Dave Gelly
Biography
Dave Gelly MBE (born 28 January 1938) is a British jazz critic. A long-standing contributor to The Observer, he was named Jazz Writer of the Year in the 1999 British Jazz Awards. Gelly is also a jazz saxophonist and broadcaster, presenting a number of shows for BBC Radio 2 including Night Owls for much of the 1980s.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
161 releases · 37 albums · active 1965–2025
- Other credits · 178
- Performance · 107
Studios: Morgan Studios · Audio International Studios · Rusk Sound Studios · DJM Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The New Jazz Orchestra
- Art Tatum Trio
- Turning Point (3)
- Gilles Peterson
- Al Haig/Jamil Nasser Combo
- Japan
- "Arthur ""Big Boy"" Crudup"







