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'''Keith Ronald Christie''' (6 January 1931, [[Blackpool]] – 16 December 1980, [[London]]) was an English [[jazz]] trombonist. He was the brother of [[Ian Christie (musician)|Ian Christie]].


'''Keith Ronald Christie''' (6 January 1931 – 16 December 1980)<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=477}}</ref> was an English [[jazz]] trombonist. He was the brother of [[Ian Christie (musician)|Ian Christie]].
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Christie began playing at age 14, and attended the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]. He formed a band with his brother in the late 1940s, and soon after the pair joined the band of [[Humphrey Lyttelton]], recording copiously. Keith served in the military early in the 1950s, then reconvened to lead an ensemble with his brother, the Christie Brothers' Stompers, featuring [[Ken Colyer]] and [[Dicky Hawdon]],<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/7423400/Ian-Christie.html Ian Christie obituary] ''[[Daily Telegraph]]''. Retrieved 8 June 2013.</ref> in 1951. In 1953 they broke up this group, and Keith went on to work with [[John Dankworth]], [[Cleo Laine]], [[George Chisholm (musician)|George Chisholm]], [[Harry Klein]], [[Kenny Baker (trumpeter)|Kenny Baker]], [[Vic Ash]], [[Wally Fawkes]], and [[Tommy Whittle]] in the middle of the 1950s.


==Career==
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Christie was a core member of the famous trombone section of the [[Ted Heath (bandleader)|Ted Heath]] Orchestra from 1957 till the late-1960s, playing alongside [[Don Lusher]]. He also played with drummer [[Allan Ganley]], saxophonists [[Ronnie Ross]] and [[Art Ellefson]] from 1959-–1962 in the Jazzmakers. He also toured the U.S. with [[Vic Lewis]] in 1960. After a brief reunion with Heath he played with [[Jimmy Deuchar]] (1964) and [[Harry South]] (1965–66). In 1970–71 he joined [[Benny Goodman]] on a tour of Europe. The 1960s and 1970s also saw him playing with [[Tubby Hayes]], [[Paul Gonsalves]], [[Ian Hamer (musician)|Ian Hamer]], [[Stan Tracey]], [[Kenny Wheeler]], [[Bobby Lamb (trombonist)|Bobby Lamb]] and [[Ray Premru]], [[Phil Seamen]], and [[Tony Kinsey]]. In the mid-1970s he suffered a fall and recovered, but continuing battles with [[alcoholism]] eventually resulted in his early death.
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Christie began playing at age 14 and attended the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]. He formed a band with his brother in the late 1940s, and soon after the pair joined the band of [[Humphrey Lyttelton]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Christie served in the military early in the 1950s, then reconvened to lead an ensemble with his brother, the Christie Brothers' Stompers, featuring [[Ken Colyer]] and Dicky Hawdon.<ref name="telegraph1">{{cite web |title=Ian Christie |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/7423400/Ian-Christie.html |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London |accessdate=8 October 2020 |date=11 March 2010}}</ref> In 1953 the group broke up, and Christie went on to work with [[John Dankworth]], [[Cleo Laine]], [[George Chisholm (musician)|George Chisholm]], [[Harry Klein]], [[Kenny Baker (trumpeter)|Kenny Baker]], [[Vic Ash]], [[Wally Fawkes]], and [[Tommy Whittle]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/>

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Christie was a member of the trombone section of the [[Ted Heath Orchestra]] from 1957 until the late 1960s,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> playing alongside [[Don Lusher]]. He also played with drummer [[Allan Ganley]], saxophonists [[Ronnie Ross]] and [[Art Ellefson]] from 1959 to 1962 in the Jazzmakers. He toured the U.S. with [[Vic Lewis]] in 1960. After a brief reunion with Heath he played with [[Jimmy Deuchar]] (1964) and [[Harry South]] (1965–66). In 1970–71 he joined [[Benny Goodman]] on a tour of Europe. During the 1960s and 1970s, he played with [[Tubby Hayes]], [[Paul Gonsalves]], [[Ian Hamer (musician)|Ian Hamer]], [[Stan Tracey]], [[Kenny Wheeler]], [[Bobby Lamb (trombonist)|Bobby Lamb]] and [[Ray Premru]], [[Phil Seamen]], and [[Tony Kinsey]].

