Diving Duck Recordings discography This is a discography of albums released by Diving Duck Recordings. Diving Duck was setup in London in 2004. Their mission was to "produce music that represents the great diversity and musicality represented by the current UK jazz scene."

The Best Things In Life, James Pearson Trio, 2005, Diving Duck DDRCD001 Tracks : The Best Things In Life Are Free, The Poacher, A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes, Wee Dram Blues, This Heart Of Mine, Opus 1, So Many Stars, The Impossible Dream, London By Night, Guys And Dolls, Count Boozy, God Only Knows, Cottontail, A Tribute To Someone Musicians : James Pearson, Jeremy Brown, Matt Skelton

Tight Lines, Robert Fowler, 2005, Diving Duck DDRCD002 Tracks : Groove Yard, The Red Door, Skating In Central Park, C'est What, Tight Lines, Up And At It, Willow Weep For Me, Polkadots And Moonbeams, Have You Met Miss Jones, Falling In Love With Love, Come Rain Or Come Shine, You Say You Care Musicians : Robert Fowler, James Pearson, Jeremy Brown, Matt Skelton, Andrew Kuc (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6), Alistair White (tracks 4, 7, 8 & 12)

Gig Bag, The Organ Trio, 2005, Diving Duck DDRCD003 Tracks : Strayhorn, The Duke, Gig Bag, El Jo, Nessun Dorma, Don't Ask, Slow Flow, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Lullaby, Dilly Dally, Theme from The Godfather II, Blueberry Hill Musicians : Jim Mullen, Mike Gorman, Matt Skelton

The Mood I'm In, Matthew Ford, 200?, Diving Duck DDRCD004 Tracks : The Mood I'm In, On Days Like These, Always, C'est Magnifique, Call Me, Autumn Leaves, Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me, For Once In My Life, I Will Say Goodbye, Nature Boy, A Certain Smile, Oblivion, I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face, You Are So Beautiful, The Impossible Dream, I Get Along Without You Very Well Musicians : Matthew Ford, Mike Lovatt, Robert Fowler, Colin Skinner, James Pearson, Jim Mullen, Jeremy Brown, Matt Skelton, Steve Bentley-Klein plus other strings

Smokescreen, The Jim Mullen Organ Trio Featuring Stan Sulzmann, 2006, Diving Duck DDRCD005 Tracks : Consolidation, Walk On By, When I Grow Up, Smokescreen, Aja, Cornelius, The White Cockade, Buzzard Count, Chances Are, Stairway to the Stars, It Never Entered My Mind Musicians : Jim Mullen Organ, Mike Gorman, Matt Skelton / Stan Sulzmann

The Key To It All…, The Modern Jazz Trio, 2007, Diving Duck DDRCD006 Tracks : This Heart of Mine, Skating in Central Park, I'll Close My Eyes, Where Are You?, Melody for a Bass, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Confusion, Bye Bye Blackbird, Django, The Key to it All, What Happened Next? Musicians : John Horler, Sam Burgess, Mike Smith Recorded live in Dorking in February 2006.

On The Other Side Of The Tracks, Matthew Ford, 2007, Diving Duck DDRCD007 Tracks : On the Other Side of the Tracks, Just One of Those Things, I'm Beginning to see the Light, Have You Met Miss Jones?, Like Young, What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?, I Don't Care, Only Love Me, Besame Mucho, Meditation, The Best Man, Hello, Young Lovers, At Last, If Ever I Would Leave You, My Funny Valentine, Windmills of Your Mind, That's All Musicians : Matthew Ford, John Horler, Colin Skinner, Robert Fowler, Mike Lovatt, Alistair White, Pete North, Jim Mullen, Jim Hart, Dave Chamberlain, Jeremy Brown, Matt Skelton

Make Believe, Jim Mullen Organ Trio Featuring Stan Sulzmann, 2008, Diving Duck DDRCD008 Tracks : Nature Boy, Make Believe, When I Fall In Love, Nancy, Ae Fond Kiss, Speed Of Sound, Just The Little Things, Rule Of Thumb Musicians : Jim Mullen Organ, Mike Gorman, Matt Skelton / Stan Sulzmann

Swing The Club, James Pearson Trio, 2009, Diving Duck DDRCD009 Tracks : Caravan, Alone Together, Lady Madonna, Here There And Everywhere, Cherokee, The Very Thought Of You, Lullaby Of The Leaves, Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder), Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear Musicians : James Pearson, Sam Burgess, Chris Dagley

Something Else, Matthew Ford, 2009, Diving Duck DDRCD010 Tracks : Don't Rain On My Parade, Fabulous Places, You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile, When I Look In Your Eyes, My Favourite Things, I Believe In You, When In Rome, Once In A Lifetime, Once Upon A Time, Pure Imagination, Real Live Girl, Who Can I Turn To Musicians : Matthew Ford, Graham Harvey, Jeremy Brown, Matt Skelton, Phil Robson

