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Dick Morrissey
Birth name Richard Edwin Morrissey
Born May 9, 1940(1940-05-09)
Died November 8, 2000 (aged 60)
Genre(s) Jazz
hard bop
soul jazz
jazz-rock
jazz fusion
Occupation(s) Musician and composer
Years active c. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Hard bop is a style of Jazz that is an extension of Bebop (or "bop" music Soul jazz was a development of Hard bop which incorporated strong influences from Blues, Gospel and Rhythm and blues in music for small Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly 1960 - 2000
Label(s) Various
Associated acts The Dick Morrissey Quartet
If
Morrissey-Mullen
Alexis Korner
Jon & Vangelis
Vangelis
Rocket 88
Gary Numan
Pete York

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Background

Dick Morrissey emerged in the early 1960s in the wake of Tubby Hayes, Britain’s pre-eminent sax player at the time. Edward Brian "Tubby" Hayes ( 30 January 1935 in St Pancras London, England &ndash 8 June 1973 Hammersmith Self-taught, he started playing clarinet in his school band at the age of sixteen and then joining the Original Climax Jazz Band. He then played with trumpeter Gus Galbraith's Septet, where Pete King introduced him to Charlie Parker's recordings and began specialising on tenor saxophone shortly after.

He recorded his first solo album at the age of 21, It’s Morrissey, Man! (1961) for Fontana, which featured Stan Jones on piano, Colin Barnes on drums, and Malcolm Cecil on bass. It's Morrissey Man! was The Dick Morrissey Quartet's debut album Events January 15 - Motown Records signs The Supremes January 20 - Francis Poulenc 's Gloria Malcolm Cecil (born 9 January 1937, in London) is a British musician and Grammy Award -winning producer He spent most of 1962 in Calcutta, India as part of the Ashley Kozak Quartet, playing three 2-hour sessions seven days a week, before returning to the UK and forming his quartet with Harry South - who had also been in the quartet in Calcutta - on piano, Phil Seamen on drums and former The Jazz Couriers bassist Phil Bates. Harry South ( Sept 7 1929 &ndash March 12 1990) born in Fulham, London was an English Jazz pianist, Composer, and Arranger Phillip William "Phil" Seamen (born 28 August 1926 in Burton-on-Trent - died 13 October 1972) was an English The Jazz Couriers were a British jazz quintet formed in April 1957 and which disbanded in August 1959 The Dick Morrissey Quartet recorded three LPs, Have You Heard? (1963); the live recording Storm Warning! (1965) on Mercury; and Here and Now and Sounding Good! (1966), with another ex-The Jazz Couriers member, Bill Eyden, on drums. Have You Heard? is the second Dick Morrissey Quartet album It was recorded July/August 1963 Events January 1 - The Beatles start a 5 day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single "Love Me Do" Storm Warning! is the fourth Dick Morrissey Quartet album It was recorded in November 1965 See also Events January 4 - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million Here and Now and Sounding Good! was the sixth Dick Morrissey Quartet recording Events January 3 - Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Bill Eyden (born William James Eyden 4 May 1930 in Hounslow, Middlesex - died 15 October 2004 in Isleworth, Middlesex) was a renowned The quartet, which also featured Jackie Dougan on drums, played regular London gigs at The Bull's Head, Barnes and at Ronnie Scott's, whose manager, Pete King, once said that Ronnie's was kept going in those days due to the crowds Dick Morrissey pulled in. The Bull's Head, Barnes, often referred to as "The Bull" is a London jazz club that was one of the first and most important jazz venues in Britain Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is a Jazz club which has operated in London since 1959.

He also played briefly in Ted Heath's Big Band, which featured many name jazz musicians over the years, as well as appearing as a featured guest on the classic Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra recording, What the Dickens! and the Harry South Big Band. George Edward 'Ted' Heath ( 30 March, 1902 &ndash 18 November, 1969) was the most famous English Bandleader of the 40s Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (born 20 September, 1927) often known as Johnny Dankworth, is an English Jazz Likewise, together with fellow tenors Stan Robinson and Al Gay, baritone sax Paul Carroll, and trumpets Mike Carr, Kenny Wheeler and Greg Brown, Dick Morrissey formed part of (Eric Burdon and) The Animals' Big Band that made its one-and-only public appearance at the 5th Annual British Jazz & Blues Festival in Richmond (1965). Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, CC, (born 14th January 1930 Toronto Canada is a Canadian Composer and Trumpet and Flugelhorn player Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne) is the former lead singer of The Animals and War The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. The National Jazz and Blues Festival was the precursor to the Reading Rock Festival and was the brainchild of Harold Pendleton the manager of the prestigious Marquee Club See also Events January 4 - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million

