) was an English jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 pianist, best known as a composer and arranger.

Biography

Born in Barking, Essex in 1925, Kenneth was the only child of Frederick and Ethal Moule. Early childhood illness, which he barely survived, left him with a cadaverous look which went well with his ridiculous sense of humour.

1940s

Moule played piano with the Johnny Dankworth

John Dankworth

Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE , known in his early career as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist and clarinetist...

 Quartet, leaving to join Oscar Rabin

Oscar Rabin

Oscar Rabin was a Latvian born English bandleader and musician. He was notable for being the musical director of the Oscar Rabin Band....

 in October 1945. He played with Remo Cavalotti (1946) for a summer season and Joe Daniels

Joe Daniels

Joe Daniels is an American rock drummer best known as the ex-drummer for Local H.-Local H:In 1987, while attending high school in Zion, IL Daniels and Scott Lucas, eventually formed Local H in 1990. Local H was originally a three-piece band which consisted Joe Daniels on drums, Scott Lucas on...

 (1947) before working on the Queen Mary

RMS Queen Mary

RMS Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner that sailed primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line...

 in Bobby Kevin's Band, with Ronnie Scott

Ronnie Scott

Ronnie Scott was an English jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner.-Life and career:Ronnie Scott was born in Aldgate, east London, into a family of Russian Jewish descent on his father's side, and Portuguese antecedents on his mother's. Scott began playing in small jazz clubs at the age of...

 and Johnny Dankworth

John Dankworth

Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE , known in his early career as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist and clarinetist...

. Moule worked with several bands including; Jiver Hutchinson

Jiver Hutchinson

Leslie George "Jiver" Hutchinson was a Jamaican jazz trumpeter and bandleader.Hutchinson played in the band of Bertie King in Jamaica in the 1930s, then moved to England, where he played with Happy Blake's Cuba Club Band. In 1936 he played in Leslie Thompson's Emperors of Jazz and in 1938 with Ken...

, Bert Ambrose, Frank Wier and Ken Mackintosh

Ken Mackintosh

Ken Mackintosh Mackintosh was one of Britain's most distinguished bandleaders of the 20th century, accompanying singers such as Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey and Matt Munro. He was born in Halifax Road, near Knowler Hill, in 1919 and devoted his life to music, after buying his first alto saxophone, at...

 (1948–50).

1950s

During the early 1950s Moule worked with Raymonde's Orchestra (1952), again with Bert Ambrose (1953) and with Frank Wier on several occasions. In 1954 Moule formed his own septet the 'Ken Moule Seven' which was a two-tenor, baritone, trumpet and three rhythm group. He resigned from the septet in 1955 (they continued to work as the 'Ken Moule Seven'). In 1956-59 he arranged for Ted Heath's orchestra, and during this time composed the suite Jazz at Toad Hall, based on Kenneth Grahame

Kenneth Grahame

Kenneth Grahame was a Scottish writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows , one of the classics of children's literature. He also wrote The Reluctant Dragon; both books were later adapted into Disney films....

's Wind in the Willows, which was released on Decca Records

Decca Records

Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....

 in 1958. Jazz at Toad Hall received significant critical acclaim on its initial release. He worked in Sweden (1959) and toured Europe with Kurt Weill

Kurt Weill

Kurt Julian Weill was a German-Jewish composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht...

's Band until March 1960.

1960s

In the 1960s, Moule returned to England and worked freelance as an arranger, especially with Lionel Bart

Lionel Bart

Lionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver!-Early life:...

. He was the musical director for the shows Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be

Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be

Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be is a play with music, rather than a musical. The play, by Frank Norman, himself a Cockney, has music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, who also grew up in London's East End.-Production background:...

 (1960–62) and Twang!

Twang!

Twang!! is a musical written by Lionel Bart, based on the character of the legendary outlaw Robin Hood. It is most famous for its disastrous box-office failure. It opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End on the 20th December 1965 and closed on 29th January 1966 after just 43...

 (1965–66). His Adam's Rib Suite was recorded by the London Jazz Chamber Group in 1970; Kenny Wheeler

Kenny Wheeler

Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC is a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. since the 1950s....

 was involved in the recording, which was issued on Ember Records

Ember Records

Ember Records was the name of two record labels of the 1950s and 1960s, one American and one British.-1950s to 60s:In the late 1950s, the eccentric avid jazz fan Jeffrey Kruger, owner of the famous Flamingo Jazz Club, was looking for a new challenge...

