Richard Edwin Morrissey (9 May 1940 – 8 November 2000) was a British

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musician and composer. He played the

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and

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Biography

Background

He was born in

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, England. Dick Morrissey emerged in the early 1960s in the wake of

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, Britain’s pre-eminent sax player at the time. Self-taught, he started playing clarinet in his school band, The Delta City Jazzmen, at the age of sixteen with fellow pupils Robin Mayhew (trumpet), Eric Archer (trombone), Steve Pennells (banjo), Glyn Greenfield (drums), and young brother Chris on

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. He then joined the Original Climax Jazz Band. Going on to join trumpeter Gus Galbraith's Septet, where alto-sax player Peter King introduced him to

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's recordings, he began specialising on tenor saxophone shortly after. Making his name as a hard bop player, he appeared regularly at the

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from August 1960, and recorded his first solo album at the age of 21, '' It’s Morrissey, Man!'' (1961) for Fontana, featuring Stan Jones on piano, Colin Barnes on drums, and

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on bass. He spent most of 1962 in Calcutta, India as part of the Ashley Kozak Quartet, playing three two-hour sessions seven days a week, before returning to the UK and forming his quartet with

Harry South Harry Percy South (7 September 1929 – 12 March 1990) was an English jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, who moved into work for film and television. Career South was born in Fulham, London. He came to prominence in the 1950s, playing ...

– who had also been in the quartet in Calcutta – on piano. They were joined by former The Jazz Couriers bassist

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and variously, another ex-The Jazz Couriers member,

Bill Eyden William James "Bill" Eyden (4 May 1930, Hounslow, Middlesex – 15 October 2004, Isleworth, Middlesex) was an English jazz drummer. Biography The son of James Eyden and Ivy (née Tiller), his first professional gig was in 1952 with the Ivor ...

, Jackie Dougan or

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on drums. The Dick Morrissey Quartet recorded three LPs, ''

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'' (1963); the live recording '' Storm Warning!'' (1965) on Mercury; and '' Here and Now and Sounding Good!'' (1966). The quartet, played regular London gigs at The Bull's Head, Barnes and at

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, whose manager, Pete King, once said that Ronnie's was kept going in those days due to the crowds Dick Morrissey pulled in. During this time he also played extensively in bands led by Ian Hamer and Harry South, including The Six Sounds, featuring Ken Wray and Dick Morrissey, a band which by 1966 had developed into the Ian Hamer Sextet featuring South, Dick Morrissey, Keith Christie, Kenny Napper and Bill Eyden, among other leading UK-based jazz musicians. 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

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and his Orchestra recording, ''What the Dickens!'' and the Harry South Big Band. Likewise, together with fellow tenors Stan Robinson and

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, baritone sax Paul Carroll, and trumpets

Ian Carr Ian Carr (21 April 1933 – 25 February 2009) was a Scottish jazz musician, composer, writer, and educator. Carr performed and recorded with the Rendell-Carr quintet and jazz-fusion band Nucleus, and was an associate professor at the Guildhall ...

Kenny Wheeler Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC (14 January 1930 – 18 September 2014) was a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. from the 1950s onwards. Most of his performances were rooted in jazz, but he was also active ...

and Greg Brown, Dick Morrissey formed part of (

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and) The Animals' Big Band that made its one-and-only public appearance at the 5th Annual British Jazz & Blues Festival in Richmond (1965). By the mid-1960s, he had over two consecutive years come in second place behind Hayes in the

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Jazz Poll (1966 & 1967) and many US musicians touring Britain at the time, notably

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, a live recording with

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, two LPs with J. J. Jackson, and

Sonny Stitt Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his ...

together with guitarist

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(live at Ronnie Scott's) recorded with him during the Sixties and early Seventies. Dick Morrissey performed regularly at the

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in the 1960s; his last appearance under his own name there was at the 6th festival held at Windsor (1966), although he would return to the festival with '' If'' in 1972 for their only appearance. In 1969, Dick Morrissey, by then many-time winner and runner-up of the

Jazz Poll, teamed up with another Melody Maker award-winner, guitarist Terry Smith, with whom he had worked in J. J. Jackson’s Band, to form an early jazz-rock group, '' If''.

Morrissey–Mullen

When '' If'' disbanded in 1975, Dick Morrissey went to Germany on a tour with

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and then to the

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to tour and record with the

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, and met up with Glaswegian guitarist,

Jim Mullen Jim Mullen (born 26 November 1945) is a Scottish, Glasgow-born jazz guitarist with a distinctive style, like Wes Montgomery before him, picking with the thumb rather than a plectrum. Biography Jim Mullen was guitarist with Pete Brown & Piblo ...

