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Lol Coxhill

Born 19 September 1932.

Lol Coxhill performs as Will Dandy and the Dandylettes.

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Biography

Lowen Coxhill, generally known as Lol Coxhill (born 19 September 1932, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), is a free improvising saxophonist. He usually plays the soprano or sopranino saxophones.

Coxhill has collaborated with many other musicians during his career, including Kevin Ayers, Steve Miller (ex Caravan), Mike Oldfield, Morgan Fisher (ex Mott the Hoople), Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, The Dedication Orchestra, Django Bates, punk rock group The Damned, Hugh Metcalfe, Derek Bailey and street theatre performance art group Welfare State.

For many years Lol was compere and occasional performer at the Bracknell Jazz Festival, renowned as a raconteur as well as a musician, indeed it was following a performance at Bracknell that he recorded the legendary monologue Murder in the Air.

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  1. Spectral Soprano 2002

    Spectral Soprano (disc 1)

    Reviewed by Peter Marsh

  2. Digswell Duets 2001

    Digswell Duets

    Reviewed by Peter Marsh

    Both musicians know this stuff backwards, and although at times it may sound like...

Credits

Role Artist Release
Performer Charles Hayward, Hugh Hopper, Lol Coxhill, Robert Wyatt Clear Frame (2008)
Performer Lob Geography (With Special Guest Lol Coxhill) (2006)
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