. He scored Cole Porter

Cole Porter

Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre...

 songs for the musical

Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...

 Cole! performed at the Mermaid Theatre

Mermaid Theatre

The Mermaid Theatre was a theatre at Puddle Dock, in Blackfriars, in the City of London and the first built there since the time of Shakespeare...

 in 1974, and worked with Dankworth again around that time with his London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...

 collaborations. He worked out of Germany

Germany

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 for part of the 1970s, before ill health caused him to move to the warmer climate of Spain. He died in Marbella in 1986

TV Appearances

As well as working as the music arranger, Ken Moule appeared as Paul, the restaurant pianist, in several episodes during series 3 of the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

's Secret Army.

Secret Army Episodes Appeared in -

• Episode 2 - Invasions (29 September 1979) - Paul (uncredited)
• Episode 3 - Revenge (6 October 1979) - Paul (uncredited)
• Episode 4 - A Safe Place (13 October 1979) - Paul (uncredited)
• Episode 5 - Ring of Rosies (20 October 1979) - Paul (uncredited)
• Episode 6 - Prisoner (27 October 1979) - Paul (uncredited)
• Episode 7 - Ambush (3 November 1979) - Paul (uncredited)
• Episode 8 - Just Light the Blue Touch Paper (10 November 1979) - Paul (uncredited)
• Episode 13 - The Execution (15 December 1979) - Paul (uncredited)

