Rick Fay (December 25, 1926 – March 22, 1999) was an American

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clarinetist and saxophonist. Fay was born in

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. He worked for the

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music studios for 24 years, and performed often at

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, Rick Fayat

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He also freelanced with

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, Pete Dailey, and

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, among others. He recorded as one half of "Rick and Paul" on Accent Records in the mid-1960s. His first album "Live at Lone Pine" was recorded in 1989 and released on

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. Several further releases followed on the label before Fay's death in 1999. His later associations as a sideman include work with Jackie Coon, Dan Barrett, and Johnny Varro.

Discography

* ''Live at Lone Pine'' ( Arbors, 1989) * ''Hello Horn'' (Arbors, 1990) * ''Memories of You'' (Arbors, 1991) * ''Glendena Forever'' (Arbors, 1991) * ''Sax-o-Poem Poetry and Jazz'' (Arbors, 1992) * ''Rick Fay's Endangered Species'' (Arbors, 1993) * ''Poetry and Jazz'' (Arbors, 1993) * ''Live at the State'' (Arbors, 1996) * ''Oh Baby'' (Arbors, 1996) * ''Rolling On'' (Arbors, 1996) * ''This Is Where I Came In'' (Arbors, 1996) * ''Words Among the Reeds'' (Arbors, 1998) * ''Rick Fay With Strings'' (Arbors, 1999)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fay, Rick 1926 births 1999 deaths American jazz clarinetists American jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists Jazz musicians from Chicago 20th-century American saxophonists 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Arbors Records artists