Al Fairweather
Musical artist
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Alastair Fairweather (12 June 1927 – 21 June 1993)[1] was a British jazz trumpeter, born in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] Educated at the city's Royal High School and Edinburgh College of Art,[2] Fairweather served his National Service in Egypt.
12 June 1927
Al Fairweather | |
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| Born | Alastair Fairweather 12 June 1927 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 21 June 1993 (aged 66) Edinburgh |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
In 1949 Fairweather started a band with his school friend Sandy Brown.[3] In 1953 the pair went south to London with Stan Greig recorded several sides for Esquire Records as the Sandy Brown and the Fairweather-Brown All-Stars.[1] They performed at the Royal Festival Hall.
When Brown went back to Scotland to finish his architecture studies, Fairweather joined the Cy Laurie Jazz Band.[1] From 1966 to 1968, he worked for clarinetist Acker Bilk.[1] Following a second career as a teacher in Harrow, London, Fairweather returned to Edinburgh in 1987, where he remained and played until his death in 1993 at the age of 66.[1]
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