Kenneth John Moule (26 June 1925 – 27 January 1986) was an English

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pianist, best known as a composer and arranger.

Biography

Moule was born in

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, Essex, the only child of Frederick and Ethal Moule. Early childhood illness, which he barely survived, left him with a cadaverous look which went well with his ridiculous sense of humour.

1940s

Moule played piano with the

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Quartet, leaving to join Oscar Rabin in October 1945. He played with Remo Cavalotti (1946) for a summer season and Joe Daniels (1947) before working on the in Bobby Kevin's Band, with

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and

. Moule worked with several bands including;

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and

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(1948–50).

1950s

During the early 1950s Moule worked with Raymonde's Orchestra (1952), again with Bert Ambrose (1953) and with

on several occasions. In 1954 Moule formed his own septet the 'Ken Moule Seven' which was a two-tenor, baritone, trumpet and three rhythm group. He resigned from the septet in 1955 (they continued to work as the 'Ken Moule Seven'). In 1956–59 he arranged for

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's orchestra, and during this time composed the suite ''Jazz at Toad Hall'', based on

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'', which was released on Decca Records in 1958. ''Jazz at Toad Hall'' received significant critical acclaim on its initial release. He worked in Sweden (1959) and toured Europe with Kurt Weill's Band until March 1960.

1960s

In the 1960s, Moule returned to England and worked freelance as an arranger, especially with

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. He was the musical director for the shows ''

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'' (1960–62) and '' Twang!!'' (1965–66). From 1962 he broadcast regularly with his 15 piece orchestra, entitled Ken Moule and his music. He later broadcast (and recorded) with a larger band called 'The Full Score'. His ''Adam's Rib Suite'' was recorded by the London Jazz Chamber Group in 1970;

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was involved in the recording, which was issued on Ember Records. He scored Cole Porter songs for the musical ''Cole!'' performed at the

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in 1974, and worked with Dankworth again around that time with his

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collaborations. He worked out of Germany for part of the 1970s, before ill health caused him to move to the warmer climate of Spain. He died in Marbella in 1986, aged 60.

TV appearances

As well as working as the music arranger, Ken Moule appeared as Paul, the restaurant pianist, in several episodes during series 3 of the

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Biography

1940s

1950s

1960s

TV appearances

Discography

References

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