Edward Brian “Tubby” Hayes (30 januar 1935 - 8 juni 1973) Tenor sax spiller (også flute, soprano sax og vibes), komponist og big band arranger.

Født i London. Far var BBC orkester violinist. Tubby var lidt af et vidunderbarn, spillede klaver som 10-årige og startede med tenor sax som 11-årig.

Hans professionelle karriere begyndte da han var 16 år i Kenny Baker Sextet. Han spillede senere i big bands under Ambrose, Terry Brown, Tito Burns, Roy Fox, Vic Lewis og Jack Parnell. Startede egen octet i 1955.

Fra 1957 til 1959 var han co-leder med Ronnie Scott af The Jazz Couriers qvintet. Bagefter, gendannede han sin egen qvartet og var på turnee i Tyskland med Kurt Edelhagen. Første besøg i America fandt sted i 1961, med koncerter i The Half Note og han indspillet “Tubbs in N.Y”. Tilbage til USA igen i 1962, indspillede “Return Visit”. Tilbage endnu en gang i 1964 med koncerter i The Half Note og Boston Jazz Workshop og sidste gang i 1965, hvor han spillede i The Manne Hole i Los Angeles

I London, samlede Hayes et big band og fik arbejde i film, fjernsyn og radio, med egen TV-serie 1961-62 og 1963. Han overtog tenor pladsen for Paul Gonsalves med meget kort varsel i februar 1964 under Ellington's koncert i Royal Festival Hall.

Hayes var med i flere film bla. All Night Long (1961) med Charles Mingus og Dave Brubeck, og Chaplin film A King in New York (1957), The Beauty Jungle (1964) and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965).

Fra midt i tresserne og videre var der mindre og mindre arbejde for jazz musikere og big bands på grund af rock and roll og senere Beatles. Hayes var også misbruger, med helbredsmæsige konsekvenser. Sene i 1960 fik han en hjerteoperation. Han begynde og spille igen i 1971 men var nødt til at have mere hospitals behandling senere samme år. Han gik på en kort turnee i Norge og Sverige i 1972. Han blev inlagt igen i maj 1973, og døde på et operationsbord på Hammersmith Hospital I 1973. Hans aske er begravet i Golders Green Crematorium.

Første del: film “Tubby Hayes – A Man In A Hurry” 2015. Running time: ca. 55 mins. Directed by Lee Coswell. Writer/Producer: Mark Baxter. Mono Media Films, MMDVD01. Released 26 October 2015.

Bibliography Spillett, Simon: The Long Shadow Of The Little Giant - The Life, Work and Legacy of Tubby Hayes. Equinox Publishing, 15 April 2015. ISBN-13 9781781791738

Playlist 1. Bark For Barksdale (Mulligan) Vic Lewis Orchestra. BBC transcription disc. 5 January 1954. Dave Loban, Ronnie Baker, Colin Wright (tpts); Johnny Watson, Jack Botterill, Laurie Franklin (tbns); Ronnie Chamberlain, Bernard Allen (alto sax); Tubby Hayes, Les Wigfield (tenor sax); Brian Rogerson (bar. sax); Don Riddell (piano); Dave Willis (bass); Kenny Hollick (drums)

2. Love Walked In (Gershwin) The Jazz Couriers. Manchester Free Trade Hall, 14 February 1958. Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott (tenor sax); Terry Shannon (piano); Phil Bates (bass); Bill Eyden (drums)

1+2 from “Tubby Hayes Without A Song – rare live recordings 1954-73” Acrobat ACTRCD 9042)

3. Round Midnight (Monk) Dizzy Reece. London, 24 August 1958. “Blues In Trinity” Blue Note 093). Dizzy Reece, Donald Byrd (tpts); Tubby Hayes (tenor sax); Terry Shannon (piano); Lloyd Thompson (bass); Art Taylor (drums)

4. Come Rain Or Come Shine (Arlen, Mercer) The Jazz Couriers. BBC Overseas Jazz Club 28 August 1958. Same personnel as 2, but Tubby Hayes plays vibes. (“Tubby Hayes New Edition – rare radio recordings 1958-1962” Acrobat ADDCD 3097)

5. Tin Tin Deo (Gillespie, Pozo) Tubby Hayes Quartet. London, December 1959. “Tubby's Groove” Tempo, TAP 29. Tubby Hayes (tenor sax); Terry Shannon (piano); Jeff Clyne (bass); Phil Seamen (drums).

