„Pat Halcox — the man whose trumpet sound is as warm as his much-loved self“
Digby Fairweather, BBC Radio 2, 1998
Pat Halcox, trumpeter with the Chris Barber Band since its formation on May, 31 1954, retired after playing his last gig with the Big Chris Barber Band on July, 16 2008. Pat and Chris were together in the band for 54 years — the longest continuous partnership in the history of jazz, exceeding even that of Duke Ellington and Harry Carney (48 years from 1926 to 1974)!
On this special tribute page, we highlight some of the main aspects of Pat’s outstanding and unique career in jazz, and we have also reproduced all the greetings sent to Pat via a message board.
März 1, 2013Chris Barber: I can hardly imagine a concert without Pat by my side (or recently two steps to the right!)…… …
Februar 18, 2013The band actually started in 1952, when Monty Sunshine and I got together. We were both students at the time: Monty was …
Februar 4, 2013PAT’S OBITUARY „Pat Halcox – the man whose trumpet sound is as warm as his much-loved self“ Digby …
April 16, 2011Trumpeter Pat Halcox is nearing journey’s end, having travelled a “million miles” in a lifetime of music. The …
Mai 29, 2008For about six months after it was announced that Pat would retire from the Big Chris Barber Band, a message board was …
August 5, 2004Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Piano, and Vocals The story of some of Pat’s exploits away from the Chris Barber …
Juli 2, 1991Pat Halcox joined (or rather rejoined) Chris on 31 May 1954 at what is now the 100 Club, London, and has been with him …
Juni 20, 1961We always had a piano at home, and, although neither of my parents were particularly musical, there’s always been …