, who had played with Brian Auger's Oblivion Express with some of the members of AWB, and together they formed

Morrissey–Mullen Morrissey–Mullen were a British jazz-funk/fusion group of the 1970s and 1980s. Considered one of the most popular jazz groups in London, the band was led by Dick Morrissey on tenor and soprano saxes and flute, and Jim Mullen on guitar, who joi ...

(aka M&M), recording their first album, ''Up'' (1976) in New York. 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

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from

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, Frank Gibson, Jr. and Bruce Lynch. 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 John William Frank Critchinson (24 December 1934 – 15 December 2017) also known as "Critch", was an English jazz pianist. Biography Critchinson was born in London in 1934. He worked as a part-time musician with Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes, and J ...

Ron Mathewson Rognvald Andrew Mathewson (19 February 1944 – 3 December 2020) was a British jazz double bassist and bass guitarist. During his career, Mathewson performed with Ronnie Scott, but also recorded with Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Joan Armatrading, ...

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, Barry Whitworth. 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. During that period, Dick Morrissey also recorded ''

Souliloquy ''Souliloquy'' is an album recorded by Dick Morrissey in 1986. It was his second solo album for Coda. Track listing #"Clouds" (Sérgio Mendes) #"East Sunrise" (Nippy Noya, Max Middleton) #"Lord Mayo" (Traditional; arranged by Dick Morriss ...

'' (1986), featuring

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(all three of whom had also appeared on Morrissey–Mullen's first UK-recorded album, ''Cape Wrath'', in 1979), Steve Ferrone, Danny Cummings,

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and

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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

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, Ian Hamer,

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(who dedicated him his 1965 composition "Leprechaun Leap"),

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, alto saxophonist Peter King,

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, etc. In between regular M&M gigs, Dick Morrissey would also meet up with old friends Ian "Stu" Stewart, Charlie Watts,

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, Don Weller,

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, John Picard and Colin Smith, to play

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/jazz/rock with the back-to-the-roots fun band,

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, that Stewart put together with boogie-woogie pianist Bob Hall. Apart from the early recordings with visiting US performers mentioned above, Dick Morrissey also toured and/or recorded with

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(several albums),

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, participating on Hoagy's last album, '' In Hoagland'' (1981) featuring Georgie Fame and

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, with arrangements by Harry South, Mike Carr,

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(he appeared on a number of Numan's albums throughout the 1980s),

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(the solo in "Start" and several other tracks from his

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), Jon Anderson (and as a member of the New Life Band's The Song of Seven Tour in 1980),

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and

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, as well as playing the haunting saxophone solo on the

composition "Love Theme" for the 1982 film ''

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''. Other musicians and performers Dick Morrissey shared the stage with include

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Sonny Fortune Cornelius "Sonny" Fortune (May 19, 1939 – October 25, 2018) was an American jazz saxophonist. Fortune played soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, clarinet, and flute. Biography He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Stat ...

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and

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(with whom he jammed a "duel" at London's 100 Club in the early 1980s),

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, Al Casey, Miller Anderson, Bridget St. John and so on. 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

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's definition: "It's all music" and pointing out that for Ellington there were only two types of music: "good" or "bad". To that end, his last few recordings concentrated more than ever on

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and the

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Death

Morrissey died on 8 November 2000, aged 60, after many years fighting various forms of

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. To the end of his life, he could be seen and heard, seated in his wheelchair, playing to a full house at his local pub, The Alma, in

Deal, Kent Deal is a coastal town in Kent, England, which lies where the North Sea and the English Channel meet, north-east of Dover and south of Ramsgate. It is a former fishing, mining and garrison town whose history is closely linked to the anchora ...

. His last gig was a reunion with the Morrissey–Mullen band (including Jim Mullen and Pete Jacobsen) at the Astor theatre in Deal. His funeral, held in Deal, was attended by many of his fellow musicians including

. Following his death, the UK national press published the following obituaries (excerpts): In the obituary published in ''

The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...

'', British music critic

Chris Welch Chris Welch (born 12 November 1941) is an English music journalist, critic, and author who is best known for his work from the late 1960s as a reporter for ''Melody Maker'', ''Musicians Only'', and ''Kerrang!''. He is the author of over 40 mu ...

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 Edward Brian "Tubby" Hayes (30 January 1935 – 8 June 1973) was an English jazz multi-instrumentalist, best known for his tenor saxophone playing in groups with fellow sax player Ronnie Scott and with trumpeter Jimmy Deuchar. Early life ...
. His advocacy of jazz-rock fusion successfully brought jazz to a rock audience and rock to a jazz audience".

