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Ronnie Scott 28 January 1927 – 23 December 1996 Was An English Jazz Tenor Saxophonist And Jazz Club Owner. Ronnie Scott Originally Ronald Schatt Was Born In Aldgate East London Into A Family Of Russian Jewish Descent On His Father's Side And Portuguese Antecedents On His Mother's. Scott Began Playing In Small Jazz Clubs At The Age Of Sixteen. He Toured With Johnny Claes The Trumpeter From 1944 To 1945 And With Ted Heath In 1946 As Well As Working With Ambrose Cab Kaye And Tito Burns. He Was Involved In The Short-Lived Musicians' Co-Operative Club Eleven Band And Club 1948–1950 With Johnny Dankworth And Others And Was A Member Of The Generation Of British Musicians Who Worked On The Cunard Liner Queen Mary Intermittently 1946–c. 1950 In Order To Visit New York And Hear The New Music Directly. Scott Was Among The Earliest British Musicians To Be Influenced In His Playing Style By Charlie Parker And Other Bebop Musicians. In 1952 Scott Joined Jack Parnell's Orchestra Then Led His Own Nine-Piece Group And Quintet Featuring Among Others Pete King With Whom He Would Later Open His Jazz Club Victor Feldman Hank Shaw And Phil Seamen From 1953 To 1956. He Co-Led The Jazz Couriers With Tubby Hayes From 1957 To 1959 And Was Leader Of A Quartet Including Stan Tracey 1960–1967 . During This Period He Also Did Occasional Session Work His Best-Known Work Here Is The Solo On The Beatles' "Lady Madonna". He Was Said To Be Upset At The Amount Of His Saxophone That Made The Final Cut On The Original Record. From 1967–69 Scott Was A Member Of The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band Which Toured Europe Extensively And Which Also Featured Fellow Tenor Players Johnny Griffin And Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis At The Same Time Running His Own Octet Including John Surman And Kenny Wheeler 1968–1969 And A Trio With Mike Carr On Keyboards And Bobby Gien On Drums 1971–1975 . He Then Went On To Lead Various Groups Most Of Which Included John Critchinson On Keyboards And Martin Drew On Drums. Ronnie Scott's Playing Was Much Admired On Both Sides Of The Atlantic. Charles Mingus Said Of Him In 1961 "Of The White Boys Ronnie Scott Gets Closer To The Negro Blues Feeling The Way Zoot Sims Does." Despite His Central Position In The British Jazz Scene Scott Recorded Infrequently During The Last Few Decades Of His Career. He Suffered Periods Of Depression And While Recovering Slowly From Surgery For Tooth Implants Died At Age 69 From An Accidental Overdose Of Barbiturates Prescribed By His Dentist. He Was Cremated At The Golders Green Crematorium. Scott Is Perhaps Best Remembered For Co-Founding With Former Tenor Sax Player Pete King The Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club Which Opened On 30 October 1959 In A Basement At 39 Gerrard Street In London's Soho District With The Debut Of A Young Alto Sax Player Named Peter King No Relation Before Later Moving To A Larger Venue Nearby At 47 Frith Street In 1965. The Original Venue Continued In Operation As The "Old Place" Until The Lease Ran Out In 1967 And Was Used For Performances By The Up And Coming Generation Of Domestic Musicians. Scott Regularly Acted As The Club's Genial Master Of Ceremonies And Was In Famous For His Repertoire Of Jokes Asides And One-Liners. A Typical Introduction Might Go "Our Next Guest Is One Of The Finest Musicians In The Country. In The City He's Crap". After Scott's Death King Continued To Run The Club For A Further Nine Years Before Selling The Club To Theatre Impresario Sally Greene In June 2005. Selected Band Line-Ups As Well As Participating In Name Orchestras Scott Led Or Co-Led Numerous Bands Featuring Some Of Britain's Most Prominent Jazz Musicians Of The Day. Alan Dean's Beboppers
1949
Ronnie Scott Ts Johnny Dankworth As Hank Shaw Tp Tommy Pollard P Pete Chilver G Joe Muddel B Laurie Morgan D Alan Dean Vocal .
Ronnie Scott Orchestra
- 1954 1955
Ronnie Scott Ts Derek Humble As Pete King Ts Hank Shaw Tp Ken Wray Tb Benny Green Bs Victor Feldman P Lennie Bush B Phil Seamen D .
Ronnie Scott Quintet
- 1955
Ronnie Scott Ts Hank Shaw Tp Victor Feldman P Sammy Stokes/Lennie Bush B Phil Seamen D .
Ronnie Scott Big Band
- 1955
Ronnie Scott Pete King Ts Joe Harriott Doug Robinson As Benny Green Bs Stan Palmer Hank Shaw Dave Usden Jimmy Watson Tp Jack Botterill Robin Kaye Mac Minshull Ken Wray Tb Norman Stenfalt P Eric Peter B Phil Seamen D .
The Jazz Couriers
Ronnie Scott Ts Tubby Hayes Ts Vib Terry Shannon P Phil Bates B Bill Eyden D . On 7 April 1957 The Jazz Couriers Co-Led By Tubby Hayes And Ronnie Scott Debuted At The New Flamingo Club In Wardour Street Soho. The Group Lasted Until 30 August 1959 .
Ronnie Scott Quartet 1964 Ronnie Scott Ts Stan Tracey P Malcolm Cecil B Jackie Dougan D .
Ronnie Scott Quintet 1990 Dick Pearce Tp Ronnie Scott Ts John Critchinson P Ron Mathewson B Martin Drew D . Selected Discography 1948 Boppin' At Esquire Indigo 1958 The Couriers Of Jazz! Carlton/Fresh Sounds 1965 The Night Is Scott And You're So Swingable Redial 1965 When I Want Your Opinion I'll Give It To You Jazz House 1969 Live At Ronnie Scott's Columbia 1977 Serious Gold Pye 1990 Never Pat A Burning Dog Jazz House 1997 If I Want Your Opinion Jazz House 1997 The Night Has A Thousand Eyes Jazz House 2000 Boppin' At Esquire Indigo 2002 Ronnie Scott Live At The Jazz Club Time Music read less