Great trumpet player, Stan Reynolds was born on January 16th, 1926 in Lincoln, England.
TOMMY SAMPSON ORCHESTRA
This was the Tommy Sampson Orchestra circa 1947:
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TOMMY SAMPSON ORCHESTRA #? |
1947 |
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Tommy Sampson trumpet, leader | Terry Walsh guitar | Sammy Stokes bass | Dave Simpson piano | Duncan Campbell trumpet | Bert Courtley † trumpet |
Stan Reynolds † trumpet | Alec McGregor trumpet | Joe Temperley † sax | Lew Warburton sax, arranger | George Hunter sax | Henry Mackenzie † sax |
Jimmy Waugh sax | Bill Paxton trombone | Ralph Hutchinson trombone | Clare Welsh trombone | Andy Young trombone | Dougie Cooper drums |
| Other info on members of Tommy Sampson Orchestra (I know up to 49 members) | |
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| To be covered (6): | Bert Courtley, Danny Moss, Phil Seamen, Ron Simmonds, Joe Temperley, Lew Warburton |
| Not enough info (42): | Dennis Ackerman, Mike Asher, Roy Bull, Duncan Campbell, Tommy Cook, Dougie Cooper, Alan Dean, Andy Dennits, Gloria Duval, Charlie Evans, Ken Goldie, Ann Grey, Johnny Hawksworth, Stan Hibbert, George Hunter, Ralph Hutchinson, John Keating, Terry Lewis, Henry Mackenzie, Henry Mackenzie, Alec McGregor, Cyril Narbeth, Chick Norton, Bill Paxton, Charlie Payne,... up to 42 musicians. |
TED HEATH ORCHESTRA
Stan Reynolds stayed 3 and a half years in Ted Heath Orchestra, but these are the only lineups I´ve been able to trace.
This was the Ted Heath Orchestra in April 1953:
But Tommy Whittle soon left the band.
This was the personnel for Ted Heath Orchestra in February 1954:
They played in the live album Ted Heath´s 100th London Palladium Sunday concert, recorded that same month and released in 1954.
After a short stay out of the orchestra, Reynolds rejoined and stayed for 4 years.
This was the Ted Heath Orchestra in April 1953:
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TED HEATH ORCHESTRA #? |
1953 |
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Ted Heath † leader, trombone | Johnny Hawksworth bass | Frank Horrox piano | Bobby Pratt † trumpet | Stan Reynolds † trumpet | Ronnie Hughes trumpet |
Duncan Campbell trumpet | Don Lusher † trombone | Jack Bentley trombone | Wally Smith trombone | Jackie Armstrong † trombone | Danny Moss † sax |
Les Gilbert sax | Tommy Whittle † sax | George Hunter sax | Roy Willox sax, flute | Ronnie Verrell † drums |
But Tommy Whittle soon left the band.
This was the personnel for Ted Heath Orchestra in February 1954:
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TED HEATH ORCHESTRA #? |
1954 |
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Ted Heath † leader, trombone | Johnny Hawksworth bass | Frank Horrox piano | Bobby Pratt † trumpet | Stan Reynolds † trumpet | Ronnie Hughes trumpet |
Duncan Campbell trumpet | Don Lusher † trombone | Ric Kennedy trombone | Wally Smith trombone | Jimmy Coombs trombone | Danny Moss † sax |
Les Gilbert sax | Henry Mackenzie † sax | George Hunter sax | Roy Willox sax, flute | Ronnie Verrell † drums |
They played in the live album Ted Heath´s 100th London Palladium Sunday concert, recorded that same month and released in 1954.
After a short stay out of the orchestra, Reynolds rejoined and stayed for 4 years.
