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Roy Frederick Budd (14 March 1947, Mitcham, Surrey – 7 August 1993, London) was a British jazz musician and film composer.
Although some biographies say Budd started playing aged four, he was two and a half years old when he started picking out tunes on the piano the morning after a Christmas party (verified by Roy’s brother). When he was six, two German professors visited him in South Norwood, and after various tests, found that he had perfect pitch. That year, he made his public concert debut at the London Coliseum.
At eight years old he already had a vast musical repertoire. He was featured on the Caroll Levis show on radio when he was only ten. He even sang some Jerry Lee Lewis songs when he was eleven years old with his brother Peter and brother’s friend Geoffrey at the Sutton Granada under the name “The Blue Devils.” (verified by Roy’s brother). He formed the “Roy Budd Trio” with bassist Peter McGirk and drummer Trevor Tomkins before leaving school and embarking on a career as a jazz pianist. Later Roy reformed the trio with Jeff Cline (Bass) and Chris Karan (drums). Jeff Cline was replaced by Pete Morgan, and that trio existed until his death.
His first recording was the eponymous album “Pick Yourself Up” in early 1965 with Pete McGurk on bass with the orchestra and Dave Holland on bass with the trio and Chris Karan on drums and Tony Hatch, Johnny Harris and Roy Budd as arrangers. Other solo albums include “Live at Newport” “Roy Budd” “Everything Is Coming Up Roses” and “Have a Jazzy Christmas”.
Although some biographies say Budd started playing aged four, he was two and a half years old when he started picking out tunes on the piano the morning after a Christmas party (verified by Roy’s brother). When he was six, two German professors visited him in South Norwood, and after various tests, found that he had perfect pitch. That year, he made his public concert debut at the London Coliseum.
At eight years old he already had a vast musical repertoire. He was featured on the Caroll Levis show on radio when he was only ten. He even sang some Jerry Lee Lewis songs when he was eleven years old with his brother Peter and brother’s friend Geoffrey at the Sutton Granada under the name “The Blue Devils.” (verified by Roy’s brother). He formed the “Roy Budd Trio” with bassist Peter McGirk and drummer Trevor Tomkins before leaving school and embarking on a career as a jazz pianist. Later Roy reformed the trio with Jeff Cline (Bass) and Chris Karan (drums). Jeff Cline was replaced by Pete Morgan, and that trio existed until his death.
His first recording was the eponymous album “Pick Yourself Up” in early 1965 with Pete McGurk on bass with the orchestra and Dave Holland on bass with the trio and Chris Karan on drums and Tony Hatch, Johnny Harris and Roy Budd as arrangers. Other solo albums include “Live at Newport” “Roy Budd” “Everything Is Coming Up Roses” and “Have a Jazzy Christmas”.
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Roy Budd is my favorite.
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PresumingAd wrote:
Agree with Embryonicboy below. I wish the Who Dares Wins theme was on here (think it's called The Final Option which was the film's title in the US). It's very difficult to track down!
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Embryonicboy wrote:
Love the soundtrack to Who Dares Wins. Wonderful early 80's soundtrack!
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D-D-N wrote:
What genre of music is the "Get Carter" soundtrack? It isn't really jazz, but it ain't really soul either. I love the soundtrack a lot, but I've no idea how I'd go about finding music similar
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mrjulius wrote:
RIP Roy Budd
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