Not A Cloud in The Sky, The John Horler Quartet, 2010, Diving Duck DDRCD011 Tracks : December Skies, Which Way?, Allofus, Jeff, This Is For You, Down The Club, 5 Is Fun, I Can't Get Started, Black Sheep, Not A Cloud In The Sky Musicians : John Horler, Sam Mayne, Chris Lawrence, Spike Wells

Guys & Dolls, The Ed Puddick Big Band, 2011, Diving Duck DDRCD012 Tracks : Fugue for Tinhorns, Follow the Fold, The Oldest Established, I'll Know, Pet Me, Poppa, Adelaide's Lament, Guys and Dolls, Adelaide, If I Were a Bell, A Woman in Love, Take Back Your Mink, Luck Be a Lady, Sue Me, Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat Musicians : Noel Langley, Nick Smart, Percy Pursglove, Andy Gathercole, Simon Walker, Mike Feltham, Andrew Lester, Jim Rattigan, Sam Bullard, George Crowley, Dan Faulkner, Claire McInerney, Chris Allard, Ryan Trebilcock, Richard Barr, Bethan Jones

Arthur Wilson Memorial Concert, Various, 2011, Diving Duck DDRCD013 Tracks : King's Hunting Jig, Greensleeves, Agincourt Song, Le Bateau Sur Leman, Of Knights And Castles, The Chicken, Two Equali, Hymne an die Nacht, Ave Verum, Motet: Locus Iste, Just A Closer Walk With Thee, Basie Straight Ahead, All The Things You Are, 23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West, So What, Superbone Meets The Badman, MacArthur Park Notes : A live recording from a private concert in London in 2010 celebrating the life and achievements of trombonist Arthur Wilson. 76 musicians were involved in the concert. All proceeds from the sale of the CD went to Parkinson's UK.

Flow, Robert Fowler, 2011, Diving Duck DDRCD014 Tracks : Promised Land, True Blues, Echoes Of The Duke, Groovy Samba, Lullaby Of The Leaves, La Bouche Puissant, I Like To Recognise The Tune, Unless It's You, Flow, Careless Love Musicians : Robert Fowler, Robin Aspland, Jeremy Brown, Matt Home

Cookin' With The Lid On, Skelton Skinner Allstars Big Band, 2011, Diving Duck DDRCD015 Tracks : Begin The Beguine, Billies Bounce, Stardust, Sweet Lorraine, Tico Tico, Goodbye, The Song Is You, What Is This Thing Called Love, It Could Happen To You, Sweet Georgia Brown, Day In, Day Out Musicians : Matt Skelton, Colin Skinner, Mark Crooks, Luke Annesley, Olly Wilby, Gemma Moore, Mike Lovatt, Danny Marsden, Craig Wild, Steve Fishwick, Gordon Campbell, Andy Wood, Richard Wigley, Pete North, Graham Harvey, Jeremy Brown, Colin Oxley, Anthony Kerr

String Theory, Jim Mullen Reunion Quartet, 2012, Diving Duck DDRCD016 Tracks : Dreams So Real, Song For Carla, Over The Hills And Far Away, Love Is Real, You've Changed, Greetings To Idris, The Lark, Bye Ya, Partial Eclipse Musicians : Jim Mullen, Gareth Williams, Mick Hutton, Gary Husband

Out Of This World, Julie Dunn, 2012, Diving Duck DDRCD017 Tracks : Out Of This World, All The Things You Are, My Favourite Things, Blame It On My Youth, Lullaby For Birdie, The Shadow Of Your Smile, Mangled, But Beautiful, A Felicidade, You Don't Know What Love Is, Not Like This, Well You Needn't Musicians : Julie Dunn, John Horler, Alec Dankworth, Winston Clifford / Special guests: David Horler, Tony Coe

Portrait, Matthew Ford, 2014, Diving Duck DDRCD018 Tracks : Old Devil Moon, A Day In The Life Of A Fool, I Wish I Were In Love Again, I Will Wait For You, I Wanna Be Around, Anything Goes/It Don't Mean A Thing, All My Tomorrows, Lullaby Of Broadway, The Lady Is A Tramp, The Shadow Of Your Smile, Steppin' Out With My Baby, Puttin' On The Ritz, If I Ruled The World, Caravan, Route 66, My Love Went To London

Catch My Drift, The Jim Mullen Organ Trio, 2014, Diving Duck DDRCD019 Tracks : Deep in a Dream, For My Lady, Samba de Aviao, Lonely Town, High Wire (The Aerialist), Esquecendo Voce, You Can't Hide Love, Maxine, Declaration of Love, Daydream Musicians : Jim Mullen, Mike Gorman, Matt Skelton

Blowin' That Old Tin Can, Robbie Harvey, 2014, Diving Duck DDRCD020 Tracks : Blowin' That Old Tin Can, You'll Ask Why, Poor Butterfly, Carn Galva, Delusions of Grandma, I Should Care, Tonight I Shall Sleep, Baubles, Bangles and Beads Musicians : Robbie Harvey, Alex Garnett, Leon Greening, Giorgos Antoniou, Tom Farmer, Steve Brown

