[Dixielandjazz] Roy Crimmins RIP

[Marek Boym]

All the musicians listed are a great loss, to be sure, but, to me, Roy was
special: he was one of the giants!  He could get a youth band (he coached
the Holon City Big Band - a band of high school kids) and make it a
swinging aggregation in no time!  And his solos!  He elevated the Harry
Gold Pieces of Eight high above what they had been prior to his joining.
And, on top of everything, he was my friend.
Next week the jazz evening will be at the place of a friend who is an Alex
Welsh freak (also Jelly Roll freak), so I guess we'll have plenty of Roy.
I would not at all be surprised if 88FM plays a truibute - it devoted two
programmes to him when he was still alive, albeit not playing anymore.  Ms.
Pasternak even obtained the Roy King recordings fro that purpose.
Enough words - now it's time to listen to some of his music!


On 29 August 2014 13:13, Gerard Bielderman <gerard.bielderman at telfort.nl>
wrote:

> Once again an old "hero" of mine from many years ago when Roy indeed
> played
> with the Alex Welsh Band. Later - in Switzerland - he made some lp's under
> the name Roy King, one with Sir Charles Thompson.
> During the last few months more British musicians died: late May bass
> player
> Dick Smith, who played a short time with Ken Colyer and for 10 years with
> Chris Barber. And In June Micky Cook died. He played with the bands of
> Terry
> Lightfoot, Keith Smith and Acker Bilk.
> But as they say: Happily we still have the music!
> Gerard Bielderman
>
>
> Marek wrote:
> I have just received the sad news that Roy Crimmins of the Alex Welsh Band
> fame passed away yesterday of pneumonia.
> In addtion to being a great player, among the best there were, he was a
> personal friend.
> Blessed be his memory,
> Marek
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