Brian Lemon


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British jazz pianist and arranger
Born February 11, 1937 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, died October 11, 2014 in Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England
Brian worked in the BBC studio as an accompanist to the singers and jazz soloists and visiting artists from America. He joined Alex Welsh and His Band in August of 1975.

ALBUMS


Humphrey Lyttelton, Digby Fairweather, Roy Williams (3), Roy Crimmins, Bruce Turner, Dick Morrissey, Peter King (2), John Barnes*, Dave Shepherd, Randy Colville, Brian Lemon, Mick Pyne, Martin Taylor, Jim Douglas, Dave Green, Harvey Weston, Allan Ganley, Johnny Richardson
Jazz City UK Volume 2: The Jam Sessions
2018, CD, Comp, Big Bear Records, ,
Swing
Brian Lemon
Brian Lemon Anthology-A Zephyr Celebration
2005, 2xCD, Zephyr Records (3)
Bob Barnard, Danny Moss, Brian Lemon
Drop Me Off At Harlem
2004, CD, Album, RE, WEA Records Pty. Limited
Tony Coe And Gerard Presencer With Brian Lemon And Dave Green
Dreams
2001, CD, Zephyr Records (3)
Warren Vaché And Dave Cliff, Dave Green, Brian Lemon, Allan Ganley
"The Best Thing For You"
2001, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3)
David Newton (3), Brian Lemon
David Newton Meets Brian Lemon To Play Hoagy Carmichael
1998, CD, Zephyr Records (3)
Brian Lemon
Lemon Looks Back - Just For Fun
1997, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3)
Warren Vaché and Brian Lemon
Play Harry Warren : An Affair To Remember
1997, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3),
Alan Barnes and Brian Lemon
Alan Barnes And Brian Lemon Play Jerome Kern
1997, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3)
Brian Lemon - Roy Williams Quintet* With The Supreme Sidemen
How Long Has This Been Going On?
1996, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3)
Alan Barnes, Brian Lemon
A Sleepin' Bee - Alan Barnes And Brian Lemon Play Harold Arlen
1996, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3)
Brian Lemon - Roy Williams Quintet* With Their Friend Warren Vaché
A Beautiful Friendship
1995, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3)
Buddy Tate, Harry "Sweets" Edison*, Roy Williams (3), Brian Lemon
After Dark
1994, CD,
Humphrey Lyttelton, Roy Williams (3), Peter King (2), Dick Morrissey, John Barnes*, Brian Lemon, Dave Green, Martin Taylor, Allan Ganley With Special Guest Sir Charles Thompson
The Mitchells And Butlers British Jazz Awards 1987
1988, LP, Big Bear Records
Lennie Felix, Brian Lemon, Keith Ingham, Ralph Sutton
Piano Summit
1976, LP, 77 Records
Adelaide Hall With The Brian Lemon Half-Dozen*
Hall Of Fame
1970, LP, Album, Columbia, Columbia,
Digby Fairweather, Dave Shepherd, Roy Williams (3), Kathy Stobart, Brian Lemon, Norman Fisk, Brian Rogerson
The Mick Potts Tribute Concert Recorded Live By The BBC
CD, Album, Flat Five Records (2)
Tony Coe, Gerard Presencer, Brian Lemon & Dave Green
Play Gershwin: "Love Walked In"
CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3),
Digby Fairweather And The First Class Sounds*
Recorded Delivery
1997, CD, Loose Tie Records
Charly Antolini Jazz Power
Swinging Like Mad
2014, CD, Album, Skinfire Records, ,
Swing
Charlie Watts And The Tentet
Watts At Scott's
2004, 2x CD,
Brian Lemon Trio
My Shining Hour
2001, CD, Zephyr Records (3),
The Alex Welsh Legacy Band
The Sound Of The Alex Welsh Legacy Band
2001, CD, Album, Nagel Heyer Records, Nagel Heyer Records,
Dave Shepherd Quintet
A Tribute To Benny Goodman
1997, CD, Album, Avid Records Ltd.,
The Brian Lemon / Alan Barnes Octet
Old Hands - Young Minds
1996, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3),
Danny Moss Quartet
Weaver Of Dreams
1995, CD, Album, Nagel Heyer Records,
Charly Antolini Jazz - Power*
Recorded At The BBC - Studio London
1991
Dave Shepherd Quintet
Benny Goodman Style
1984, LP, Album, Souvenir (9)
The Pizza Express All Star Jazz Band
The Pizza Express All Star Jazz Band
1980, LP, Pizza Express
Freddy Randall Dave Shepherd Jazz All Stars
Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival
1973
Freddie Randall & His Famous Jazz Band
Untitled
1971, Vinyl, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Brian Lemon Ensemble
Our Kind Of Music
1970
Dave Shepherd Quintet
Shepherd's Delight
1969, LP, Album, Mono, 77 Records
Betty Smith Quintet
Betty Smith Quintet
1957, 7", EP, Tempo Records (5)
Betty Smith Quintet
Sweet Georgia Brown / Little White Lies
1957, Shellac, ,
Swing/Cool Jazz

