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Electric Jive: The Huntley Archive
Keeping Time: Photographs and Cape Town Jazz Recordings – 1964 – 1974
WELCOME
Ian Bruce Huntley (2013)
Pic: Cedric Nunn
Pic: Cedric Nunn
Ian Bruce Huntley captured more than 1500 South African jazz-related images and recorded and preserved in excess of 56 hours of reel-to-reel audio of jazz performed in Cape Town over the period 1964-1974. This site aims to make Ian’s jazz archive accessible, opening a window on a little-known era, an ‘underground’ scene that persisted in creative defiance of all that grand apartheid threw at it.
Many of the musicians Ian worked with have passed on, and a large number were never afforded the opportunity to record (whilst others remain woefully under-documented). Combined with the loss to exile of yet more key South Africans in the country’s jazz history, and the general inaccessibility of records that do exist, this collision of circumstances means little archival material is available, further limiting our understanding of a challenging era of artistic discipline and persistence.
Ian is the copyright holder of both the photographs and recorded music shared on this site. He has decided to make these archives accessible through Electric Jive so that interested musicians, scholars, and fans of South African jazz can freely access, engage and celebrate the achievements of a generation of this country’s musicians: to maintain memory through sharing pictures, sounds and stories that might otherwise become lost.
Electric Jive has since April 2012 been sharing a number of Ian’s recordings and photographs on our regular blog. You can read the May 2012 announcement of the Huntley Archive via Electric Jive here. In November 2013 the book “Keeping Time” was published. The book contains a selection of 120 of Ian’s images, each one painstakingly restored. You can download a .PDF version of the book from this site. On these blog pages you can also view the pictures, read the book’s essays, and explore the full audio archive which is available for free download.
We shall update and expand this archive site as we go along. There are a number of tunes that Ian recorded that remain unidentified – and quite probably some that are incorrectly identified. Please do feel free to leave comments, corrections and memories.
Chris Albertyn March 2014
Electric Jive: The Huntley Archive
Keeping Time: Photographs and Cape Town Jazz Recordings – 1964 – 1974
AMBASSADORS (1965) – NO TAPE NUMBER
~ late 1965
(undocumented tape number)
6 tracks at 48:19
Ambassador School of Dancing, 190 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town.
Unknown female vocalist1 [possibly Vuyiswa Ngcwangu or Nosisi Ralulu], Dennis Mpale (trumpet), Nikele Moyake (tenor), Duku Makasi (tenor), Shakes Mgudlwa (piano), Psych ‘Big T’ Ntsele (bass), Peter Jackson Jnr. (drums).
You can read the Electric Jive post “Nik Moyake and the Soul Jazzmen” on this recording here.
ART CENTRE (DATE?) – NO TAPE NUMBER
(undocumented date)
(undocumented tape number)
7 tracks at 56:36
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Winston Mankunku Ngozi (tenor saxophone), Merton Barrow (vibes), Selwyn Lissack (drums), Midge Pike (bass).
ART CENTRE (1971) – NO TAPE NUMBER
circa August 1971
(undocumented tape number)
9 tracks at 91:32
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Kippie Moeketsi (alto), Danayi Dlova (alto), Victor Ntoni (bass), Nelson Magwaza (drums).
You can read the story behind this important recording here.
THE STABLES (1965) – NO TAPE NUMBER
1965
(undocumented tape number)
5 tracks at 32:13
The Stables, Loop Street, Cape Town.
Winston Mankunku Ngozi (tenor), Midge Pike (bass), Selwyn Lissack (drums), Dave Galloway (organ).
Read the original Electric Jive post on this recording here.
EXPERIMENTS AT SELWYN’S (1966) – NO TAPE NUMBER
~ 1966
(undocumented tape number)
series of tracks at 1:29:57
Selwyn Lissack’s room in Sea Point or Bantry Bay, Cape Town.
Winston Mankunku Ngozi (tenor & soprano), Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Selwyn Lissack (drums), Midge Pike (bass).
Read the story behind the free jazz experiments at Selwyn Lissack’s room here.
THIBAULT SQUARE STUDIO (1964) – NO TAPE NUMBER
1964
(undocumented tape number)
4 tracks at 30:38
Thibault Square Recording Studio, Cape Town.
