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Alan Skidmore
Birth nameAlan Richard James Skidmore
Born (1942-04-21) 21 April 1942 (age 82)
London, England
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentSaxophone
Years active1950s–present
Websitealanskidmore.info

Alan Richard James Skidmore (born 21 April 1942) is an English jazz tenor saxophonist and the son of saxophonist Jimmy Skidmore.

Career

Skidmore began his professional career in his teens, and early in his career he toured with comedian Tony Hancock.[1] In the 1960s he appeared on BBC Radio, then worked with Alexis Korner, John Mayall, and Ronnie Scott.[1] He started a band with Harry Miller, Tony Oxley, John Taylor, and Kenny Wheeler which won awards at the Montreaux Jazz Festival.[1] In the early 1970s, he started a saxophone-only band with John Surman and Mike Osborne.[1] 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.[1][2]

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)
  • The Call (Provocateur, 1999)
  • S.O.H. Live in London (Jazzwerkstatt, 2007)
  • Jazz Live Trio with Kenny Wheeler (TCB, 2012)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Alan Skidmore". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Discography". June 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 12, 2006.
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