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| name = Sandy Brown
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| birth_name = Alexander Brown
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| birth_place = [[Izatnagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| birth_place = [[Izatnagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1975|3|15|1929|2|25}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1975|3|15|1929|2|25}}
| death_place = [[London]], UK
| death_place = London, England
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| instrument = [[Clarinet]], Boosey & Hawkes 8-10
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| occupation = Musician, acoustic engineer, composer, clarinetist.
| occupation = Musician<br>Acoustic Engineer<br>Composer
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| instrument = Clarinet
| years_active = 1949–1975
| years_active = 1949–1975
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| website = {{URL|sandybrownjazz.co.uk}}
| associated_acts = Also guested with Chris Barber, after Monty Sunshine left
| website = http://www.sandybrownjazz.co.uk
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'''Alexander 'Sandy' Brown''' (25 February 1929 – 15 March 1975) was a noted Scottish [[jazz]] [[clarinetist]], band leader and acoustic engineer who performed mostly [[Dixieland|New Orleans]]-style and [[mainstream jazz]]. He had a particular interest in African music, which was reflected in his compositions.
'''Alexander Brown''' (25 February 1929 – 15 March 1975) was a Scottish [[jazz]] clarinetist, band leader, and acoustic engineer, who performed mostly [[Dixieland|New Orleans]]-style and [[mainstream jazz]].<ref name="Larkin50">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2002|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-937-0|page=52}}</ref> He had a particular interest in African music, which was reflected in his compositions.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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Brown was born of Scottish parents in [[Izatnagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India,<ref name="Larkin50"/> where his father was a railway engineer. In the early 1930s, the family relocated to [[Edinburgh]], Scotland, where Brown was later educated at the [[Royal High School (Edinburgh)|Royal High School]].<ref name="Larkin50"/> He taught himself clarinet from the age of twelve. After [[national service]] he studied architecture at [[Edinburgh College of Art]]. While there, in 1949, he also started a band with his old schoolfriend [[Al Fairweather]].<ref name="Larkin50"/> The two achieved national recognition following a concert at the [[Usher Hall]], Edinburgh, in February 1952.<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sandy-brown-mn0000293152 Sandy Brown Biography] AllMusic Retrieved 9 June 2020.</ref>


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In 1953, the band travelled south and played among other places at the newly built [[Royal Festival Hall]] in [[London]]. Brown returned to finish his studies in Edinburgh, but Fairweather decided to stay in London.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
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Brown was born of Scottish parents in Izatnagar, India, where his father was a railway engineer. In the early 1930s the family relocated to [[Edinburgh]], where Brown was later educated at the [[Royal High School (Edinburgh)|Royal High School]]. He taught himself clarinet from the age of twelve. After [[National Service]] he studied architecture at [[Edinburgh College of Art]]. While there, in 1949, he also started a band with his old schoolfriend [[Al Fairweather]]. The two achieved national recognition following a concert at the [[Usher Hall]], Edinburgh, in February 1952.


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On completing his studies, Brown obtained a position as an acoustic engineer with the [[BBC]] and moved to London, where he reformed his band. In 1957, he collaborated with Al Fairweather in recording the landmark album ''McJazz'',<ref name="Larkin50"/> hailed by critic [[Steve Race]] as being one of his top dozen jazz recordings of all time.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} In 1974, he travelled to New York and recorded with members of [[Count Basie]]'s band. Other artists whom Brown played with during his career included [[George Chisholm (musician)|George Chisholm]], [[Kenny Wheeler]],<ref name="Larkin50"/> [[Henry "Red" Allen]], [[Diz Disley]], [[Humphrey Lyttelton]], [[Earle Warren]],<ref name="Larkin50"/> [[Eddie Durham]], [[Sammy Price]] and [[Pee Wee Russell]].{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
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In 1953 the band travelled south and played among other places at the newly built [[Royal Festival Hall]] in [[London]]. Brown returned to finish his studies in Edinburgh, but Fairweather decided to stay in London.


