Randolph Colville (23 May 1942 – 15 January 2004) was a

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jazz

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clarinettist, saxophonist,

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and arranger, perhaps best known for his work with the Keith Nichols'

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. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Colville began his studies at

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in 1958, and graduated from the

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in Manchester, England, teaching

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there years later. Colville soon became a regular of the Manchester jazz scene, playing with a number of local groups throughout the 1960s. In 1974, Colville headed up his own version of the 'Saints Jazz Band' along with saxophonist Dave Mott and trumpeter Doug Waley. In 1975, a Colville-led

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assisted American pianist Teddy Wilson, on his tour of Britain that year. In the 1980s, Colville became a member of the

, a band co-led by Keith Nichols and Alan Cohen. Over his career Colville worked and recorded with several artists, including Humphrey Lyttelton, Yank Lawson,

Billy Butterfield Charles William Butterfield (January 14, 1917 – March 18, 1988) was an American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, flugelhornist, and cornetist. Early years Charles William Butterfield was born in Middletown, Ohio and attended high school in Wyoming ...

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and Al Casey. Randolph Colville died in January 2004, from liver failure, at the age of 61.

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1942 births 2004 deaths Scottish jazz clarinetists British clarinetists {{Clarinetist-stub