GERALDO ORCHESTRA
After leaving Ted Heath Orchestra, Stan Reynolds joined Geraldo Orchestra replacing Albert Hall on trumpet:
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GERALDO ORCHESTRA #? |
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Geraldo † leader | Stan Reynolds † trumpet | Ronnie Hughes trumpet | Leslie Hutchinson trumpet | + others unknown to me. Help! |
| Other info on members of Geraldo Orchestra (I know up to 53 members) | |
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| To be covered (6): | Keith Bird, Bob Efford, Albert Hall, Derek Healey, Ronnie Hughes, Don Lusher |
| Not enough info (46): | Bob Adams, Jock Bain, Arthur Birkby, Sid Bright, Maurice Burman, Eddie Calvert, Len Camber, Dorothy Carless, Carole Carr, Jack Collier, Tommy Cooke, Jimmy Coombs, Beryl Davies, Chris Dean, Eric Delaney, Frank Dixon, Sally Douglas, George Evans, Joe Ferrie, Geraldo, Phil Goody, Johnny Green, Harry Hayes, Ted Heath, Leslie Hutchinson,... up to 46 musicians. |
THE KIRCHIN BAND
Stan Reynolds was a member of The Kirchin Band, but don´t know the other players or the period:
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THE KIRCHIN BAND #? |
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Basil Kirchin † | Stan Reynolds † trumpet | + others unknown to me. Help! |
| Other info on members of The Kirchin Band (I know up to 47 members) | |
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| Already covered (1): | Stan Tracey |
| To be covered (13): | Les Condon, Ian Hamer, Dickie Hawdon, Duncan Lamont, Alex Leslie, John Marshall, Kenny Napper, Bobby Orr, Stan Palmer, Bobby Pratt, Roy Sidwell, Ron Simmonds, Harry South |
| Not enough info (32): | Ronnie Baker, Norman Baron, George Boocock, John Clarke, Marion Davis, Lennie Dawes, Frank Donlan, Buddy Featherstonhaugh, Johnny Grant, Tony Grant, Brian Hayden, Basil Kirchin, Ivor Kirchin, Harry Kirkland, Ashley Kozak, Trevor Lanigan, Frank Mowatt, Ruby Murray, Johnny Patrick, Jimmy Paxton, Don Percival, Harry Perry, Clyde Ray, Dennis Roberts, George Robinson,... up to 32 musicians. |
BOBBY LAMB ORCHESTRA
In December 1971, The Bobby Lamb/Ray Premru Orchestra backed Louie Bellson, Buddy Rich and their own drummer Kenny Clare in a live album called Conversations:
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BOBBY LAMB ORCHESTRA #? |
1971 |
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Bobby Lamb trombone, leader | Ray Premru † trombone, leader | Arthur Watts bass | Steve Gray piano | Stan Reynolds † trumpet | Derek Watkins † trumpet |
Ronnie Hughes trumpet | John McLeavy trumpet | Greg Bowen trumpet | Alan Branscombe sax | Ronnie Chamberlain sax | Duncan Lamont sax |
Ken Dryden sax | Jimmy Philip sax | Cliff Hardie trombone | Jack Thirwell trombone | Keith Christie trombone | John Marshall † trombone |
John Jenkins tuba | Nick Busch french horn | Colin Horton french horn | John Pigneguy french horn | Tony Lucas french horn | Nick Hill french horn |
Tristan Fry percussion | Kenny Clare † drums |
| Other info on members of Bobby Lamb Orchestra (I know up to 35 members) | |
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| Already covered (1): | Derek Watkins |
| To be covered (21): | Greg Bowen, Alan Branscombe, Ronnie Chamberlain, Keith Christie, Kenny Clare, Tony Fisher, Tristan Fry, Gus Galbraith, Steve Gray, Cliff Hardie, Derek Healey, David Horler, Ronnie Hughes, Bobby Lamb, Duncan Lamont, John Marshall, Ray Premru, Chris Pyne, Jim Rattigan, Tony Roberts, Kenny Wheeler |
| Not enough info (12): | Nick Busch, Johnny Dean, Ken Dryden, Nick Hill, Colin Horton, John Jenkins, Tony Lucas, John McLeavy, Jimmy Philip, John Pigneguy, Jack Thirwell, Arthur Watts |
TED HEATH ORCHESTRA (again)
This was the personnel for Ted Heath Orchestra around 1974, now conducted by Stan Reynolds:
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TED HEATH ORCHESTRA #? |
1974 |
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Stan Reynolds † trumpet, leader | Ernie Shear guitar | Johnny Hawksworth bass | Derek Warne piano | Kenny Baker † trumpet | Bert Ezard trumpet |
Ronnie Hughes trumpet | Eddie Blair trumpet | Don Lusher † trombone | Ken Goldie trombone | Wally Smith trombone | Keith Christie trombone |
Danny Moss † sax | Ronnie Chamberlain sax | Henry Mackenzie † sax | Dave Shand sax | Roy Willox sax, flute | Bobby Orr drums |
| Other info on members of Ted Heath Orchestra (I know up to 82 members) | |
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| Already covered (3): | Stan Tracey, Derek Watkins, Tommy Whittle |
