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Born in 1922 in Liverpool, Dave Goldberg's family settled in Glasgow and he took up the guitar at the age of fourteen. He was playing professionally in 1940 playing trombone as well as guitar but later joined the RAF during the second world war as a pilot instructor. On demobilisation he joined Ted Heath playing guitar only. He made several trips to the USA in the late 1940s and worked with the Les Brown band, rejoining Ted Heath when he returned to the UK. He was an early bebop pioneer and the flat he shared with fellow guitarist Pete Chilver in central London was where many young musicians gathered in 1949 to hear and discuss the bebop records beginning to come from the USA. Proof of his familiarity with the idiom can be found on twelve inch 78 issued under the title "Melody Maker Columbia Jazz Rally" recorded in June 1947. He sounds very much at home on Thrivin' on a riff made at a time when most of our local musicians were still playing in the swing style.After a further spell in the US in the early 1950s, (working under the name Dave Gilbert to help him obtain work in Los Angeles), he returned to Britain in 1954 and worked with the Dizzy Reece Sextet and the Phil Seamen Quintet in 1956. |
Goldberg freelanced in the USA, UK and Italy working on film soundtracks and with many small jazz groups and dance bands before becoming a long-time member of Jack Parnell's ATV Orchestra. Goldberg had worked with Parnell for several years in the Ted Heath Orchestra in the 1940s. He died in 1969 at the early age of 47.He played with many well known jazz musicians as the discography below shows. His small group dates are shown in full but his big band dates, where his opportunities were more limited, are shown with a link to the full details. Sadly, like many of our pioneer bop musicians, there is little of his recorded work currently available on CD... |
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Michael Claxton: "....when I was trying to decide between music and advertising I wrote to Steve Race for advice and met him at the BBC a couple of times for a chat and a cup of tea (!). He invited me to two of his recording sessions - this would have been in 1965 - and I helped with handing out scores etc. The guitarist was Dave Goldberg and boy was he good. At one point Steve Race asked him - I don't remember exactly but something like 'Could you make that Bbmin 7th with a flattened 11th a flattened 12th instead and Dave said words to the effect, "Yes where would you like it?" and he played four inversions up the neck in about two seconds. When I expressed my admiration he just said the classic Carnegie Hall line - "Practice, man, practice!"... I have the LPs somewhere in storage; 'Late Race' and another one with film themes if I remember correctly." Bob Bowden: "I saw Dave at Ronnie's. He played a solo set between Sonny Rollins sets. Usual Ronnie's ambience, chat, glasses, cash registers. No one payed much attention. Within 10 minutes the place was as silent as the grave, everyone rapt. Drops of sweat from Dave's forehead dripped onto a by now unvarnished spot on the guitar. He was fabulous." Ted Heath and his Music - October 22nd, 1945 (Decca) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - December 17th, 1945 (Decca) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - January 28th, 1946 (Decca) - Ted Heath Jack Parnell and his Quartet - March 29th, 1946 (Decca) Reg Owen (cl), Ralph Sharon (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Charlie Short (b), Jack Parnell (d). Soft Noodles*/Just You, Just Me*/Too Marvellous For Words/Riffet. (*Avid CD - Jack Parnell: Two Classic Albums plus Two Eps) During his time with Ted Heath, the band made a number of records under the leadership of Kenny Baker and Reg Owen. Full details are shown on the Kenny Baker page. A number of these titles are available on Hep CDs... Kenny Baker Orchestra - April, 1946 (Oriole) - recording details: Kenny