Harry Parry
Harry Owen Parry (* 22. January 1922 in Bangor , Wales , † 18 October 1956 in London ) was a British jazz - clarinetist and bandleader.
Live and act
Harry Parry played the cornet, tenor horn, flugelhorn, drums and violin as a child; In 1927 he began to play the clarinet and saxophone. After moving to London in 1932, he first played in various dance bands, such as Percival Mackey , then led his own sextet. In 1940 he had a longer engagement at the St. Regis Hotel and was finally asked to lead a band for their Radio Rhythm Club show by the BBC . With his sextet he recorded over 100 pieces for Parlophone , on which Cab Kaye , George Shearing , Jimmy Skidmore and Doreen Villiers also participated. After the end of the Second World War he worked full-time for radio and television, including as a disc jockey . In the late 1940s and 1950s he toured the world. Stylistically, Parry's music was close to Benny Goodman .
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
swell
- Clarrie Henry, Harry Parry. Grove Jazz online.
Web links
- Harry Parry at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Parry, Harry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Parry, Harry Owen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bangor (Wales) |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1956 |
| Place of death | London |