Harry South born in Fulham, London, was an English jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, who later moved into film and television soundtrack work. He came to prominence in the 1950s, subsequently playing with many of the most important musicians on the British jazz scene of that decade, notably Joe Harriott, Dizzy Reece, Tony Crombie, and Tubby Hayes.

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  • Harry South born in Fulham, London, was an English jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, who later moved into film and television soundtrack work. He came to prominence in the 1950s, subsequently playing with many of the most important musicians on the British jazz scene of that decade, notably Joe Harriott, Dizzy Reece, Tony Crombie, and Tubby Hayes. In 1954, he was in the Tony Crombie Orchestra, together with Dizzy Reece, Les Condon (tp), Joe Temperley, Sammy Walker (ts), Lennie Dawes (bs), and Ashley Kozak (b). On returning from a 9-month stint in Calcutta, India, with the Ashley Kozak Quartet, he spent four years with the Dick Morrissey Quartet, where he was active both writing and arranging material for their subsequent four albums. He also formed his own jazz big band in 1966, featuring many of the finest jazz musicians and soloists in the UK such as Hayes, Dick Morrissey, Phil Seamen, Keith Christie, Ronnie Scott and Ian Carr, and recorded a fine album for Mercury Records. In the mid-1960s, he began working with British rhythm & blues singer and organist Georgie Fame, recording the acclaimed album Sound Venture together. At that time he was also composing and arranging for Humphrey Lyttelton, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan, and Jimmy Witherspoon. He also worked as musical director to Annie Ross. He later branched out into session work, writing themes and incidental music for television and music libraries. His theme tune for the 1970s ITV police drama, The Sweeney, remains iconic to this day. He is also credited with the arrangements for Emerson, Lake and Palmer's Works Vol. 1 (1977). In 1981 he again arranged for Annie Ross and Georgie Fame in a collaboration on what was to be Hoagy Carmichael's last recording, In Hoagland. He died on 12 March 1990 in Lambeth London, England. In 2001, National Youth Jazz Orchestra released a dedicated CD in his honour entitled Portraits - The Music Of Harry South.
  • Harry South war ein britischer Jazz-Pianist, Komponist und Arrangeur. Harry South wurde bekannt durch seine Aktivitäten in der britischen Jazzszene der 1950er Jahre, als er mit Jimmy Deuchar, Joe Harriott, Dizzy Reece, Tony Crombie und Tubby Hayess spielte. 1954 gehörte er dem Tony Crombie Orchestra an, spielte dann in Ashley Kozaks Quartett und war vier jahre Mitglied in Dick Morrisseys Quartett, wo er sich auch als Komponist und Arrangeur betätigte. 1966 gründete er seine eigene Big Band, in der Musiker wie Tubby Hayes, Dick Morrissey, Phil Seamen, Keith Christie, Ronnie Scott und Ian Carr spielten; mit ihr nahm er ein Album für Mercury Records auf. Mitte der 1960er Jahre arbeitete er mit dem Rhythm and Bluessänger und Organisten Georgie Fame, mit dem das Album Sound Venture entstand. In dieser Zeit arbeitete er außerdem als Komponist und Arrangeur für Humphrey Lyttelton, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan und Jimmy Witherspoon und war als musikalischer Direktor für Annie Ross tätig. In den 1970er Jahren war er als Sessionmusiker tätig und schrieb Musik für Film- und Fernseh-Produktionen, wie die Titelmelodie für The Sweeney, Als Arrangeur arbeitete er außerdem für Emerson, Lake and Palmers Album Works Vol. 1 (1977). 1981 wirkte er als Arrangeur an Annie Ross and Georgie Fames Zusammenarbeit mit Hoagy Carmichael mit (In Hoagland). Ihm zu Ehren nahm das National Youth Jazz Orchestra 2001 das Album Portraits - The Music Of Harry South auf.
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  • Harry South born in Fulham, London, was an English jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, who later moved into film and television soundtrack work. He came to prominence in the 1950s, subsequently playing with many of the most important musicians on the British jazz scene of that decade, notably Joe Harriott, Dizzy Reece, Tony Crombie, and Tubby Hayes.
  • Harry South war ein britischer Jazz-Pianist, Komponist und Arrangeur. Harry South wurde bekannt durch seine Aktivitäten in der britischen Jazzszene der 1950er Jahre, als er mit Jimmy Deuchar, Joe Harriott, Dizzy Reece, Tony Crombie und Tubby Hayess spielte. 1954 gehörte er dem Tony Crombie Orchestra an, spielte dann in Ashley Kozaks Quartett und war vier jahre Mitglied in Dick Morrisseys Quartett, wo er sich auch als Komponist und Arrangeur betätigte.
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