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Monty Sunshine
Sign in to saveEnglish clarinetist (1928-2010)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1928
- Active to
- 2010
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5,673
- Total plays
- 32,507
Tags
trad jazzjazzdixielanddixiemonty sunshine
Clarinettist Monty Sunshine was one of the leading figures in the British "trad" boom of the late 1950s and 1960s, most frequently associated with the Chris Barber Band. His main influences were Johnny Dodds and George Lewis. His top ten hit was a version of Bechet's Petite Fleur and this was followed up by another Bechet tune, Si Tu Vois Ma Mère. Another solo record was the haunting klezmer-influenced tune Hushabye, After Barber Sunshine set up his own band <a href="https://www.last.fm/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Stepney
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- clarinet
- Image
- MontySunshine-pjt2.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1928-04-09
- date of death
- 2010-11-30
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