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Items relating to the career of Dennis Ratcliffe
Catalogue reference: ARC/RAT
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- ARC/RAT
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Title (The name of the record)
- Items relating to the career of Dennis Ratcliffe
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Date (When the record was created)
- circa 1920s-1970s
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Description (What the record is about)
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Archive items relating to the career of Dennis Ratcliffe; to accompany the Hawkes & Son soprano trombone owned by Ratcliffe, 2012.21. Items include, photographs, concert programmes, newspaper clippings and sound recordings.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ratcliffe, George Dennis
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 52 files
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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George Dennis Ratcliffe was a British jazz trumpeter. He was a member of the Ambrose Band, a dance orchestra that raised the profile of jazz in Britain through residencies at the Embassy Club and Mayfair Hotel, and its numerous broadcasts and recordings. The band was made up of American and British musicians, including trombonist Ted Heath, drummer Max Bacon, bassist Dick Escott and saxophonist Joe Jeannette. Ratcliffe's daughter relates that her father used to refer to the soprano trombone as 'jazz trumpet' as the small mouthpiece and high register of the soprano trombone made it an ideal instrument for a trumpeter wanting a unique and eye-catching way to distinguish himself in front of a band. Ratcliffe also played on early TV broadcasts from Alexandra Palace and was featured in a number of films including Shipyard Sal.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/98d7673b-50ed-4ecc-ac76-ca1ae7d4f1b7/
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Items relating to the career of Dennis Ratcliffe