Bill Reid (bass player)

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Bill Reid (* 1933 or 1934; † 2018 ) was a British jazz musician ( double bass , also tuba ) and music promoter.

Live and act

Reid played in the London jazz scene from the mid-1950s with Terry Lightfoot and His Jazzmen; first recordings were made in 1956 when the group performed at the Royal Festival Hall . In the following years he also worked in the bands of Ken Colyer , Sonny Morris , Hugh Rainey , Archie Semple , Nat Gonella and Alex Welsh . As a promoter, he brokered The Beatles' first appearance outside of their hometown of Liverpool . In the field of jazz he was involved in 54 recording sessions between 1956 and 1986.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Bill Reid, jazz musician, pop promoter and countryman - obituary. The Telegraph, April 13, 2018, accessed April 16, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed April 16, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Reid, Bill
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz musician and promoter
DATE OF BIRTH 1933 or 1934
DATE OF DEATH 2018