The Jazz Disciples: Dennis Mpale (trumpet), Barney Rachabane (alto), Ronnie Beer (tenor), Tete Mbambisa (piano), Sammy Maritz (bass), Max Dayimani (drums).
Read the Electric Jive post about this recording here.
ROOM AT THE TOP (1964) – NO TAPE NUMBER
circa July 1964
(undocumented tape number)
4 tracks at 1:11:02
Room at the Top, Strand Street, Cape Town.
Ronnie Beer (tenor), Dennis Mpale (trumpet); Dudu Pukwana1 (alto); Tete Mbambisa (piano), Johnny Dyani (bass), Max Dayimani (drums).
Read more about Dudu Pukwana and Johnny Dyani in this their last ever performance in South Africa here.
ROOM AT THE TOP (DATE?) – TAPE 04
(undocumented date)
Tape 4
3 tracks at 44:57
Room at the Top, Strand Street, Cape Town.
Dennis Mpale (trumpet), Ronnie Beer (tenor), Barney Rachabane1(alto), Tete Mbambisa (piano), Bob Tizzard (bass), Max Dayimani (drums)
ROOM AT THE TOP (1964) – TAPE 09
1964
Tape 9
5 tracks at 41:02
Room at the Top, Strand Street, Cape Town.
Dennis Mpale (trumpet), Ronnie Beer (tenor), Tete Mbambisa (piano), Max Dayimani (drums), unidentified (bass).
UNTITLED (DATE?) – TAPE 13
(undocumented date)
Tape 13
5 tracks at 42:55
Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Basil Moses (bass), Jackie Schilder (drums), Monty Weber1 (drums), Ronnie Beer (tenor), Philly Schilder2 (bass), Selwyn Lissack3(drums).
CHRIS SCHILDER – SOLO PIANO (DATE?) – TAPE 14
(undocumented date)
Tape 15
10 tracks at 46:05
Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano).
ZAMBEZI (1964) – TAPE 17
1964
Tape 17
10 tracks at 1:24:08
Zambezi Restaurant, Hanover Street, District Six, Cape Town.
Ronnie Beer1 (tenor), Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Philly Schilder (bass), Max Dayimani (drums), Selwyn Lissack2(drums), unidentified3(trombone).
Read more about this gig and the Zambezi Restaurant in District Sixhere.
ROOM AT THE TOP (1964) – TAPE 18
1964
Tape 18
7 tracks at 2:11:25
Room at the Top, Strand Street, Cape Town.
Dennis Mpale (trumpet), Ronnie Beer (tenor), Dudu Pukwana (alto), Tete Mbambisa (piano), Martin Mgijima (bass), Max Dayimani (drums).
Read the original Electric Jive post about this tape here.
ART CENTRE (DATE?) – TAPE 20
(undocumented date)
Tape 20
4 tracks at 37:12
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder), Philly Schilder, Selwyn Lissack.
MOSES’ HOUSE (1964) – TAPE 20
1964
Tape 20
8 tracks at 1:05:09
Recorded at Basil and Cliffie Moses’ house on Smart Street, District Six, Cape Town.
Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Basil Moses (bass), Roy Petersen (drums), Cliffie Moses (guitar)
Read the Electric Jive post on this recordinghere.
ZAMBEZI RESTAURANT (DATE?) – TAPE 21
(undocumented date)
Tape 21
5 tracks at 37:08
Zambezi Restaurant, Hanover Street, District Six, Cape Town.
Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder), Philly Schilder, Max Dayimani.
Read the Electric Jive post on this recordinghere.
ZAMBEZI RESTAURANT (DATE?) – TAPE 21B
(undocumented date)
Tape 21B
5 tracks at 41:27
Zambezi Restaurant, Hanover Street, District Six, Cape Town.
Dennis Mpale, Ronnie Beer (tenor), Tete Mbambisa (piano), unidentified (bass), Max Dayimani (drums).
Read the Electric Jive post on this recordinghere.
ART CENTRE (DATE?) – TAPE 21
(undocumented date)
Tape 21
5 tracks at 38:35
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Joe Cooper1 (vocals), Tony Schilder (piano), Philly Schilder (bass), Don Stegman (drums), Robert Beer2 (trumpet).
