Cy Laurie
Cyril "Cy" Laurie (* 20th April 1926 in London , † 18th April 2002 in Essex ) was a British jazz - clarinetist and bandleader.
Live and act
Cy Laurie was self-taught on the clarinet; In 1947 he founded his first band, which was joined by George Melly in 1948 . In 1949/50 he played with Mike Daniels and in 1950 directed the Cy Laurie Four with Fred Hunt and Les Jowett . In 1951 he ran his own club in London and led a seven-member ensemble; in him played u. a. Chris Barber , Alan Elsdon , Al Fairweather , John Picard and Colin Smith . Cy Laurie's club was in Ham Yard and became the legendary mod club The Scene in the 1960s .
From 1960 to 1968 he withdrew from the music business due to illness; At the end of the decade he briefly led another ensemble and then played as a guest with Max Collie , the Savoy Jazzmen , Max Duncan and Chris Watford until he joined the Black Bottom Stompers . At the end of the 1970s he toured with various formations as a soloist and occasionally worked with his own bands. In the 1980s he worked with Eggy Ley and Max Collie's Mardi Gras ; he continued his musician career until the 1990s, where he performed with his own band and with Beryl Bryden .
Discographic notes
- Blows Blue Hot (Lake, 1954/55)
- Chattanooga Stomp (Lake 1955-57)
- A Jazz Club Session (Lake, 1968)
- Jazz from the Roots (Lake, 1992)
literature
- John Chilton : Who's Who of British Jazz. London, Continuum International Publishing Group 2004, ISBN 0826472346
- Richard Cook & Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings , London, Penguin, 2006 (8th edition) ISBN 0-14-102327-9
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Laurie, Cy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Laurie, Cyril (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 2002 |
| Place of death | Essex |