Ronald H. Chamberlain (12 May 1924 – 17 September 1999) was a British jazz clarinettist and saxophonist, best known for his long stints with bands led by Vic Lewis and

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, appearing on several of their respective recordings. In March 1945, he recorded with three different line-ups of

Carlo Krahmer Carlo Krahmer (born William Max Geserick, 11 March 1914, Shoreditch, London – 20 April 1976, London) was a British jazz drummer and record producer. Biography Born in Shoreditch, London, Krahmer was partially sighted. He made has first re ...

’s Chicagoans, including Johnny Best, Stephane Grappelli, Vic Lewis (g), Tommy Bromley (b), Lad Busby (tb), Aubrey Frank (ts)

Gerry Moore Gerald Asher Moore (8 October 1903, London – 29 January 1993, Twickenham) was an English jazz pianist. Moore spent the years 1922-1939 working freelance in London, playing movie palaces and nightclubs. Among the clubs in which he worked are Sh ...

(p), Don Jacoby (tp), Harry Roche (tb), Derek Hawkins (cl), Sam Donahue (ts), Rocky Collucio (p), and Bert Howard (b). Chamberlain was an early member of the

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., from an article in '' Jazz Journal''. He also recorded with four different line-ups of the ''

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'' All-Stars (1951, 1952, 1954 & 1955) coinciding with, variously, many of the major names in British jazz, including Kenny Baker (tp), Gordon Langhorn (tb), Henry McKenzie (cl), Ronnie Scott (ts),

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(as), Dave Shand (bs), Victor Feldman (vib),

Ralph Sharon Ralph Simon Sharon (September 17, 1923 – March 31, 2015) was a British-American jazz pianist and arranger. He is best known for working with Tony Bennett as his pianist on numerous recordings and live performances. Biography Ralph Sharon was bo ...

(p),

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(g),

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(b), Jack Parnell (d), Jackie Armstrong (tb), Vic Ash (cl), Les Gilbert (as),

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(vib), Bill McGuffie (p), Johnny Hawksworth (b), Don Lusher (tb),

Harry Klein Harold "Harry" Klein (25 December 1928 – 30 June 2010) was an English jazz saxophonist. As a session musician, he played on recordings by the Beatles. Early in his career, Klein played with Nat Gonella in the late 1940s. He then played with Bi ...

(bs),

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(acc),

Eric Delaney Eric Delaney (22 May 1924 – 14 July 2011) was an English drummer and bandleader, popular in the 1950s and early 1960s. Career Delaney was born in Acton, London, England. Aged 16, he won the Best Swing Drummer award and later joined the Bert ...

(d),

Keith Christie Keith Ronald Christie (6 January 1931 – 16 December 1980) was an English jazz trombonist. He was the brother of Ian Christie. Career Christie began playing at age 14 and attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He formed a band with ...

(tb),

Tommy Whittle Tommy Whittle (13 October 1926 – 13 October 2013) was a British jazz saxophonist. Biography Tommy Whittle was born in Grangemouth, Scotland. He started playing clarinet at the age of 12 before taking up tenor saxophone at 13, guided by Al ...

(ts),

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(g), Joe Muddel (b), and Joe Harriott (as).

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