Many US musicians touring Britain at the time, notably Brother Jack McDuff, Jimmy Witherspoon (live recording), J.J. Jackson (2 LPs), and Sonny Stitt together with guitarist Ernest Ranglin (live at Ronnie Scott's) recorded with him during the Sixties and early Seventies. "Brother" Jack McDuff ( September 17, 1926 - January 23, 2001) was a Jazz Organist and Organ trio Jimmy Witherspoon ( August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American Blues singer Jerome Louis "JJ" Jackson, (born 8 April 1941, Bronx, New York) is a soul / R&B Singer, Edward "Sonny" Stitt (b February 2, 1924, Boston Massachusetts &ndash d Ernest Ranglin (born June 19, 1932 in Manchester Jamaica) is a Guitarist whose session work at Studio One helped give birth

Dick Morrissey performed regularly at the National Jazz Festival in the 1960s; his last appearance under his own name there was at the 6th festival held at Windsor (1967), although he would return to the festival with if in 1972 for their only appearance. The National Jazz and Blues Festival was the precursor to the Reading Rock Festival and was the brainchild of Harold Pendleton the manager of the prestigious Marquee Club If was a Jazz-rock band formed in Britain in 1969 In the period spanning 1970-1975 they produced 8 studio-recorded albums and did some 17 tours of Europe the Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 -

If

In 1969, Dick Morrissey, by then many-time winner and runner-up of the Melody Maker Jazz Poll, teamed up with another Melody Maker award-winner, guitarist Terry Smith, with whom he had worked in J. Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper Terence 'Terry' Smith (born 20 May 1943, West Norwood, South East London) is a British Jazz Guitarist. J. Jackson’s Band, to form an early jazz-rock group, if. If was a Jazz-rock band formed in Britain in 1969 In the period spanning 1970-1975 they produced 8 studio-recorded albums and did some 17 tours of Europe the For full line-ups see under if. If was a Jazz-rock band formed in Britain in 1969 In the period spanning 1970-1975 they produced 8 studio-recorded albums and did some 17 tours of Europe the

Morrissey-Mullen

When if disbanded in 1975, Dick Morrissey went to Germany on a tour with Alexis Korner and then to the United States to tour and record with the Average White Band, and met up with Glaswegian guitarist, Jim Mullen, who had played with Brian Auger's Oblivion Express with some of the members of AWB, and together they formed Morrissey - Mullen (aka M&M), recording their first album, Up (1976) in New York. If was a Jazz-rock band formed in Britain in 1969 In the period spanning 1970-1975 they produced 8 studio-recorded albums and did some 17 tours of Europe the Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers Alexis Korner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984 born Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner, was a pioneering Blues Musician and broadcaster who has sometimes The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jim Mullen (born November 26, 1945) is a Glasgow -born Jazz guitarist with a distinctive style like Wes Montgomery before him picking Brian Auger (born 18 July 1939, Bihar, India) is a Jazz and rock Keyboardist, who has specialized in playing Morrissey Mullen, aka M&M is a British Jazz-funk /fusion group of the seventies and eighties Up was the debut album by British jazz-fusion duo Morrissey-Mullen. On returning to Great Britain, Morrissey - Mullen formed a band which rapidly became Britain’s most highly acclaimed jazz-fusion band of the day, initially including two top session musicians from New Zealand, Frank Gibson, Jr. and Bruce Lynch. Morrissey Mullen, aka M&M is a British Jazz-funk /fusion group of the seventies and eighties Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Frank Gibson Jr, born 1946 New Zealand, is a jazz drummer and drum tutor Bruce Lynch, born 1946 New Zealand is an electric and acoustic bassist producer and arranger

M&M recorded seven albums over the 16 years they were together, with Morrissey and Mullen collaborating on each other’s solo albums, notably After Dark (1983) with John Critchinson, Ron Mathewson, Martin Drew, Barry Whitworth. After Dark is a solo album by Dick Morrissey featuring Morrissey-Mullen co-leader Jim Mullen and the regular line-up of the band Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released John William Frank Critchinson, "Critch" is an English jazz pianist Ron Mathewson (born February 19, 1944) is a Scottish Jazz Double bassist and Bass guitarist born in Lerwick, Martin Drew (born 11 February, 1944 in Northampton) is an English jazz drummer who has played with Ronnie Scott (1975-1995 and The line-up for later gigs also featured John Burch on piano, with whom Dick Morrissey would also form an informal group called "Our Band", also featuring Louis Stewart and/or Jim Mullen on guitar, as well as the above-mentioned Ron Mathewson and Martin Drew. John Burch (born John Alexander Burchell January 6 1932 in London died April 18 2006 was a British pianist composer and band leader equally at home playing Traditional

