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Saxophonist and clarinet player Mike Senn was born in London in 1929. He began playing professionally in late 1945 and in 1947 was playing at the Embassy Club in London with Carl Barriteau before joining Tommy Sampson for a spell in 1948. Other dance band work followed but from November 1950 to March 1951 he was with Kathy Stobart's band. He had spells with Basil Kirchin in 1952, 1954 and 1957. He left full time music for a period in during 1952 to 1954 and from April 1955 to September 1956 he was in Tubby Hayes' ill starred octet. Mike Senn - my time with the Basil Kirchin band... |
From 1957, with Jack Sharpe, he co-led the Downbeaters who later formed the basis for the Downbeat Big Band. From 1958 he also partnered Jack Sharpe in the forming and running of the Downbeat Club in London. He played in Kenny Baker's Dozen from 1959 to 1960 but later quit full time playing to concentrate on copying and arranging. Tubby Hayes Orchestra... |
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Tubby Hayes & His Orchestra - March 10th, 1955 (Tempo EXA14) Tubby Hayes (ts), Jimmy Deuchar, Dickie Hawdon (tp), Mike Senn (as,bs), Jackie Sharpe (ts,bs), Harry South (p), Pete Blannin (b), Lennie Breslaw (d). Jordu*"/Orient Line*/May Ray*"/Monsoon*. ("Jasmine CD - Tubby Hayes - Blue Hayes, The Tempo Anthology) (*Jasmine CD - Tubby Hayes - The Swinging Giant Volume One) (*Proper Records 4CD Box set - Tubby Hayes - The Little Giant) (*Acrobat 6CD Box set - Tubby Hayes - The Complete Tempo Recordings 1955-59) (*Real Gone Jazz 4CD set - Tubby Hayes Vol.2 - Five Classic Albums plus bonus eps and tracks) April 29th, 1955 (Tempo - (1)EXA17) Tubby Hayes (ts), Dave Usden, Dickie Hawdon (tp), Mike Senn (as,bs), Jackie Sharpe (ts,bs), Harry South (p), Pete Blannin (b), Lennie Breslaw (d). Sophisticated Lady(1)*"/I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart(1)*/Deuces Wild*. ("Jasmine CD - Tubby Hayes - Blue Hayes, The Tempo Anthology) (*Jasmine CD - Tubby Hayes - The Swinging Giant Volume One) (*Proper Records 4CD Box set - Tubby Hayes - The Little Giant) (*Acrobat 6CD Box set - Tubby Hayes - The Complete Tempo Recordings 1955-59) (*Real Gone Jazz 4CD set - Tubby Hayes Vol.2 - Five Classic Albums plus bonus eps and tracks) July 14th, 1955 (Tempo EXA17) Tubby Hayes (ts), Dave Usden, Dickie Hawdon (tp), Mike Senn (as,bs), Jackie Sharpe (ts,bs), Harry South (p), Pete Blannin (b), Bill Eyden (d). Fidelius*/Tootsie Roll*. (*Jasmine CD - Tubby Hayes - The Swinging Giant Volume One) (*Proper Records 4CD Box set - Tubby Hayes - The Little Giant) (*Acrobat 6CD Box set - Tubby Hayes - The Complete Tempo Recordings 1955-59) (*Real Gone Jazz 4CD set - Tubby Hayes Vol.2 - Five Classic Albums plus bonus eps and tracks) January 4th, 1956 (BBC) Ian Hamer, Dickie Hawdon (tp), Mike Senn (cl,as,bs) Tubby Hayes (ts), Jack Sharpe (bs), Harry South (p), Pete Blannin (b), Bill Eyden (d). He's A Tramp*/Sophisticated Lady*/The Yellow Rose Of Texas* (TH with p,b,d only)/Almost Like Being In Love*/Ain't It The Truth*. (*Proper Records 4CD Box set - Tubby Hayes - The Little Giant) February 18th, 1956 (Tempo - (1)TAP2 - (2)EXA36) Tubby Hayes (ts), Mike Senn (as), Jackie Sharpe (bs), Ian Hamer, Dickie Hawdon (tp), Harry South (p), Pete Blannin (b), Bill Eyden (d). Orient Line(1)*^/Plymouth Rock(1)(2)*/Room 608(1)*"/Sophisticated Lady(1)*/I'll Remember April(2)*/Doggin' Around(2)*/Mambo Tittoro(1)(2)*. ("Jasmine CD - Tubby Hayes - Blue Hayes, The Tempo Anthology) (*Jasmine CD - British Modern Jazz Scene - 1956) (*Proper Records 4CD Box set - Tubby Hayes - The Little Giant) (*Acrobat 6CD Box set - Tubby Hayes - The Complete Tempo Recordings 1955-59) (^Giant Steps 2CD set - Soho After Dark 'London's '50s Modern Jazz Scene') (*Real Gone Jazz 4CD set - Tubby Hayes Vol.2 - Five Classic Albums plus bonus eps and tracks) Kenny Baker and his Band - February 23rd/24th, 1959 (Columbia 33S1140) Kenny Baker, Albert Hall, Stan Reynolds, Ronnie Simmons (tp), Eddie Harvey, Ken Wray (tb), Ray Premru (bs-tp, bs-tb), Mike Senn (as), Don Rendell, Art Ellefson (ts), Johnny Scott (fl,ts), Ronnie Ross (bs), Bill Le Sage (vib), Norman Stenfalt (p), Jack Seymour (b), Jackie Dougan (d). Blowin' Up A Storm/More Than You Know/Call Of The Flute/Cambridge Blues/Influential Character/Jazzmen/Threesome/ Sunrise Serenade/Too Cool For The Blues*. (*Castle 3CD box set - Too Hot - The Best of British Mainstream Jazz) | |