Arthur Lally

Arthur Lally (* 1901 in Seaforth , Liverpool , † August 1940 in London ) was a British jazz musician ( alto saxophone , clarinet ) and arranger .

Live and act

Arthur Lally was the brother of arranger Jimmy Lally; his father ran an army band. Lally first played the trombone and cornet before switching to the alto saxophone. He first played in 1922 at Hammersmith Palace, Ciro's in London and the Savoy Orpheans (December 1925 to late 1926). In 1927 he played in the orchestra of Bert Firman and in the 43 Club in London and in 1928/29 in the orchestra of Bert Ambrose , whose Blue Lyres he directed from May 1929 to March 1930. In 1930/31 he led his own band, The Rhythm Maniacs ; they recorded titles such as "Hollywood Revue" (F1582), " That'a a Plenty ", "Nobody's Using It Now" (F1716), "She's My Slip of a Girl" (F1630) and "Gold Diggers" for Decca Records around 1930 of Broadway "(F1713). Lally renewed the Blue Lyres in April 1931, but had to hand over the line to Peter Rush in October 1932 for health reasons. He recorded a lot as a freelance musician, including with Bert Firman's Rhythmic Eight (solos from alto saxophone and bass saxophone). From 1933 he worked mainly as an arranger and was musical director at Decca Records. He suffered from depression in the late 1930s and committed suicide in 1940.

literature

• John Chilton Who's who of British Jazz , Continuum 2004

Web links

• The Rhythm Maniacs at Discogs (English)