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Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club

February 19, 2024

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Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club

Logo of Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
Ronnie Scott's in 2017
Address47 Frith Street
LocationSoho, London, United Kingdom
TypeJazz club
Opened1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Website
ronniescotts.co.uk

Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is a jazz club that has operated in Soho, London, since 1959.

History edit

The club opened on 30 October 1959 in a basement at 39 Gerrard Street in London's Soho district. It was set up and managed by musicians Ronnie Scott and Pete King. In 1965 it moved to a larger venue nearby at 47 Frith Street. The original venue continued in operation as the "Old Place" until the lease ran out in 1967, and was used for performances by the up-and-coming generation of musicians.

Zoot Sims was the club's first transatlantic visitor in 1962, and was succeeded by many others (often saxophonists whom Scott and King, tenor saxophonists themselves, admired, such as Johnny Griffin, Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt) in the years that followed. Many UK jazz musicians were also regularly featured, including Tubby Hayes and Dick Morrissey who would both drop in for jam sessions with the visiting stars. In the mid-1960s, Ernest Ranglin was the house guitarist. The club's house pianist until 1967 was Stan Tracey. For nearly 30 years it was home of a Christmas residency to George Melly and John Chilton's Feetwarmers. In 1978, the club established the label Ronnie Scott's Jazz House, which issued both live performances from the club and new recordings.

Scott regularly acted as the club's Master of Ceremonies, and was known for his repertoire of jokes, asides and one-liners. After Scott's death in 1996, King continued to run the club for a further nine years, before selling the club to theatre impresario Sally Greene and philanthropist Michael Watt in June 2005.

In 2009, Ronnie Scott's was named by the Brecon Jazz Festival as one of 12 venues that had made the most important contributions to jazz in the United Kingdom,[1] and finished third in the voting for the initial award.[2]

Jimi Hendrix's last public performance was at Ronnie Scott's, in 1970.[3]

House musicians edit

 
Club interior

Many of the visiting musicians appearing at Ronnie Scott's were soloists touring without their own rhythm section, or were touring as members of larger bands and they often used the house band to accompany them. On occasions, the house musicians coincided with the members of the various bands that Ronnie Scott led at one time or another.

Drums edit

backing visiting Americans such as Stan Getz, Art Farmer and Roland Kirk[5]
  • Tony Oxley – house drummer from 1966 until the early 1970s.
Accompanied Joe Henderson, Lee Konitz, Charlie Mariano, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins and Bill Evans.
  • Martin Drew – house drummer from 1975 to 1995
  • Mark Fletcher - house drummer from 1994 to 2006
  • Chris Dagley – house drummer from 2006 to 2010
  • Pedro Segundo – house drummer since 2010
  • Chris Higginbottom – house drummer since 2012

Keyboards edit

Accompanied Chet Baker, George Coleman, James Moody, Joe Henderson and Johnny Griffin
  • James Pearson – house pianist since 2006

Bass edit

  • Sam Burgess – house bassist since 2006

Other instruments edit

Other musicians edit

Other regular performers since 2006 include:

Record label edit

In 1978, the club established its own record label, Ronnie Scott's Jazz House. The first release was an album by Scott's quintet. Over the next 20 years, the label gained in prominence, issuing both historic live club performances and new recordings.[6]

Live albums recorded at Ronnie's edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Ronnie Scott's Jazz Farrago – compilation of best features from Jazz At Ronnie Scott's magazine, Hampstead Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-9557628-0-2,
  • Ronnie Scott, Some of My Best Friends are Blues (with Mike Hennessey). London: Northway Publications 2004. ISBN 0 9537040 6 8.
  • at Allaboutjazz.com
  • BBC Omnibus – "Omnibus - Ronnie Scott and All That Jazz (1989)"
  • Burrell, Ian (3 June 2009). "Ronnie Scott's at 50". The Independent. London. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  • Waller, Martin (10 January 2009). "Ronnie Scott's club now tunes into profits and all that jazz". The Times. London. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  • Industry interview with Nick Lewis, Head of Music & Promotions at Ronnie Scott's, March 2019.

