Roger Kellaway (born November 1, 1939) is an American composer, arranger and jazz pianist.

Life and career

Kellaway was born in Waban, Massachusetts, United States. He is an alumnus of the

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. Kellaway has composed commissioned works for ensembles of various sizes. He also has composed music for film, television, ballet and stage productions. Pianist Phil Saltman was one of his early mentors. In 1964, Kellaway was a piano sideman for composer/arranger Boris Midney’s group The Russian Jazz Quartet's album ''Happiness'' on ABC/Impulse jazz records. Kellaway composed the closing theme "Remembering You" for the television

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''. In 1970, Kellaway formed the Roger Kellaway Cello Quartet with cellist Edgar Lustgarden. Their piece "Come to the Meadow" was used as the theme for the NPR program '' Selected Shorts''. For their 1978 album, ''Nostalgia Suite'', the group became a quintet with drummer

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. On November 7 and 8, 2008, Kellaway was bandleader and pianist for the ''

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, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Morrison's acclaimed 1968 album. Kellaway was nominated for an Oscar for Best Adaptation Score for '' A Star Is Born'' (1976), and a

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for the Eddie Daniels album ''Memos from Paradise'' (1988). Guitarist

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credits Kellaway and Tom Scott, whom he met while playing for

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, as major influences on his music. Kellaway was featured on

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's original rendition of Django Reinhardt's song "Swing 42" in 2017.

Discography

As leader

As arranger

With Melanie * '' Born to Be'' (Buddah, 1968) * ''

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'' (Neighborhood/Buddah, 1971) * '' Stoneground Words'' (Neighborhood, 1972) * '' Madrugada'' (Neighborhood, 1973) With

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'' (Blue Note, 1975) With

Diane Schuur Diane Joan Schuur (born December 10, 1953), nicknamed "Deedles", is an American jazz singer and pianist. As of 2015, Schuur had released 23 albums, and had extended her jazz repertoire to include essences of Latin, gospel, pop and country musi ...

* '' Love Songs'' (UMG, 1993) With

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* ''Gently'' (Angel, 1996) With

* ''Supernatural'' (GRP, 1999) With Gary Lemel * ''Moonlighting'' (Warner, 1999)

As sideman

With

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*'' Guitar Forms'' (Verve, 1964–65) With The Russian Jazz Quartet *''

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'' (Impulse!, 1964) With

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre ...

*'' Stan Getz Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One'' (MGM, 1965) With

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and

Kai Winding Kai Chresten Winding ( ; May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More", the theme from the movie '' Mondo Ca ...

*'' Betwixt & Between'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) With

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, 1974) With Jimmy Knepper *'' Jimmy Knepper in L.A.'' (Discomate, 1977) With Herbie Mann *'' Herbie Mann Plays The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd'' (Atlantic, 1965) With Mark Murphy *''

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'' (Riverside, 1962) With

Oliver Nelson Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album ''The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (1961) is regarded as one of the most signifi ...

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More Blues and the Abstract Truth ''More Blues and the Abstract Truth'' is an album by American jazz composer, conductor and arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Impulse! label.

'' (Impulse!, 1964) *''

Soulful Brass ''Soulful Brass'' is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson and pianist/entertainer Steve Allen featuring performances recorded in 1968 for the Impulse! label.

'' with

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(Impulse!, 1968) *''

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'' (Flying Dutchman, 1969) With

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*'' Alfie'' (Impulse!, 1966) With

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical eleme ...

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'' (Dot, 1968) With

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*'' Let It Be'' (Pacific Jazz, 1970) With

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

*'' Just Friends'' with Harry Sweets Edison With

Sonny Stitt Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/ hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of h ...

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'' (Colpix, 1965) With

Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duk ...

*'' The Happy Horns of Clark Terry'' (Impulse!, 1964) *''

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'' (Mainstream, 1965) *''

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'' (Mainstream, 1965) With

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'' (Impulse!, 1964) With

*'' Rainy Day'' (Verve, 1965) With Jimmy Witherspoon *'' Blues for Easy Livers'' (Prestige, 1965)

References

External links

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Biography page on the Roger Kellaway websiteRealAudio format sample of "Remembering You"
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Roger Kellaway featured on "Swing 42"
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