Alan Branscombe

Alan Branscombe was an English jazz pianist, vibraphonist, and alto saxophonist.

Early life

Branscombe was born in Wallasey, Cheshire, in 1936. His father and grandfather were also professional musicians. He played drums with Victor Feldman in a talent show as a child. He began on alto sax at age six, and played in the army with Jeff Clyne in 1954–1956.

Branscombe toured and recorded with Vic Ash in 1958, recorded with Tony Kinsey in 1959, and toured Japan with Stanley Black in 1960. He worked with John Dankworth as pianist and vibraphonist intermittently between 1960 and 1972, including in the 1963 film The Servant. He joined Harry South's band at Ronnie Scott's club in the mid-1960s, and played as a sideman with Tubby Hayes, Stan Tracey, Paul Gonsalves, Ben Webster, and Albert Nicholas. Branscombe toured in Europe with Stan Getz in 1970, and played with the Lamb-Premru group around 1971.
Branscombe also recorded as a leader with Tony Kinsey and Tony Coe as sidemen on the album The Day I Met the Blues.
As a session musician, Branscombe played tenor saxophone on the Beatles song "Got to Get You into My Life".

With John Dankworth

With Georgie Fame

With Don Harper

With Tubby Hayes

With Harold McNair

With Ben Webster

With Kenny Wheeler

With others