Dick Heckstall-Smith

Dick Heckstall-Smith
Background information
Birth nameRichard Malden Heckstall-Smith
Born(1934-09-26)26 September 1934
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Died17 December 2004(2004-12-17) (aged 70)
Hampstead, London, England
GenresBlues rock, post bop, Jazz fusion, progressive rock
OccupationsMusician
InstrumentsSaxophone
Years active1962–2001
Formerly of

Richard Malden Heckstall-Smith (26 September 1934 – 17 December 2004) was an English jazz and blues saxophonist. He played with some of the most influential English blues rock and jazz fusion bands of the 1960s and 1970s. He is known for primarily playing tenor, soprano, and baritone saxophones, as well as piano, clarinet and alto saxophone.

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