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Dennis Munday was born on August 15 1948, in New Eltham, South East London.

He worked in the early 70's as in a general office position for Polydor’s (UK) Tape Marketing Manager and was promoted a year later to Polydor’s Jazz A & R manger, and worked with the legendary jazz producer Norman Granz. During this period, he worked with many great jazz artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, Zoot Sims, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, and Joe Pass.

He jumped at the chance to take over the 'Punk' bands that Polydor had signed, working with Sham ’69, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Jam, and The Style Council. He also worked with John Otway, Ritchie Blackmore, The Who, Godley & Creme, Visage, and gave Lisa Stansfield, her first contract. I was during this period he cut his only single as a member of The Running Soress, sadly the band were unable to get the single pressed due to bad language restrictions.

In the 80's, Dennis worked independently on a number of compilations and productions and in the early 2000's moved to Italy to pursue a career as a writer.

APPEARANCES +


The Jam
All Mod Cons
2006, CD, DVD, All Media, ,
New Wave/Punk/Mod
The Jam
Direction, Reaction, Creation
1997, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
The Style Council = ザ・スタイル・カウンシル*
Modernism: A New Decade = モダニズム:ア・ニュー・ディケイド
2008
Various
Bored Teenagers Vol. 4: 16 Great British Punk Originals '77 - '82
2006, Vinyl, ,
Punk
The Jam
The Sound Of The Jam
2002, CDr, Promo, Smplr, Polydor, ,
Mod
The Jam
The Sound Of The Jam
2002, ,
Mod
The Style Council
Our Favourite Shop
2001
The Style Council
The Cost Of Loving
2000, ,
Mod/Funk/Synth-pop/Pop Rock/Soul
The Style Council
Café Bleu
2000
The Jam
Setting Sons
1997
The Jam
Sound Affects
1997, ,
Post-Punk/Mod
The Jam
The Very Best Of The Jam
1997
The Jam
All Mod Cons
1997, ,
Mod
The Jam
This Is The Modern World
1997, ,
Power Pop/Punk/Mod
The Jam
In The City
1997, ,
Mod/Punk
The Jam
Collection
1996
The Style Council
Collection
1996
The Style Council
Here's Some That Got Away
1993, ,
Soul-Jazz/Lounge/Pop Rock
The Jam
Live Jam
1993, ,
New Wave/Punk/Mod
The Jam
Extras
1992, ,
New Wave/Punk/Mod
The Jam
The Gift
1986, ,
Mod
Astrud Gilberto
The Essential Astrud Gilberto
1984, Vinyl Misprint, ,
Bossa Nova
Santa Claus And The Christmas Trees
Singalong-A-Santa (Medley)
1982, ,
Novelty/Parody/Holiday
John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett
Gone With The Bin - The Best Of Otway And Barrett
1981
Ella Fitzgerald
The Incomparable Ella
1980
Patrik Fitzgerald
Grubby Stories
1979, Vinyl, ,
Acoustic/Punk
Various
History Of Jazz
1978, 10x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Swing/Bop/Big Band/Ragtime
Various
The M.G.M. Rockabilly Collection
1977
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Jerome Kern & Johnny Mercer Songbooks
1976
Various
Latin Delights
1976, Vinyl, ,
Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz/Samba/Easy Listening
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook Volume One
1975, 2x Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Smash Hits Vol. 2
1974, 8-Trk, Comp, Polydor
Various
Smash Hits
1973
Jazz At The Philharmonic
Jazz At The Philharmonic 1944-46
1972, 2xLP, Comp, Verve Records, ,
Bop/Big Band
Oscar Peterson
In Concert
2xLP, Comp, Mono, Verve Records,
Dizzy Gillespie
The Gillespie Jam Sessions
2xLP, Comp, Mono, RE, Verve Records, ,
Bop/Swing
Sonny Stitt / Oscar Peterson
Sittin' In
2xLP, Album, Comp, RE, Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records, ,
Bop
Johnny Hodges
The Jeep Is Jumpin'
2xLP, Comp, Verve Records
Various
The Jazz Guitar Album
2xLP, Comp, Verve Records
Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson
Getz & J.J. 'Live' - Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson
2xLP, Comp, Mono, RE, gat, Verve Records, ,
Post Bop/Swing/Cool Jazz/Instrumental
Lester Young
Lester Swings
LP, Album, Mono, Verve Records, ,
Swing
Lee Konitz
Motion
Ben Webster And Harry "Sweets" Edison*
Walkin' With Sweets
The Oscar Peterson Trio
We Get Requests
The Style Council
In Concert
,
Pop Rock
Various
That Easy Feeling
Cassette, ,
Easy Listening
Lester Young
The Genius Of Lester Young
2x Vinyl, ,
Swing
Count Basie & Joe Williams
Swingin' With The Count
The Style Council
Confessions Of A Pop Group
,
Pop Rock
Various
A Pile Of Rock
Cassette,