Max Geldray

Max Geldray (born February 12, 1916 in Amsterdam as Max Leon van Gelder , † October 2, 2004 in Palm Springs (California) ) was a harmonica player of Dutch origin. He is considered to be one of the first harmonica players to act as a jazz musician on their instrument .

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Geldray discovered the chromatic harmonica in 1930, which he was one of the first to play in the Netherlands. In 1934 he made a few appearances on Radio Hilversum and founded a harmonica quartet which performed internationally in 1937. It soon came to first appearances with Jack Hylton and the Johnny Fresno Band. In 1937 he was a soloist in Ray Ventura's orchestra in Paris, where he also played with Django Reinhardt . In 1940 he migrated to Great Britain, where he continued to perform and record, a. a. with Jean-Pierre Sasson . In 1944 he was involved in the invasion of Normandy on the Dutch side .

After two more years with Ray Ventura, he returned to London, where he appeared with Peter Sellers , Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe on The Goon Show on the radio and on other BBC programs until 1960 . In 1957 he released the album Goon with the Wind , which George Martin produced. From 1961 he lived in Los Angeles , where he worked alternately with engagements as a musician in all kinds of professions, most recently in the field of nursing. In 1989 he published his autobiography .

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Goon with the wind / Max Geldray with John R. Vance. . British Library . Retrieved March 9, 2015.

personal data
SURNAME	Geldray, Max
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gelder, Max Leon van (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch-American harmonica player
DATE OF BIRTH	February 12, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH	Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH	October 2, 2004
Place of death	Palm Springs (California)

[1] Goon with the wind / Max Geldray with John R. Vance. . British Library . Retrieved March 9, 2015.