My Own Company, Polly Gibbons, 2014, Diving Duck DDRCD021 Tracks : My Own Company, Miss Celie's Blues, Almost Like Being In Love, Don't Explain, Tenderly, Midnight Prayer, All I Want, I Never Loved A Man, For All We Know, Muddy Waters, What Would I Do Without You? Musicians : Polly Gibbons, James Pearson, Sam Burgess, Arnie Somogyi, Chris Higginbotham, Sam Roan

Play Ellington & Basie, Skelton Skinner Allstars Septet, 2014, Diving Duck DDRCD022 Tracks : Good Queen Bess, Fantail, Everybody Knows, Splanky, A Flower Is a Lonesome Thing, The Jeep Is Jumpin', You Brought a New Kind of Love, I'll Take Romance, Papa Knows, Squatty Roo, Jive at Five, Honeysuckle Rose Musicians : Matt Skelton, Colin Skinner, Alan Barnes, Mike Lovatt, Gordon Campbell, Rob Barron, Jeremy Brown

The Very Thought of You, Zoe Francis, 2014, Diving Duck DDRCD023 Tracks : Social Call, The Very Thought of You, There's a Lull in My Life, A Sleepin' Bee, My Man, Out of This World, Prelude to a Kiss, The Things We Did Last Summer, I Was Doing All Right, Born to Be Blue Musicians : Zoe Francis, Jim Mullen, Stan Sulzmann, Gareth Williams, Mick Hutton, Enzo Zirilli

Live and Swinging, Matthew Ford & His Big Band, 2016, Diving Duck DDRCD024 Tracks : It Only Takes a Moment, Swingin' Down the Lane, Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me, Portrait of My Love/Walk Away, Spiderman, Walking My Baby Back Home, If I Never Sing Another Song, For Once in My Life, My Kind of Town, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Sway, Moonlight in Vermont, Mack the Knife, Nancy With the Laughing Face, Artificial Flowers, I Can't Stop Loving You

The Odd Couple, Skelton Skinner Allstars Septet, 2017, Diving Duck DDRCD025 Tracks : Cottontail, There Is No Greater Love, After All, It's Only a Paper Moon, 'Till There Was You, The Odd Couple, I Remember You, Off We Go, Emily, Love Walked In, Shiny Stockings Musicians : Colin Skinner, Matt Skelton, Alan Barnes, Mike Lovatt, Gordon Campbell, Rob Barron, Jeremy Brown

The Art of Romantic Song, Matt Ford With the Tippett Quartet and Matt Skelton Quintet, 2019, Diving Duck DDRCD026 Tracks : From This Moment On, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, Dindi, The Song Is You, Close to You, PS I Love You, I Get a Kick Out of You, All the Things You Are, Blame It On My Youth, In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning, Old Devil Moon, One for My Baby

Volunteers, Jim Mullen, 2019, Diving Duck DDRCD027 Tracks : Medication, When I Fall in Love, Spare Change, Spring Is Here, Smart Money, Back in the Day, Speed of Sound, Overactive, Rule of Thumb Musicians : Jim Mullen, Gareth Lockrane, Alan Barnes, Julian Siegel, Steve Fishwick, Mark Nightingale, Gareth Williams, Mick Hutton, Tristan Maillot

The Swing Thing, Matthew Ford, 2018, Diving Duck DDRCD028 Tracks : Cry Me a River, In the Still of the Night, Ain't That a Kick in the Head, Nature Boy, At Last, It Had Better Be Tonight, Minnie the Moocher, The Borgia Stick, Music to Watch Girls Go By, What Is Thing Called Love?, Mack the Knife, New York New York, In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning, Feeling Good, My Way, The Curtain Falls Musicians : Matthew Ford, John Horler, Ian Laws, Joe Pettitt, Neil Bullock, Paul Sawtell, Russell Bennett, Simon Marsh, Ollie Wilby, Pete North

From Abbey Road, Matt Ford And The LP Swing Orchestra, 2022, Diving Duck DDRCD029 Tracks : Come Back To Me, I Wanna Be Like You, Make Someone Happy, South Of The Border, In The Still Of The Night, Blue Skies, Lady Is A Tramp, The Days Of Wine And Roses, Besame Mucho, From Russia With Love, The Good Life, Something’s Gotta Give, Sonny Boy, Spider Man, All The Way Musicians : Matt Ford, Joe Pettitt, Nigel Hailwood, Jon Shenoy, David Black, Simon Marsh, Gemma Moore, Jon Stokes, Richard Wigley, Tom Dunnett, Robert Maslin, Russell Bennett, Andy Gathercole, James Davison, George Hogg, Pablo Mendelssohn, Pete North, Bunny Thompson, Paul Morgan, Harold Fisher, Tommy Emmerton

Last updated April 2026