In the mid-1970s he suffered a fall and recovered, but continuing battles with alcoholism resulted in his death in December 1980, at the age of 49.<ref name="LarkinGE"/>

==Discography==
===As sideman===
'''With [[Tubby Hayes]]'''
* ''Tubbs'' (Fontana, 1961)
* ''Tubbs' Tours'' (Fontana, 1964)
* ''100% Proof'' (Fontana, 1967)

'''With [[Ted Heath (bandleader)|Ted Heath]]'''
* ''The World of Big Band Blues'' (London, 1959)
* ''Ted Heath Swing Session'' (Decca, 1959)
* ''My Very Good Friends the Bandleaders'' (Decca, 1960)
* ''Big Band Spirituals'' (Decca, 1963)
* ''Swing vs. Latin'' (Decca, 1963)
* ''All Time Top Twelve'' (Decca, 1973)
* ''The Ted Heath Band in Concert'' (Decca, 1977)

'''With others'''
* [[Sidney Bechet]], ''We Dig Dixieland Jazz'' (Musidisc, 1965)
* [[Kenny Clare]] & [[Ronnie Stephenson]], ''Drum Spectacular'' (Columbia, 1967)
* [[Mike d'Abo]], ''Down at Rachel's Place'' (A&M, 1972)
* [[Georgie Fame]], ''Sound Venture'' (Columbia, 1966)
* Georgie Fame, ''The Two Faces of Fame'' (CBS, 1967)
* [[Sam Fonteyn]], ''Big Band Spectacular'' (Columbia, 1966)
* [[Paul Gonsalves]] & [[Tubby Hayes]], ''Just Friends'' (Columbia, 1965)
* [[Benny Goodman]], ''Benny Goodman in Concert'' (Decca, 1971)
* [[Johnny Keating]], ''Swing Revisited'' (Decca, 1963)
* [[Dave Lee (jazz musician)|Dave Lee]], ''Jazz Improvisations of Our Man Crichton'' (Colpix, 1965)
* [[Vic Lewis]], ''Big Band Explosion'' (Ember, 1964)
* [[Bill McGuffie]], ''The Bill McGuffie Big Band'' (Rediffusion, 1972)
* [[Steve Race]], ''Take One'' (World Record Club, 1965)
* [[William Russo (musician)|William Russo]], ''Russo in London'' (Columbia, 1963)
* [[Stan Tracey]], ''The Latin-American Caper'' (Columbia, 1969)
* Stan Tracey, ''We Love You Madly'' (Columbia, 1969)
* [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] & [[Tim Rice]], ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' (MCA, 1970)
* [[Kenny Wheeler]], ''[[Song for Someone (album)|Song for Someone]]'' (Incus, 1973)


==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:17, 24 July 2024

Keith Christie
Birth nameKeith Ronald Christie
Born(1931-01-06)6 January 1931
Blackpool, England
Died16 December 1980(1980-12-16) (aged 49)
London, England
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTrombone

Keith Ronald Christie (6 January 1931 – 16 December 1980)[1] was an English jazz trombonist. He was the brother of Ian Christie.

Career

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Christie began playing at age 14 and attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He formed a band with his brother in the late 1940s, and soon after the pair joined the band of Humphrey Lyttelton.[1] Christie served in the military early in the 1950s, then reconvened to lead an ensemble with his brother, the Christie Brothers' Stompers, featuring Ken Colyer and Dicky Hawdon.[2] In 1953 the group broke up, and Christie went on to work with John Dankworth, Cleo Laine, George Chisholm, Harry Klein, Kenny Baker, Vic Ash, Wally Fawkes, and Tommy Whittle.[1]

Christie was a member of the trombone section of the Ted Heath Orchestra from 1957 until the late 1960s,[1] playing alongside Don Lusher. He also played with drummer Allan Ganley, saxophonists Ronnie Ross and Art Ellefson from 1959 to 1962 in the Jazzmakers. He toured the U.S. with Vic Lewis in 1960. After a brief reunion with Heath he played with Jimmy Deuchar (1964) and Harry South (1965–66). In 1970–71 he joined Benny Goodman on a tour of Europe. During the 1960s and 1970s, he played with Tubby Hayes, Paul Gonsalves, Ian Hamer, Stan Tracey, Kenny Wheeler, Bobby Lamb and Ray Premru, Phil Seamen, and Tony Kinsey.

In the mid-1970s he suffered a fall and recovered, but continuing battles with alcoholism resulted in his death in December 1980, at the age of 49.[1]

Discography

[edit]

As sideman

[edit]

With Tubby Hayes

  • Tubbs (Fontana, 1961)
  • Tubbs' Tours (Fontana, 1964)
  • 100% Proof (Fontana, 1967)

With Ted Heath

  • The World of Big Band Blues (London, 1959)
  • Ted Heath Swing Session (Decca, 1959)
  • My Very Good Friends the Bandleaders (Decca, 1960)
  • Big Band Spirituals (Decca, 1963)
  • Swing vs. Latin (Decca, 1963)
  • All Time Top Twelve (Decca, 1973)
  • The Ted Heath Band in Concert (Decca, 1977)

With others

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 477. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ "Ian Christie". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

Bibliography

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  • Henley/Kernfeld, "Keith Christie". Grove Jazz online.
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