Baker Kenny Baker Brass Hats - April, 1946 (Oriole) - recording details: Kenny Baker Ted Heath and his Music - April 29th, 1946 (Decca) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - May, 1946 (Broadcast for British Forces overseas) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - June, 1946 (Broadcast for British Forces overseas) - Ted Heath Kenny Baker Brass Hats - July, 1946 (BBC) - recording details: Kenny Baker Kenny Baker Swing Group - July, 1946 (BBC) - recording details: Kenny Baker London Town Orchestra - July, 1946 (Decca) - recording details: Kenny Baker Ted Heath and his Music - July, 1946 (Broadcast for British Forces overseas) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - July 18th, 1946 (Decca) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - July 27th, 1946 (Decca) - Ted Heath Jack Parnell and his Quartet - July 29th, 1946 (Decca) Reg Owen (cl), Ralph Sharon (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Jack Fallon (b), Jack Parnell (d). Can't We Be Friends?*/Stomping At The Savoy*/On The Alamo*/I'll Never Be The Same*. (*Avid CD - Jack Parnell: Two Classic Albums plus Two Eps) Ted Heath and his Music - September 25th, 1946 (Decca) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - September 29th, 1946 (Broadcast for British Forces overseas) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - November 8th, 1946 (Decca) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - November 25th, 1946 (Decca) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - November, 1946 (Broadcast for British Forces overseas) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - November, 1946 (Decca) - Ted Heath Jack Parnell and his Quartet - December 29th, 1946 (Decca) Jack Parnell (vib), Ronnie Scott (ts), Dave Goldberg (g), Norman Stenfalt (p), Charlie Short (b). Scrubber Time*/On the Sunny Side of The Street*/September In The Rain (unissued). (*Giant Steps Records CD - Great Scott) (*Proper Records 4CD Box set - Ronnie Scott "Boppin' With Scott") (*Avid CD - Jack Parnell: Two Classic Albums plus Two Eps) Ted Heath and his Music - January 2nd, 1947 (Decca) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - March, 1947 (Broadcast for British Forces overseas) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - April 8th, 1947 (Decca) - Ted Heath Kenny Baker Orchestra - April 18th, 1947 (Decca) Kenny Baker (tp), Reg Owen (cl,as), Dave Shand (bs), Norman Stenfalt (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Charlie Short (b), Jack Parnell (d). Dixon's Dilemma*/Blue Lou*. (Unissued until 2011) (*Avid CD - Jack Parnell: Two Classic Albums plus Two Eps) Jack Parnell and his Quartet - April 21st, 1947 (Decca) Tommy Whittle (ts), Norman Stenfalt (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Charlie Short (b), Jack Parnell (d,vcl). Sweet Lorraine (vcl JP)^/Old Man Rebop*^. (*Hep CD - Ted Heath "Listen to my Music vol 3 1947/48") (^Avid CD - Jack Parnell: Two Classic Albums plus Two Eps) Ted Heath and his Music - April 22nd, 1947 (Decca) - Ted Heath Stephane Grappelly Quintet - April 25th, 1947 (Decca F8917) Stephane Grappelly (vln), George Shearing (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Coleridge Goode (b), Ray Ellington (d). Yellow House Stomp/Red-O-Ray/Channel Crossing (unissued)/In The Mode (unissued). Melody Maker's Jazz Rally - June 29th, 1947 (All issued on Columbia) Frank Weir, Carl Barriteau (cl), Harry Hayes, Bertie King (as), Tommy Whittle (ts), Ralph Sharon (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Jack Collier (b), Jock Cummings (d). Confessin'/C Jam Blues/Thriving On A Riff*. (*Proper Records 4CD Box set - Jazz in Britain 1919 - 1950) Ted Heath and his Music - September 16th, 1947 (Decca) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - September, 1947 (Broadcast for British Forces overseas) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - October, 1947 - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - October, 1947 (Broadcast for British