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BALL Kenny
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Personal Data:

Born: 22.05.1931 (Ilford, GB, as Kenneth Daniel Ball)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Best of Ball Barber And Bilk
& Acker Bilk & Chris Barber		8/1962 1
2.Kenny Ball's Golden Hits8/1963 4
3.Smile Smile Smile9/1974 Pye
4.Back At The Start24.05.1999
5.Greatest Hits11.04.2000Castle Pulse
6.Pye Jazz Albums
& His Jazz Men		04.11.2003Castle
7.Midnight Moscow26.07.2005Disky
8.Barber, Ball and Bilk at the Jazz Band Ball
& Acker Bilk & Chris Barber		29.09.2009United States Dist.
9.The Very Best of Kenny Ball22.04.2016Not Now Music
10.The Essential Recordings05.08.2016Primo

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Samantha2/1961 13
2.I Still Love You All5/1961 24
3.Someday8/1961 28
4.Midnight In Moscow
& His Jazzmen		10/1961 Pye2 2
5.March Of The Siamese Children
& His Jazzmen		2/1962 Pye4 88
6.Kenny Ball Hit Parade EP2/1962
7.The Green Leaves Of Summer5/1962 Kapp7 87
8.So Do I8/1962 14
9.The Pay Off
& His Jazzmen		10/1962 23
10.Sukiyaki1/1963 46
11.Casablanca
& His Jazzmen		4/1963 21
12.Rondo6/1963 24
13.Acapulco 19228/1963 27
14.Heartaches
& His Jazzmen		11/1963 Kapp 119
15.Hello Dolly6/1964 30
16.(I Wonder) What Became Of Life
& His Jazzmen		01.10.1965
17.Four Or Five Times / Slow Boat To China10.12.1965Pye
18.Poor People Of Paris / The Warmth That's In Your Smile
& His Jazzmen		29.04.1966Pye
19.Red Square / Greenback Theme21.10.1966Pye
20.When I'm 647/1967 43
21.I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song)
& His Jazzmen		05.04.1968Pye
22.Listen To My Song02.04.1971Pye

Press References:

Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19891 8gig review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1965010.12.19654Singlessingle review
1966006.05.19664Singlessingle review
1966021.10.196612Singlessingle review
1968006.04.196810Singlessingle review