Musicians:

The many musicians that worked with Al Bowlly

Edgar Adeler

Edgar Adeler
Edgar Adeler

(1895–?)
Al Bowlly's first musical mentor

Leonard Milford Fillis

Len Fillis
Len Fillis

(1903-?)
Bowlly's fellow musician from South Africa

Jimmy Lequime

Jimmy Lequime
Jimmy Lequime

Recorded the first jazz record in India. April 1926

Monia Liter

Monia Liter
Monia Liter

(1906-1988)
Bowlly's pianist

Fred Bird

Fred Bird
Felix Lehmann

(1882-1975)
The first orchestra Bowlly recorded with in Berlin

Arthur Briggs

Arthur Briggs
Arthur Briggs

(1899-1991)
The African-American who helped bring "HOT" Jazz to Europe

John Abriani

John Abriani
John Abriani

(1898-1960)
The Italian band leader

Billy Bartholomew

Billy Bartholomew
Billy Bartholomew

(1901–1972)
Billy Bartholomew’s Delphians

Fred Elizalde

Fred Elizalde
Fred Elizalde

(1907-1979)
A pioneer of "HOT" Jazz

Van Phillips

Van Phillips
Van Phillips

(1905-1992)
Musical Director at Columbia Records

Percival Mackey

Percival Mackey
Percival Mackey

(1894-1950)
Revolutionised the pit orchestra

Les Allen

Les Allen
Les Allen

(1902-1996)
Canadian saxophonist and vocalist

Jay Wilbur

Jay Wilbur
Jay Wilbur

(1898-1968)
Forgotten giant of the Dance Band era

Alfredo

Alfredo
Alfred Gill

(1892-1966)
The Vagabond Violinist

Ella Logan

Ella Logan
Ella Logan

(1910-1969)
The Swinging Scots Lassie

Marius B Winter

Marius B Winter
Marius B Winter

(1898-1956)
Broadcast on the BBC in 1923

Harry Hudson

Harry Hudson
Harry Hudson

(1896-1969)
Musical Director at Edison Bell

Ray Noble

Ray Noble
Ray Noble

(1903-1978)
The British Dance Band leader that made it in the USA

Roy Fox

Roy Fox
Roy Fox

(1901-1982)
American-born British dance bandleader

Sid Phillips

Sid Phillips
Sid Phillips

(1907-1973)
England's King of the Clarinet

Carroll Gibbons

Carroll Gibbons
Carroll Gibbons

(1903-1954)
The American at The Savoy

Arthur Lally

Arthur Lally
Arthur Lally

(1900-1940)
He oversaw the making of some of the “hottest” dance band music of the period

Lew Stone

Lew Stone
Lew Stone

(1898-1969)
Bandleader & arranger extraordinaire

Percy Chandler

Percy Chandler
Percy Chandler

(1902-1986)
The elusive Dance Band leader

Jack Leon

Jack Leon
Jack Leon

(1905-1967)
One of the masters of light orchestral music

Maurice Winnick

Maurice Winnick
Maurice Winnick

(1902-1962)
The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven

Sydney Lipton

Sydney Lipton
Sydney Lipton

(1904-1995)
One of the slickest British Dance Band leaders

Jack Jackson

Jack Jackson
Jack Jackson

(1906-1978)
“Hello record lovers everywhere and welcome to the show”

George Scott-Wood

George Scott-Wood
George Scott-Wood

(1903-1978)
'The pioneer of swing music in this country'

George Francis Winters

George Francis Winters
George Francis Winters

(1917-1977)
'Writer of the very rare Torn Sails & Dreamy Serenade'