Derek Humble

Derek Humble (March 1930 – 22 February 1971) was an English jazz alto saxophonist.[1]

Humble was born in Livingston, County Durham, England, and played professionally from his teenage years.[1] He was working with Kathy Stobart by 1950 and played with Vic Lewis in 1951 and Jack Parnell in 1952.[1] He worked with Ronnie Scott from 1953 until 1956, and recorded with Tony Crombie, Victor Feldman, Arnold Ross, Kenny Graham, and Jimmy Deuchar in the 1950s.[1] He played with Oscar Rabin in 1956, then returned to duty under Scott for a tour of the United States.

Humble played with Kurt Edelhagen in Cologne from 1957 to 1967,[1] in addition to recording with Heinz Kretschmar and Dusko Goykovich. He played with Kenny Clarke and Francy Boland in 1961, and soon after became the lead altoist with the Clarke-Boland Big Band.[1] He toured with the group until 1968, when he was seriously injured in a mugging in Cologne; Phil Woods temporarily took over lead alto in Clarke-Boland while he recovered. He played with Gordon Beck in 1969, then returned to Clarke-Boland in 1970, though he was unable to make a full recovery. He played briefly with Phil Seamen in London, shortly before his death in early 1971.[1]

Discography[edit]

As sideman[edit]

With Kurt Edelhagen

  • Kurt Edelhagen Presents (Polydor, 1957)
  • A Toast to the Bands (Polydor, 1959)
  • Kurt Edelhagen & Wolfgang Sauer (Amiga, 1965)
  • Kurt Edelhagen (Amiga, 1965)

With the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band

With others

References[edit]

Footnotes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 217/8. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
General references
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