Don Rendell
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Birth name | Donald Percy Rendell |
Born | Plymouth, England | 4 March 1926
Died | 20 October 2015[1] London, England | (aged 89)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Tenor Saxophone Soprano Saxophone Flute Clarinet |
Years active | 1943–2015 |
Donald Percy Rendell (4 March 1926 – 20 October 2015)[1] was an English jazz musician and arranger. Mainly active as a tenor saxophonist, he also played soprano saxophone, flute, and clarinet.
Career
Rendell was born in
Rendell had begun to play the piano aged five, but switched to saxophone in his teens.
Rendell taught at the
In 1984 he began tuition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[3] He also wrote instruction books on flute and saxophone.[3] His private pupils included the actor Warren Mitchell, an amateur saxophonist.[2]
Personal life and death
A Jehovah's Witness convert in 1956, Rendell said his new outlook meant he felt like an ordinary person for the first time in many years.[2]
Rendell died at the age of 89 on 20 October 2015 in London after a short illness.[6] He was survived by his wife, Joan (née Yoxall), whom he married in 1948, his daughter, Sally, his sister, Doris, and three grandchildren.
Discography
As leader/co-leader
- Meet Don Rendell (Tempo, 1955)[10"]
- Playtime (Decca, 1958)
- Roarin' (Jazzland, 1961)
- Shades of Blue with Ian Carr (Columbia, 1965) – rec. 1964
- Dusk Fire with Ian Carr (Columbia, 1966)
- Phase III with Ian Carr (Columbia, 1968)
- Change Is with Ian Carr (Columbia, 1969)
- Live with Ian Carr (Columbia, 1969)
- Greek Variations & Other Aegean Exercises with Ian Carr, Neil Ardley (Columbia, 1970)
- Space Walk (Columbia, 1972)
- Live at the Avgarde Gallery Manchester with Joe Palin (Spotlite, 1975) – live rec. 1972
- Just Music with Barbara Thompson (Spotlite, 1976)
- Earth Music (Spotlite, 1979)
- Time Presence (DR, 1988)
- If I Should Lose You (Spotlite, 1992)
- What Am I Here For? (Spotlite, 1996)
- Reunion (Spotlite, 2002)
- Live in London with Ian Carr (Harkit, 2003) – live rec. 1965
- Phase III / Live with Ian Carr (BGO, 2004) – rec. 1967–68
- Touch Links of Gold & A Portuguese Portrait (Spotlite, 2004)
- Original 1964-68 Recordings/Live from the Antibes Jazz Festival with Ian Carr (Spotlite, 2007)
- Live at the Union 1966 with Ian Carr (Reel Recordings, 2010) – live rec. 1966
- Live at Klooks Kleek (Record Collector Magazine, 2017)[2LP]
As sideman
With Neil Ardley
With
With Amancio D'Silva
With Michael Garrick
With Stan Tracey
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With others
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References
- ^ a b c d Vacher, Peter (29 October 2015). "Don Rendell". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Don Rendell, saxophonist - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- ^ a b c Jurek, Thom. "Don Rendell". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Journeys in Modern Jazz: Britain Archived 26 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Decca CD and booklet by Tony Higgins (2021).
- ^ Stephen Graham. "RIP Don Rendell". marlbank.net.
External links
- Don Rendell discography at Discogs
- Don Rendell reminisces
- The Melody Maker Jazz Polls — selected highlights from the British section, 1960–1974