Alan Skidmore

He was born in London, England.[1] Skidmore began his professional career in his teens, and early in his career he toured with comedian Tony Hancock.[2] In the 1960s, he appeared on BBC Radio, then worked with Alexis Korner, John Mayall, and Ronnie Scott.[2] He started a band with Harry Miller, Tony Oxley, John Taylor, and Kenny Wheeler, which won awards at the Montreaux Jazz Festival.[2] In the early 1970s, he started a saxophone-only band with John Surman and Mike Osborne.[2] He has also worked with Mose Allison, Kate Bush, Elton Dean, Georgie Fame, Mike Gibbs, George Gruntz, Elvin Jones, Van Morrison, Stan Tracey, Charlie Watts, and Mike Westbrook.[2][3]

• Once upon a Time (Deram Records DN11/SDN11, issued 1970)
• TCB (Philips 6308 041, recorded 21 October 1970)
• Jazz in Britain '68–69 with John Surman, Tony Oxley (Decca Eclipse ECS 2114, 1972, previously unreleased masters recorded at various sessions in 1968 and 1969)
• SOS with John Surman and Mike Osborne (Ogun, recorded Worthing, 9–11 February 1975)
• El Skid with Elton Dean, Chris Laurence, John Marshall (Vinyl Records, recorded Riverside Studios, 25–26 February 1977)
• European Jazz Quintet - Live at the Moers Festival (Ring-Moers 01018, recorded Moers, Germany, 29 May 1977)
• European Jazz Quintet (EGO, 1978)
• S.O.H. with Tony Oxley, Ali Haurand (EGO, 1979)
• S.O.H. with Tony Oxley, Ali Haurand (View Records VS 0018, Neuss, Germany, 25 April 1981)
• European Jazz Quintet III (Fusion, 1982)
• Tribute to Trane (Miles Music, recorded London, 18–19 February 1988)
• East To West with Stan Tracey (Miles Music MM 081CD, recorded Hong Kong, 1989, and Ronnie Scott's, London, February 1992)
• After the Rain (with string orchestra) (Miles Music 1998)
• The Call (Provocateur PVC 1018, Cape Town, April 1999 and London, May 1999)
• Ubizo (Provocateur PVC 1036, ca.2002)
• S.O.H. Live in London (Jazzwerkstatt, 2007)
• Jazz Live Trio with Kenny Wheeler (TCB, 2012)[4]

• Official site