Chris Barber

English trombonist (1930–2021)

Born: 17 April 1930
Welwyn Garden City
Died: 2 March 2021
Welwyn Garden City
Country: United Kingdom
Active: 1950–
Record labels: Decca
Discography: 19 albums

Biography

Chris Barber was a jazz musician who played trombone. Chris Barber was born on 17 April 1930 in Welwyn Garden City and died on 2 March 2021 in Welwyn Garden City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Decca. The discography here lists 19 albums, from “In Concert Volume Two” (1958) to “In Budapest” (2020). Honours include honorary citizen of New Orleans (1959) and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1991).

Donald Christopher Barber (17 April 1930 – 2 March 2021) was an English jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist. He helped many musicians with their careers and had a UK top twenty trad jazz hit with "Petite Fleur" in 1959. These musicians included the blues singer Ottilie Patterson, who was at one time his wife, and Lonnie Donegan, whose appearances with Barber triggered the skiffle craze of the mid-1950s and who had his first transatlantic hit, "Rock Island Line", while with Barber's band. He provided an audience for Donegan and, later, Alexis Korner, and sponsored African-American blues musicians to visit Britain, making Barber a significant figure in launching the British rhythm and blues and "beat boom" of the 1960s.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

In Concert Volume Two 1958 · Live · Pye Nixa Drat That Fratle Rat! 1972 · Black Lion Records Chris Barber & Lonnie Donegan 1973 · Boulevard The Great Re-Union Concert 1975 · Live · Black Lion Swing Is Here 1979 · Live · Black Lion Records Come Friday 1980 · Black Lion Records Take Me Back to New Orleans 1981 · Black Lion Records Who's Blues 1984 · Jeton Music From the Land of Dreams 1986 · Sonet Mardi Gras at the Marquee 1989 · Live · Timeless Traditional Live in East Berlin 1990 · Live · Black Lion The Outstanding Album 1993 · Audiophile

Benkó Dixieland Band & The Star Guast Chris Barber 1995

Jubilee Stomp 2003 · Timeless Records Live From London 2016 · Live · The Store for Music In Budapest 2020 · Live

Best of Chris Barber & his Jazzband

Hushabye · Disques Vogue

The Chriss Barber Collection

Also plays on

Albums where Chris Barber is credited as a sideman

2006

It’s Tight Like That — Jeff Healey & The Jazz Wizards

performer

Awards

1959 honorary citizen of New Orleans
1991 Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Historic 78 rpm records

ICE CREAM CHRIS BARBER's JAZZBAND · Pat Halcox · Chris Barber · Monty Sunshine… archive.org ↗
ISLE OF CAPRI KEN COLYER's JAZZMEN · Ken Colyer · Chris Barber · Monty Sunshine ·… archive.org ↗
DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE CHRIS BARBER's JAZZBAND · Pat Halcox · Chris Barber · Monty Sunshine… archive.org ↗
Buddy Bolden's blues Chris Barber · the Ramblers archive.org ↗
ST. PHILIP STREET BREAKDOWN THE MONTY SUNSHINE TRIO · Monty Sunshine · Chris Barber · Tony Donegan archive.org ↗
At the Jazzbands ball Chris Barber · the Ramblers archive.org ↗
BUCKET GOT A HOLE IN IT KEN COLYER'S JAZZMEN · Ken Colyer · Chris Barber · Monty Sunshine ·… archive.org ↗
WABASH BLUES KEN COLYER'S JAZZMEN · Ken Colyer · Chris Barber · Monty Sunshine ·… archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Chris Barber play?

Chris Barber is known for playing trombone.

When and where was Chris Barber born?

Chris Barber was born 17 April 1930 in Welwyn Garden City.

What are Chris Barber's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include In Concert Volume Two (1958), Drat That Fratle Rat! (1972), Chris Barber & Lonnie Donegan (1973), The Great Re-Union Concert (1975) and Swing Is Here (1979).

External links

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