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In his last months he took an exhausting trip to Africa on architectural business. Soon after, while watching England beating Scotland at [[rugby union|rugby]] on television, a glass of whisky in his hand, he died at home of a heart attack brought about by malignant [[hypertension]], aged just 46.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
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On completing his studies, Brown obtained a position as an acoustic engineer with the [[BBC]] and moved to London, where he reformed his band. In 1957 he collaborated with Al Fairweather in recording the landmark album ''McJazz'', hailed by critic Steve Race as being one of his top dozen jazz recordings of all time. In 1974 he travelled to New York and recorded with members of [[Count Basie]]'s band. Other artists whom Brown played with during his career included [[Henry "Red" Allen]], [[Diz Disley]], [[Humphrey Lyttelton]], [[Earle Warren]], [[Eddie Durham]], [[Sammy Price]] and [[Pee Wee Russell]].


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A collection of his writings, ''The McJazz Manuscripts'', was published by Faber & Faber in 1979.<ref name="Larkin50"/> He formed two professional practices: Sandy Brown Associates, architects and acoustic engineers, and Sandy Brown MSU, building services engineers.<ref name="Larkin50"/>
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In his last months he took an exhausting trip to Africa on architectural business. Soon after, while watching England beating Scotland at [[rugby union|rugby]] on television, a glass of whisky in his hand, he died at home of a heart attack brought about by malignant [[hypertension]], aged just 46.


==References==
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A collection of his writings,''The McJazz Manuscripts'', was published by Faber & Faber in 1979. He formed two professional practices: Sandy Brown Associates, architects and acoustic engineers, and Sandy Brown MSU, building services engineers
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{ODNBweb|id=66479|title=Brown, Alexander|last=Latham|first=A. J. H.}}
*{{ODNBweb|id=66479|title=Brown, Alexander|last=Latham|first=A. J. H.}}
*[http://www.sandybrown.com/ Homepage of Sandy's engineering firm]
*[http://www.sandybrownjazz.co.uk/index.html Site for dedicated Sandy Brown fans]

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Sandy Brown
Birth nameAlexander Brown
Born(1929-02-25)25 February 1929
Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died15 March 1975(1975-03-15) (aged 46)
London, England
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Acoustic Engineer
Composer
InstrumentClarinet
Years active1949–1975
Websitesandybrownjazz.co.uk

Alexander Brown (25 February 1929 – 15 March 1975) was a Scottish jazz clarinetist, band leader, and acoustic engineer, who performed mostly New Orleans-style and mainstream jazz.[1] He had a particular interest in African music, which was reflected in his compositions.

Biography

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Brown was born of Scottish parents in Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India,[1] where his father was a railway engineer. In the early 1930s, the family relocated to Edinburgh, Scotland, where Brown was later educated at the Royal High School.[1] He taught himself clarinet from the age of twelve. After national service he studied architecture at Edinburgh College of Art. While there, in 1949, he also started a band with his old schoolfriend Al Fairweather.[1] The two achieved national recognition following a concert at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, in February 1952.[2]

In 1953, the band travelled south and played among other places at the newly built Royal Festival Hall in London. Brown returned to finish his studies in Edinburgh, but Fairweather decided to stay in London.[citation needed]

On completing his studies, Brown obtained a position as an acoustic engineer with the BBC and moved to London, where he reformed his band. In 1957, he collaborated with Al Fairweather in recording the landmark album McJazz,[1] hailed by critic Steve Race as being one of his top dozen jazz recordings of all time.[citation needed] In 1974, he travelled to New York and recorded with members of Count Basie's band. Other artists whom Brown played with during his career included George Chisholm, Kenny Wheeler,[1] Henry "Red" Allen, Diz Disley, Humphrey Lyttelton, Earle Warren,[1] Eddie Durham, Sammy Price and Pee Wee Russell.[citation needed]

In his last months he took an exhausting trip to Africa on architectural business. Soon after, while watching England beating Scotland at rugby on television, a glass of whisky in his hand, he died at home of a heart attack brought about by malignant hypertension, aged just 46.[citation needed]

A collection of his writings, The McJazz Manuscripts, was published by Faber & Faber in 1979.[1] He formed two professional practices: Sandy Brown Associates, architects and acoustic engineers, and Sandy Brown MSU, building services engineers.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 52. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
  2. ^ Sandy Brown Biography AllMusic Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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