Ronnie Scott

Ronnie Scott (born Ronald Schatt January 28, 1927- December 23, 1996), was a British jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner.

Career

Ronnie Scott was among the earliest British musicians to be influenced in his playing style by Charlie Parker and other bebop musicians. He was involved in the short-lived Club Eleven band and club (1948-50), 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-c50) in order to visit New York and hear the new music directly.

Related Topics:
Charlie Parker - Bebop - Club Eleven - 1948 - 50 - Johnny Dankworth - Queen Mary - 1946 - New York

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His most well-known solo is on the Beatles' Lady Madonna.

Related Topics:
Beatles - Lady Madonna

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Scott is best remembered for co-founding the Ronnie Scott's jazz club, which opened on October 30, 1959 in a basement at 39 Gerrard Street in London's Soho district, 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 expired in 1967, and was used for performances by the up and coming generation of domestic musicians.

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1959 - Gerrard Street - London's - Soho - 1965 - 1967

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The club, mainly run by Pete King, his business partner, by now had become the premier UK venue for live jazz. Principally, it achieved this position by negotiating with the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and the British Musicians' Union to remove the complete ban on American jazz musicians working in the UK and substituted an exchange system. Zoot Sims was the clubs first transatlantic visitor in 1962, and was succeeded by many others (often saxophonists) in the years that followed. The clubs house pianist until 1967 was Stan Tracey.

Related Topics:
Pete King - UK - American Federation of Musicians - Musicians' Union - American - Zoot Sims - 1962 - 1967 - Stan Tracey

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Scott regularly acted as the clubs MC and was (in)famous for his repertoire of jokes. Despite his central position in the British jazz scene, Scott recorded infrequently during the last few decades of his career.

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