APPEARANCES +


Gershwin*, Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli
Summertime
2019, CD, Comp, Warner Classics,
Freddy Randall
Freddy Randall & Friends – Before And After
2015, CD, Comp, Lake Records
Charly Antolini
Different Strokes
2013, CD, Album, Comp, Skinfire Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Hard Bop/Fusion
Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli
Friends In Music
2009, 4x CD, Box Set,
Solar Grey
Solar Grey EP
2008, CD-ROM, Greyslade Music
Neil Innes
Taking Off & The Innes Book Of Records
2004
Annie Ross
Live In London
2003, CD, Album, Harkit Records
Spike Heatley
The Other Side Of The Coin
2003, CD, Album, Renella Records,
Best Of British Jazz
Abbey Road Sessions
2002, CD, Album, Vocalion
Sandy Brown
Work Song
2001, CD, Album, Comp, Lake Records,
Warren Vaché & Tony Coe
Street Of Dreams
1999, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3),
Ruby Braff And Strings*
In The Wee, Small Hours In London And New York
1999, CD, Album, Arbors Records, ,
Swing
Warren Vaché & Alan Barnes
Memories Of You
1999, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3)
The Best Of British
The Best Of British Jazz Live
1999, CD, Album, Merlin Audio,
Various
Tribute To W.C. Handy
1998, CD, Comp, Jazz Colours, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Tony Coe And Alan Barnes
Days Of Wine And Roses
1998, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3),
Alan Barnes
A Dotty Blues
1998, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3), ,
Swing
Ruby Braff
Braff Plays Wimbledon - The Second Set
1998, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3), ,
Swing
Warren Vaché & Tony Coe, Alan Barnes Septet
SHINE
1998, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3), ,
Swing
Ruby Braff
Braff Plays Wimbledon - First Set
1997, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3)
Alan Barnes / Brian Lemon Octet*
Young Minds - Old Hands
1997, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3), ,
Swing
George Masso And Roy Williams (3) With The Brian Lemon Quartet
Shakin' The Blues Away
1997, CD, Album, Zephyr Records (3)
Charlie Watts
Long Ago & Far Away
1996,
The Warren Vaché Quintet With Special Guest Allan Vaché
Jazz Im Amerika Haus Volume 2
1996
Lee Gibson, The Brian Lemon Quartet with Derek Watkins and Roy Williams
The Nearness Of You
1996,
Scott Hamilton
Live At Brecon Jazz Festival
1995, CD, Album, Concord Jazz
Joe Temperley
Concerto For Joe
1995, CD, Album, Hep Jazz, ,
Swing/Bop
Jeanie Lambe And The Danny Moss Quartet*
Three Great Concerts
1995, CD, Album, Nagel Heyer Records
Scott Hamilton
Live At Brecon Jazz Festival
1995, CD, Album, Concord Jazz, ,
Cool Jazz/Swing/Bop
Michael Moore Trio
Michael Moore Trio Plays Gershwin
1994, CD, Album, Master Mix (4)
Charlie Watts, Bernard Fowler, Metropolitan Orchestra
I'll Be Around
1994, CD, Single, Promo, Continuum Records
The Great British Jazz Band
Jubilee!
1994,
Spike Robinson
In Town
1993, CD, Album, Hep Records (3)
Spike Robinson With Elaine Delmar
In Town
1993, CD, Album, HEP Records (3)
Scott Hamilton
East Of The Sun
1993, ,
Swing
Scott Hamilton
The Man Plays Requested Standards
1993,
Charlie Watts Quintet*
Warm & Tender
1993,
Various
Reference Highlights № 2
1992, CD, Comp, Ltd, Bell Records (5), ,
Fusion/Piano Blues/Folk/Swing
Roy Williams (3), John Barnes*
Gruesome Twosome
1992, CD, Album, Comp, Black Lion Records
Joe Temperley
Nightingale
1992, CD, Album, Hep Jazz,
Charly Antolini Meets Dick Morrissey
Charly Antolini Meets Dick Morrissey
1992
Charlie Watts Quintet*
A Tribute To Charlie Parker With Strings
1992, CD Digipack, ,
Bop
Various
Vol Pour Sidney (Aller)
1992, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Free Jazz/Avantgarde/Contemporary Jazz/Bop/Modern Electric Blues/Synth-pop
Charlie Watts
From One Charlie
1991, Vinyl, Box Set,
Val Wiseman & The L. S. T. B. Orchestra
Lady Sings The Blues
1990, Vinyl,
Charly Antolini
Cookin'
1990,
Barney Kessel
It's A Blue World
1990, CD, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Charly Antolini
