Dobell's Record Shop Exhibition
I found my way into curating an as exhibition contributor. I had started an online archive of British record shops and this lead to the exhibition. Various incidents of coincidences and new information occurred while setting up and putting on the exhibition at Chelsea Space. Below are those incidents with the images that evoked those memeories that I now recall for this archive The total attendance over the six week period was 1,166. I would like to thank all those who came and took part in the events that took place.
Below is a list of staff who worked together giving us one of the greatest record shops in world:
DOBELL'S RECORD SHOPS 1946-1992
75-77 Charing Cross Road London
21 Tower Street
WC2
10 Rathbone Place W1
Staff Listing
Doug and Gladys Dobell
Counter and Other Staff including mail order and accounts:
Ray Bolden - 75 Charing X Mick Brocking – 77 Toby Calder - Tower St Chris Cambridge - 77 Mick Carroll – 77 Bill Colyer - Brighton/77/ Rathbone - Peter Crumpton – 77 Dave Davies - 77 George Ellis – 77 Les Fancourt - 75/Tower - Gerry Finningley 77 George Foster – 75 Tony Gordon – Rathbone Dick Gough – 77 Ron Gould - Rathbone/75 - Brian Harvey – 77 Denis Hill – 77 Gerry Ingram – 77 John Jack – 77 Colin Jones – 77 John Kendall – 77 Ken Lindsay - 77 Frank Liniger - 77/Tower Alf Lumby – 77 Charlie McIvor – 77 Tony Middleton - 77/Tower Mick Moffett - 75/Tower - Les Muscutt – 77 Graeme Osborne – Tower Brian Peerless - 77/Tower Chris Pratt – 77 Trevor Salter – 77 Keith Shadwick – Tower Don Sollash - Brighton/77/Tower - George Tyler – 77 George Wilkins – 75 Johnny Winterbourne – 77
Administration/Secretarial:
Pat Buttimer, Julia Doig, Eileen Finningley, Monica Sollash, Judy Wurr
School Helper
Martin Colyer
What made it the greatest shop are the people who went there
This is a list of known people to use Dobell’s as a hangout and a place to network. This is by no means a definite list, it seems that everyone went to Dobell’s!
American Musicians
1. Stuff Smith 2. Henry Red Allen 3. Coleman Hawkins 4 Ben Webster 5. Roy Eldridge
6. Earle Warren 7. Bud Freeman 8. Peanuts Hucko 9. Ralph Sutton 10. Nat Pierce 11. Bill Coleman
12. Ray Nance 13. Harry Sweets Edison 14. Buck Clayton 15. Ed Hubble 16. Wild Bill Davison 17. Pee Wee
Russell 18. Pepper Adams 19. Zoot Sims 20. Don Ewell 21. Paul Gonsalves 22. Jimmy Hamilton 23. Bud
Johnson 24. Oliver Jackson, 25. Jake Hanna 26. Haywood Henry 27. Eddie Jones 28. Buddy Tate 29. Booty
Wood 30. Lockjaw Davis 31. Sir Charles Thompson 32. Gus Johnson 33. Cat Anderson 34. Ramblin Jack Elliott
35. Slim Gaillard 36. Janis Joplin 37. Yusef Lateef 38. Errol Garner 39. Horace Silver 40. Joe Willaims
41. Jessie fuller 42. Cannonball Adderley 42. Albert Nicholas 43. Nat Pierce
44. Henry Red Allen 45. Marion Williams 46. Muddy Waters 47. Jimmy Rogers 48. Bob Dylan, 49. B.B. King
50. Al Casey 51. Dorris Henderson 51. Canned Heat Ali Wilson and Bob Hite 52. Ruby Braff 53. Meat Loaf
54. Eddie Condon 55. Mezz Mezzrow 56. Junior Mance 57. Dan Kochakian (Record Collector) 58. Rahsaan Roland Kirk
59. Count Basie 60.Bonnie Raitt (purchased Sippy Wallace)
British Musicians And Others
1. Colin Purbrook 2. Keith Ingham 3. Keith Christie 4. Brian Lemon 5. Phil Seaman
6. Dave Green 7. Alan Littlejohn 7. Dill Jones 8. Alex Welsh 9. Roy Crimmins 10. Lennie Hastings
11.John Chilton 12. Chris Barber 13. Digby Fairweather 14. Diz Disley 15. Tubby Hayes 16. Dick Heckstall-
Smith 17. Rory Gallagher 18. Martin Carthy 19. Rolling Stones 20. Eric Clapton 21. Alexis Korner
