Ron Aspery
Ronald "Ron" Aspery (born June 3, 1943 in Middlesbrough , † December 10, 2003 in Saltdean, East Sussex ) was a British fusion musician ( alto and soprano saxophone , flute , keyboard ).
Aspery learned the saxophone from the age of twelve and played first in the Middlesbrough Municipal Junior Orchestra and with his teacher Jimmy Carr, then as a professional musician in the orchestra of Eric Delaney; next to it he jammed with Colin Hodgkinson . In 1971 he founded the fusion trio Back Door with them , which existed until 1977, recorded several albums and successfully toured internationally. He had the opportunity to perform with Miles Davis in London and Paris . Over the next few years he performed with Chris Rea , Status Quo , Ronnie Scott and Keith Richards . He also performed often with Alexis Korner and appeared on some of his records. He played with Ray Russell's RMS , Gil Evans and Mark Isham at the 1983 Montreux Jazz Festival . In 1984 John Williams brought him to his crossover band Sky , with whom he also went on tour in Australia. He also directed the English Jazz Quartet at the Jazz At The Mill festival in Adelaide in 1988 . In 2003 there were several concerts with Backdoor , which were also documented on the CD Askin 'the Way . In the course of his career there have been many guest contributions to recordings by well-known artists, such as B. Roger Daltrey , Roger Glover , Glenn Hughes , Meat Loaf and Whitesnake .
Web links
- Ron Aspery (memorial page) ( memento from March 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) on: Cultural Foundation 2004
- John Fordham : Ron Aspery. The saxophonist behind a Yorkshire fusion band that briefly conquered the music world - and left a unique legacy. In: The Guardian . January 3, 2004, accessed September 13, 2019 (obituary).
- Ron Aspery in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Back Door Website ( Memento from January 31, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) on: Cultural Foundation 2006
- ↑ Ron Aspery at Allmusic (English)
- ↑ Interview with Aspery (2003) ( Memento from February 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 9, 2018
- ^ Collaboration with Alexis Korner ( Memento from April 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 9, 2018
- ↑ RMS with Gil Evans Live at The Montreux Jazz Festival 1983 (AllAboutJazz)
- ↑ See Sky . He can also be heard on the album The Great Balloon Race (1985).
- ↑ List of guest posts at allmusic.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aspery, Ron |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aspery, Ronald (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British fusion musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Middlesbrough |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 2003 |
| Place of death | Saltdean, East Sussex |