A Swinging Affair
1989, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Jeanie Lambe with Danny Moss Quartet And Pat Halling String Quartet*
My Man
1988, LP, Zodiac Records Ltd. (2), ,
Vocal
Spike Robinson
The Gershwin Collection
1988
Menuhin* & Grappelli*
Menuhin & Grappelli Play Jealousy & Other Great Standards
1988, CD, ,
Classical
Spike Robinson With Elaine Delmar
In Town
1987, LP, HEP Records (3)
Helen Shapiro
'The Quality Of Mercer'
1987
George Chisholm And U.K. All Stars* with Carole Moore
The Swingin' Mr. C.
1986, LP, Album, Zodiac Records Ltd. (2), ,
Ragtime/Big Band
Roy Williams (3), Phil Wilson
Bridging The Gap
1986, LP, Youth Jazz Orchestra North Records, ,
Swing
Yehudi Menuhin, Stéphane Grappelli
For All Seasons
1985,
Jeanie Lambe With The Danny Moss Quartet*
The Midnight Sun
1984, LP, Zodiac Records Ltd. (2)
Kenny Davern With The Brian Lemon Trio
The Very Thought Of You
1984, LP, Album, Milton Keynes Music Series
Nucleus (3) / The Brian Lemon Quartet
Jazz-London 29 / 30
1983, LP, Transcription, BBC Transcription Services, ,
Jazz-Rock/Public Broadcast
Jeanie Lambe With The Danny Moss Quartet
Jeanie Lambe & Danny Moss Quartet
1980, LP, Album, Flyright Records
Bud Freeman
The Dolphin Has A Message
1980, LP, Album, JSP Records
Danny Moss Quartet Featuring Geoff Simkins
Straighten Up And Flyright
1980, LP, Album, Flyright Records
Neil Innes
The Innes Book Of Records
1979, Vinyl, ,
Parody
Al Grey, Tony Coe
Get It Together
1979,
Wild Bill Davison
Wild Bill Davison
1976, LP, Album, Intercord
Buddy Tate
After Midnight
1976
Billy Butterfield
For Better Blues And Ballads
1976
Dave Shepherd
Benny Goodman Classics
1976
George Chisholm
George Chisholm's Trombone Showcase
1975, LP, Line Records Ltd., ,
Smooth Jazz
Ted Easton And His Jazzfriends
Doggin' Around In Dixie
1975, LP, Album, RIFF Records (3), ,
Dixieland
Max Harris And The New Red Hot Peppers
Nostalgic Jazz - Celebration Album No.1
1975
Various
Piano Power! (A Panorama Of Jazz Piano Styles)
1974
Various
Wavendon '73
1973, 2xLP, Transcription, BBC Transcription Services
Black Lion Allstars
Black Lion At Montreux
1973, Vinyl, ,
Cool Jazz/Modal/Swing
Freddy Randall - Dave Shepherd
Jazz All Stars
1973
Barney Kessel
Summertime In Montreux
1973, ,
Bop/Swing
Sandy Brown
Sandy Brown with The Brian Lemon Trio
1973
Phil Seamen
Phil Seamen Story
1972, LP, Gat, Decibel Records (3)
George Chisholm All Stars
Along the Chisholm Trail
1972, Vinyl,
Tony Coe
With Brian Lemon Trio
1971, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Post Bop
The Spinners
Not Quite Folk
1969, LP, Album, Fontana, Fontana
Patrick Macnee, Madge Stephens, Geoffrey Chard
Camelot
1968
Nick Ashford*
California Soul
1968
The Lownly Crowde
Shadows And Reflections
1967
Danny Moss
Like Someone In Love
1966
Monty Sunshine
Black Moonlight & Sunshine
1963,
Al Fairweather* & Sandy Brown's All Stars
Groover Wailin'
1962, 7", EP, Columbia
Al Fairweather And Sandy Brown’s All Stars*
Study In Brown
1962, 7", Columbia
Various
Hot Jazz, Cool Beer
1962,
Betty Smith's Skiffle
There's A Blue Ridge Round My Heart Virginia
1957
Sandy Brown
McJazz Lives On! - A Tribute To Sandy Brown
LP, Album, Comp, One-Up, EMI, ,
Dixieland
Various
Tribute To Duke Ellington Vol. 2
CD, Album, Jazz Colours, Da Music, ,
Big Band
Scott Hamilton
Ballad Essentials
CD, ,
Swing
Digby Fairweather
Notes From A Jazz Life Volume 3
2022, 2xCDr, Comp, Acrobat
Digby Fairweather
Notes From A Jazz Life
2020, 2xCD, Comp, Acrobat
Various
The Best Of British Jazz ..... And Beyond
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, New Note, New Note
Various
Zephyr Swings Into 1997 - The Preview
1996, CD, Comp, Zephyr Records (3)
Various
A Tribute to Gershwin
1996, CD, Comp, Jazz Colours,
Humphrey Lyttelton And His Band, Buddy Tate, Acker Bilk, Helen Shapiro, Kenny Davern, Lillian Boutté, Maxine Daniels, Bruce Turner, Wally Fawkes, Johnny Barnes
A Decade Of Calligraph
1995, CD, Comp, Calligraph Records,
Charlie Watts
Long Ago & Far Away
1997