During that period, Dick Morrissey also recorded Souliloquy (1986), featuring Max Middleton, Kuma Harada, Robert Ahwai (all three of whom had also appeared on Morrissey - Mullen's first UK-recorded album, Cape Wrath, in 1979), Steve Ferrone, Danny Cummings, Bob Weston and Lenny Zakatek. Souliloquy is an Album recorded by Dick Morrissey in 1986 It was his second solo album for Coda See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January David Maxwell "Max" Middleton (born 4 August 1946 is an English Composer and Keyboardist, known for his work on the Fender Rhodes Morrissey Mullen, aka M&M is a British Jazz-funk /fusion group of the seventies and eighties Cape Wrath (1979 was the second album recorded by British jazz-fusion duo Morrissey - Mullen, although it was the first they recorded in the United Kingdom See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK Steve Ferrone (born 25 April 1950 in Brighton England) is a British drummer, currently a member of the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Danny Cummings is a Percussionist and Drummer from Sheffield. Robert Joseph 'Bob' Weston (born 1 November 1947 in Plymouth, Devon) is a British musician best known for his brief role as Lenny Zakatek (born Lenny du Platel in 1947 in Karachi, British India - Zakatek was born prior to August 14 when Karachi became part of the

Other collaborations

As well as leading his own jazz combos, as a "musicians' musician", Dick Morrissey was in continuous demand as a guest artist with other British or UK-based jazz musicians, most especially with trios and quartets. Thus he was often to be found jamming with established names such as Tubby Hayes, Bill Le Sage, Roy Budd, Ian Hamer, Ian Carr, Tony Lee, Tony Archer, Michael Garrick, Spike Robinson, Allan Ganley, alto saxophonist Peter King, etc. Edward Brian "Tubby" Hayes ( 30 January 1935 in St Pancras London, England &ndash 8 June 1973 Hammersmith Bill Le Sage, born William A Le Sage born London - died, London was a British pianist vibraphonist, arranger composer and bandleader Roy Frederick Budd ( 14 March, 1947, South Norwood, London – 7 August, 1993, London) was a British Ian Carr (born 21 April 1933) is a Scottish Jazz Musician, Composer, writer and educator Tony Lee (born Anthony Leedham Lee, July 23 1934 in Whitechapel, London, died March 9 2004) was a British jazz Michael Garrick (born 30 May 1933) is an English Jazz Pianist and Composer, and a pioneer of poetry and jazz concerts Henry Berthold "Spike" Robinson (born January 16, 1930 in Kenosha Wisconsin, died October 29, 2001 in Writtle Allan Ganley (born Allan Anthony Ganley 11 March 1931 in Tolworth, Surrey - died 29 March 2008) was a respected This article is about Peter King the alto saxophonist For the tenor saxophonist and manager of Ronnie Scott's, Pete King see Pete King.

In between regular M&M gigs, Dick Morrissey would also meet up with old friends Ian "Stu" Stewart, Charlie Watts, Alexis Korner, Jack Bruce, Colin Hodgkinson, Don Weller, Zoot Money, John Picard and Colin Smith, to play boogie-woogie/jazz/rock with the back-to-the-roots fun band, Rocket 88, that Stewart put together with boogie-woogie pianist Bob Hall. Ian AR Stewart (18 July 1938 – 12 December 1985 was a Scottish Keyboardist and co-founding member of The Rolling Stones. Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts (born 2 June 1941 is the Drummer of The Rolling Stones. Alexis Korner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984 born Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner, was a pioneering Blues Musician and broadcaster who has sometimes John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce (born 14 May 1943 is a Scottish -born musician composer and Singer. Colin Hodgkinson (born 14 October 1945, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) is a British rock, Jazz and Blues George Bruno "Zoot" Money (born 17 July 1942, Bournemouth, Dorset) is a Singer, Pianist, Organist Boogie-woogie is a style of Piano -based Blues that became very popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s but originated much earlier and was extended from piano Rocket 88 is the name of a United Kingdom -based Boogie-woogie band formed c Robert 'Bob' Hall (born 13 June 1942, in West Byfleet, Surrey) is a leading English boogie-woogie Pianist.

