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For the Australian politician, see Christopher Pyne.
Norman Christopher "Chris" Pyne (February 14, 1939, Bridlington - April 12, 1995, London) was an English jazz trombonist.
Pyne was the brother of Mick Pyne, and played piano as a child before switching to trombone. He played with Fat John Cox (1963), Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated (1964-65), John Stevens's Spontaneous Music Ensemble (1965-66), and the London Jazz Orchestra before beginning work with Humphrey Lyttelton in 1966. He played with Lyttelton until 1970, recording along the way with John Dankworth (1967), Ronnie Scott (1968), and Stan Tracey (1968-70). He played with Mike Gibbs on and off from 1967 to 1979, and toured with Frank Sinatra's backing bands between 1970 and 1983; additionally, he was in John Taylor's sextet between 1971 and 1981. Other associations in the 1970s include Kenny Wheeler (1969, 1973), John Surman (1970), Philly Joe Jones, Maynard Ferguson, Tony Coe (1976), Bobby Lamb, Ray Premru (1971), Ronnie Ross, Barbara Thompson, John Stevens again (1970-71), Norma Winstone (1971), Dankworth once more (1972), and Alan Cohen (1972). Pyne toured with Gordon Beck in 1982 and was in Surman's Brass Project from 1984 to 1992. Late in his life he played in Charlie Watts's big band.
Discography
With John Surman
- The Brass Project (ECM, 1992)
References
- Skrimshire and Kernfeld, "Chris Pyne". Grove Jazz online.
Curved Air Sonja Kristina Linwood • Darryl Way • Florian Pilkington-Miksa • Kit Morgan • Chris Harris
Francis Monkman • Rob Martin • Ian Eyre • Mike Wedgwood • Eddie Jobson • Kirby Gregory • Jim Russell • Phil Kohn • Mick Jacques • Stewart Copeland • Tony Reeves • Alex Richman
Guest musicians: Annie Stewart • Crispian Steele-Perkins • Paul Cosh • Jim Watson • George Parnaby • Chris Pyne • Alan Gout • David Purser • Steve Saunders • Frank Ricotti • Mal Linwood-Ross • Colin Caldwell • Jean Akers • John G. Perry • Peter Wood • Derek Damain • Robin Lumley • Alan Skidmore • Henry Lowther • Jack Emblow • Bob SargeantStudio albums Live albums Live • Live At The BBC • Alive, 1990
Categories:- 1939 births
- 1995 deaths
- People from Bridlington
- English jazz musicians
- English trombonists
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