Forces overseas)- Ted Heath Kenny Baker Swing Group - October 23rd, 1947 - recording details: Kenny Baker Reg Owen Orchestra - December, 1948 - recording details: Kenny Baker Ted Heath and his Music - February 5th, 1949 (Decca) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - March 1st, 1949 (Decca) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - April 11th, 1949 (Decca) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - May 4th, 1949 (Decca) - Ted Heath Ted Heath and his Music - May, 1949 (London) - Ted Heath Keith Bird and The Esquire Six - October 13th, 1949 (Esquire) Keith Bird (cl), Tommy Pollard (vib), Ralph Sharon (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Charlie Short (b), Carlo Krahmer (d), Cab Kaye (voc-1). How High The Moon(1)/Esquire Blues/Tom's Tea Party/Revol. Ralph Sharon Bobtet - November 9th, 1949 (Harmony) Harry Roche (tb), Harry Klein (as), Ronnie Scott (ts), Bob Burns (bs), Ralph Sharon (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Charles Short (b), Martin Ashton (d), Doreen Henry (vcl). Euphonia/How High The Moon/Zanzibar. (These titles remain unissued). Ralph Sharon Sextet - August 29th, September 14th, 1950 (Melodisc) Jimmy Skidmore (ts), Ralph Sharon (p), Victor Feldman (vib), Dave Goldberg (g), Jack Fallon (b), Martin Ashton (d). The Way You Look Tonight/A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square/The Very Though Of You/Sloppy Joe. Kenny Graham's Afro Cubists - August 23rd, 1954 (Esquire) Kenny Graham (ts), Dave Goldberg (g), Arthur Watts (b), Phil Seamen (d), + conga. Good Bait/Bike Up The Strand. Kenny Graham's Afro Cubists - December 3rd, 1954 (Esquire) Kenny Graham (ts), Dave Goldberg (g), Freddy Logan, + maracas and conga. Jeepers Creepers/Sunday, Monday or Always/The Nearness Of You/Lover Come Back To Me. Dizzy Reece Group - April 26th, 1956 (Tempo TAP9) Dizzy Reece (tp), Johnny Weed (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Lennie Bush (b), Phil Seamen (d). Chorus*/Basie Line*/Night Life (unissued)/The Gypsy (unissued). (*Jasmine CD - A New Star - Dizzy Reece) (*Real Gone Jazz 4-CD set - Dizzy Reece Five classic albums plus bonus tracks) (*Acrobat 5-CD set - Dizzy Reece: The Complete Recordings 1954-62) As far as I can trace the Phil Seamen Quintet recorded only one title as part of an LP from a live concert recording. Other tracks on the record are by other groups... Phil Seamen Quintet - November 10th, 1956 (Decca LK4180) (JM0657) Ken Wray (bs-tp), Johnny Weed (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Stan Wasser (b), Phil Seamen (d). Manteca Suite*. (*Vocalion CD - Third Festival of British Jazz - 1956) The recording detailed below was made at the BBC Studios in London some time in 1956 but was never released in any format until Gearbox Records issued a limited edition of 500 LPs in June, 2011... Phil Seamen Quintet - 1956 (Gearbox GB1508) Joe Harriott (as), Dave Goldberg (g), Johnny Weed (p), Major Holley (b), Phil Seamen (d). My Heart Belongs to Daddy/Poinciana/Big Man. Ilene Day - December 12th and 31st, 1957 (Nixa NJT512) Ilene Day (vcl) acc by Bruce Turner (cl,as), Martin Slavin (vib), Dill Jones (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Sammy Stokes (b), Don Lawson (d). Something To Live For/I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues/I'm Beginning To See The Light/It Don't Mean A Thing/Just Squeeze Me/In A Mellow Tone. Melody Maker's All-Stars - November, 1958 (All the Winners - Nixa NJT518 ) Tubby Hayes (ts), Ronnie Ross (bs), Bill Le Sage (vib), Dave Goldberg (g), Johnny Hawksworth (b), Allan Ganley (d). Hark Dog*. (*Vocalion CD - Jazz Today - Buddy Featherstonhaugh, Harry Klein and others) (*Jasmine CD -Tubby Hayes - London Pride) Jack Parnell and his Orchestra - May 14th, 1959 (HMV) Ronnie Simmonds, Tommy McQuater, unknown (tp), George Chisholm, unknown (tb), Bob Burns, Duggie Robinson (as), Bob Adams, unknown (ts), Phil Goody (bs), Norman Stenfalt (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Lennie Bush (b), Jack Parnell (d). Kansas City/The Golden Striker*. (*Avid CD - Jack Parnell: Two Classic Albums plus Two Eps) Jack Parnell and his Orchestra - March 11th, 1960 (Phillips) Ronnie Simmonds, Tommy McQuater, Basil Jones, Freddy Clayton (tp), George Chisholm, unknown (tb), Bob Burns, Duggie Robinson (as), Bob Adams, Frank Reidy (ts), Phil Goody (bs), Norman Stenfalt (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Lennie Bush (b), Jack Parnell (d), Bob Midgley (perc). 