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Monty Sunshine

Monty Sunshine is credited on 693 releases across 175 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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693

Pressings credited

175

Albums

8

Decades active

2

In collections

Biography

Monty Sunshine (born Monty Hyman Sonnenscheim; 9 April 1928 – 30 November 2010) was an English jazz clarinettist, who is known for his clarinet solo on the track "Petite Fleur", a million seller for the Chris Barber Jazz Band in 1959. During his career, Sunshine worked with the Eager Beavers, the Crane River Jazz Band, Beryl Bryden, George Melly, Chris Barber, Johnny Parker, Diz Disley and Donegan's Dancing Sunshine Band.

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Credited work

693 releases · 175 albums · active 1952–2023

  • Performance · 1,016
  • Other credits · 72
  • Production · 2

Studios: Royal Festival Hall · Birmingham Town Hall · Fairfield Hall · Deutschlandhalle

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Chris Barber's Jazz Band
  • Various
  • Chris Barber
  • Chris Barber And His Jazz Band
  • Chris Barber's Jazzband
  • Ken Colyer's Jazzmen
  • Ottilie Patterson
  • Chris Barber & His Jazz Band

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