I'm glad I got to know Scott's music during his Tracey period, having heard the earliest edition here both in Leeds and during the excellent 31-minute non-BBC ‘bonus’ set taped from the PA at Manchester's Free Trade Hall, which concludes this compilation. To be sure, these line-ups were also the house band for American guests at Ronnie's club, but his own playing had by this stage matured into a remarkably fluent amalgamation of his influences, including Hank Mobley. But you don't actually think about influences when gripped by the improvisations he fashioned on these mostly ancient standards – the newest, I think, was the World War II hit ‘I'll Be Seeing You’ which receives a stomping, up-tempo treatment. (Songs of more recent vintage are heard on the two tracks with Murphy on which Scott lays out, including the verbal version of ‘Waltz For Debby’). The three items from a 1965 airshot (perhaps done for the Beeb's World Service) have a more laid-back and announcerless ambience, but the 1966 MC Humphrey Lyttelton seems to be already auditioning for I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, saying among other things ‘I hope the BBC doesn't dig up these broadcasts in 30 years’ time'. There wasn't much chance of that, but we should be grateful the R&B label has tapped such a valuable source.