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.
Biography 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 ChescoeChilton, 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.
Personal life and death Gay lived in Bedfordshire until his death in 2013; an obituary appeared in Jazz Journal's March 2014 edition.
Discography As sideman 1967: Hear Me Talkin''' – Ruby Braff 1967: A Portrait of Henry "Red" Allen – Henry "Red" Allen/The Alex Welsh Band 1978: 100 Years of American Dixieland Jazz – Johnny Mince (Flutegrove) 1994: After Awhile'' – Dick Sudhalter
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