77 Sunset Strip/Then Ride . Alan Clare Trio + others - May 24th, 1960 (Columbia 33SX1452) Alan Clare (p), Kenny Napper (b), Bobby Kevin (d). Luxury Flat (add Dave Goldberg (g). Tubby Hayes Orchestra - June 8th, 1961 (BBC) - recording details: Tubby Hayes Pat Smythe Trio - January 23rd, 1962 (Pat Smythe Trio with Shake Keane - Columbia 33SX1452) Shake Keane (flhrn), Pat Smythe (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Kenny Napper (b). Nardis/Old Devil Moon/Mendacity. Vic Lewis and his Orchestra - July 9th, 1962 - recording details: Vic Lewis Ted Heath and his Music - September 27th and 28th, 1967 (Swing is King - Decca) - details Ted Heath and his Music - May 30th and 31st, 1968 (Swing is King Volume 2- Decca) - details Ray Warleigh - November 26th, 1968 (First album - Philips SBL788) Ray Warleigh (as), Gordon Beck (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Kenny Napper (b), Ronnie Stephenson (d), + string section. The Look Of Love*/Dindi*/Once I Loved*/Lover Man*. (*Sunbeam CD - Ray Warleigh's first album) Midnight Jazzmen - c1960s (Midnight Jazzmen - Embassy WEP1033) Ray Davies (tp), George Chisholm (tb), Gordon Franks (p), Alan Metcalf (g), Dave Goldberg (g,bj), Frank Donnison (b), Bobby Midgley (d). That's A Plenty/I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate/Muskrat Ramble/Bill Bailey/When The Saints Go Marching In/South Rampart Street Parade. Tubby Hayes first recording for Fontana was a mixture of various sized groups including the small group listed below... Tubby Hayes And His Orchestra - March 28th, 1961 (Fontana TFL5142) (JM0861) Tubby Hayes (vib), + flutes, clarinets, oboe, + Dave Goldberg (g), Terry Shannon (p), Jeff Clyne (b), Bill Eyden (d). S'posin*/The Folks Who Live On The Hill*. (*Impressed-Repressed CD - Tubbs) (*Proper Records 4CD Box set - Tubby Hayes: Little Giant Steps) (*Real Gone Jazz CD - Tubby Hayes: Seven Classic Albums) The Stars Play Jazz - c1962s (The Stars Play Jazz - Embassy WEP1110) Stan Roderick (tp), George Chisholm (tb), Bob Burns (cl), Gordon Franks (p), Alan Metcalf (g), Dave Goldberg (g,bj), Peter Collins (b), Jock Cummings (d). (Twelve traditional jazz titles). Believed to be Joe Harriott and Dave Goldberg's last recording date, this is a rather muddled attempt at a symphony with jazz soloists. Tom Lord's Jazz Discography gives the recording date as 1970 but this is incorrect. Simon Spillett points out that Dave Goldberg died on August 21st, 1969 and that this recording was made on August 8th, a few days before that date, at Watford Town Hall... Laurie Johnson with The London Philharmonic Orchestra and The London Jazz Orchestra - August 8th, 1969 (Synthesis - Columbia SLX 6412) Stan Roderick, Derek Watkins, Kenny Wheeler, Cliff Haines, Paul Tongay (tp), Don Lusher, Nat Peck, Bobby Lamb, Ray Premru (tb), Joe Harriott, Roy Willox (as), Tony Coe, Tubby Hayes (ts), Harry Klein (bs), Stan Tracey (p), Dave Goldberg (g), Dave Richmond (b-g), Lennie Bush (b), Barry Morgan (d). Prelude/Con Moto/Adagio/Allegro/Finale. Although there is not a lot of his playing available these days on CD, Bob Bullock comments, (March 2008), "that there is some excellent film of him playing with Stephan Grapelli's quintet included in the two DVD set about Stephan released a few years ago with Ray Ellington, Coleridge Goode and George Shearing. It is the only film I have ever seen of Dave although there may, of course, be some with with Ted Heath"... |
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