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Harry Owen Parry (22 January 1912 – 18 October 1956) was a Welsh
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
clarinetist and
bandleader.
Biography
Parry was born in
Bangor, Wales
Bangor (; ) is a cathedral city and community in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is the oldest city in Wales. Historically part of Caernarfonshire, it had a population of 18,322 in 2019, according to the Office for National Statistics. Landmarks ...
.
He played
cornet,
tenor horn
The tenor horn (British English; alto horn in American English, Althorn in Germany; occasionally referred to as E horn) is a brass instrument in the saxhorn family and is usually pitched in E. It has a bore that is mostly conical, like the flug ...
,
flugelhorn, drums, and violin as a child, and began on clarinet and saxophone in 1927. After moving to London in 1932, he played with several dance bands, including
Percival Mackey
Thomas Percival Montague Mackey (1 June 1894 – 23 November 1950) was a British pianist, composer and bandleader. He is particularly known for his work as a composer and musical director for films during the 1930s and 1940s.
Life and career
Mac ...
's, then led his own six-piece unit. He was engaged at the
St. Regis Hotel in 1940 when he was selected by the
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to lead the band for their ''Radio Rhythm Club'' show. He then proceeded to record over 100 titles for
. He toured worldwide as a bandleader in the late 1940s and 1950s, including in the
. Parry was stylistically indebted to
, a comparison not lost on contemporary critics. He died in his flat in
...