Steve Voce Steve Voce (born 23 December 1933) is a British journalist and music critic. As well as writing obituaries for ''The Independent'', Voce has been a columnist for ''Jazz Journal'' for about 60 years, and presented the ''Jazz Panorama'' radio progr ...

wrote in ''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...

''s obituary that Morrissey had the

"ability to get through to an audience. He was one of the great communicators of jazz and ... able to communicate with his listeners and quickly to establish a bond with them ... ke
Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...
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 Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a ...
or
Johnny Griffin John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of ...
in Morrissey's work, he was outstanding among British players for his originality. 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 (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion dur ...
. 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 Ronald Henry Atkins (13 June 1916 – 30 December 2020) was a British Labour politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Preston North for two terms: from 1966 until 1970, and from February 1974 until 1979. His career in British ...

, writing in ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'', put it thus:

"
John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of br ...
'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 Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...
and Sonny Rollins, the phrasing of one allied to the abrasive tones of the other. He was also influenced by the example of Tubby Hayes, whose lightening-quick icforays through complex harmonies he was probably the first to emulate".

The obituary in ''

The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was fo ...

'' read:

"Dick Morrissey, who has died aged 60, was among the finest European jazz musicians of his generation. 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."

Discography

Albums

*'' It’s Morrissey, Man!'' (1961) – The Dick Morrissey Quartet *''

'' (1963) – The Dick Morrissey Quartet *'' There and Back'' (live 1964/1965 – released 1997) – The Dick Morrissey Quartet *'' Storm Warning!'' (live Nov. 1965) – The Dick Morrissey Quartet *'' Here and Now and Sounding Good!'' (September 1966) – The Dick Morrissey Quartet *''Sonny’s Blues: Live at Ronnie Scott’s'' (live 1966) –

with The Dick Morrissey Quartet *''Spoon Sings and Swings'' (live 1966) –

with The Dick Morrissey Quartet *'' After Dark'' – Dick Morrissey (1983) *''

'' – Dick Morrissey (1986) *''Resurrection Ritual'' – Dick Morrissey (1988) *''Love Dance'' – Dick Morrissey (live 1989) *''

Charly Antolini Meets Dick Morrissey ''Charly Antolini Meets Dick Morrissey'' is the second album recorded by Swiss drummer Charly Antolini and British tenor sax player Dick Morrissey. The tracks are jazz and standards repertoire and were recorded live at Pizza Express' Pizza on ...

'' (live 1990)

With If

*'' If'' – aka ''If 1'' (1970) *'' If 2'' (1970) *'' If 3'' (1971) *''

If 4 ''If 4'' is the fourth album released by the English jazz rock band If. It was first issued in 1972 and the last album to feature the original recording line-up. Capitol Records, the band's U.S. label, declined to issue this fourth album. Most ...

'' (1972) *''

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'' (1972) *'' Double Diamond'' (1973) *'' Not Just Another Bunch of Pretty Faces'' – ''If'' (1974) *'' Tea Break Over, Back on Your 'Eads'' – ''If'' (1974)

With Morrissey–Mullen

*''Up'' – ( Embryo Records, 1976) *''Cape Wrath'' – 1979 *'' Badness'' – 1981 *'' Life on the Wire'' – 1982 *'' It's About Time'' – 1983 *'' This Must Be the Place'' – 1985 *''Happy Hour'' – 1988 *''Everything Must Change: The Definitive Collection'' – 2003

Collaborations

*'' What the Dickens!'' –

and his Orchestra (1963) *''Roy Budd'' –

(1965) *''Presenting the

Big Band'' (January 1966) *'' Sound Venture'' –

and the Harry South Big Band (October 1966) *''Acropolis'' – Ian Hamer Sextet (live 1966) *''Two Faces of Fame'' – Georgie Fame (1967) *''Retrospect Through 21 Years of BBC Jazz Club'' – Various Artists (1968) *''

The Greatest Little Soul Band in the Land ''The Greatest Little Soul Band in the Land'' is J.J. Jackson (singer), J.J. Jackson's third album. The album was released in 1969 on the Congress Records, Congress label, which had been relaunched that year by MCA Records, MCA as a subsidiary of ...

'' – J. J. Jackson (1969) *'' J. J. Jackson's Dilemma'' (1970) *'' To Seek a New Home'' –

(1970) *''Whitehorn'' –

Geoff Whitehorn Geoffrey Charles Whitehorn (born 29 August 1951, London, England) is a guitarist and singer-songwriter, who has played as a member of If, Crawler and Procol Harum. History In August 1973, Whitehorn joined the pioneering British jazz-rock ba ...