6. Sunny Monday (Hines). Details as 5.

7. Del Sasser (Jones) Tubby Hayes Quartet. BBC Jazz Club 19 January 1961. Personnel as 5 except Bill Eyden replaces Phil Seamen on drums. (“Tubby Hayes New Edition – rare radio recordings 1958-1962” Acrobat ADDCD 3097)

8. Love Walked In (Gershwin) Tubby Hayes and his Orchestra. 21 March 1961 “Tubbs” Fontana TFL 5142. Tubby Hayes (tenor sax, arranger), Stan Roderick, Eddie Blair, Bobby Pratt, Jimmy Deuchar (tpts); Don Lusher, Jimmy Wilson, Keith Christie, Ray Premru (tbns); Alfie Rees (tuba); Johnny Scott (piccolo); Terry Shannon (piano); Jeff Clyne (bass); Bill Eyden (drums)

9. Cherokee (Noble). Details same as 8.

10. You For Me (Haymes) Tubby Hayes Quartet and Quintet. 3 October 1961 New York. “Tubbs In N.Y.” Fontana STFL 595. Tubby Hayes (tenor sax); Eddie Costa (vibes); Horace Parlan (piano); George Duvivier (bass); Dave Bailey (drums)

11. Opus Ocean (Terry) Tubby Hayes Quintet and Sextet. Details as 10 but with addition of Clark Terry (tpt).

12. Half A Sawbuck (Hayes) Tubby Hayes Quintet. Ronnie Scott's Club London, 17-18 May 1962. “Late Spot At Scott's” Fontana TL 5200. Tubby Hayes (tenor sax, soprano sax, vibes); Jimmy Deuchar (trumpet); Gordon Beck (piano); Freddy Logan (bass); Allan Ganley (drums)

13. In The Night (Hayes). Details same as 12.

14. Stitt's Tune (Stitt) Tubby Hayes and the All Stars. New York 23 June 1962. “Return Visit” Fontana TL 5195. Tubby Hayes (tenor sax, vibes); James Moody aka “Jimmy Gloomy” (tenor sax, flute); Roland Kirk (tenor sax, manzanello, flute, nose flute); Walter Bishop Jr. (piano); Sam Jones (bass); Louis Hayes (drums)

15. I See With My Third “I” (Kirk). Details same as 14.

16. Here's That Rainy Day (Van Heusen/Burke) Tubby Hayes Quartet. 28 March 1966 “Live At The Dancing Slipper” Harkit HRKCD 8198. Tubby Hayes (tenor sax, flute); Mike Pyne (piano); Danny Thompson (bass); Tony Levin (drums) 17. Walkin' (Carpenter) Tubby Hayes Quartet. Little Theatre, Rochester, Kent 4 December 1966. “Addictive Tendencies” Rare Music Recordings RM.028. Tubby Hayes (tenor sax); Ron Mathewson (bass); Mike Pyne (piano); Tony Levin (drums)

18. Mexican Green (Hayes) Tubby Hayes Quartet. Little Theatre, Rochester, Kent 2 April 1967. “Lament” Tubby Hayes Archive Volume 01, Savage Solweig SS-001CD. Same personnel as 17.

19. Seven Steps To Heaven (Feldman) Tubby Hayes Big Band. The Torrington Arms, London 8 May 1969. “Rumpus” Tubby Hayes Archive Volume 03, Savage Solweig SS-003CD. Greg Bowen, Ian Hamer, Les Condon, Kenny Wheeler (tpts); Keith Christie, David Horler, Bill Geldard (tbns); Peter King (alto sax); Tubby Hayes, Brian Smith (tenor sax); Harry Klein (bar. sax); Louis Stewart (guitar); Ron Mathewson (bass); Spike Wells (drums)

20. The Inner Splurge (Hayes) Tubby Hayes Big Band. BBC Studios, Maida Vale, London 25 July 1969. “200% Proof” Mastermix CHECD 00105. Greg Bowen, Ian Hamer, Les Condon, Kenny Wheeler (tpts); Chris Pyne, David Horler, Bill Geldard (tbns); Peter King, Alan Branscombe (alto sax); Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott (tenor sax); Harry Klein (bar. sax); Louis Stewart (guitar); Mike Pyne (piano); Ron Mathewson (bass); Spike Wells (drums)

21. I Thought About You (Van Heusen) Tubby Hayes Quartet. Guldhattan, Stockholm 18 February 1972. “Tubby Hayes Quartet In Scandinavia” Storyville STCD 8251. Tubby Hayes (tenor sax); Staffan Abeleen (piano); Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (bass); Alex Riel (drums)

22. Rhythm-A-Ning (Monk). Same details as 21.