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londonjazzer
Just a small correction to the above information. Neil didn't actually 'found' the NJO. The original founders were Clive Burrows and Ian Bird, who led the house band at the "Jazzhouse" club, Blackheath, during the summer of 1963. Neil was brought in later that year, primarily to conduct and help write arrangements for the band. He eventually took over as musical director after Ian Bird left and Clive turned pro to join Zoot Money's Big Roll Band. The whole story can be found in Jon Hiseman's biography (pp 25 -27) "Playing the Band", published by Temple Music.
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