(1974) *''Worlds Collide'' –

Hudson Ford Hudson Ford were a UK rock band-style duo, formed when John Ford and Richard Hudson left Strawbs in 1973. The original line-up featured Hudson (now playing guitar instead of drums) and Ford along with Chris Parren on keyboards, Mickey Keen ...

(1975) *''

Don't Get Around Much Anymore – Live at Bullerbyn ''Don't Get Around Much Anymore – Live at Bullerbyn'' is a live 1975 jazz recording of a two-evening jam session at the Bullerbyn jazz club, Stockholm, Sweden. It features two Duke Ellington compositions, including the title track, in tribute to ...

'' (live 1975) *'' The Atlantic Family Live at Montreux'' – (live 1977) *'' A Pauper in Paradise'' –

Gino Vannelli Gino Vannelli (born June 16, 1952) is a Canadian rock singer and songwriter who had several hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s. His best-known singles include "People Gotta Move" (1974), "I Just Wanna Stop" (1978), "Living Inside Myself" (1981) an ...

(1977) *'' The Party Album'' –

(live 1978) *''It's Just a Lifetime'' – Craig Nuttycombe (1978) *''Just Easy'' –

(1978) *''Ravenna'' – Kim Diamond (1979) *''

Peter Gabriel (III) Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...

'' – aka ''Melt'' –

(1979) *''That's What Friends Are For'' –

and the Blue Flames (1979) *''Liner'' –

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(1979) *''White Trails'' –

Chris Rainbow Christopher James Harley, known by the stage name Chris Rainbow (18 November 1946 – 22 February 2015), was a Scottish pop rock singer and musician whose songs "Give Me What I Cry For" and "Solid State Brain" were often played by British radio ...

(1979) *''Streets of Fire'' –

Duncan Browne Duncan John Browne (25 March 1947 – 28 May 1993) was an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is most remembered for his moderate hit single "Journey," which peaked at No. 23 in the U.K in 1972, and its corresponding 1973 album Duncan ...

(1979) *''Lost in Austin'' –

Marc Benno Marc Benno (born July 1, 1947 in Dallas, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Benno teamed with Leon Russell to form the Asylum Choir in the late 1960s. He launched a solo career in the early 1970s, with the 1972 album ''Am ...

(1979) *''Alexis Korner and Friends'' (1980) *"Strawberry Letter 23" – Bunny Brown (1980) *'' Song of Seven'' – Jon Anderson (1980) *''Mr Money'' –

(1980) *''Wonderin – Rollercoaster (1980) *''Live in Sheffield 1980'' – Jon Anderson / New Life Band (recorded live December 1980 – released 2007) *''Honky'' –

Keith Emerson Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 1944 – 11 March 2016) was an English keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He played keyboards in a number of bands before finding his first commercial success with the Nice in the late 1960s. He became ...

(1981) *''

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'' –

(1981) *'' In Hoagland'' –

(1981) *''Compare me with the rest'' – Ronny/

(1981) maxi single *'' Land of Cockayne'' –

Soft Machine Soft Machine are a British rock band from Canterbury formed in mid-1966 by Mike Ratledge (keyboards, 1966–1976), Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals, 1966–1971), Kevin Ayers (bass, guitar, vocals, 1966–1968) and Daevid Allen (guitar, 1966–196 ...

(1981) *''Gone with the Wind (single)'' – Diamond Edge (1981) *''Love Theme'' from movie ''

'' –

(1982) (Dick's last name is misspelled in the CD credits as "Morrisey") *'' Night Birds'' –

(1982) *''

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'' – Jon Anderson (1982) *" Rip It Up (single)" –

(1982) *''Ride Blue Divide'' –

Sniff 'n' the Tears Sniff 'n' the Tears is a British rock band best known for their 1978 song "Driver's Seat", a moderate hit in many countries (including No. 15 on the American ''Billboard'' Hot 100) (in September 1979). The band is led by singer/songwriter Pa ...

(1982) *'' Now Then...'' –

Stiff Little Fingers Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977 at the height of the Troubles, which informed much of their songwriting. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star (named after the De ...

(1982) *''

Work of Heart ''Work of Heart'' is the eleventh studio album by English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper and was first released in 1982. History The original album was released on Harper's own label, Public Records, formed with Mark T ...

'' – Roy Harper (1982) *''

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'' –

(1983) *''

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'' –

(1983) *''Sirens'' –

John Themis John Themis is an Australian-born musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his long-term work with Boy George and Culture Club, collaborating on many of their songs and albums since the 1990s. He also worked on ''Taboo'', a music ...

