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Birth name
  
Albert Goldstein

Occupation(s)
  
Saxophonist

Name
  
Al Gay

Genres
  
Instruments
  
Born
  
25 February 1928 (
1928-02-25
)

Died
  
12 October 2013(2013-10-12) (aged 85)

Associated acts
  
Jive BombersFreddy RandallThe Animals' Big Band

Albert Gay (born Albert Goldstein, 25 February 1928 - 12 October 2013) was a British jazz tenor saxophonist. Gay lived in Bedfordshire until his death in 2013; an obituary appeared in Jazz Journal's March 2014 edition.

After having played with the Jive Bombers, Gay worked with Freddy Randall from 1953, and would return several times to Randall’s future line-ups. In the early 1960s, he was with Bob Wallis' Storyville Jazzmen before going on to join Alex Welsh.

With fellow tenors Dick Morrissey and Stan Robinson, baritone sax Paul Carroll, and trumpets Ian Carr, Kenny Wheeler and Greg Brown, Al Gay formed part of The Animals' Big Band that made its one-and-only public appearance at the 5th Annual British Jazz & Blues Festival in Richmond on 5 August 1965.

In 1978, he played with the World's Greatest Jazz Band. As well as leading his own line-ups, Gay has also played in bands led by Digby Fairweather, Laurie Chescoe and Ron Russell, as well as with the Pizza Express All Stars.

Discography

As sideman
  • 1967: Hear Me Talkin' – Ruby Braff
  • 1967: A Portrait of Henry "Red" Allen – Henry "Red" Allen/The Alex Welsh Band
  • 1978: 100 Years of American Dixieland JazzJohnny Mince (Flutegrove)
  • 1994: After AwhileDick Sudhalter
  • References

    Al Gay Wikipedia


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