Stan Tracey (Piano)
Born: 30th December 1926, Denmark Hill, London
Died: 6th December 2013, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
Nationality: English
Stanley William Tracey was a British jazz pianist and composer, whose most important influences were Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. Tracey's best known recording is the 1965 album Jazz Suite Inspired by Dylan Thomas's "Under Milk Wood", which is based on the BBC radio drama Under Milk Wood, by Dylan Thomas.
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Classic Recordings,
Stan Tracey Quartet, 'Jazz Suite Inspired by Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood'
In light of a new vinyl reissue of this seminal British jazz release, we take a look at how the 1965 recording captures the Welsh poet's imaginative genius.
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