Ray Warleigh
Ray Warleigh (born September 28, 1938 in Sydney , † September 21, 2015 ) was an Australian jazz saxophonist and flutist.
Live and act
Inspired by Paul Desmond , Warleigh began playing jazz professionally in the late 1950s. In 1960 he came to England, where he first worked with Michael Gibbs and Alexis Korner , and later with Tubby Hayes , Humphrey Lyttelton , Ronnie Scott and Mike Westbrook . In 1968 he released his first album under the title Ray Warleigh's First Album (with Gordon Beck , Terry Cox , Dave Goldberg , George Kish , Kenny Napper , Ronnie Stephenson ).
He worked as a sideman on recordings of Long John Baldry , Nick Drake , John Mayall , Champion Jack Dupree , Annette Peacock , Beaver Morrison and Georgie Fame , and was a member of John Stevens' Spontaneous Music Ensemble in the 1970s . He also worked with guitarist Allan Holdsworth , was a member of the Latin band Paz , led a band with Tommy Chase and recorded his own albums.
In the 1980s he played a. a. with the WDR radio orchestra and the big band of Charlie Watts , the drummer of the Rolling Stones . In the 1990s he continued to work with his own quartet and made recordings with Kenny Wheeler and the classical composer Gavin Bryars .
With the album Rue Victor Massé , released on the Psi label , he made it into The Wire magazine's 2009 CD selection . He also worked in the London Improvisers Orchestra .
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 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Ray Warleigh in the catalog of the German National Library
- Discography as a sideman at Allmusic
- Obituary in the telegraph
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary at London Jazz News
- ↑ The Wire, January 12, 2010: 2009 Rewind , accessed June 24, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Warleigh, Ray |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian jazz saxophonist and flutist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 2015 |