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	'''Albert Ronald Ross''' (2 October 1933 – 12 December 1991)<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book\|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music\|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]\|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)\|Colin Larkin]]\|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]\|date=1992\|edition=First\|isbn=0-85112-580-8\|page=343}}</ref> was a British [[jazz]] [[baritone saxophone\|baritone]] [[saxophonist]].		'''Albert Ronald Ross''' (2 October 1933 – 12 December 1991)<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book\|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music\|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]\|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)\|Colin Larkin]]\|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]\|date=1992\|edition=First\|isbn=0-85112-580-8\|page=343}}</ref> was a British [[jazz]] [[baritone saxophone\|baritone]] [[saxophonist]].

	Born in [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]], India, to [[Scotland\|Scottish]] parents, Ross moved to England in 1946 and was educated at [[the Perse School]] in [[Cambridge]]. He began playing tenor saxophone in the 1950s with [[Tony Kinsey]], [[Ted Heath (bandleader)\|Ted Heath]], and [[Don Rendell]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> During his tenure with Rendell, he switched to baritone saxophone.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He played at the [[Newport Jazz Festival]] in 1958, and formed a group called the Jazz Makers with drummer [[Allan Ganley]] that same year.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He toured the United States in 1959 and Europe later that year with the [[Modern Jazz Quartet]]. From 1961 to 1965 he played with [[Bill Le Sage]], and later with [[Woody Herman]], [[John Dankworth]],<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> [[Friedrich Gulda]], and [[Clark Terry]].		==Life==

			Born in [[Kolkata\|Calcutta]], India, to [[Scotland\|Scottish]] parents, Ross moved to England in 1946 and was educated at [[the Perse School]] in [[Cambridge]]. He began playing tenor saxophone in the 1950s with [[Tony Kinsey]], [[Ted Heath (bandleader)\|Ted Heath]], and [[Don Rendell]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> During his tenure with Rendell, he switched to baritone saxophone.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He played at the [[Newport Jazz Festival]] in 1958, and formed a group called the Jazz Makers with drummer [[Allan Ganley]] that same year.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He toured the United States in 1959 and Europe later that year with the [[Modern Jazz Quartet]].{{Citation needed\|date= April 2022}} From 1961 to 1965 he played with [[Bill Le Sage]], and later with [[Woody Herman]], [[John Dankworth]],<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> [[Friedrich Gulda]], and [[Clark Terry]].{{Citation needed\|date= April 2022}}

	Ross was a saxophone tutor for a young [[David Bowie]], played baritone saxophone on [[The Beatles]]' ''[[The Beatles (album)\|White Album]]'' track, "[[Savoy Truffle]]", and years later was the baritone sax soloist on the [[Lou Reed]] song "[[Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed song)\|Walk on the Wild Side]]",<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> which was co-produced by Bowie. He also had guest appearances as a soloist on several [[Matt Bianco]] albums. The 2004 Matt Bianco album, ''[[Matt's Mood]]'', contains three songs composed by band member Danny White, that were drawn from demos he and Ross recorded together — including the tribute song "Ronnie's Samba".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34090-2005Apr7.html\|title=MATT BIANCO FEATURING BASIA "Matt's Mood" Decca\|website=Washingtonpost.com\|access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>		Ross was a saxophone tutor for a young [[David Bowie]], played baritone saxophone on [[The Beatles]]' ''[[The Beatles (album)\|White Album]]'' track, "[[Savoy Truffle]]", and years later was the baritone sax soloist on the [[Lou Reed]] song "[[Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed song)\|Walk on the Wild Side]]",<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> which was co-produced by Bowie. He also had guest appearances as a soloist on several [[Matt Bianco]] albums. The 2004 Matt Bianco album, ''[[Matt's Mood]]'', contains three songs composed by band member Danny White, that were drawn from demos he and Ross recorded together — including the tribute song "Ronnie's Samba".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34090-2005Apr7.html\|title=MATT BIANCO FEATURING BASIA "Matt's Mood" Decca\|website=Washingtonpost.com\|access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>
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	==Discography==		==Discography==
	===As leader or co-leader===		===As leader or co-leader===
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	*''Double Event'' (later released as ''Stompin' With The Ronnie Ross Quintet'' - 1958) - Ronnie Ross (alto and baritone sax), Bert Courtley (trumpet, mellophone), Eddie Harvey (piano, trombone), Pete Blanin (bass), [[Andy White (drummer)\|Andy White]] (drums).		*''Double Event'' (later released as ''Stompin' With The Ronnie Ross Quintet'' - 1958) - Ronnie Ross (alto and baritone sax), Bert Courtley (trumpet, mellophone), Eddie Harvey (piano, trombone), Pete Blanin (bass), [[Andy White (drummer)\|Andy White]] (drums).
	*''The Swingin' Sounds Of The Jazz Makers'' (1959) - Ronnie Ross (alto and baritone sax), Allan Ganley (drums), [[Art Ellefson]] (tenor sax), Stan Jones (piano), Stan Wasser (bass).		*''The Swingin' Sounds Of The Jazz Makers'' (1959) - Ronnie Ross (alto and baritone sax), Allan Ganley (drums), [[Art Ellefson]] (tenor sax), Stan Jones (piano), Stan Wasser (bass).

