Stan Tracey

Stanley William Tracey ( born December 30, 1926 in London, † December 6, 2013 ) was a British jazz pianist, arranger and composer. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of detaching from the American model Jazz in Britain.

Life and work

Tracey was a professional musician at age 16, played as accordionist for entertainment. In 1945 he did his military service, partly in entertainment groups for members of the army in Egypt and Palestine. In 1948 he returned to London, where he played with Ronnie Scott. In 1951 he took on the quintet of Eddie Thompson, and then to act on ocean liners of Cunard Line and in dance orchestras. From 1952 he also worked in the field of jazz (among with Kenny Baker, Victor Feldman, Tony Crombie and Ivor and Basil Kirchin ). In 1957, he was with Ronnie Scott on American tour. Between 1957 and 1959 he worked for almost two years ( as a vibraphonist ) with Ted Heath. Between 1960 and 1967 he was actuated at Ronnie Scott 's Jazz Club as house pianist and accompanied by the traveling soloists like Ben Webster, Sonny Rollins, Zoot Sims. In 1964 he founded his own quartet, the first saxophonist Bobby Wellins or as Trevor Watts belonged ( since 1974 kind of theme ). Tracey made ​​recordings as a soloist, in a duo ( with Mike Osborne, John Surman, Keith Tippett, Tony Coe or even ) and in larger groups up to the big band.

As a pianist Tracey was under the influence of Ellington and Monk. He received the following awards from the British Jazz: Best Pianist (1992 ), Best Composer / Arranger (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999), Best Album Release (1993 ) Best Small Group ( 1995). In 1986 he was awarded for his services to the British jazz of the Order of the British Empire. In 2012 he was honored with the newly created Ivors Jazz Award.

In 2003, Tracey was the subject of the BBC television documentary "Godfather of British jazz ". The drummer Clark Tracey is his son.

Disco Graphical Notes

  • With Love from Jazz (Trio, 1957)
  • Under Milk Wood ( Blue Note, 1965) with Bobby Wellins, Jeff Clyne, Jack Dougan
  • The Salisbury Suite ( Steam, 1978) with Jeff Daly, nature themes, Don Weller, Harry Beckett, Malcolm Griffiths, Dave Green, Bryan Spring
  • Genesis ( Steam, 1989) with John Barclay, Steve Sidwell, Guy Barker, Henry Lowther, Malcolm Griffiths, Chris Pyne, Geoff Perkins, Peter King, Jamie Talbot, Tony Coe, nature themes, Phil Todd, Roy Babbington, Clark Tracey
  • Portraits Plus ( Blue Note, 1992) with Guy Barker, Malcolm Griffiths, nature themes, Peter King, Don Weller, Dave Green, Clark Tracey
  • For Heaven 's Sake ( Cadillac, 1995) with Gerard Presencer Andrew Cleyndert, Clark Tracey
  • Solo: Trio ( Cadillac, 1997) with Andrew Cleyndert, Clark Tracey
  • Evan Parker / Stan Tracey Suspensions and Anticipations (Psi, 2003)
  • Danny Moss / Stan Tracey Just You, Just Me ( Avid, 2003) with?
  • The Last Time I Saw You (Trio, 2004) with Peter King, Clark Tracey, Andrew Cleyndert
  • A Child's Christmas Jazz Suite ( ReSteamed, 2011) with Clark Tracey, Andrew Cleyndert, Simon Allen

Lexical entries

  • Philippe Carles, André Clergeat, Jean -Louis Comolli: Le nouveau dictionnaire du jazz. Édition Robert Laffont, Paris 2011, ISBN 978-2-221-11592-3
  • Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley: Jazz Rough Guide. Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584- X
  • Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide To Jazz on CD. 8th edition Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-051521-6
  • Martin Kunzler: jazz lexicon. Reinbek 2002.
Eddie Thompson (musician) Kenny Baker (trumpeter) Ted Heath (bandleader) Art Themen Duke Ellington Thelonious Monk Blue Note Records Don Weller (musician) Henry Lowther (musician) Peter King (saxophonist) Jean-Louis Comolli Richard Cook (journalist) Brian Morton (Scottish writer) Integrated Authority File
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