Ray Keith Irwin, known professionally as Ray Gelato (60), is a British jazz, swing, and jump blues saxophonist, singer, and bandleader. He is considered one of the major forces in the revival of swing music. Gelato has performed in a private capacity for Richard Branson, Paul McCartney, and the Queen, among others. AllMusic [American online music database] noted that “Gelato has been hugely successful, finding a niche and retaining his dominance in it through hard work, good musicianship and a flair for showmanship.”
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Quote: “Through his father’s record collection, Gelato heard the music of the swing bands of the 1940s, and the R&B and rock and roll prevalent in the 1950s. Music provided by Louis Jordan and Louis Prima proved inspirational, a love nurtured in his teens when Gelato visited local clubs to hear music played live. His admiration for the playing of Sam Butera led Gelato to commence learning to play the tenor saxophone at the age of 19, and he was sufficiently competent to begin playing semi-professionally the following year.”
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Read “Ray Gelato and the Giants — A Pizza You” [3:34]. ►
Watch “Louis Prima — Buona Sera performed by Ray Gelato & the Giants ” [3:59]. ►
Watch “The Ray Gelato Giants — Jazzwoche Burghausen 1996” [43:31]. ►
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