Apart from the early recordings with visiting US performers mentioned above, Dick Morrissey also toured and/or recorded with Charly Antolini, Alexis Korner (several albums), Hoagy Carmichael, Annie Ross, Mike Carr, Georgie Fame, Brian Auger, Dusty Springfield, Freddie Mack, Pete York, Paul McCartney, Gary Numan, Phil Carmen, Herbie Mann, Shakatak, Peter Gabriel, Jon Anderson (and as a member of the New Life Band's The Song of Seven Tour in 1980), Demis Roussos, Jon & Vangelis and Vangelis, as well as playing the haunting saxophone solo on the Vangelis composition "Love Theme" for the 1982 film Blade Runner. Charly Antolini (born May 24 1937 in Zürich is a Swiss jazz drummer Alexis Korner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984 born Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner, was a pioneering Blues Musician and broadcaster who has sometimes Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22 1899 – December 27 1981 was an American Composer, Pianist, singer actor and bandleader Annie Ross (born July 25 1930) is a Jazz Singer and actress best known as a member of the trio Lambert Hendricks & Ross Mike Carr, born Michael Anthony Carr in South Shields, County Durham, England ( 7 December 1937) is a Jazz Georgie Fame (born Clive Powell 26 June 1943, Leigh) is a British Rhythm and blues and Jazz Singer and Brian Auger (born 18 July 1939, Bihar, India) is a Jazz and rock Keyboardist, who has specialized in playing Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE ( 16 April, 1939 &ndash 2 March, 1999) professionally known as Dusty Springfield Freddie Mack (sometimes also spelled Freddy Mack and also known as " Mr Superbad " is a retired light-heavyweight boxer who later enjoyed success in the UK as a singer Pete York (born Peter York 15 August 1942 Redcar, Yorkshire, England) is a rock Drummer who has been performing since the 1960s Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 is an English singer composer and musician Phil Carmen (born Herbert Hofmann, February 14 1953 in Montreal, Canada) is a Swiss musician and producer of Canadian heritage Herbert Jay Solomon ( April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003) better known as Herbie Mann, was an American Jazz Shakatak is a British Jazz-funk band, founded in 1980 Career Shakatak scored a number of chart entries including two Top Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Jon Anderson, born John Roy Anderson on 25 October 1944 is an English Musician, best known as the lead singer of the Progressive rock band Artemios (Demis Ventouris Roussos (born June 15, 1946) is a Greek singer Jon & Vangelis is the collaborative effort between the singer Jon Anderson (better known as lead vocalist of the British Progressive rock band Yes Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Born March 29, 1943 in Volos, Greece) ( Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Born March 29, 1943 in Volos, Greece) ( Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου Blade Runner is a 1982 American Science fiction Film, directed by Ridley Scott.

Other musicians and performers Dick Morrissey shared the stage with include David "Fathead" Newman, Tommy Körberg, Boz Scaggs, Johnny Griffin, David Sanborn, Steve Gadd, Richard Tee, Billy Cobham, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker and Teddy Edwards (with whom he jammed a "duel" at London's 100 Club in the early 1980s), Mel Collins, Dick Heckstall-Smith, John Surman, Graham Bond, Klaus Doldinger, Miller Anderson and so on. David "Fathead" Newman (born February 24, 1933 in Corsicana, Texas) is an American Saxophonist. Tommy Körberg (ˈtɔmːʏ ˈɕɶːrˌbærj in Swedish ( Norsjö, July 4 1948) is a Swedish Singer, Actor, and Musician Boz Scaggs (born William Royce Scaggs, 8 June 1944, Canton, Ohio) is an American Singer, Songwriter John Arnold Griffin III ( April 24, 1928 &ndash July 25, 2008) was an American bop and Hard bop tenor Saxophonist David Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto Saxophonist. Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945 in Rochester New York) is an American session and studio drummer notable for Richard Tee (born Richard Ten Ryk in Brooklyn, November 24 1943 died July 21 1993 was a pianist Studio musician, singer and arranger William C Cobham (born May 16 1944 in Panama) is a Panamanian American Jazz Drummer, Composer and Bandleader Michael Brecker ( March 29, 1949 &ndash January 13, 2007) was an American Jazz Saxophonist and Composer Randal "Randy" Brecker (b Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, November 27, 1945) is an American Trumpeter and Theodore Marcus "Teddy" Edwards ( April 26, 1924 &ndash April 20, 2003) was an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist Mel Collins (born Melvyn Desmond Collins on 5 September 1947 in the Isle of Man is a British Saxophonist and Flautist and prominent See http//enwikipediaorg/wiki/WikipediaFootnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the tags and the template below John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944 in Tavistock Devon, England) is a Jazz Saxophone, Bass clarinet Graham John Clifton Bond ( 28 October, 1937 in Romford, East London, England &ndash 8 May, 1974 at Finsbury Klaus Doldinger (born May 12 1936) is a German Saxophonist, especially well-known for Jazz and as a Composer Miller Anderson, born on April 12 1945 in Houston Renfrewshire, Scotland, is a UK-based blues guitarist and singer

