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Albert Gay (born Albert Goldstein, 25 February 1928 - 12 October 2013) was a British jazz tenor saxophonist.〔Yanow, Scott (Review. ) allmusic. Retrieved 24 July 2013.〕 Gay lived in Bedfordshire until his death in 2013; an obituary appeared in Jazz Journal's March 2014 edition. After having played with the Jive Bombers,〔 Gay worked with Freddy Randall from 1953,〔Morton, Brian and Richard Cook (2010) (''The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums''. Penguin UK. ) At Google Books. Retrieved 24 July 2013.〕 and would return several times to Randall’s future line-ups. In the early 1960s, he was with Bob Wallis' Storyville Jazzmen before going on to join Alex Welsh.〔 With fellow tenors Dick Morrissey and Stan Robinson, baritone sax Paul Carroll, and trumpets Ian Carr, Kenny Wheeler and Greg Brown, Al Gay formed part of The Animals' Big Band that made its one-and-only public appearance at the 5th Annual British Jazz & Blues Festival in Richmond on 5 August 1965.〔(Band members - The Animals 1964-1966. ) Retrieved 24 July 2013.〕 In 1978, he played with the World's Greatest Jazz Band. As well as leading his own line-ups, Gay has also played in bands led by Digby Fairweather, Laurie Chescoe〔Chilton, John (2004) (''Who's Who of British Jazz: 2nd Edition'', p. 146. Continuum ) At Google Books. Retrieved 24 July 2013.〕 and Ron Russell,〔Carr, Ian and Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley (2004) (''The Rough Guide to Jazz'', p. 285. Rough Guides ) At Google Books. Retrieved 24 July 2013.〕 as well as with the Pizza Express All Stars.〔(Biography ) allmusic. Retrieved 24 July 2013.〕 ==Discography== ;As sideman *1967: ''Hear Me Talkin – Ruby Braff *1967: ''A Portrait of Henry "Red" Allen'' – Henry "Red" Allen/The Alex Welsh Band 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Al Gay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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