Discography

Year	Group Title	Album	Featuring	Label
Sept 1954	Ken Moule Seven	-	Dave Usden, Keith Barr Keith Barr Keith Barr is a former inter-county Gaelic footballer for Dublin. He played his club football with Erins Isle.-Sporting career:Barr made his inter county championship debut against Wicklow in 1989. Keith was on the 1995 All-Ireland winning team when Dublin narrowly defeated Tyrone... , Roy Sidwell, Don Cooper Don Cooper Donald James Cooper is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball and the current pitching coach of the Chicago White Sox.-Early life:... , Arthur Watts, Lennie Breslaw, Cab Kaye Cab Kaye Nii-lante Augustus Kwamlah Quaye, better known as Cab Kaye was an English-Ghanaian-Dutch jazz musician, bandleader, entertainer, drummer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter and singer. His singing was influenced by Billie Holiday and he often accompanied himself on piano with a graceful, rhythmic style...	Esquire Esquire Records Esquire Records is the name of two defunct record labels:*Esquire Records , jazz record label founded by Carlo Krahmer and Peter Newbrook in 1947. It issued recordings by British musicians, and others, under licence, from the American Prestige label, the Chicago blues label Delmark, and the Swedish...
Oct 1954	Ken Moule Six	Modern Jazz At The Royal Festival Hall	Dave Usden, Keith Barr Keith Barr Keith Barr is a former inter-county Gaelic footballer for Dublin. He played his club football with Erins Isle.-Sporting career:Barr made his inter county championship debut against Wicklow in 1989. Keith was on the 1995 All-Ireland winning team when Dublin narrowly defeated Tyrone... , Roy Sidwell, Arthur Watts, Lennie Breslaw	Decca Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
Feb 1955	Ken Moule Seven	-	Dave Usden, Keith Barr Keith Barr Keith Barr is a former inter-county Gaelic footballer for Dublin. He played his club football with Erins Isle.-Sporting career:Barr made his inter county championship debut against Wicklow in 1989. Keith was on the 1995 All-Ireland winning team when Dublin narrowly defeated Tyrone... , Roy Sidwell, Arthur Watts, Lennie Breslaw	Decca Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
Feb 1955	Ken Moule Seven	-	Dave Usden, Keith Barr Keith Barr Keith Barr is a former inter-county Gaelic footballer for Dublin. He played his club football with Erins Isle.-Sporting career:Barr made his inter county championship debut against Wicklow in 1989. Keith was on the 1995 All-Ireland winning team when Dublin narrowly defeated Tyrone... , Roy Sidwell, Arthur Watts, Lennie Breslaw, Don Cooper Don Cooper Donald James Cooper is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball and the current pitching coach of the Chicago White Sox.-Early life:... , Cab Kaye Cab Kaye Nii-lante Augustus Kwamlah Quaye, better known as Cab Kaye was an English-Ghanaian-Dutch jazz musician, bandleader, entertainer, drummer, guitarist, pianist, songwriter and singer. His singing was influenced by Billie Holiday and he often accompanied himself on piano with a graceful, rhythmic style...	Decca Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
Nov 1956	Jazz Today Unit	Third Festival of British Jazz	George Chisholm George Chisholm George Chisholm may refer to:* George Chisholm , British geographer* George Chisholm , British trombone player and bandleader*George Chisholm... , Keith Christie Keith Christie Keith Ronald Christie was an English jazz trombonist. He was the brother of Ian Christie.... , Geoff Taylor Geoff Taylor Geoff Taylor is an English fantasy artist. He has illustrated books for famous fantasy writers such as Robert Holdstock, Philip K. Dick, David and Leigh Eddings, Graham Edwards, Raymond E. Feist, Katharine Kerr, J. R. R. Tolkien, Roger Zelazny, and David Zindell... , Jimmy Walker Jimmy Walker James John Walker, often known as Jimmy Walker and colloquially as Beau James , was the mayor of New York City from 1926 to 1932... , Joe Temperley Joe Temperley Joe Temperley is a Scottish saxophonist. He has performed on various instruments but is most associated with the baritone saxophone and bass clarinet.... , Dave Shephard, Jimmy McKenzie, Ken Sykora, Lennie Bush Lennie Bush Leonard Walter "Lennie" Bush was an English jazz double-bassist.Bush contracted polio as a child and as a result possessed a limp for the rest of his life... , Allan Ganley Allan Ganley Allan Ganley was a respected English jazz drummer and arranger, who played with many famous names....	Decca Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
Nov 1956	George Chisholm-Keith Christie Quartet	Third Festival of British Jazz	George Chisholm George Chisholm George Chisholm may refer to:* George Chisholm , British geographer* George Chisholm , British trombone player and bandleader*George Chisholm... , Keith Christie Keith Christie Keith Ronald Christie was an English jazz trombonist. He was the brother of Ian Christie....  Lennie Bush Lennie Bush Leonard Walter "Lennie" Bush was an English jazz double-bassist.Bush contracted polio as a child and as a result possessed a limp for the rest of his life... , Allan Ganley Allan Ganley Allan Ganley was a respected English jazz drummer and arranger, who played with many famous names....	Decca Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
Nov 1956	Ken Moule Arranges For:	Jazz at Toad Hall/Ken Moule Arranges For	Leon Calvert, George Chisholm George Chisholm George Chisholm may refer to:* George Chisholm , British geographer* George Chisholm , British trombone player and bandleader*George Chisholm... , Dougie Robinson, Don Rendell Don Rendell Donald Percy 'Don' Rendell is an English jazz musician and arranger, specialising on tenor saxophone, but also playing soprano saxophone, flute, and clarinet.... , Ronnie Ross Ronnie Ross Albert Ronald "Ronnie" Ross was a jazz baritone saxophonist.Ross moved to England in 1946 and began playing tenor saxophone in the 1950s with Tony Kinsey, Ted Heath, and Don Rendell. During his tenure with Rendell he switched to baritone saxophone... , Arthur Watts, Allan Ganley Allan Ganley Allan Ganley was a respected English jazz drummer and arranger, who played with many famous names....	Decca Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
