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Ronnie Scott (January 28, 1927, in Aldgate, East London – December 23, 1996) was a British jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz-club owner. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aldgate was the easternmost gateway through London Wall leading from the City of London to Whitechapel and the East End. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 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 The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the Saxophone family a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s

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Life and career

Born Ronald Schatt in Aldgate, East London, Scott began playing in small jazz clubs at the age of sixteen. Aldgate was the easternmost gateway through London Wall leading from the City of London to Whitechapel and the East End. The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST internal designation HT-7U is an experimental Superconducting Tokamak Magnetic fusion energy London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. he toured with Johnny Claes, the trumpeter, from 1944 to 1945, and with Ted Heath in 1946, as well as working with Ambrose, Cab Kaye, and Tito Burns. Octave John "Johnny" Claes ( 11 August, 1916 in London – February 3, 1956 in Brussels was a Racing driver from Belgium George Edward 'Ted' Heath ( 30 March, 1902 &ndash 18 November, 1969) was the most famous English Bandleader of the 40s Benjamin Baruch Ambrose ( 15 September 1896 &ndash 11 June 1971) was an English Bandleader and Violinist. Augustus Kwamla or Kwamlah Nii-lante Quaye, better known as Cab Kaye (September 3 1921 London - March 13 2000 Amsterdam) was an English Tito Burns (b Nehemiah Bernstein, 1921 is a British musician and impresario who was active in both Jazz and Rock and roll. He was involved in the short-lived musicians' co-operative Club Eleven band and club (1948–1950), with Johnny Dankworth and others, and was a member of the generation of British musicians who worked on the Cunard liner Queen Mary (intermittently 1946–c. Club Eleven was a Nightclub located in London between 1948 and 1950 Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (born 20 September, 1927) often known as Johnny Dankworth, is an English Jazz Naming and construction With Germany launching their and into service the British did not want to be left out in this ship building race Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1950) in order to visit New York and hear the new music directly. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Scott was among the earliest British musicians to be influenced in his playing style by Charlie Parker and other bebop musicians. Bebop or bop is a form of Jazz characterized by fast Tempos and Improvisation based on Harmonic structure rather than Melody

In 1952 Scott joined Jack Parnell's orchestra, then led his own nine-piece group and quintet featuring among others, Pete King, with whom he would later open his jazz club, Victor Feldman, Hank Shaw and Phil Seamen from 1953 to 1956. John Russell 'Jack' Parnell (born 6 August 1923) is an English Bandleader and Musician. Victor Stanley Feldman ( April 7, 1934 in Edgware, Middlesex – May 12, 1987, in Los Angeles, California Henry Shalofsky, better known as Hank Shaw (June 23 1926 London - October 26 2006 Kent) was an English Bebop Jazz trumpeter Phillip William "Phil" Seamen (born 28 August 1926 in Burton-on-Trent - died 13 October 1972) was an English He co-led The Jazz Couriers with Tubby Hayes from 1957 to 1959, and was leader of a quartet including Stan Tracey (1960–1967). The Jazz Couriers were a British jazz quintet formed in April 1957 and which disbanded in August 1959 Edward Brian "Tubby" Hayes ( 30 January 1935 in St Pancras London, England &ndash 8 June 1973 Hammersmith Stanley William Tracey CBE (born December 30, 1926, Denmark Hill, South London) is a British jazz pianist and composer

During this period he also did occasional session work; his best-known work here is the solo on The Beatles' "Lady Madonna". The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Lady Madonna " is a song by The Beatles, written mostly by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon/McCartney. From 1967–69, Scott was a member of The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band which toured Europe extensively and which also featured fellow tenor players Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, at the same time running his own octet including John Surman and Kenny Wheeler (1968–1969), and a trio with Mike Carr on keyboards and Bobby Gien on drums (1971–1975). The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band was one of the most noteworthy jazz big bands formed outside the United States John Arnold Griffin III ( April 24, 1928 &ndash July 25, 2008) was an American bop and Hard bop tenor Saxophonist Edward Davis ( March 2, 1922 &ndash November 3, 1986) who performed and recorded as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944 in Tavistock Devon, England) is a Jazz Saxophone, Bass clarinet Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, CC, (born 14th January 1930 Toronto Canada is a Canadian Composer and Trumpet and Flugelhorn player Mike Carr, born Michael Anthony Carr in South Shields, County Durham, England ( 7 December 1937) is a Jazz He then went on to lead various groups, most of which included John Critchinson on keyboards and Martin Drew on drums. John William Frank Critchinson, "Critch" is an English jazz pianist Martin Drew (born 11 February, 1944 in Northampton) is an English jazz drummer who has played with Ronnie Scott (1975-1995 and

Ronnie Scott's playing was much admired on both sides of the Atlantic. Charles Mingus said of him in 1961: "Of the white boys, Ronnie Scott gets closer to the negro blues feeling, the way Zoot Sims does. Charles Mingus ( 22 April 1922 &ndash 5 January 1979) was an American Jazz Bassist, Composer, "[1] Despite his central position in the British jazz scene, Scott recorded infrequently during the last few decades of his career. He suffered periods of depression and, while recovering slowly from surgery for tooth implants, died accidentally from a mixture of brandy and temazepam - at the age of sixty-nine. In the fields of Psychology and Psychiatry, the terms depression or depressed refer to both expected and pathologically chronic or severe At the subsequent inquest into his death, the coroner's verdict was "death by misadventure". [1]

Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club at 47 Frith Street, Soho, London.
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club at 47 Frith Street, Soho, London.

Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club

Main article: Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club

Scott is perhaps best remembered for co-founding, with former tenor sax player Pete King, the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, which opened on October 30, 1959 in a basement at 39 Gerrard Street in London's Soho district, with the debut of a young alto sax player named Peter King (no relation), before later moving to a larger venue nearby at 47 Frith Street in 1965. Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is a Jazz club which has operated in London since 1959. Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is a Jazz club which has operated in London since 1959. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The name Chinatown has been used at different times to describe different places in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. This article is about an area of Manhattan, New York City. For the area in London UK see Soho. This article is about Peter King the alto saxophonist For the tenor saxophonist and manager of Ronnie Scott's, Pete King see Pete King. Frith Street is in the Soho area of London, England. To the north is Soho Square and to the south is Shaftesbury Avenue. The original venue continued in operation as the "Old Place" until the lease ran out in 1967, and was used for performances by the up and coming generation of domestic musicians.

Scott regularly acted as the club's genial Master of Ceremonies, and was (in)famous for his repertoire of jokes, asides and one-liners. A typical introduction might go: "Our next guest is one of the finest musicians in the country. In the city, he's crap".

After Scott's death, King continued to run the club for a further nine years, before selling the club to theatre impresario Sally Greene in June 2005.

Selected band line-ups

As well as participating in name orchestras, Scott led or co-led numerous bands featuring some of Britain's most prominent jazz musicians of the day.

Ronnie Scott (ts), Johnny Dankworth (as), Hank Shaw (tp), Tommy Pollard (p), Pete Chilver (g), Joe Muddel (b), Laurie Morgan (d), Alan Dean (vocal). Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (born 20 September, 1927) often known as Johnny Dankworth, is an English Jazz

Ronnie Scott (ts), Derek Humble (as), Pete King (ts), Hank Shaw (tp), Ken Wray (tb), Benny Green (bs), Victor Feldman (p), Lennie Bush (b), Phil Seamen (d). Benny Green ( 9 December 1927 – 22 June 1998) born in Leeds, Yorkshire, was a Cockney -accented British Victor Stanley Feldman ( April 7, 1934 in Edgware, Middlesex – May 12, 1987, in Los Angeles, California Leonard Walter "Lennie" Bush (June 6 1927 London - June 15 2004 was an English Jazz Double-bassist Bush contracted Polio as Phillip William "Phil" Seamen (born 28 August 1926 in Burton-on-Trent - died 13 October 1972) was an English

Ronnie Scott (ts), Hank Shaw (tp), Victor Feldman (p), Sammy Stokes/Lennie Bush (b), Phil Seamen (d).

Ronnie Scott, Pete King, (ts), Joe Harriott, Doug Robinson (as), Benny Green (bs), Stan Palmer, Hank Shaw, Dave Usden, Jimmy Watson, (tp) Jack Botterill, Robin Kaye, Mac Minshull, Ken Wray (tb), Norman Stenfalt (p), Eric Peter (b), Phil Seamen (d). Joseph Arthurlin 'Joe' Harriott (born July 15 1928 in Kingston Jamaica - died January 2 1973 in Southampton,

(On April 7th, 1957, The Jazz Couriers co-led by Tubby Hayes and Ronnie Scott, debuted at the new Flamingo Club in Wardour Street, Soho. The Jazz Couriers were a British jazz quintet formed in April 1957 and which disbanded in August 1959 The group lasted until August 30th, 1959. )

Ronnie Scott (ts), Tubby Hayes (ts, vib), Terry Shannon (p), Phil Bates (b), Bill Eyden (d). The Jazz Couriers were a British jazz quintet formed in April 1957 and which disbanded in August 1959 Bill Eyden (born William James Eyden 4 May 1930 in Hounslow, Middlesex - died 15 October 2004 in Isleworth, Middlesex) was a renowned

Ronnie Scott (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Malcolm Cecil (b), Jackie Dougan (d). Stanley William Tracey CBE (born December 30, 1926, Denmark Hill, South London) is a British jazz pianist and composer Malcolm Cecil (born 9 January 1937, in London) is a British musician and Grammy Award -winning producer

Dick Pearce (tp), Ronnie Scott (ts), John Critchinson (p), Ron Mathewson (b), Martin Drew (d). 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

Selected discography

External links

Notes

  1. ^ "Ronnie Scott", Brian Priestley, in Carr et al.

See also

This is a list of notable venues where Jazz music is played It includes Clubs, Dancehalls and historic venues
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