References edit

  1. ^ "Buckingham Palace hits right note with jazz fans". London Evening Standard. 3 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Most important jazz venue named". 7 August 2009 – via BBC News.
  3. ^ "Jimi Hendrix". Songkick. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  4. ^ David Taylor's British jazz web site 16 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Obituary in The Independent".[dead link]
  6. ^ Fox, Charles; et al. (2001). "Ronnie Scott". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.‎

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.
  • Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
  • Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club discography at Discogs

February 19, 2024
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Pete King In 1965 it moved to a larger venue nearby at 47 Frith Street The original venue continued in operation as the Old Place until the lease ran out in 1967 and was used for performances by the up and coming generation of musicians Zoot Sims was the club s first transatlantic visitor in 1962 and was succeeded by many others often saxophonists whom Scott and King tenor saxophonists themselves admired such as Johnny Griffin Lee Konitz Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt in the years that followed Many UK jazz musicians were also regularly featured including Tubby Hayes and Dick Morrissey who would both drop in for jam sessions with the visiting stars In the mid 1960s Ernest Ranglin was the house guitarist The club s house pianist until 1967 was Stan Tracey For nearly 30 years it was home of a Christmas residency to George Melly and John Chilton s Feetwarmers In 1978 the club established the label Ronnie Scott s Jazz House which issued both live performances from the club and new recordings Scott regularly acted as the club s Master of Ceremonies and was known for his repertoire of jokes asides and one liners After Scott s death in 1996 King continued to run the club for a further nine years before selling the club to theatre impresario Sally Greene and philanthropist Michael Watt in June 2005 In 2009 Ronnie Scott s was named by the Brecon Jazz Festival as one of 12 venues that had made the most important contributions to jazz in the United Kingdom 1 and finished third in the voting for the initial award 2 Jimi Hendrix s last public performance was at Ronnie Scott s in 1970 3 House musicians edit nbsp Club interiorMany of the visiting musicians appearing at Ronnie Scott s were soloists touring without their own rhythm section or were touring as members of larger bands and they often used the house band to accompany them On occasions the house musicians coincided with the members of the various bands that Ronnie Scott led at one time or another Drums edit Phil Seamen house drummer from 1964 to 1968 4 Allan Ganley house drummer from 1964 to 1967 backing visiting Americans such as Stan Getz Art Farmer and Roland Kirk 5 dd Tony Oxley house drummer from 1966 until the early 1970s Accompanied Joe Henderson Lee Konitz Charlie Mariano Stan Getz Sonny Rollins and Bill Evans dd Martin Drew house drummer from 1975 to 1995 Mark Fletcher house drummer from 1994 to 2006 Chris Dagley house drummer from 2006 to 2010 Pedro Segundo house drummer since 2010 Chris Higginbottom house drummer since 2012Keyboards edit Eddie Thompson house pianist 1959 60 Stan Tracey house pianist from March 1960 to 1967 1968 John Critchinson house pianist from 1978 to 1995 Accompanied Chet Baker George Coleman James Moody Joe Henderson and Johnny Griffin dd James Pearson house pianist since 2006Bass edit Sam Burgess house bassist since 2006Other instruments edit Ernest Ranglin house guitarist 1964 65 Other musicians edit Other regular performers since 2006 include Al Cherry guitar Alan Barnes saxophone Alec Dankworth bass Alex Garnett saxophone Alistair White trombone Arnie Somogyi bass Dave O Higgins saxophone Gary Baldwin Hammond organ Gerard Presencer trumpet James Nisbet guitar Mark Smith bass Matt Home drums Mornington Lockett Natalie Williams vocals Nina Ferro vocals Pete Long saxophone Ralph Salmins drums Steve Fishwick trumpet Steve Rushton drums Record label editIn 1978 the club established its own record label Ronnie Scott s Jazz House The first release was an album by Scott s quintet Over the next 20 years the label gained in prominence issuing both historic live club performances and new recordings 6 Live albums