Dec 1956	Ken Moule Arranges For:	Jazz at Toad Hall/Ken Moule Arranges For	Leon Calvert, George Chisholm George Chisholm George Chisholm may refer to:* George Chisholm , British geographer* George Chisholm , British trombone player and bandleader*George Chisholm... , Dougie Robinson, Don Rendell Don Rendell Donald Percy 'Don' Rendell is an English jazz musician and arranger, specialising on tenor saxophone, but also playing soprano saxophone, flute, and clarinet.... , Ronnie Ross Ronnie Ross Albert Ronald "Ronnie" Ross was a jazz baritone saxophonist.Ross moved to England in 1946 and began playing tenor saxophone in the 1950s with Tony Kinsey, Ted Heath, and Don Rendell. During his tenure with Rendell he switched to baritone saxophone... , Arthur Watts, Allan Ganley Allan Ganley Allan Ganley was a respected English jazz drummer and arranger, who played with many famous names....	Decca Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
Jan 1957	Don Rendell's Jazz Six	Don Rendell presents The Jazz Six	Kenny Wheeler Kenny Wheeler Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC is a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. since the 1950s.... , Bert Courtley, Don Rendell Don Rendell Donald Percy 'Don' Rendell is an English jazz musician and arranger, specialising on tenor saxophone, but also playing soprano saxophone, flute, and clarinet.... , Ronnie Ross Ronnie Ross Albert Ronald "Ronnie" Ross was a jazz baritone saxophonist.Ross moved to England in 1946 and began playing tenor saxophone in the 1950s with Tony Kinsey, Ted Heath, and Don Rendell. During his tenure with Rendell he switched to baritone saxophone... , Arthur Watts, Don Lawson	Decca Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
Jan 1958	Ken Moule's Music	Jazz at Toad Hall/Ken Moule Arranges For	Leon Calvert, George Chisholm George Chisholm George Chisholm may refer to:* George Chisholm , British geographer* George Chisholm , British trombone player and bandleader*George Chisholm... , Dickie Hawdon, Johnny Scott Johnny Scott Johnny Scott may refer to:*Johnny Scott , defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League*Johnny Scott , jazz vocalist and tenor saxophonist... , Roy Willox, Dougie Robinson, Bob Efford, Ronnie Ross Ronnie Ross Albert Ronald "Ronnie" Ross was a jazz baritone saxophonist.Ross moved to England in 1946 and began playing tenor saxophone in the 1950s with Tony Kinsey, Ted Heath, and Don Rendell. During his tenure with Rendell he switched to baritone saxophone... , Bob Edwards Bob Edwards Robert Alan Edwards is a Peabody Award-winning member of the National Radio Hall of Fame. He was the first broadcaster with a large national following to join the field of satellite radio... , Arthur Watts, Allan Ganley Allan Ganley Allan Ganley was a respected English jazz drummer and arranger, who played with many famous names....	Decca Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
1967	The Cast of La Strada	La Strada (the Road) Studio Cast Recording	Lionel Bart Lionel Bart Lionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver!-Early life:... , Composer	Bayview Records
June 1970	The London Jazz Chamber Group	Ken Moule's 'Adam's Rib Suite'	The Patrick Halling String Quartet, Kenny Wheeler Kenny Wheeler Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC is a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. since the 1950s.... , Roy Willox, Louis Stewart, Lennie Bush Lennie Bush Leonard Walter "Lennie" Bush was an English jazz double-bassist.Bush contracted polio as a child and as a result possessed a limp for the rest of his life... , Ronnie Stevenson	Ember Ember Records Ember Records was the name of two record labels of the 1950s and 1960s, one American and one British.-1950s to 60s:In the late 1950s, the eccentric avid jazz fan Jeffrey Kruger, owner of the famous Flamingo Jazz Club, was looking for a new challenge...
1975	Ken Moule Sextet	As Time Goes By	Jim Lawless, Len Walker Len Walker Leonard 'Len' Walker was an English footballer and manager. He is most notable for being manager of Aldershot Football Club from July 1981 until November 1984, and then June 1985 until 11 April 1991.-Playing career:... , Johnny Dean, Lennie Bush Lennie Bush Leonard Walter "Lennie" Bush was an English jazz double-bassist.Bush contracted polio as a child and as a result possessed a limp for the rest of his life... , Harold Fisher Harold Fisher Harold Fisher, KC was mayor of Ottawa from 1917-1920 and a Liberal MPP from 1923-1926.He grew up in Toronto where he attended Jarvis Collegiate Institute, the University of Toronto, and then got his law degree from Osgoode Hall. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1902. He moved to Ottawa in 1903...	BBC Records BBC Records BBC Records is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation founded in the 1960s to exploit the corporation's audio archive for both educational and commercial purposes....
1981	Angela Richards and Ken Moule	Au Café Candide	Angela Richards Angela Richards Angela Richards is an English actress, best known to television viewers for her leading role in the BBC drama Secret Army , set during the Second World War in which she played Monique Duchamps.... , Allan Ganley Allan Ganley Allan Ganley was a respected English jazz drummer and arranger, who played with many famous names.... , Lennie Bush Lennie Bush Leonard Walter "Lennie" Bush was an English jazz double-bassist.Bush contracted polio as a child and as a result possessed a limp for the rest of his life...	BBC Records BBC Records BBC Records is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation founded in the 1960s to exploit the corporation's audio archive for both educational and commercial purposes....

External links

• Ken Moule discography, British modern jazz - from the 1940s through to mid 1960s
• Ken Moule Mini Bio, Who's who of British jazz By John Chilton