Kenny Clayton
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Kenny Clayton (9 May 1936 – 10 October 2022) was a British record producer, arranger, conductor and jazz pianist.
Life and career
Clayton was born in
Having achieved success on the popular UK variety circuit, Clayton was quickly signed to
Works
As a composer, Clayton scored the films The Ragman's Daughter (1972), The Pied Piper (1972), The 14 (1973), The Savage Hunt (1980), and the final Morecambe and Wise project, Night Train to Murder (1984). Clayton's stage credits included the scores for Bertie (with Mike Margolis), Oedipus, Ring Your Mother, Box, and The Mistress (with Bruce Montague). Clayton's theatre credits as musical director and arranger include The Sound of Music and Someone like You (both with Petula Clark), No Strings, Privates on Parade, Billy, Song and Dance, and Nightingale.
Clayton composed, scored and recorded incidental music for spoken word albums including such titles as
In television, Clayton worked as a musical director and accompanist on several series and specials, including Shirley Bassey and Count Basie's Something Special (for NBC), Petula Clark's Traces of Love (for ATV), The Vocal Touch - Anita Harris (for BBC2), and the original series Company & Co (for BBC2), Coming Next (for Channel 4), and Lily Live (for LWT).
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra commissioned him to write the nine-minute tone poem, Il Palio Di Siena.
Clayton's later albums included Kenny Clayton Plays Tribute to Petula Clark & Matt Monro, which was released on 21 November 2005. The Kenny Clayton Trio released two albums of songs associated with Frank Sinatra, Nice 'n Easy and All the Way.
Clayton divided his time between London and Menorca. In 2011 and 2012, he played on several occasions at the Alley Cat venue in Denmark Street, London, with his long-time friend, the crooner Paul Ryan. He died on 10 October 2022, at the age of 86.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Kenny Clayton obituary". The Times. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ISBN 9781448185429. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
External links
- Clayton and Ryan Music
- Windows On The World, trailer for proposed documentary on Kenny Clayton