22. Eddie Thompson, 23. Vic Lewis 24. Graham Bond 25. John Dankworth 26. Ken Colyer 27. Jools Holland
28. Gail Thompson 29. John Barry 30. Roy Castle 31. Dudu Pukwana 32. Leon Calvert 33. Hank Shaw
34. Les Condon 35. Johnny Mumford 36. Herman Wilson 37. Pete Myers 38. Al Newman 39. Bobby Wellins
40. Stan Robinson 41. Denis Rose 42. Stan Tracey 43. Brian Dee 44. Johnny Walker 44. 45. Malcom
Cecil 46. Jeff Clyne 47. Laurie Morgan 48. Ted Simmons, 49. Sandy Brown 50. Mac McGann,
51. Lonnie Donegan 52. David Bowie 53. Tommy Whittle 54. Barbra Jay 55. John Chadwick 56. The Vipers Skiffle Group
57. Acker Bilk 58. Baron Timmie Rosenkrantz 59. Jimmy Page 60. Pat Hawes 61. Tony Standish 62. John R.T. Davies 63. Bob Dawbarn
64. Johnny Parker 65. Barry Martyn 66. Sammy Rimington 67. Cluff Billett 68. Mike Pointon 69. Brian Chadwick
70. Len Doughty 71. Geoff Cole 72. Keith Nichols 73. Bill Wilkinson 74. Peter Dyer 75. Dara O'Lochlainn
76. Ginger Baker 77. Carlo Krahmer 78. Chris Ellis 79. Steve Benbow 80. Jona Lewie 81. David Essex. 82.Dave Davies Kinks.
Scholars, Actors, Poets, Journalists, Polictions, Photographers etc..
1. Sinclair Traill 2. Albert McCarthy 3. Max Jones 4. Jim Godbolt 5. Jack Armitage
7. Samual Charters 8. Guy Stevens 9. Len Deighton 10. Nik Cohn 11. Len Daniels, 12. Colin
Maclnnes 13. Jack Dash 14. Kenneth Clarke 15. Michael Parkinson 16. Lord Gowry, 17. Warren Mitchell
18. Anthony Frewin 19. Alan Bates 19. Mike Horovitz 20. Pete Brown 21. Spike Hawkins 22. Anselm Hollo
23. Ted Milton 24. Adrian Mitchell 24. Val Wilmer 25. David Redfern 25. Charlie Gillett 26. Dandy Baker
27. Spike Millagan 28. Derek Guyler 29. Jo Grimond 30. Christine Keeler 31. Mandy Rice-Davies 32. Paul Oliver
33. Alan Balfour 34. John Antill 35. Peter Clayton 36. Michael Brooks 37. Alun Morgan
38.Neil Slaven 39. Mike Leadbitter 40. John Broven 41. John Prescott 42. Tony Burke 43. Norman Darwen
44. Keith Briggs 45. Chris Bentley 48. Dave Penny 46. John Turner 47. Ray Smith 48. Tom Murray ( Royal Bank of Canada)
49.Peter Guralnick rock back pages podcast
If you recall other people of note who you saw at Dobell's please send your information to
recordshoparchive@btinternet.com
75-77 Charing Cross Road London
21 Tower Street
WC2
10 Rathbone Place W1
Staff Listing
Doug and Gladys Dobell
Counter and Other Staff including mail order and accounts:
Ray Bolden - 75 Charing X Mick Brocking – 77 Toby Calder - Tower St Chris Cambridge - 77 Mick Carroll – 77 Bill Colyer - Brighton/77/ Rathbone - Peter Crumpton – 77 Dave Davies - 77 George Ellis – 77 Les Fancourt - 75/Tower - Gerry Finningley 77 George Foster – 75 Tony Gordon – Rathbone Dick Gough – 77 Ron Gould - Rathbone/75 - Brian Harvey – 77 Denis Hill – 77 Gerry Ingram – 77 John Jack – 77 Colin Jones – 77 John Kendall – 77 Ken Lindsay - 77 Frank Liniger - 77/Tower Alf Lumby – 77 Charlie McIvor – 77 Tony Middleton - 77/Tower Mick Moffett - 75/Tower - Les Muscutt – 77 Graeme Osborne – Tower Brian Peerless - 77/Tower Chris Pratt – 77 Trevor Salter – 77 Keith Shadwick – Tower Don Sollash - Brighton/77/Tower - George Tyler – 77 George Wilkins – 75 Johnny Winterbourne – 77
Administration/Secretarial:
Pat Buttimer, Julia Doig, Eileen Finningley, Monica Sollash, Judy Wurr
School Helper
Martin Colyer
What made it the greatest shop are the people who went there
This is a list of known people to use Dobell’s as a hangout and a place to network. This is by no means a definite list, it seems that everyone went to Dobell’s!