(1983) *''

Give My Regards to Broad Street ''Give My Regards to Broad Street'' is the fifth solo studio album by Paul McCartney and the soundtrack to the film of the same name. The album reached number 1 on the UK chart. The lead single, " No More Lonely Nights", was BAFTA and Golden ...

'' –

*''

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'' –

(1984) *''Brass Impact'' (1984) *'' Double Crossed'' – Jim Diamond (1985) *"My Heart Knows" –

Maxine Nightingale Maxine Nightingale (born 2 November 1952) is a British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for her hits in the 1970s, with the million seller " Right Back Where We Started From" (1975, UK #8 & 1976, U.S. #2), "Love Hit Me" (1977), an ...

(1985) *''Famous People'' – Bill Sharpe (1985) *'' The Fury'' –

(1985) *''Invitation'' –

(1985) *''

Press to Play ''Press to Play'' is the sixth solo studio album by English musician Paul McCartney, released on 25 August 1986. It was McCartney's first album of entirely new music since ''Pipes of Peace'' in 1983, and his first solo album to be issued interna ...

'' –

(1986) *'' Animal Magic'' –

The Blow Monkeys The Blow Monkeys are a British new wave/sophisti-pop band that formed in 1981. The first single, "Live Today Love Tomorrow," was released in 1982. They subsequently enjoyed a successful career with several hit singles and albums across the 1 ...

(1986) *''

Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine ''Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine'' is a 1986 solo album by Daryl Hall. The album features his only top-ten solo single, "Dreamtime", which peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The second single, " Foolish Pride", peaked a ...

'' (1986) –

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*''On a Blue Wing'' –

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(1986) *''

Strange Charm ''Strange Charm'' is the eighth solo studio album by English musician Gary Numan, originally released in November 1986, it was Numan's third release on his self-owned Numa Records label. The album was not released in the United States until 199 ...

'' –

(1986) *''City Walls'' –

(1987) *''Face to Face'' – Barclay James Harvest (1987) *''

Live at the Bull – Tribute Vols. 1–2 ''Live at the Bull – Tribute Vols. 1–2'' is a 2-CD tribute album released in 2007 featuring tenor saxophonists Dick Morrissey and Spike Robinson accompanied by Bill Le Sage, Bill Eyden, Alec Dankworth, John Pearce, and Simon Morton. It was re ...

'' (recorded live 1987/8 – released 2007) with

*''

Confessions of a Pop Group ''Confessions of a Pop Group'' is the fourth full-length studio album by English sophisti-pop band the Style Council, released 20 June 1988 by Polydor. After the critical failure of ''The Cost of Loving'' (1987), tensions between Polydor and lea ...

'' –

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(1988) *'' Metal Rhythm'' –

(1988) *''A New World (album)'' – Sonia King (1988) *''Old Angel Midnight'' – Jackson Sloan (1989) *''Mastercrime'' –

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(1989) *''Changes'' –

(1989) *''The Lady from Savannah'' –

Irene Reid Irene Reid (September 23, 1930 – January 5, 2008) was an American jazz singer. Early life Reid was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia. She sang in church and in high school in Georgia, and moved to New York City in 1947 after her mother d ...

(1989) Birdland MC589 *'' Cookin''' –

(live 1989) *''Shout For Joy'' –

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and His Rhythm Kings (live 1989) *'' Tippin' the Scales'' – Perfect Pitch (live 1989) *'' Super Jam'' – (Villa Fantastica) – with

(live 1989) *''Daddy and the Steamers'' –

(live 1990) *''Shaking the Tree'' –

(1990) *''Portraits (The Music of Harry South)'' –

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(1990) as a guest, along with

Ronnie Ross Albert Ronald Ross (2 October 1933 – 12 December 1991) was a British jazz baritone saxophonist. Life Born in Calcutta, India, to Scottish parents, Ross moved to England in 1946 and was educated at the Perse School in Cambridge. He bega ...

*'' Swinging Hollywood'' –

(1991) *'' Outland'' –

(1991) *''Skyline'' –

(1993) *''Good Times & the Blues'' – Mike Carr (live 1993) *''

Right-On ''Right-On'' is the third album of jazz and pop standards by Swiss jazz drummer Charly Antolini featuring UK tenor sax player Dick Morrissey. Track listing #" The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Jerry Brainin & Buddy Bernier) #"You've Changed ...

'' –

(live 1993) *'' Superblues'' –

(1994)

References

External links

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at

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obituary in "The Last Post"

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