Sandy Brown

Clarinet, bandleader. Another self-taught European player, Brown's tastes and style evolved from strictly traditional to mainstream and jazz-rock over the course of his career. He led a traditional jazz and swing band in Scotland in the mid-'40s. Brown moved to London in 1954, where he played occasionally with British musicians Humphrey Littleton, Ken Colyer and Chris Barber. He recorded often as a leader from 1949 - 1973, and also used his trumpeter Al Fairweather's name as a leader on some dates in the '50s and early '60s. Brown made other recordings with Sammy Price, Brian ...