American Musicians
1. Stuff Smith 2. Henry Red Allen 3. Coleman Hawkins 4 Ben Webster 5. Roy Eldridge
6. Earle Warren 7. Bud Freeman 8. Peanuts Hucko 9. Ralph Sutton 10. Nat Pierce 11. Bill Coleman
12. Ray Nance 13. Harry Sweets Edison 14. Buck Clayton 15. Ed Hubble 16. Wild Bill Davison 17. Pee Wee
Russell 18. Pepper Adams 19. Zoot Sims 20. Don Ewell 21. Paul Gonsalves 22. Jimmy Hamilton 23. Bud
Johnson 24. Oliver Jackson, 25. Jake Hanna 26. Haywood Henry 27. Eddie Jones 28. Buddy Tate 29. Booty
Wood 30. Lockjaw Davis 31. Sir Charles Thompson 32. Gus Johnson 33. Cat Anderson 34. Ramblin Jack Elliott
35. Slim Gaillard 36. Janis Joplin 37. Yusef Lateef 38. Errol Garner 39. Horace Silver 40. Joe Willaims
41. Jessie fuller 42. Cannonball Adderley 42. Albert Nicholas 43. Nat Pierce
44. Henry Red Allen 45. Marion Williams 46. Muddy Waters 47. Jimmy Rogers 48. Bob Dylan, 49. B.B. King
50. Al Casey 51. Dorris Henderson 51. Canned Heat Ali Wilson and Bob Hite 52. Ruby Braff 53. Meat Loaf
54. Eddie Condon 55. Mezz Mezzrow 56. Junior Mance 57. Dan Kochakian (Record Collector) 58. Rahsaan Roland Kirk
59. Count Basie 60.Bonnie Raitt (purchased Sippy Wallace)
British Musicians And Others
1. Colin Purbrook 2. Keith Ingham 3. Keith Christie 4. Brian Lemon 5. Phil Seaman
6. Dave Green 7. Alan Littlejohn 7. Dill Jones 8. Alex Welsh 9. Roy Crimmins 10. Lennie Hastings
11.John Chilton 12. Chris Barber 13. Digby Fairweather 14. Diz Disley 15. Tubby Hayes 16. Dick Heckstall-
Smith 17. Rory Gallagher 18. Martin Carthy 19. Rolling Stones 20. Eric Clapton 21. Alexis Korner
22. Eddie Thompson, 23. Vic Lewis 24. Graham Bond 25. John Dankworth 26. Ken Colyer 27. Jools Holland
28. Gail Thompson 29. John Barry 30. Roy Castle 31. Dudu Pukwana 32. Leon Calvert 33. Hank Shaw
34. Les Condon 35. Johnny Mumford 36. Herman Wilson 37. Pete Myers 38. Al Newman 39. Bobby Wellins
40. Stan Robinson 41. Denis Rose 42. Stan Tracey 43. Brian Dee 44. Johnny Walker 44. 45. Malcom
Cecil 46. Jeff Clyne 47. Laurie Morgan 48. Ted Simmons, 49. Sandy Brown 50. Mac McGann,
51. Lonnie Donegan 52. David Bowie 53. Tommy Whittle 54. Barbra Jay 55. John Chadwick 56. The Vipers Skiffle Group
57. Acker Bilk 58. Baron Timmie Rosenkrantz 59. Jimmy Page 60. Pat Hawes 61. Tony Standish 62. John R.T. Davies 63. Bob Dawbarn
64. Johnny Parker 65. Barry Martyn 66. Sammy Rimington 67. Cluff Billett 68. Mike Pointon 69. Brian Chadwick
70. Len Doughty 71. Geoff Cole 72. Keith Nichols 73. Bill Wilkinson 74. Peter Dyer 75. Dara O'Lochlainn
76. Ginger Baker 77. Carlo Krahmer 78. Chris Ellis 79. Steve Benbow 80. Jona Lewie 81. David Essex. 82.Dave Davies Kinks.
