Bryan Spring (born 24 August 1945) is a British jazz drummer. He is sometimes credited as Brian Spring. He was born in

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, England. Spring was self-taught, beginning at the age of six, though he later studied with

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. He led and co-led his own trios and quartets from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s with Don Weller and also

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. Later, into the 2000s, he collaborated with Mark Edwards and Andy Cleyndert. Spring has been a member of groups such as

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's Quartet,

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's Passport, and various line-ups led by

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.''Who's Who of British Jazz: 2nd Edition''

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, as well as accompanying American musicians, notably

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and

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, when they were visiting the UK.

Recordings

As leader/co-leader

*1980: ''Commit No Nuisance'' - with Don Weller *2005: ''The Spirit of Spring'' - Bryan Spring Trio (Trio TR568)

As sideman

*1969: ''Free An' One'' -

Quartet (Columbia SCX6385) *1969: ''Hum Dono'' - Amancio D'Silva Quartet (Columbia) *1969: ''Our Point Of View'' -

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(CBS 52668) *1969: ''The Seven Ages of Man'' - The

Big Band (Columbia SCX6413) *1970: ''Perspectives'' -

Quartet (Columbia SCX6485) *1970: ''BBC Top Gear'' -

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Group (Unreleased) *1971: ''Dedicated to You But You Weren't Listening'' - The

Sextet (Vertigo 1/1971 LP) *1972: ''Second Passport'' -

- (Atlantic ATL 40417) *1974: ''Under The Sun'' -

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(Vertigo 6360 110) *1975: ''Captain Adventure'' -

Quartet (SJ102) *1975: ''The Return Of Captain Adventure'' -

Quartet (TTTCDS753) *1976: ''Under Milk Wood'' -

and

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(RCA PL25073), (TAA271) *1976: ''Direct Hits'' -

(Vertigo 9286 019) *1976: ''The Bracknell Connection'' -

Octet (Steam SJ103) *1978: ''The Salisbury Suite'' -

Octet (Steam SJ105) *1981: ''Poem Song'' - Marvin Hannibal Peterson (Mole 6) *1996: ''Live at the Bull's Head, Barnes'' - Don Weller Big Band (33 Records) *2000: ''Triple Exposure'' - Mark Edwards (Hi-Hat HHR0002)

References

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