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ronnie Ross
| image =
| caption =
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Albert Ronald Ross
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1933|10|2}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1991|12|12|1933|10|2}}
| death_place = London, England
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Baritone saxophone
| years_active = 1950–1991
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'''Albert Ronald Ross''' (2 October 1933 – 12 December 1991)<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=343}}</ref> was a British [[jazz]] [[baritone saxophone|baritone]] [[saxophonist]].

Born in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], India, to [[Scotland|Scottish]] parents, Ross moved to England in 1946 and was educated at [[the Perse School]] in [[Cambridge]]. He began playing tenor saxophone in the 1950s with [[Tony Kinsey]], [[Ted Heath (bandleader)|Ted Heath]], and [[Don Rendell]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> During his tenure with Rendell, he switched to baritone saxophone.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He played at the [[Newport Jazz Festival]] in 1958, and formed a group called the Jazz Makers with drummer [[Allan Ganley]] that same year.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He toured the United States in 1959 and Europe later that year with the [[Modern Jazz Quartet]]. From 1961 to 1965 he played with [[Bill Le Sage]], and later with [[Woody Herman]], [[John Dankworth]],<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> [[Friedrich Gulda]], and [[Clark Terry]].

Ross was a saxophone tutor for a young [[David Bowie]], played baritone saxophone on [[The Beatles]]' ''[[The Beatles (album)|White Album]]'' track, "[[Savoy Truffle]]", and years later was the baritone sax soloist on the [[Lou Reed]] song "[[Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed song)|Walk on the Wild Side]]",<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> which was co-produced by Bowie. He also had guest appearances as a soloist on several [[Matt Bianco]] albums. The 2004 Matt Bianco album, ''[[Matt's Mood]]'', contains three songs composed by band member Danny White, that were drawn from demos he and Ross recorded together — including the tribute song "Ronnie's Samba".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34090-2005Apr7.html|title=MATT BIANCO FEATURING BASIA "Matt's Mood" Decca|website=Washingtonpost.com|access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>

He died, having been diagnosed with cancer, in [[London]], in December 1991, aged 58.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://henrybebop.co.uk/ross.htm|title=Ronnie Ross discography...|website=Henrybebop.co.uk|access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref>

==Discography==
===As leader or co-leader===
*''Double Event'' (later released as ''Stompin' With The Ronnie Ross Quintet'' - 1958) - Ronnie Ross (alto and baritone sax), Bert Courtley (trumpet, mellophone), Eddie Harvey (piano, trombone), Pete Blanin (bass), [[Andy White (drummer)|Andy White]] (drums).
*''The Swingin' Sounds Of The Jazz Makers'' (1959) - Ronnie Ross (alto and baritone sax), Allan Ganley (drums), [[Art Ellefson]] (tenor sax), Stan Jones (piano), Stan Wasser (bass).
*''Presenting The Bill Le Sage - Ronnie Ross Quartet'' (April 1963) - Bill Le Sage (piano, vibes), Ronnie Ross (baritone sax), [[Spike Heatley]] (bass), Allan Ganley (drums).
*''Cleopatra's Needle'' (1968) - Ronnie Ross (baritone sax), [[Spike Heatley]] (bass), Art Ellefson (tenor sax), Les Condon (trumpet), Bill Le Sage (vibes and piano), Tony Carr (drums).

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[[Leonard Feather]] and [[Ira Gitler]], ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''. Oxford, 1999, p. 571.

==External links==
*[http://ronnieross1.tripod.com/ Create a Website | Tripod Web Hosting] Fan site with comprehensive discography

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