Scholars, Actors, Poets, Journalists, Polictions, Photographers etc..
1. Sinclair Traill 2. Albert McCarthy 3. Max Jones 4. Jim Godbolt 5. Jack Armitage
7. Samual Charters 8. Guy Stevens 9. Len Deighton 10. Nik Cohn 11. Len Daniels, 12. Colin
Maclnnes 13. Jack Dash 14. Kenneth Clarke 15. Michael Parkinson 16. Lord Gowry, 17. Warren Mitchell
18. Anthony Frewin 19. Alan Bates 19. Mike Horovitz 20. Pete Brown 21. Spike Hawkins 22. Anselm Hollo
23. Ted Milton 24. Adrian Mitchell 24. Val Wilmer 25. David Redfern 25. Charlie Gillett 26. Dandy Baker
27. Spike Millagan 28. Derek Guyler 29. Jo Grimond 30. Christine Keeler 31. Mandy Rice-Davies 32. Paul Oliver
33. Alan Balfour 34. John Antill 35. Peter Clayton 36. Michael Brooks 37. Alun Morgan
38.Neil Slaven 39. Mike Leadbitter 40. John Broven 41. John Prescott 42. Tony Burke 43. Norman Darwen
44. Keith Briggs 45. Chris Bentley 48. Dave Penny 46. John Turner 47. Ray Smith 48. Tom Murray ( Royal Bank of Canada)
49.Peter Guralnick rock back pages podcast
If you recall other people of note who you saw at Dobell's please send your information to
recordshoparchive@btinternet.com
2. On Charing Cross Road just down from Shaftesbury Avenue - on east side of road across from Dobell's - there's an entrance to Sandringham flats No. 75-169,
Go through gate, turn left, go to four steps in corner, and on fence to the left.just beyond them. The lettering's still half visible on the first turning of the stairs.
Go through gate, turn left, go to four steps in corner, and on fence to the left.just beyond them. The lettering's still half visible on the first turning of the stairs.
New CD release due soon in April which references Dobell's as the place for Mods to seek black American music.
A Customers Story by Richard Antill
I first went to Dobells looking for Rock ‘n’ Roll records in 1959 however fruitless that was. I moved to London in 1963 to work at Cadby Hall in Hammersmith then on to Hotels in the West end. My father was a fashion photographer and Jazz Fan whilst with him we visited Dobells basement and I was introduced to John Kendall with when I had an immediate rapport and gained his respect for the type of material I wanted to own.
I soon returned to the shop on a regular basis before or after work (shifts in Hotels ) Nearly every day, we became good pals drinking and having the same passionsand enjoying the same music. I couldn’t help meeting all the staff and Doug Dobell and was soon on the first name terms with all. Ray Bolden (Blues Shop) Brain Peerless (Jazz Shop) Don Solash (Jazz shop Dougs son in law) Bill Colyer (Jazz Shop/ mail order) Geroge Tyler ( Jazz Shop) all using Dobells as their social base which shimmied from the shop to the Two Brewers ( Monmouth Street) and the Cottage Club ( Key Club for drinkers). There was a regular clientele of British musicians who would be around the shop networking and enjoying the latest releases.
