John Sangster

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Name = John Sangster


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Born = Birth date|1928|11|17
Died = death date and age|1995|10|26|1928|11|17
Origin = Melbourne, Australia
Instrument = drums, cornet, vibraphone
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Genre = Jazz
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John Sangster (17 November 1928–26 October 1995) was an Australian jazz composer, arranger, drummer, cornettist and Vibraphonist born in Melbourne, most well-known as a composer though also a gifted multi-instrumentalist. Sangster worked with virtually every big name in Australian jazz during his career, a list of musicians that includes Graeme Bell, Humphrey Lyttleton and Don Burrows, among others.

In 1969 Sangster began to work with rock musicians and he joined the expanded lineup of the Australian progressive rock group Tully, who provided the musical backing for the original Australian production of the rock musical "Hair".

In the 1970s Sangster released a series of popular "Lord of the Rings" inspired albums that started with "The Hobbit Suite" in 1973. Sangster also was the composer of a large number of scores for television documentaries, films, and radio slots "(including The Funky Phantom)". Sangster died in Brisbane, Australia on 26 October, 1995 at 66.

Discography

Albums

*"Australia and all that Jazz" volume one (1971, Cherry Pie Records)
*"The Hobbit Suite" (1973, Swaggie Records)
*"Paradise" volume one (1973, Trinity Records)
*"Lord of the Rings" volume one (1975) reissued 2002 by Move Records
*"Lord of the Rings" volume two (1976) reissued 2004 by Move Records
*"Australia and all that Jazz" volume two (1976, Cherry Pie Records)
*"Lord of the Rings" volume three (1977) reissued 2005 by Move Records
*"For Leon Bismark" volume one (1977, Swaggie Records)
*"Double Vibes: Hobbit" (1977, Swaggie Records)
*"Landscapes of Middle Earth" (1978) reissued 2006 by Move Records

External Websites

[http://www.milesago.com/Obits/sangster.htm Obituary]

References

*Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian, "Jazz:The Rough Guide" (1995), Penguin, ISBN 0-85828-137-7.