Eggy Ley
Derek William "Eggy" Ley (born November 4, 1928 in London , † December 20, 1995 in Delta (British Columbia) ) was a British jazz musician ( soprano and alto saxophone , vocals ) and radio producer. He is considered one of the first British soprano saxophonists in jazz .
Live and act
Ley first played the drums and the boogie-woogie piano. During his military service in the Royal Air Force , he discovered the soprano saxophone. He played with Mick Collier's Chicago Rhythm Kings (1952), with Eric Silk (1953) and with Stan Sowden (1955). Then he founded his own trad jazz band, which in August 1955 received a long guest performance in the New Orleans Bar in Hamburg. Until 1962 he remained committed with his band in different places in Germany and Scandinavia and played several records, also with Benny Waters , for different labels, of which the Blues for St. Pauli became a hit in Germany. Then he played regularly with his band in London, but also produced for Radio Luxemburg . Between 1969 and 1983 he produced for the British Forces Broadcasting Service . During the 1970s he co-directed the band Jazz Legend with Hugh Rainey . He also recorded with Cy Laurie . In 1982 he formed his band Hot Shots , ran the Jazzin 'Around newspaper and toured abroad before migrating to Canada in the late 1980s. He died of a heart attack .
Lexical entries
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : The Rough Guide to Jazz . Rough Guide, London, 2004, ISBN 978-1843532569 .
- John Chilton Who's Who of British Jazz Continuum, London 2004 (2nd edition)
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| SURNAME | Ley, Eggy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ley, Derek William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz musician and radio producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1995 |
| Place of death | Delta (British Columbia) |