The Yessirrom Kid - a horn player with a mission

Whatever the style of music he was playing, be it pop, rock, hard bop or straight ahead jazz, Dick Morrissey showed that music could be appreciated at many different levels, and that even the most simplistic pop or rock song could be embellished with an authentic jazz groove. In this way he was able to reach new audiences and albeit indirectly, introduce people to jazz. When at different stages of his career, journalists asked him to define his style, he would refer to Duke Ellington's definition: "It's all music". Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. To that end, his last few recordings concentrated more than ever on jazz standards and the Great American Songbook. A jazz standard is a Jazz tune that is held in continuing esteem and which is widely known performed and recorded among jazz musicians as part of the jazz musical repertoire Great American Songbook (sometimes abbreviated as "GAS" is a term referring to the interrelated music of Broadway musical theater

Death

Dick Morrissey died on November 8 2000, aged 60, after many years fighting various forms of cancer. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled To the end of his life, he could been seen and heard, seated in his wheelchair, playing to a full house at his local pub "The Alma" in Deal Kent. His last gig was a reunion with the Morrissey/Mullen band (inc Jim Mullen and Pete Jacobsen) at The "Astor" Theatre Deal. His funeral held in Deal was attended by many of his fellow musicians inc Allan Ganley. Following his death, the UK national press published the following obituaries (excerpts):

In the obituary published in The Times, British music critic Chris Welch wrote that Dick Morrissey was a

"fiery musician who straddled the worlds of jazz and rock, but with a style built firmly on bebop and widely regarded as the most brilliant British saxophonist to emerge in the wake of Tubby Hayes. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Chris Welch is a Music journalist, reviewer and critic with Melody Maker, famous during the 1960s and 1970s for reporting on the rise of such bands as Edward Brian "Tubby" Hayes ( 30 January 1935 in St Pancras London, England &ndash 8 June 1973 Hammersmith His advocacy of jazz-rock fusion successfully brought jazz to a rock audience and rock to a jazz audience".

Steve Voce writing an obituary for The Independent added:

"The key to Dick Morrissey's talent, in a career that spanned four decades, was his ability to get through to an audience. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. He was one of the great communicators of jazz and . . . able to communicate with his listeners and quickly to establish a bond with them . . . [l]ike Charlie Parker before him, he was somehow able to lift audiences that knew little or nothing about his music". Although one could from time to time imagine a feel of the American players Sonny Rollins or Johnny Griffin in Morrissey's work, he was outstanding among British players for his originality. Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7 1930 in New York City) is an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist John Arnold Griffin III ( April 24, 1928 &ndash July 25, 2008) was an American bop and Hard bop tenor Saxophonist Despite the sophistication of his ideas there was often a down-home quality to his punchy and hard swinging solos, and this was a reflection of one of his idols, the tenorist Stanley Turrentine. Stanley William Turrentine, also known as "Mr T" or "The Sugar Man" ( April 5, 1934 &ndash September 12, 2000) was an American He was a lightning improviser and the flood of his inventions flew through his fingers with ease, for he was a masterful player. "

Ronald Atkins, writing in The Guardian, put it thus:

"John Coltrane's approach to the tenor had yet to make much of an impact in Britain, and Morrissey came up with a startling and warmly appreciated blend of Stan Getz and Sonny Rollins, the phrasing of one allied to the abrasive tones of the other. Ronald Henry Atkins (born 13 June 1916) is a British Labour Party politician The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Stanley Gayetzky ( February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia – June 6, 1991 in Malibu, California) usually known by He was also influenced by the example of Tubby Hayes, whose lightening-quick [sic] forays through complex harmonies he was probably the first to emulate".

The obituary in The Daily Telegraph read:

"Dick Morrissey, who has died aged 60, was among the finest European jazz musicians of his generation. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. His command of the tenor saxophone was masterly, but it was the unforced fluency of his playing, expressed in a characteristically broad and sweeping tone, that attracted the greatest admiration. Stylistically, Morrissey was so flexible that he was able to fit happily into many contexts, from straightforward hard-bop, through jazz-rock and jazz-funk to soul-inflected pop music. He possessed the remarkable knack of making everything he played sound not only exciting but happy. "

Selected discography

Although Dick Morrissey famously disliked recording studios, preferring to play in front of live audiences, he nevertheless appears on over 100 recordings, albeit many of them live. Some have since become collectors’ items. The following list excludes compilation albums unless the track had not previously been released.

Trivia

Sources

References

External links

The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia.
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