| To be covered (36): | Jackie Armstrong, Kenny Baker, Ted Barker, Eddie Blair, Alan Branscombe, Lennie Bush, Ronnie Chamberlain, Keith Christie, Bert Courtley, Brian Dee, Bob Efford, Jack Fallon, Harold Fisher, Tony Fisher, Bill Geldard, Dave Goldberg, Albert Hall, Ian Hamer, Ronnie Hughes, Hans Koller, Bobby Lamb, Don Lusher, Eddie Mordue, Danny Moss, Bobby Orr,... up to 36 musicians. |
| Not enough info (42): | Jack Bentley, Laddy Busby, Duncan Campbell, Paul Carpenter, Pete Chilver, Jimmy Coombs, Johnny Edwards, Bert Ezard, Aubrey Frank, Alan Franks, Les Gilbert, Ken Goldie, Johnny Gray, Cliff Haines, Johnny Hawksworth, Ted Heath, Frank Horrox, Peter Hughes, George Hunter, Ike Isaacs, Cab Kaye, John Keating, Ric Kennedy, Ken Kiddier, Basil Kirchin,... up to 42 musicians. |
TONY BENNETT GROUP
Stan Reynolds was a member of Tony Bennett Group, but again, don´t know when or the other players. Help, please:
Around 1973, Tony Bennett announced shows backed by the 32 musicians of the Stan Reynolds Orchestra.
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TONY BENNETT GROUP #? |
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Tony Bennett vocals | Stan Reynolds † trumpet | + others unknown to me. Help! |
Around 1973, Tony Bennett announced shows backed by the 32 musicians of the Stan Reynolds Orchestra.
| Other info on members of Tony Bennett Group (I know up to 22 members) | |
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| To be covered (11): | John Bunch, Jon Burr, Clayton Cameron, Billy Exiner, Sol Gubin, Harold Jones, Roger Kellaway, Joe LaBarbera, Jerome Richardson, Carl Saunders, Sol Schlinger |
| Not enough info (10): | Tony Bennett, Tommy Check, Joe Cocuzzo, Vincent Falcone, Lee Musiker, Gray Sargent, Ralph Sharon, Claude Thornhill, Marshall Wood, Torrie Zito |
STAN REYNOLDS ORCHESTRA
Sorry, but I don´t know any of the different lineups for Stan Reynolds And His Orchestra (sometimes called Stan Reynolds Big Swing Band):
Stan Reynolds sadly passed away on April 15th, 2018. He was 92. What a great player...
7 BANDS (WITH 20 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
1 ALBUMS FOR 1 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
15 SESSIONS (FOR 12 ARTISTS):
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STAN REYNOLDS ORCHESTRA #? |
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Stan Reynolds † trumpet, leader | + others unknown to me. Help! |
Stan Reynolds sadly passed away on April 15th, 2018. He was 92. What a great player...
7 BANDS (WITH 20 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
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| Tony Bennett Group | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| Geraldo Orchestra |
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| Ted Heath Orchestra | 5 RECORDINGS:
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| The Kirchin Band |
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| Bobby Lamb Orchestra | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Stan Reynolds Orchestra | 11 RECORDINGS:
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| Tommy Sampson Orchestra |
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1 ALBUMS FOR 1 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
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| Kenny Baker Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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15 SESSIONS (FOR 12 ARTISTS):
| BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||
| Brian Auger Band | 1 RECORDINGS: 
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| The Beatles | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Louie Bellson Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Stan Butcher Orchestra | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Roy Castle Group | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Eric Delaney Showband | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| The Greatest Swing Band In The World | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| Johnny Keating Orchestra | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| Cleo Laine Band | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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| Vic Lewis Orchestra | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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| Living Strings | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| Pete Winslow Orchestra | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Stan Reynolds mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Roy Willox (13)
George Hunter (10)
Wally Smith (10)
Danny Moss (9)
Duncan Campbell (8)
Ronnie Hughes (8)
Don Lusher (8)
Bobby Pratt (8)
Ronnie Verrell (8)
Ronnie Chamberlain (7)
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