Denis Rose (May 31, 1922, in

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– November 22, 1984, in London) was an English

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pianist and trumpeter. He was a longtime fixture on the London jazz scene and was an early influence on British

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.Stan Britt, "Denis Rose". '' Grove Jazz'' online. Rose played with

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in the 1940s, but dodged

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during

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and did little performing over the course of the war. He worked with

Cab Kaye Nii-lante Augustus Kwamlah Quaye (3 September 1921 – 13 March 2000), known professionally as Cab Kaye, was an English jazz singer and pianist of Ghanaian descent. He combined blues, stride (music), stride piano, and scat singing, scat with h ...

's Ministers of Swing late in 1948, then organized

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with British musicians such as

Ronnie Scott Ronnie Scott Order of the British Empire, OBE (born Ronald Schatt; 28 January 1927 – 23 December 1996) was a British jazz Tenor saxophone, tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner. He co-founded Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London's Soho district ...

in the late 1940s and early 1950s, many of which took place at

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. Rose recorded very little, though he did a session with Scott in 1949 for Esquire Records. He continued to perform locally in London for several decades, and recorded with

Maggie Nicols Maggie Nicols (or Nichols, as she originally spelled her name as a performer) (born 24 February 1948), is a Scottish free-jazz and improvising vocalist, dancer, and performer. Early life and career Nicols was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, as M ...

in the early 1970s.

References

External links

Denis Rose profile and discography
at ''Henry Bebop'' 1922 births 1984 deaths British jazz pianists Musicians from London 20th-century British pianists 20th-century English musicians {{UK-pianist-stub