Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
Essex boy Kenny Ball was in the vanguard of the trad jazz revival which swept the UK in sixties. Along with contemporaries Chris Barber and Acker Bilk, Ball became a household name making regular appearances on UK TV light entertainment programmes such as the BBC's popular Morecambe And Wise Show and the Black And White Minstrel Show. Ball and his band, Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen rose to fame when their rendition of Cole Porter's song Samantha reached number two in the UK Charts. The single's follow up, the 1962 release Midnight In Moscow, sold over a million copies and set the scene for a long successful career in the UK with 14 top 50 singles. Ball And His Jazzmen also enjoyed a brief period of success across the Atlantic with three consecutive chart entries in the US Charts. An honorary citizen of America's jazz capital New Orleans, Ball and his band were invited to to appear with Louis Armstrong during his final European tour. A measure of his popularity in the UK can be gauged by the fact he was booked to play at the wedding reception of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. He continued to tour along with his Jazzmen until shortly before his death in 2013. He died from pneumonia aged 82.
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The Pye Jazz Anthology
Jazz - Released by Castle Communications on 11 Jun 2002
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The Very Best of Kenny Ball
Jazz - Released by Timeless Records on 3 Sep 2008
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The Pye Jazz Albums
Jazz - Released by Castle Communications on 4 Nov 2003
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Just About as Good as It Gets!
Dixieland - Released by Smith & Co. on 18 Nov 2013
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So Do I (UK Chart Top 20 - No. 14)
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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The Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen Songbook
Jazz - Released by Fable Entertainment on 26 Feb 2021
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Fingerbuster
Jazz - Released by Music Today Records on 24 Jun 2016
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That's a Plenty
Jazz - Released by Timeless Records on 3 Sep 2008
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The Greatest Hits Collection
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 7 Dec 2018
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Someday (You'll Be Sorry) (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 28)
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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Just-Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
Jazz - Released by Fable Entertainment on 26 Feb 2021
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The Crucial Collection
Jazz - Released by Fable Entertainment on 29 May 2015
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Sukiyaki (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 10)
Dixieland - Released by Music Manager on 1 Jan 1966
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The Pay off (Amoi De Payer) (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 23)
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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The Green Leaves of Summer (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 7)
Dixieland - Released by Music Manager on 2 Oct 2020
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