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Harry South
Harry South
British musician
1
Dizzy Reece
Dizzy Reece
Jamaican trumpeter
2
Ronnie Scott
Ronnie Scott
British musician
3
Allan Ganley
Allan Ganley
British musician
4
Ronnie Stephenson
Ronnie Stephenson
British musician
5
Simon Spillett
Simon Spillett
British musician
6
Ian Hamer
Ian Hamer
British jazz trumpeter
7
Tubby Hayes
Tubby Hayes
British jazz musician
8
Tony Coe
Tony Coe
British jazz musician
9
Stu Hamer
Stu Hamer
British musician
10
Joe Harriott
Joe Harriott
Jamaican jazz musician
11
Harry Klein
Harry Klein
Jazz saxophonist
12
Peter King
Peter King
British musician
13
Harold McNair
Harold McNair
Jamaican musician
14
Stan Tracey
Stan Tracey
British pianist
15
Jeff Clyne
Jeff Clyne
British bassist
16
Ray Warleigh
Ray Warleigh
Australian musician
17
Martin Drew
Martin Drew
British musician
18
Kenny Graham
Kenny Graham
British musician
19
Jimmy Deuchar
Jimmy Deuchar
British musician
20
Spike Heatley
Spike Heatley
British musician
21
Stan Levey
Stan Levey
American musician
22
Dick Morrissey
Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician
23
Don Rendell
Don Rendell
British saxophonist
24
Tony Oxley
Tony Oxley
British musician
25
Pat Smythe
Pat Smythe
British musician
26
Tony Levin
Tony Levin
English jazz drummer
27
Charlie Persip
Charlie Persip
American jazz drummer
28
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
29
John Surman
John Surman
British saxophonist and clarinetist
30
Tony Kinsey
Tony Kinsey
British musician
31
Victor Feldman
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist
32
Alan Skidmore
Alan Skidmore
British saxophonist
33
Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
34
Kenny Clare
Kenny Clare
British musician
35
Ted Heath
Ted Heath
British musician
36
Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
37
Lennie Bush
Lennie Bush
British musician
38
Gerard Presencer
Gerard Presencer
British musician
39
Irv Kluger
Irv Kluger
Irv is a Past Vice President of Las Vegas Local 369 of the American Federation of Musicians. Irv played a key role in developing a pension plan for union musicians in Las Vegas.
40
Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
41
Arnold Ross
Arnold Ross
American musician and pianist
42
Walter Booker
Walter Booker
American jazz double-bassist
43
Eddie Safranski
Eddie Safranski
American musician
44
Art Themen
Art Themen
English saxophonist
45
Bobby Wellins
Bobby Wellins
Scottish jazz musician
46
Shadow Wilson
Shadow Wilson
American jazz drummer (1919-1959)
47
Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist
48
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
49
Dale Barlow
Dale Barlow
Australian musician
50
Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
51
Norma Winstone
Norma Winstone
English jazz singer
52
Ernie Royal
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter
53
Mornington Lockett
Mornington Lockett
English jazz saxophonist
54
Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
American musician
55
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist
56
Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
Phil Seamen
English jazz drummer

Phil Seamen

Intro
English jazz drummer
Genres
Music

Philip William Seamen (28 August 1926 – 13 October 1972) was an English jazz drummer.

With a background in big band music, Seamen played and recorded in a wide range of musical contexts with virtually every key figure of 1950s and 1960s British jazz. Notable examples included Joe Harriott, Tubby Hayes, Stan Tracey, Ronnie Scott, Denny Termer, Dick Morrissey, Harold McNair, Don Rendell, Victor Feldman, Dizzy Reece, Tony Coe, Tony Lee, and George Chisholm, among others. Later in his career he worked with Alexis Korner and Georgie Fame, and had a spell with Ginger Baker's Air Force, the leader of the band being Seamen's foremost disciple. Addiction to alcohol and other drugs hampered his career.