Mick Pyne
Mick Pyne (born September 2, 1940 in Bridlington ( East Riding of Yorkshire ) as Michael John Pyne , † May 24, 1995 in Wimbledon ) was a British jazz musician (piano, trumpet, saxophone, arrangement).
Life
Pyne, whose father was an amateur pianist, learned first piano and then violin from the age of three. As a teenager he played cornet . Then he concentrated on the piano and played together with his brother Chris Pyne in local bands in East Yorkshire. In 1959 he moved to London to gain his first experience as a professional musician. He played in the next few years at Tony Kinsey and as a solo pianist in the Downbeat Club , spent a year in France, where he also Ray Warleigh accompanied American soloists and joined the Blues Incorporated by Alexis Korner out as a tenor saxophonist. In 1964 he played in the septet of John Stevens and then accompanied American musicians such as Stan Getz (with whom he also played in Sweden and Denmark), Hank Mobley , Joe Williams , Roland Kirk , Dexter Gordon and Lee Konitz . From 1966 he was part of Tubby Hayes ' band and also worked with Phil Seamen before leading his own groups from trio to big band. From 1970 he worked with the quintet of Ronnie Scott and in various ensembles of John Stevens ( Spontaneous Music Ensemble , Amalgam ) to play from 1972 to 1985 with Humphrey Lyttelton . He was also a member of the Georgie Fame and Charlie Watts bands . In recent years he has appeared in the bands of Keith Smith and Elaine Delmar . He also accompanied the singer Adelaide Hall . He recorded several albums of his own (on which he can also be heard in a duet with himself on the cornet) and was involved in recordings by Tubby Hayes, Humphrey Lyttelton Michael Gibbs , Charles Tolliver , Kathy Stobart , Philly Joe Jones and Jon Eardley .
Lexigraphic entries
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz music. 1700 artists and bands from the beginning until today. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584-X .
- John Chilton, Who's Who of British Jazz . Continuum 2004; ISBN 978-0826472342
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pyne, Mick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pyne, Michael John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bridlington |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1995 |
| Place of death | Wimbledon |