Tony Archer Discography

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Year of Release	Recording Date	Title	Bandleader	Personnel	Notes
1961	June 17 and August 29, 1961 (London, England)	Roarin’	The New Don Rendell Quintet	Alto Saxophone – Graham Bond Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Phil Kinorra Piano – John Burch Tenor Saxophone – Don Rendell	(whole album) Solos on “Manumission”, “Blue Monk” and “The Haunt” 🎧 Spotify
2010	1962 broadcast from the BBC Maida Vale Studios, BBC Jazz For Moderns series	Manumission – BBC Jazz For Moderns	The Don Rendell Quintet	Alto Saxophone – Graham Bond Double Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Ted Pope Piano – John Burch Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Don Rendell	(whole album – 3 tracks) Solo on “Manumission” 🎧 Spotify
2015	9th September 1962 “Jazz Session” Recorded At Paris Cinema, London Broadcast	Live At The BBC And Other Stories	Graham Bond	Alto Saxophone – Graham Bond (tracks: 1-12 to 1-18), Double Bass – Tony Archer (tracks: 1-12 to 1-18) Drums – Ted Pope (tracks: 1-12 to 1-18) Piano – John Burch (tracks: 1-12 to 1-18) Presenter – Steve Race (tracks: 1-12 to 1-18) Tenor Saxophone – Dick Heckstall-Smith (tracks: 1-12 to 1-18) Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Don Rendell (tracks: 1-12 to 1-18)	(7 tracks) 2-bar response in last chorus of “Things Are Getting Better”, solo on “Kelly Blue” 🎧 Spotify (tracks 12-18 on Spotify)
1968	live at The Bull’s Head, Barnes and The Royal Oak, Tooley Street, Southwark, London	Now! … Live!	Phil Seamen With Tony Archer And Tony Lee	Double Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Phil Seamen Piano – Tony Lee	(whole album) Solos on “Can’t Buy Me Love”, “T Spoke”, “On Green Dolphin Street”, “Something Special” and “What Kind of Fool Am I?” 🎧 YouTube
1968		Fiddler On The Roof / Sweet Charity	London’s Gentlemen Of Jazz	(Uncredited performers:) Phil Seamen – Drums Tony Lee – Piano Tony Archer – Bass	(whole album) Solos on “Matchmaker, Matchmaker”, “Sweet Charity”, short waltz feel/walking solo on “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This” 🎧 YouTube
2015	February 8, 1972 The Hopbine, North Wembley, London, UK	Symphony / The Lost Session	Tubby Hayes	Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Dick Brenner Piano – Tony Lee Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Tubby Hayes	(whole album) Solos on “Symphony” and “Sonnymoon for Two” 🎧 Spotify
1973	16/05/1971 in two sessions at Trident Studios, London	Sandy Brown with The Brian Lemon Trio	Sandy Brown	Bass – Tony Archer Clarinet, Vocals (tracks: A3, B4, B5) – Sandy Brown Drums – Bobby Orr Piano – Brian Lemon	(whole album) Solo on “Ole Miss”, 8-bar intro on “Legal Pete” and a solo (mostly walking) on “Louis” 🎧 Spotify
1974	MPS-Studio, Villingen	Out of Sight (aka Piano Mood)	Eddie Thompson	Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Terry Jenkins Piano – Eddie Thompson	(whole album) 🎧 Spotify
1975	9th December 1974 live at the 100 club	Baker’s Jam	Kenny Baker’s All Stars	Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Bill Eyden Piano – Tony Lee Saxophone [Tenor] – Danny Moss (tracks: B1, B2), Tommy Whittle (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2) Trombone – Don Lusher (tracks: B1, B2) Trumpet – Kenny Baker	(whole album) Solo on “Out of Nowhere”, 8-bar solo on last B of “It Don’t Mean a Thing” 🎧 Spotify (first four tracks of re-release)
1976		British Jazz Artists Vol.1	The Tony Lee Trio	Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Martin Drew Piano – Tony Lee	(whole album) Solo on “Blue Bossa” 🎧 YouTube
1976	December, 1970	No Greater Love	Eddie Thompson	Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Terry Jenkins Piano – Eddie Thompson	(whole album) 🎧 YouTube
1977	March 1977 Olympic Sound Studios, Barnes, London	British Jazz Artists Vol. 2	Terry Smith With The Tony Lee Trio	Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Martin Drew Guitar – Terry Smith Piano – Tony Lee	(whole album) 🎧 ??
1977	1977 BBC Studios, London	… Why Not	Tommy Whittle Quartet	Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Martin Drew Piano – Tony Lee Tenor Saxophone – Tommy Whittle	(whole album) Solo on “Why Not”, trading fours on “Funk in Deep Freeze” 🎧 YouTube Music
1978	Olympic Studios, London	With You in Mind	Betty Smith With The Tony Lee Trio	Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Jack Parnell Piano – Tony Lee Saxophone – Betty Smith	(whole album) 🎧 ??
1979	August 10th, 11th, 12th, 1978 Ronnie Scott’s Club	Ronnie Scott’s Presents	Tony Lee & Friends	Bass – Tony Archer Congas – Tony Utah Drums – Mickey Roker, Tony Mann Guitar – Rodney Jones Piano – Tony Lee	(whole album) 🎧 ?? Re-released in 2010 as one half of double CD British Jazz Artists Vol. 3 / Street Of Dreams
1979	February 1979 BBC Studios Kensington House, London	Street of Dreams	Tony Lee	Bass – Tony Archer Congas – Tony Uter Drums – Martin Drew Piano – Tony Lee	(whole album) 🎧 ??
1981	19, 20, 21 February 1981 Academy Sound & Vision	The Best Of British Jazz	Kenny Baker, Don Lusher, Betty Smith (2), Jack Parnell	Double Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Jack Parnell Piano – Tony Lee Tenor Saxophone – Betty Smith Trombone – Don Lusher Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Kenny Baker	(whole album) 🎧 ??
1989	Temple Music Studio	Resurrection Ritual	Dick Morrissey Quartet	Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Jim Hall Piano – John Burch Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Dick Morrissey	(whole album) 🎧 YouTube
1995	Friday 17th November 1989. ‘Live’ during Children in Need Jazzathon at ‘The Crown’, Chislehurst, Kent, England	Love Dance	The Dick Morrissey Quartet	Double Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Jim Hall Piano – John Burch Tenor Saxophone – Derek Nash (track B3), Dick Morrissey Engineer – Derek Nash	(whole album) 8-bar intro and later solo on “Falling in Love with Love”, solos on “Sisyfan” and “Tenor Madness” 🎧 YouTube (omits “Too Close for Comfort”)
2000	4th June, 2000 Jagz At The Station	Live At The Station	The Tony Lee Trio	Bass – Tony Archer Drums – Ronnie Verrell Piano – Tony Lee	(whole album) 🎧 ??