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'''Rick Fay''' (December 25, 1926 – 1999) was an American [[jazz]] clarinetist and saxophonist.


'''Rick Fay''' (December 25, 1926 &ndash; March 22, 1999)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J564500 | title=Fay, Rick (1926 - 1999), tenor saxophonist | publisher=OxfordIndex.oup.com | accessdate=2017-01-14}}</ref> was an American [[jazz]] clarinetist and saxophonist.
Fay was born in [[Chicago]]. He worked for the [[Disney]] music studios for 24 years, and performed often at [[Disney World]].<ref>[[Scott Yanow]], [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p10529/biography|pure_url=yes}} Rick Fay] at [[Allmusic]]</ref> He also freelanced with [[Wild Bill Davison]], [[Pete Dailey]], and [[Firehouse Five Plus Two]], among others. He did not begin to record until 1989, when he released his first album on [[Arbors Records]]. Several further releases followed on the label before Fay's death in 1999. His later associations as a sideman include work with [[Jackie Coon]], [[Dan Barrett]], and [[Johnny Varro]].

Fay was born in [[Chicago]]. He worked for the [[Disney]] music studios for 24 years, and performed often at [[Disney World]].<ref>[[Scott Yanow]], [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p10529/biography|pure_url=yes}} Rick Fay] at [[Allmusic]]</ref> He also freelanced with [[Wild Bill Davison]], [[Pete Dailey]], and [[Firehouse Five Plus Two]], among others. He recorded as one half of "Rick and Paul" on Accent Records in the mid-1960s. His first album "Live at Lone Pine" was recorded in 1989 and released on [[Arbors Records]]. Several further releases followed on the label before Fay's death in 1999. His later associations as a sideman include work with [[Jackie Coon]], [[Dan Barrett (musician, born 1955)|Dan Barrett]], and [[Johnny Varro]].


==Discography==
==Discography==
*''Live at Lone Pine'' ([[Arbors Records]], 1989)
* ''Live at Lone Pine'' ([[Arbors Records|Arbors]], 1989)
*''Hello Horn'' (Arbors, 1990)
* ''Hello Horn'' (Arbors, 1990)
*''Memories of You'' (Arbors, 1991)
* ''Memories of You'' (Arbors, 1991)
*''Glendena Forever'' (Arbors, 1991)
* ''Glendena Forever'' (Arbors, 1991)
*''Sax-O-Poem Poetry and Jazz'' (Arbors, 1992)
* ''Sax-o-Poem Poetry and Jazz'' (Arbors, 1992)
*''Rick Fay's Endangered Species'' (Arbors, 1993)
* ''Rick Fay's Endangered Species'' (Arbors, 1993)
*''Poetry and Jazz'' (Arbors, 1993)
* ''Poetry and Jazz'' (Arbors, 1993)
*''Live at the State'' (Arbors, 1996)
* ''Live at the State'' (Arbors, 1996)
*''Oh Baby'' (Arbors, 1996)
* ''Oh Baby'' (Arbors, 1996)
*''Rolling On'' (Arbors, 1996)
* ''Rolling On'' (Arbors, 1996)
*''This Is Where I Came In'' (Arbors, 1996)
* ''This Is Where I Came In'' (Arbors, 1996)
*''Words Among the Reeds'' (Arbors, 1998)
* ''Words Among the Reeds'' (Arbors, 1998)
*''Rick Fay With Strings'' (Arbors, 1999)
* ''Rick Fay With Strings'' (Arbors, 1999)


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:22, 23 July 2023

Rick Fay (December 25, 1926 – March 22, 1999)[1] was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist.

Fay was born in Chicago. He worked for the Disney music studios for 24 years, and performed often at Disney World.[2] He also freelanced with Wild Bill Davison, Pete Dailey, and Firehouse Five Plus Two, among others. He recorded as one half of "Rick and Paul" on Accent Records in the mid-1960s. His first album "Live at Lone Pine" was recorded in 1989 and released on Arbors Records. Several further releases followed on the label before Fay's death in 1999. His later associations as a sideman include work with Jackie Coon, Dan Barrett, and Johnny Varro.

Discography[edit]

  • Live at Lone Pine (Arbors, 1989)
  • Hello Horn (Arbors, 1990)
  • Memories of You (Arbors, 1991)
  • Glendena Forever (Arbors, 1991)
  • Sax-o-Poem Poetry and Jazz (Arbors, 1992)
  • Rick Fay's Endangered Species (Arbors, 1993)
  • Poetry and Jazz (Arbors, 1993)
  • Live at the State (Arbors, 1996)
  • Oh Baby (Arbors, 1996)
  • Rolling On (Arbors, 1996)
  • This Is Where I Came In (Arbors, 1996)
  • Words Among the Reeds (Arbors, 1998)
  • Rick Fay With Strings (Arbors, 1999)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fay, Rick (1926 - 1999), tenor saxophonist". OxfordIndex.oup.com. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  2. ^ Scott Yanow, Rick Fay at Allmusic