Alan Skidmore
Alan Skidmore | |
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| Birth name | Alan Richard James Skidmore |
| Born | 21 April 1942 London, England |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1950s–present |
| Website | alanskidmore |
Alan Richard James Skidmore (born 21 April 1942)[1] is an English jazz tenor saxophonist, and the son of saxophonist Jimmy Skidmore.[1]
Career[]
He was born in London, England.[1] Skidmore began his professional career in his teens, and early in his career he toured with comedian Tony Hancock.[2] In the 1960s, he appeared on BBC Radio, then worked with Alexis Korner, John Mayall, and Ronnie Scott.[2] He started a band with Harry Miller, Tony Oxley, John Taylor, and Kenny Wheeler, which won awards at the Montreaux Jazz Festival.[2] In the early 1970s, he started a saxophone-only band with John Surman and Mike Osborne.[2] He has also worked with Mose Allison, Kate Bush, Elton Dean, Georgie Fame, Mike Gibbs, George Gruntz, Elvin Jones, Van Morrison, Stan Tracey, Charlie Watts, and Mike Westbrook.[2][3]
Discography[]
- Jazz in Britain '68–69 with John Surman, Tony Oxley (Decca, 1972)
- SOS with John Surman and Mike Osborne (Ogun, 1975)
- European Jazz Quintet: Live at Moers Festival (Ring, 1977)
- El Skid with Elton Dean, Chris Laurence, John Marshall (Vinyl Records, 1977)
- European Jazz Quintet (EGO, 1978)
- S.O.H. with Tony Oxley, Ali Haurand (EGO, 1979)
- European Jazz Quintet III (Fusion, 1982)
- Tribute to Trane (Miles Music 1988)
- After the Rain (Miles Music 1998)
- The Call (Provocateur, 1999)
- S.O.H. Live in London (Jazzwerkstatt, 2007)
- Jazz Live Trio with Kenny Wheeler (TCB, 2012)[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Alan Skidmore". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Discography". June 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 12, 2006.
- ^ "Alan Skidmore | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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