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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nat Gonella |
| Born | 7 March 1908 |
| Origin |  London, England |
| Died | 6 August 1998 (aged 90) |
| Genre(s) | Dixieland |
| Occupation(s) | Bandleader Singer Trumpeter Mellophonist |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet Mellophone |
| Associated acts | Humphrey Lyttleton Digby Fairweather Nat Gonella and His Georgians |
Nat Gonella (7 March 1908–6 August 1998) was an English jazz trumpeter, bandleader, vocalist and mellophonist born in London, perhaps most notable for his work with the big band he founded, The Georgians. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 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 Dixieland or Dixie is a name for the southeastern portion of the USA; see Southern United States, Dixie. A bandleader is the leader of a band of Musicians The term is most commonly though not exclusively used with a group that plays Popular music as The mellophone is a Brass instrument that is typically used in place of the horn (sometimes called a French horn in Marching bands or Drum A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The mellophone is a Brass instrument that is typically used in place of the horn (sometimes called a French horn in Marching bands or Drum Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008 also known as Humph, was an English Jazz musician and broadcaster, and Digby Fairweather (b Rochford, Essex, UK, April 25 1946) is a British Jazz Cornettist. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English 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 A bandleader is the leader of a band of Musicians The term is most commonly though not exclusively used with a group that plays Popular music as The mellophone is a Brass instrument that is typically used in place of the horn (sometimes called a French horn in Marching bands or Drum London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Georgians were the solo band Nat Gonella founded on his departure from Lew Stone and his Orchestra in 1934
Gonella played and recorded with many prominent jazz musicians, including Billy Cotton, Archie Alexander, Digby Fairweather and Lew Stone. William Edward Cotton ( 6 May[[ 899]] &ndash 25 March[[ 969]] better known as Billy Cotton, was a British Band leader Digby Fairweather (b Rochford, Essex, UK, April 25 1946) is a British Jazz Cornettist. Lew Stone (1898–1969 was a British dance band leader and arranger His distinctive vocal style was reminiscent of Louis Armstrong, though the voice was often eclipsed by his achievements as a band leader and trumpeter. Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter Gonella has been a major influence on other British jazz trumpeters, including Humphrey Lyttelton and Digby Fairweather. Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008 also known as Humph, was an English Jazz musician and broadcaster, and Digby Fairweather (b Rochford, Essex, UK, April 25 1946) is a British Jazz Cornettist.
In the Dutch Hit Dossier 1965-2005 can be read that Gonella was born as Theo van Est.
Further reading
- Brown, Ron and Fairweather, Digby (2005). Nat Gonella: A Life in Jazz. Northway Publications. ISBN 978 0953704071.
External links
- A Nat Gonella Tribute
- NAT - A Tribute at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
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