Elton Dean
Elton Dean | |
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| Born | 28 October 1945 Nottingham, England |
| Origin | Tooting, London, England |
| Died | 8 February 2006 (aged 60) London, England |
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| Years active | 1966–2006 |
Elton Dean (28 October 1945 – 8 February 2006) was an English jazz musician who performed on alto saxophone, saxello (a variant of the soprano saxophone) and occasionally keyboards. Part of the Canterbury scene, he featured in Soft Machine, among others.