A list of those who would socialize and be a major part of the Dobells Scene.
Colin Porbrook pno,Keith Ingham pno,Keith Cristie Tmb,Brian Lemmon pno,Phil Seaman Dms Dave green Bs,Alan Littlejohn Tpt,Dill Jones Pno,Alex Welsh tpt,Roy Crimmons Tmb, Lennie Hastings Dms
American visitors with whom we enjoyed the company of at Dobells the Two brewers and the Cottage Club.
Stuff Smith Vln Henry Red Allen Tpt Coleman Hawkins Ts Ben Webster Ts Roy Eldridge Tpt Earle Warrens As Bud Freeman Ts Peanuts Hucko Cl Ralph Sutton Pno Nat Pierce Pno Bill Coleman Tpt Ray Nance tpt/Vl Harry Sweets Edison Tpt Buck Clayton Tpt Ed Hubble Tmb Wild Bill Davison Cnt Pee Wee Russel CL Pepper Adams Sax Zoot Simms TS Don Ewell Pno Paul Gonsalves Ts Jimmy Hamilton Cl Bud Johnson Ts Oliver Jackson Dms Jake Hanna Dms Haywood Henry Sax Eddie Jones Bs Buddy Tate Ts Booty Wood Tmb Lockjaw Davis Ts Sir Charles Thompson Pno Gus Johnson Dms Cat Anderson Tpt Ruby Braff Cnt
By no means a definitive list but people I remember being involved with – what a history of first and second generation players and the greatest exponents of Jazz that there will ever be with direct links back to the orginal Basie, Ellington, Henderson bands and more. The other people who regulary arrived at Dobells were the Jazz critic’s and authors who hoped to catch up with their hero’s and find out who was on that particular ‘78’ release on Regal Zonophone etc etc..
Sinclair Trail ( Mag editor) Albert McCarthy ( critic/Discogrpher) Max Jones (writer) Jim Godbolt ( Author) Jack Armitage (writer) Tinmie Rosenfranz (Author)
John Chilton ( Musican/ Author) Sam Charters ( Blues Buff)
In ’72 Doug arranged a trip for 10 jazzers to go to New York for the Newport in New York festival what a week of Jazz, we also visited Sam Goodys where we met up with John and Rays contempories in New York Harry Lim and Jeff Atterton ... The stories from New York could fill a book!
By 1972 I had my own business in south of England , but every Monda,.my day off I travelled to town to catch up with Doug/John/Ray/Bilko etc. and remained close friends till they one by one passed on John hopelessly overtaken by alcohol, I saw him in the last week of his life lying in a fetal position caring for nothing.How I cried I miss him so much his humor, knowledge and friendliness, Ray succumbed to cancer, I spoke to him on the phone only days before the end. Doug went out in style at the Nice Jazz Festival and Bilko lived the longest finishing his days at an old person's home where his pal Dave Forbes another Dobells man was his carer .They all made a huge contribution to my life and I never pass Charing Cross Road with a wry smile and nod to such wonderful memories.
To Sum It Up For Me
I wouldn’t of had the friendships of a dozen plus pals with the same interests in Jazz who turned me on to the likes of George Orwell-Buster Keaton-WC Fields-PG Woodehouse-Jack Kerouac and just a multitude of music Ellington, Herman, Basie, Henderson, Morton, Armstrong,Holiday most of these only names to me when I left school. So my whole education and love of music all stems from the days of helping out at Dobells and mingling with he Dobells Alumni.
Thanks Doug for everything that still surrounds my life!
Richard Antill
I soon returned to the shop on a regular basis before or after work (shifts in Hotels ) Nearly every day, we became good pals drinking and having the same passionsand enjoying the same music. I couldn’t help meeting all the staff and Doug Dobell and was soon on the first name terms with all. Ray Bolden (Blues Shop) Brain Peerless (Jazz Shop) Don Solash (Jazz shop Dougs son in law) Bill Colyer (Jazz Shop/ mail order) Geroge Tyler ( Jazz Shop) all using Dobells as their social base which shimmied from the shop to the Two Brewers ( Monmouth Street) and the Cottage Club ( Key Club for drinkers). There was a regular clientele of British musicians who would be around the shop networking and enjoying the latest releases.
