian McPherson

Poets And Painters And Performers Of Blues

Ian Carr With Nucleus

Jazz-Rock/Fusion

Blues Rock/Hard Rock/Prog Rock/Psychedelic Rock