Great spot. I’ve now downloaded it. I love that Kenny Wheeler is referred to as Ken!Fragment - John Taylor Sextet
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John Taylor (piano, electric piano), Ken Wheeler (trumpet, flugelhorn), Stan Sulzmann (tenor & soprano sax, flute), Chris Pyne (trombone), Chris Laurence (bass), Tony Levin (drums, percussion)
Recorded 1975. First release on digital & CD. Wonderful compositions of John Taylor are played by excellent musicians.
Is it common in UK to call him Ken? Another album of his compositions from the same label Jazz in Britain also uses 'Ken Wheeler.' I have not seen it elsewhere.Great spot. I’ve now downloaded it. I love that Kenny Wheeler is referred to as Ken!
These two instances are the only time I’ve ever seen him referred to as Ken. He is usually always Kenny Wheeler. All the albums released under his leadership say Kenny.Is it common in UK to call him Ken? Another album of his compositions from the same label Jazz in Britain also uses 'Ken Wheeler.' I have not seen it elsewhere.
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