A list of those who would socialize and be a major part of the Dobells Scene.
Colin Porbrook pno,Keith Ingham pno,Keith Cristie Tmb,Brian Lemmon pno,Phil Seaman Dms Dave green Bs,Alan Littlejohn Tpt,Dill Jones Pno,Alex Welsh tpt,Roy Crimmons Tmb, Lennie Hastings Dms
American visitors with whom we enjoyed the company of at Dobells the Two brewers and the Cottage Club.
Stuff Smith Vln Henry Red Allen Tpt Coleman Hawkins Ts Ben Webster Ts Roy Eldridge Tpt Earle Warrens As Bud Freeman Ts Peanuts Hucko Cl Ralph Sutton Pno Nat Pierce Pno Bill Coleman Tpt Ray Nance tpt/Vl Harry Sweets Edison Tpt Buck Clayton Tpt Ed Hubble Tmb Wild Bill Davison Cnt Pee Wee Russel CL Pepper Adams Sax Zoot Simms TS Don Ewell Pno Paul Gonsalves Ts Jimmy Hamilton Cl Bud Johnson Ts Oliver Jackson Dms Jake Hanna Dms Haywood Henry Sax Eddie Jones Bs Buddy Tate Ts Booty Wood Tmb Lockjaw Davis Ts Sir Charles Thompson Pno Gus Johnson Dms Cat Anderson Tpt Ruby Braff Cnt
By no means a definitive list but people I remember being involved with – what a history of first and second generation players and the greatest exponents of Jazz that there will ever be with direct links back to the orginal Basie, Ellington, Henderson bands and more. The other people who regulary arrived at Dobells were the Jazz critic’s and authors who hoped to catch up with their hero’s and find out who was on that particular ‘78’ release on Regal Zonophone etc etc..
Sinclair Trail ( Mag editor) Albert McCarthy ( critic/Discogrpher) Max Jones (writer) Jim Godbolt ( Author) Jack Armitage (writer) Tinmie Rosenfranz (Author)
John Chilton ( Musican/ Author) Sam Charters ( Blues Buff)
In ’72 Doug arranged a trip for 10 jazzers to go to New York for the Newport in New York festival what a week of Jazz, we also visited Sam Goodys where we met up with John and Rays contempories in New York Harry Lim and Jeff Atterton ... The stories from New York could fill a book!
By 1972 I had my own business in south of England , but every Monda,.my day off I travelled to town to catch up with Doug/John/Ray/Bilko etc. and remained close friends till they one by one passed on John hopelessly overtaken by alcohol, I saw him in the last week of his life lying in a fetal position caring for nothing.How I cried I miss him so much his humor, knowledge and friendliness, Ray succumbed to cancer, I spoke to him on the phone only days before the end. Doug went out in style at the Nice Jazz Festival and Bilko lived the longest finishing his days at an old person's home where his pal Dave Forbes another Dobells man was his carer .They all made a huge contribution to my life and I never pass Charing Cross Road with a wry smile and nod to such wonderful memories.
To Sum It Up For Me
I wouldn’t of had the friendships of a dozen plus pals with the same interests in Jazz who turned me on to the likes of George Orwell-Buster Keaton-WC Fields-PG Woodehouse-Jack Kerouac and just a multitude of music Ellington, Herman, Basie, Henderson, Morton, Armstrong,Holiday most of these only names to me when I left school. So my whole education and love of music all stems from the days of helping out at Dobells and mingling with he Dobells Alumni.
Thanks Doug for everything that still surrounds my life!
