David Quincy (born 13 September 1939, Battle,

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), better known as Dave Quincy (and also billed as Dave Quincey), is an English saxophonist and composer who was a founder-member of British jazz-rock bands If and Zzebra. Before joining If, Quincy had played in the early 1960s with Jet Harris, and with Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds from August 1965 to February 1967 where he played with

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(who would also later briefly join If when their first line-up split, before going on to form his own group). Quincy then recorded two albums with Manfred Mann Chapter Three before recording for

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, where he met up with Dick Morrissey and Terry Smith, with whom he would form If. When If broke up, Quincy went on to become a founder-member of Zzebra, with Terry Smith. Repertoire Records now release all the If recordings in their catalogue, and in 2014 released ''Groovicity'', a recent recording by a quartet led by Quincy. In 2016, the label released ''If 5'', being a record by a reformed version of If, led by original members Dave Quincy and Terry Smith.

Discography

With Manfred Mann

*1969: ''Chapter Three'' - Manfred Mann's Chapter Three *1970: ''Chapter Three Vol. 2'' - Manfred Mann's Chapter Three

With If

*1970:'' If'' *1970:''

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'' *1971:''

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'' *1972:'' If 4'' *1972:'' Waterfall'' *2016:''If 5'' (Repertoire)

With Zzebra

*1974: ''Zzebra'' *1975: ''Panic'' (Polydor) *1975: ''Take It Or Leave It'' *2001: ''Lost World'' (recorded live in 1975)

As sideman

*1970: ''

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'' *1971: ''Cast of Thousands'' - Leigh Stephens *1982: ''In London'' - Teresa Brewer *1986: ''Altitude'' - Jamie Talbot

Solo

*1974: '' Can You Keep It Up for a Week?'' (film score)

With Groovicity

*2014: ''Groovicity'' (Dave Quincy/Guy Gardner Quartet) ( Repertoire Records)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quincy, Dave 1939 births Living people English jazz saxophonists English rock saxophonists British male saxophonists English session musicians Place of birth missing (living people) If (band) members 21st-century saxophonists 21st-century British male musicians