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Rozelle Ivory Gayle, Jr. (February 24, 1919 – December 6, 1986) was an American jazz pianist, comic entertainer and actor. Born in Chicago, he studied at the American Conservatory of Music before working as a pianist with Roy Eldridge's band, recording with them in 1943.〔( Bob Eagle, Eric LeBlanc, ''Blues: A Regional Experience'', ABC-CIO, 2013, p.65 )〕〔("West Coast Hails Pianist-Singer Called The 'New Fats Waller'", ''Jet'', 3 September 1953, pp.56-57 )〕 A follower of Art Tatum, he moved to southern California in 1948, and started performing as a solo act in clubs. In 1953 he had a residency in Santa Ana, California. A review in ''Jet'' magazine described his "boogie-to-Bach repertoire" and claimed he was being hailed as "the new Fats Waller".〔 He recorded several tracks for the Combo label in the mid-1950s, including some using the name Paul Preston.〔 In 1958, he recorded the album ''Like, Be My Guest – An Evening With Rozelle Gayle'' for Mercury Records. The album combined jazz with hipster comedy.〔("Like, Be My Guest – An Evening With Rozelle Gayle", ''DustyGroove.com'' ). Retrieved 16 September 2015〕 He also recorded with Benny Carter in 1964.〔 He released a second album, ''Sex Cracks'', on the Dooto label in 1967; the album was promoted as "America's maddest album yet", containing "super sidesplitting sex-humor galore!"〔( ''Billboard'', 13 May 1967, p.20 )〕 Gayle also acted in several movies, including ''The Devil's Daughter'' (1973), ''Coast to Coast'', ''The Man with Bogart's Face'' (both 1980), and ''Honkytonk Man'' (1982).〔( Rozelle Gayle, ''IMdB.com'' ). Retrieved 16 September 2015〕 He died of cancer in Los Angeles in 1986, aged 67.〔("Service Set Today for Entertainer Rozelle Gayle", ''LA Times'', 11 December 1986 ). Retrieved 16 September 2015〕 ==Discography== * ''Like, Be My Guest'' (Mercury, 1958) * ''Sex Cracks'' (Dooto, 1967) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rozelle Gayle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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