Derek Wadsworth

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Derek Wadsworth (born February 5, 1939 in Cleckheaton , Yorkshire , † December 3, 2008 in Oxfordshire ) was a British jazz trombonist , arranger and composer of film music .

Live and act

Wadsworth played the trombone in brass bands as a teenager ; In 1960 he moved to London and played in Teddy Foster's jazz band, then with Ronnie Aldrich and the Squadronaires. In 1963 he worked for Dusty Springfield as musical director; he was responsible for her recordings like I Only Want to Be With You , which were heavily influenced by the Tamla Motown sound. During this time he also worked with Georgie Fame , on whose album Two Faces of Fame (1967) he participated, and with the Rolling Stones ( Their Satanic Majesties Request , 1967). He also took part in sessions on the Apple label of Billy Preston and Doris Troy and made arrangements for George Harrison's album All Things Must Pass (1970). Wadsworth was also the musical director of the musical Hair (1968). He also worked with jazz musicians such as Neil Ardley ( Le Dejeuner sur L'Herbe , 1969), with the jazz rock band Colloseum ( Daughter of Time , 1970) and the blues band Savoy Brown ( Blue Matter , 1968). As a session musician, he also took part in numerous pop and rock productions, including a. with Cat Stevens ( Back to Earth , 1978), Manfred Mann , Nina Simone , Tony Bennett and Simply Red . He arranged for Alan Price in the films Alfie Darling (1975) and Britannia Hospital (1982) and orchestrated his album Between Today and Yesterday (1974), which contained his hit Jarrow song . Other films for which Wadsworth wrote music were The Man Who Fell From Heaven (directed by Nicolas Roeg , 1976) and the science fiction series Moon Base Alpha 1 and Gerry Anderson's The Day After Tomorrow - Beyond Infinity , also for numerous jingles , u. a. for Cadbury plc . Under the pseudonym Daniel Caine , he presented several albums with signature tunes from television series. In 1997 he directed the Czech Symphony Orchestra on recordings for the documentary Wild Man Blues about Woody Allen . In addition to his work as a musician, Wadsworth was involved in copyright issues in the PPL ( Phonographic Performance Ltd ).

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary in The Telegraph
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personal data
SURNAME Wadsworth, Derek
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Caine, Daniel (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz trombonist, arranger and composer of film music
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Cleckheaton , Yorkshire
DATE OF DEATH December 3, 2008
Place of death Oxfordshire