Johnny Keating
Johnny Keating (born September 10, 1927 in Edinburgh , Scotland , † May 28, 2015 ) was a British jazz trombonist , orchestra conductor and composer .
Life
Keating became known to a wider audience in the early 1960s with the theme song for the BBC crime series Z Cars . It is based on the old folk song Johnny Todd . With this composition he reached the top ten of the British single charts in March 1962. In the late 1960s and early 1970s he also composed the music for a number of films, including for director Richard Quine Das Hotel with Rod Taylor and Karl Malden , as well as for the two Stanley Baker films Robbery of the Millions and Last Lives, Lives Best . In the field of jazz, he was involved in 54 recording sessions between 1950 and 1999, as trombonist and arranger with Vic Lewis , Ted Heath , Ronnie Scott , Cleo Laine , Tony Bennett and Carmen McRae .
Discography
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- 1957: Swinging Scots (Johnny Keating and His All Stars, Dot)
- 1964: Swing Revisited (Jasmine)
- Here's Where It Is: The Johnny Keating Sound! (Warner Bros)
- 1965: Keating ... Straight Ahead (London)
Filmography
- 1966: The Hotel ( Hotel )
- 1967: Million Robbery (Robbery)
- 1972: He who lives last lives best (Innocent Bystanders)
literature
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz. 1800 bands and artists from the beginning until today. 2nd, expanded and updated edition. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2004, ISBN 3-476-01892-X .
Web links
- Johnny Keating in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary. (English).
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 6, 2015)
- ↑ Chart sources: UK
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Keating, Johnny |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz trombonist, orchestra conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 2015 |