GRAND PRIX (DATE?) – TAPE 21
(undocumented date)
Tape 21
3 tracks at 39:27
Grand Prix Restaurant, Sea Point, Cape Town.
Ronnie Beer (tenor), Dave Galloway (trombone), Bob Tizzard (trombone), Tony Schilder1 (piano), Ibrahim Kalil Shihab(Chris Schilder)2(piano), Philly Schilder (bass), Selwyn Lissack (drums).
See Ian’s photographs of performances at The Grand Prix here.
AMBASSADOR – TAPE 24
(undocumented date)
Tape 24
4 tracks at 47:25
Ambassador School of Dancing, 190 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock, Cape Town.
Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Midge Pike1 (bass), Selwyn Lissack (drums).
See Ian’s pictures at The Ambassador here
ART CENTRE (DATE?) – TAPE 24
(undocumented date)
Tape 24
4 tracks at 44:01
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Midge Pike (bass), Selwyn Lissack (drums).
SELWYN LISSACK’S ROOM (1966) – TAPE 25
1966
Tape 25
5 tracks at 44:44
Sea Point or Bantry Bay, Cape Town.
Winston Mankunku Ngozi (tenor), Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder), Midge Pike, Selwyn Lissack.
ART CENTRE (1966) – TAPE 25
1966
Tape 25
4 tracks at 39:36
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder); Midge Pike; Selwyn Lissack.
ART CENTRE (DATE?) – TAPE 26
(undocumented date)
Tape 26
8 tracks at 1:31:20
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Merton Barrow (vibes), Midge Pike1 (bass), Selwyn Lissack (drums).
ART CENTRE (DATE?) – TAPE 28
1966
Tape 28
8 tracks at 1:25:49
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Philly Schilder (bass), Monty Weber (drums)
MAYOR GRADNER’S (1966) – TAPE 28
10 July 1966
Tape 28
5 tracks at 41:40
A private performance in the then Mayor of Cape Town, Walter Gradner’s home. Walter Gradner was Mayor from 1965 – 1967.
Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Philly Schilder (bass), Monty Weber (drums).
TROUBADOUR (1966) – TAPE 28
1966
Tape 28
4 tracks at 41:44
Troubadour Restaurant, Breda Street, Gardens, Cape Town.
Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) , Philly Schilder (bass), Maurice Gawronsky (drums).
ART CENTRE (1966) – TAPE 29
31 July 1966
Tape 29
3 tracks at 35:40
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Winston Mankunku Ngozi (tenor & soprano), unidentified (second saxophone), Merton Barrow (vibes), Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder)(piano), Midge Pike (bass), Selwyn Lissack (drums).
TROUBADOUR (1966) – TAPE 29
August 1966
Tape 29
5 tracks at 84:58
Troubadour Restaurant, Breda Street, Gardens, Cape Town.
Winston Mankunku Ngozi (saxophone), Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Bob Tizzard (bass), Maurice Gawronsky (drums).
ART CENTRE (DATE?) – TAPE 30
August 1966
Tape 30
4 tracks at 1:02:15
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town. Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder), Bob Tizzard (bass), Maurice Gawronsky.
TROUBADOUR (DATE?) – TAPE 30
(undocumented date)
Tape 30
4 tracks at 41:03
Troubadour Restaurant, Gardens, Cape Town.
Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder), Bob Tizzard, Maurice Gawronsky
ART CENTRE (1966) – TAPE 31
20 August 1966
Tape 31
3 tracks at 43:19
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Morris Goldberg, Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder), Midge Pike, Philly Schilder, Selwyn Lissack.
ART CENTRE (1966) – TAPE 32
18 September 1966
Tape 32
4 tracks at 36:52
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Merton Barrow, Midge Pike, Selwyn Lissack.
SELWYN’S STUDIO – FILM MUSIC (DATE?) – TAPE 32
(undocumented date)
Tape 32
17 tracks at 46:12
Sea Point or Bantry Bay, Cape Town.
Winston Mankunku Ngozi (saxophone), Merton Barrow (piano & vibraphone), Midge Pike (bass), Selwyn Lissack (drums).
ART CENTRE (1966) – TAPE 33
September 1966
Tape 33
11 tracks at 1:54:21
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Winston Mankunku Ngozi (tenor), Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Midge Pike1 (bass), Selwyn Lissack (drums), unidentified2 (trumpet), Merton Barrow (vibes)3, Morris Goldberg4.
