Bob Efford

The story

English woodwind player

Born 6 April 1928 in London, died 29 April 2019 in Malibu, USA

Sought after studio musician due to his ability to play every woodwind instrument including saxophone, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, cor anglais and all their variants. He played with "Geraldo", Ted Heath And His Orchestra, Benny Goodman and The London Symphony Orchestra. In 1976 he moved to L.A. and recorded with Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Bette Midler, Mel Tormé, Natalie Cole, and big bands which included, Les Brown And His Band Of Renown, Nelson Riddle, Ray Anthony, Dave Pell, Bob Florence, Bill Holman and others.

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Bands and projects

• The Jack Nathan Orchestra
• The Tony Kinsey Quintet
• Ted Heath And His Music
• Les Reed And His Orchestra
• Frank Cordell Orchestra
• The Alan Tew Orchestra
• Johnny Keating And All Stars
• Dave Pell Octet
• Daniele Patucchi Orchestra
• The Bill Holman Band
• Pat Longo And His Super Big Band
• The Bob Florence Limited Edition
• The Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra
• Roy Wiegand Jazz Orchestra
• Alf Clausen Jazz Orchestra
• The Phil Norman Tentet
• Eddie Boyd And His Blues Band
• Pat Longo And His Hollywood Jazz Band
• The Tom Talbert Jazz Orchestra
• The Carl Saunders Exploration
• Alan Branscombe & Friends
• The Bob Efford Quintet
• Mighty Little Big Horns

The bands Bob Efford played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

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