Jack Parnell

b. 6 August 1923, London, Britain. One of the better known & most well-known of post-World Battle II United kingdom jazzmen, drummer Parnell was at his most prominent throughout a lengthy stint with Ted Heath’s big music group. Before then, nevertheless, he had currently made a tag on the united kingdom jazz picture. While still on armed forces service he joined up with Pal Featherstonhaugh’s Radio Tempo Golf club Sextet, playing alongside Vic Lewis along with other jazz-minded servicemen. Between 1944 and 1946 Parnell also documented with Lewis, as well as the Lewis-Parnell Jazzmen’s edition of ‘Ugly Kid’ sold very well (50, 000 78 rpm discs may possibly have managed to get a hit got there been any such thing as popular parade in those times). The Lewis-Parnell music group played in night clubs and also produced several theatrical appearances. Carrying out a small disagreement over billing, Lewis got over sole management from the music group while Parnell became a member of Heath, where he became among the music group’s most widely used figures. Using the music group he also sang, showing an engaging tone of voice and a stylish stage personality. Departing Heath after seven years, Parnell became musical movie director of ATV, directing the pit music group for the greatly well-known UK tv series Sunday Night time IN THE London Palladium, through the entire 60s. Among his later on tv credits, he was musical movie director for The Muppet Display. In the past due 70s, after 2 decades in tv, Parnell came back to the united kingdom jazz picture. He has continuing to try out in clubs with festivals, sometimes support going to American jazzmen, at additional times dealing with leading English celebrities. During his start using the Heath music group Parnell had a graphic of gum-chewing showman drummer, a graphic that actually hidden a skilful, swinging and often-underrated designer. His later function, with the necessity for a graphic no longer required, reveals his refined and propulsive playing. In 1994, Parnell got over as innovator from the recently shaped London Big Music group, ‘the largest music group in Britain’, comprising the ‘cream’ of the united kingdom music business.