Ken Wray
Kenneth "Ken" Wray (born February 2, 1925 in Manchester ; † June 13, 1977 ibid) was a British jazz musician ( trombone , valve trombone , bass trumpet ).
Wray took part in the first recordings in 1946; he played in the course of his career with Teddy Foster (1947/48), Joe Loss (1948/49), Oscar Rabin (1949-51), Leon Roy, Vic Lewis (1952), Jack Parnell (1952/53) and middle 1950s with the Ronnie Scott Orchestra. He also accompanied Cleo Laine in 1955 . From March 1957 he went with Jimmy Deuchar (in whose recordings he was involved in 1956) and Derek Humble to Kurt Edelhagen in Germany for 18 months to work in his orchestra in Cologne. After returning to England in 1958, he played in the Tony Kinsey quintet . In the 1950s he also went with themKenny Baker and Victor Feldman into the recording studio.
In the early 1960s he worked as a freelance musician; Together with Bobby Wellins , he led a quintet in 1960. In 1962 he played in the quintet of Phil Seamen Quintet, then with Ian Hamer / Bobby Wellins (1963), John Burch (1964) and in the big bands of Tubby Hayes and Harry South . In 1968 he returned to Manchester, where he worked in a television studio band and also worked in Alan Hare's big band and as a freelance musician. During the 1970s he led his own sextet in Salford , but also appeared in other bands. He died in 1977 as a result of a fall.
Lexical entries
- John Chilton Who's Who of British Jazz , Continuum, London 2004, ISBN 0826472346 .
Web links
- Portrait page ( Memento from February 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- Ken Wray at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wray, Ken |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wray, Kenneth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 1977 |
| Place of death | Manchester |