Sid Bright

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Sidney "Sid" Bright (born August 10, 1904 , † after 1941) was a British jazz and novelty musician ( piano ).

Live and act

Sid Bright, the twin brother of the band leader and pianist Geraldo , played in the mid-1920s in the Kit-Cat band led by Al Starita and Jack Hylton , which made recordings for His Master's Voice (“Magnolia”) in mid-1925 . In the following years he was also a member of Al Starita's quartet The Gilt-Edged Four , which also included Max Goldberg (trumpet) and Len Fillis (banjo, guitar) (“Don't Bring Lulu”, Columbia). In 1926/27 he made duo recordings with Len Fillis ("Tamin 'the Tenor", "Butterfingers") and the pianist Donald Thorne; In 1928 he recorded with the band The Piccadilly Players (also led by Al Starita) , which also included Sylvester Ahola (" How Long Has This Been Going On? "). In 1930 he accompanied Goldberg, Ted Heath , Len Fillis and Spike Hughes with Fred Astaire, who was a guest in London (“ Puttin 'on the Ritz ”); In 1933 he belonged to Staritas Savoy Hotel Orpheans (" Tiger Rag "). In 1940 he recorded piano duets with his brother Geraldo (" Tea for Two "), and in 1941 with Geraldo's Swing Septet . In the field of jazz he was involved in 54 recording sessions between 1925 and 1941.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Geraldo & his Orchestra at Allmusic (English)
  2. ↑ Ross Laird: Tantalizing Tingles: A Discography of Early Ragtime, Jazz, and Novelty Syncopated Piano Recordings, 1889-1934. Westport (CT), London: Greenwood Press, 1995, p. 22
  3. ↑ British Dance Bands
  4. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 18, 2017)
personal data
SURNAME Bright, Sid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bright, Sidney
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1904
DATE OF DEATH after 1941