Richard Antill
Reissue of Gwigwi Mrwebi which was on the 77 label
Please click on the image to web site for Illustrated 77 Records discography. |
Records On The Bag1. The Greats Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Cal Tjader 2. The West Coast Jazz Of-Gerry Mulligan 3. With The Keating Sound - Shake Keane 4. Western Reunion- New Jazz Orchestra
5. Genuine Dud-Dudley Moore Trio 6. The Subtle Sound Of -David Snell 7. Jazz Suite -Stan Tracey Quartet 8. Indo-Jazz Suite Joe Harriott Quintet 9. Benny Goodman The Golden Age Of Swing 10. Glen Miller 11. Solo Flight- Charlie Christian with Benny Goodman 12. The Original Sound Of The 20s 13. The Bessie Smith Story Vol 2 –Bessie Smith14. Sketches Of Spain -Miles Davis 15. Monk Dream- Thelonious Monk Quartet 16. Time Out- Dave Brubeck Quartet 17. Hollywood Stampede Coleman Hawkins 18. Get Ready, Set, Jump- Junior Mance 19. At The Tropicana - Stan Kenton 20. Every Day I Have The Blues- Count Basie/Joe Williams 21. Now Playing- Erroll Garner 22. Mickey One - Stan Getz 23. The Many Sides Of Max - Max Roach 24. Polytones - Buddy De Franco & Tommy Gumina 25. Vaughan With Voices -Sarah Vaughan 26. The Music Of Henry Mancini -The Quincy Jones Orchestra 27. Hello, Dolly! -Louis Armstrong28. Jazz At The Preservation Hall Vol.4- The George Lewis Band Of New Orleans 29. Feeling + Finesse = Jazz -Stephane Grappelly 30. The Ray Charles Story Volume Two –Ray Charles 31. Ken Colyer Skiffle Group 32. Slightly Latin- Roland Kirk 33. Plays Michelle- Oliver Nelson 34. Once Upon A Time -Earl Hines 35. The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady- Charlie Mingus 36. A Love Supreme - John Coltrane 37. More Blues And The Abstract Truth -Oliver Nelson 38. Historical Masterpieces Vol. 2-Charlie Parker 39. Chic Chic Chico-Chico Hamilton 40. The John Coltrane Quartet 41. Here’s Art Tatum –Art Tatum 42. Sonny Plays Alfie -Sonny Rollins 43. Elation -Willie Bobo 44. Oscar Peterson Salutes The Count And The Duke 45. Getz/Gilberto No. 2 Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto 46. Arthur Prysock - Count Basie 47. Look To The Rainbow- Astrud Gilberto 48. The Jazz Side Of -Harry James 49. Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography –Louis Armstrong 50. The Original Crane River jazz Band 51. Nothing But Jazz- Jack McVea 52. Keith Smith With George Lewis Jazz Band& Jimmy ArcheyHot Six 53. Handyman Vol. 1 - Capt. John Handy/Barry Martyn 54. Hot Jazz, Pop Jazz, Hokum & Hilarity-Jelly Roll Morton 55. Concert Of Sacred Music - Duke Ellington 56. Glad To Be Unhappy - Paul Desmond 57. Our Man In Jazz - Sonny Rollins 58. The Indispensable Volume Two- Duke Ellington 59. My Name Is -Albert Ayler 60. Intimate - Ben Webster 61. Leaps Again - Lester Young 62. Outward Bound-Eric Dolphy 63. Night Lady - The Johnny Griffin Quartet 64. The Be-Bop Era 65. Mezzin Around -Mezzrow Newton 66. Pastel Blues - Nina Simone 67. Recorded In Person At The Trident - Jon Hendricks 68. Getting Romantic- The Swingle Singers 69. 74. Lonesome Bedroom Blues – Curtis Jones 75. Hard Drivin' Blues – Roosevelt Sykes 76. The Blues Never Die - Otis Spann 77. Remembering-Big Bill Broonzy 78. Penitentiary Blues Lighnin' Hopkins 79. Bad Religion And Bad Company - Blind Gary Davis 80. This That And The Other 81. The Watson Family82. The Butterfield Blues Band-East West 83. Curtis Jones-Lonesome Bedroom Blues 84. Judy Collins-Fith Album 85. Songs Of The civil war The bag came into being in early 1966, prior to that Dobell's used plain white with wording "Dobell's Jazz Shop" in red. The record sleeve selection was changed for the plastic bag in 1968. Rob Hall, Alan Balfour and Leon Parker |
Dobell dies at jazz festival