recorded at Ronnie s edit1963 65 Live in London vols 1 amp 2 Tubby Hayes taped by Les Tomkins at the Old Place 1964 Live at Ronnie Scott s Ben Webster 1964 The Punch Ben Webster 1964 65 There and Back The Dick Morrissey Quartet released 1997 Recorded 27 January 1964 20 August 1965 1965 Sonny Stitt Live at Ronnie Scott s Sonny Stitt and the Dick Morrissey Quartet Recorded May 1965 1965 Live at Ronnie Scott s Wes Montgomery 1966 Blossom Time at Ronnie Scott s Blossom Dearie 1967 Sweet Blossom Dearie Blossom Dearie 1969 Volcano Live at Ronnie s Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band 1969 Rue Chaptal Live at Ronnie s Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band 1970 Somewhere in Soho also released as Live at Ronnie Scott s Jazz Club Soft Machine 1971 Dynasty Live at Ronnie Scott s Stan Getz 1972 Rich in London aka Very Alive at Ronnie Scott s Buddy Rich Big Band 1974 Ella in London Ella Fitzgerald 1975 Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh Again Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh 1976 Livestock Brand X 1976 Symphony of Scorpions Graham Collier 1977 Ronnie Scott s Presents Sarah Vaughan Live Sarah Vaughan 1980 Complete Live at Ronnie Scott s 1980 Bill Evans 1980 Live at Ronnie Scott s aka The Man from Planet Jazz Buddy Rich Big Band 1980 Live at Ronnie Scott s Mike Carr and His Trio Featuring Jim Mullen and Harold Smith Mike Carr 1980 Blues for the Fisherman The Milcho Leviev Quartet featuring Art Pepper 1980 True Blues The Milcho Leviev Quartet featuring Art Pepper 1983 Live at Ronnie Scott s Weekend 1984 Live at Ronnie Scott s Nina Simone Recorded 17 November 1984 1986 Live at Ronnie Scott s Chet Baker 1986 Live at Ronnie Scott s Chico Freeman 1986 Live at Ronnie Scott s London Anita O Day 1988 Live at Ronnie Scott s Curtis Mayfield 1988 I Gotta Right to Sing live at Ronnie Scott s Marion Montgomery 1988 Live at Ronnie Scott s Roy Ayers 1989 The London Concert George Russell s Living Time Orchestra 1990 Live at Ronnie s John Dankworth Big Band 1990 Live at Ronnie Scott s Taj Mahal 1991 Felicidad Irakere 1992 S Wonderful Elaine Delmar 1992 Fourth World Recorded live at Ronnie Scott s Club 1992 Ghostsongs Ian Shaw 1994 Speed Trap Peter King Quintet featuring Gerard Presencer 1995 How Long Has This Been Going On Van Morrison Georgie Fame and Pee Wee Ellis Recorded 3 May 1995 1995 A Change of Seasons Dream Theater 1997 Dolly Bird Liane Carroll 1998 Live at Ronnie Scott s Shakatak 1998 Soho Session Peter Green Splinter Group 2000 Ronnie Scott s Jazz House Arturo Sandoval 2002 Son of Dolly Bird Liane Carroll 2003 Live at Ronnie Scott s Lisa Stansfield 2004 Watts at Scott s Charlie Watts Performing This Week Live at Ronnie Scott s 2005 MF Horn VI Live at Ronnie s Maynard Ferguson 2006 Live at Ronnie Scott s Jamie Cullum 2007 Live at Ronnie Scott s Jeff Beck 2017 Live at Ronnie Scott s John McLaughlin with The 4th Dimension 2019 Weekend in London George BensonSee also editRonnie Scott Thomas Gould violinist List of jazz clubsFurther reading editRonnie Scott s Jazz Farrago compilation of best features from Jazz At Ronnie Scott s magazine Hampstead Press 2008 ISBN 978 0 9557628 0 2 Ronnie Scott Some of My Best Friends are Blues with Mike Hennessey London Northway Publications 2004 ISBN 0 9537040 6 8 Ronnie Scott s Jazz Club interview at Allaboutjazz com BBC Omnibus Omnibus Ronnie Scott and All That Jazz 1989 Burrell Ian 3 June 2009 Ronnie Scott s at 50 The Independent London Retrieved 3 June 2009 Waller Martin 10 January 2009 Ronnie Scott s club now tunes into profits and all that jazz The Times London Retrieved 3 June 2009 Industry interview with Nick Lewis Head of Music amp Promotions at Ronnie Scott s March 2019 References edit Buckingham Palace hits right note with jazz fans London Evening Standard 3 August 2009 Most important jazz venue named 7 August 2009 via BBC News Jimi Hendrix Songkick Retrieved 10 December 2015 David Taylor s British jazz web site Archived 16 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine Obituary in The Independent dead link Fox Charles et al 2001 Ronnie Scott In Sadie Stanley Tyrrell John eds The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd ed London Macmillan Publishers ISBN 978 1 56159 239 5 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ronnie Scott s Jazz Club Ronnie Scott s Jazz Club Ronnie Scott s Jazz Club discography at Discogs Retrieved from https 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