Allan Ganley
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Allan Anthony Ganley (11 March 1931-29 March 2008) was an English jazz drummer and arranger who performed with many well-known musicians. Ganley was born in Tolworth, Surrey.
In the early 1950s, Ganley, a self-taught drummer, appeared in the dance band led by Bert Ambrose.
He came to fame in 1953 as a founder of Johnny Dankworth's band, later to become the country's most popular modern jazz band.
He collaborated with pianist Derek Smith, Dizzy Reece, clarinettist Vic Ash, Ronnie Scott, and several visiting American musicians during the 1950s.
He was co-leader with Ronnie Ross of a small group known as the Jazzmakers toward the end of the decade. Ganley used to perform with his little bands and the occasional assembled big band in the early 1960s.
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club's house drummer, Stan Getz, Jim Hall, Freddie Hubbard, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk performed with many top American jazz musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Jim Hall, Freddie Hubbard, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
In the early 1970s, he took time out to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, before returning to the United Kingdom to form and lead a major band, which he maintained sporadically for the next ten years. Ganley appeared on numerous radio and recording dates, transitioning from traditional to post-bop to mainstream, all the while swinging with subtlety.
Ganley was as popular as ever, with regular overseas trips as a result.
He made an excellent accompanist for pianists ranging from Teddy Wilson and Al Haig to Blossom Dearie, because of his self-effacing nature. Ganley, although less well known for his work as an arranger, produced charts for several leading British jazzmen as well as the BBC Radio Big Band, thus expanding the huge yet understated contribution he made to the British jazz scene over the years.
Career
Ganley was born in Tolworth, Surrey, England. Ganley's self-taught drummer played in the early 1950s and was a member of Bert Ambrose's dance band. He came to fame as a member of Johnny Dankworth's band in 1953. He worked with Derek Smith, Dizzy Reece, Vic Ash, and Ronnie Scott, who appeared in the 1950s and Ronnie Scott. He was co-leader with Ronnie Ross of a small group known as the Jazzmakers toward the end of the decade.
Ganley used to play with his small bands and the occasional assembled big band in the early 1960s. He performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Jim Hall, Freddie Hubbard, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk as house drummer at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. He took time out to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, then returned to the United Kingdom to form and lead a big band that lasted sporadically for the next ten years.
Allan was a drummer with the Joe Wylie Orchestra in the late 60s/ early 1970s at the Hamilton Princess Hotel in Hamilton, supporting many International Artists from the United Kingdom and the United States. He was also a close friend of drummer Andy Newmark, who he met in Bermuda while working there.
Ganley was seen and heard on numerous radio and recording dates throughout the 1970s and 1980s, performing with jazz musicians of all styles. Ganley was as active as ever in the 1990s, with occasional overseas trips. Due to his self-effacing appearance, he made him a natural accompanist for pianists like Teddy Wilson and Al Haig, as well as singers like Carol Kidd and Blossom Dearie. Despite being less well known for his work as an arranger, Ganley produced charts for several key British jazz artists as well as the BBC Radio Big Band.
Ganley collapsed and broke his ankle in 1995. Due to this experience and the shock that caused his hair to fall out, he did not play the drums for a long time. He would often appear on stage sporting a large floppy beret. Jazz enthusiasts were still entertained until his sudden death in early 2008. "His collaboration with the late John Dankworth and his singing partner Cleo Laine, as well as American saxophonist Scott Hamilton, provided an outstanding example of inspired tact and rhythmic intelligence," the musician Elaine Delmar said.
Ganley died on March 29, 2008 at Wexham Park Hospital, Slough.