ART CENTRE (DATE?) – TAPE 34
(undocumented date)
Tape 34
5 tracks at 1:09:09
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Morris Goldberg, Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder), Midge Pike, Selwyn Lissack.
ART CENTRE (DATE?) – TAPE 35
(undocumented date)
Tape 35
6 tracks at 1:18:13
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Morris Goldberg (on clarinet), Merton Barrow, Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder), Midge Pike, Selwyn Lissack.
THE ART CENTRE (1966) – TAPE 36
1966
Tape 36
13 tracks at 1:33:20
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Winston Mankunku Ngozi (saxophone), Art de Villiers (guitar), Merton Barrow (vibes), Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Midge Pike (bass), Selwyn Lissack (drums).
TROUBADOUR (1965) – TAPE 37
1965
Tape 37
6 tracks at 1:27:44
Troubadour Restaurant, Breda Street, Gardens, Cape Town.
Morris Goldberg (alto), Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Bob Tizzard (bass), Maurice Gawronsky (drums).
SELWYN’S STUDIO (DATE?) – TAPE 38
(undocumented date)
Tape 38
8 tracks at 1:03:22
Sea Point or Bantry Bay, Cape Town.
Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Bob Tizzard (bass), Selwyn Lissack (drums), Winston Mankunku Ngozi (tenor on some tracks).
THE ART CENTRE (1967) – TAPE 39
1967
Tape 39
8 tracks at 1.23:47
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Morris Goldberg (alto), Ibrahim Kalil Shihab (Chris Schilder) (piano), Midge Pike (double bass), Selwyn Lissack (drums).
THE ART CENTRE (DATE?) – TAPE 40
(undocumented date)
Tape 40
13 tracks at 2:11:38
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Morris Goldberg, Chris Schilder, Midge Pike, Maurice Gawronsky.
THE ART CENTRE (DATE?) – TAPE 41
(undocumented date)
Tape 41
16 tracks at 2:05:10
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Chris Schilder, Midge Pike, Selwyn Lissack, Tony Owens (flute).
ROOM AT THE TOP – TAPE 43
(undocumented date)
Tape 43
19 Tracks at 3:03:30
Room at the Top, Strand Street, Cape Town. Dennis Mpale (trumpet), Barney Rachabane (alto), Ronnie Beer (tenor), Tete Mbambisa (piano), Martin Mgijima (bass), Max Dayimani (drums).
THE ART CENTRE (DATE?) – TAPE 46
(undocumented date)
Tape 46
13 tracks at 1:46:59
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Chris Schilder, Midge Pike, Selwyn Lissack.
AT SELWYN’S ROOM (DATE?) – TAPE 46
(undocumented date)
Tape 46
3 Tracks at 26:08
Sea Point or Bantry Bay, Cape Town.
Chris Schilder, Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Selwyn Lissack, Midge Pike.
THE ART CENTRE (DATE?) – TAPE 47
(undocumented date)
Tape 47
15 tracks at 1:48:23
Art Centre, Green Point Common, Cape Town.
Johnny Clayton (piano), Merton Barrow (vibes), Midge Pike (bass), Selwyn Lissack (drums).
EXPERIMENTS AT SELWYN’S (1966) – TAPE 50
1966
Tape 50
7 Tracks at 1:28:31
Sea Point or Bantry Bay, Cape Town.
Chris Schilder, Selwyn Lissack, Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Midge Pike.
CAPE TOWN TOWN HALL (1966) – TAPE 42
WE DO NOT HAVE THIS RECORDING IN OUR ARCHIVE… YET!
ROOM AT THE TOP – TAPE 53
(undocumented date)
Tape 53
5 Tracks at 1:23:18
Room at the Top, Strand Street, Cape Town.
Dennis Mpale, Ronnie Beer, Tete Mbambisa, Martin Mgijima, Max Dayimani, Dudu Pukwana1
AMBASSADORS (1965) – TAPE 55
1965
Tape 55
7 Tracks at 1:30:18
Ambassador School of Dancing, Woodstock.
Cups Nkanuka, Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Themba Mathola, Martin Mgijima, Parks (Phakamile) Joya, Robert Sithole (flute).
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