Person Open DS/UK/13995 Christie; Keith Ronald (1931-1980); English jazz trombonist Christie Keith Ronald 1931-1980 English jazz trombonist Male

Keith Ronald Christie (6 January 1931, Blackpool, England – 16 December 1980, London, England) was an English jazz trombonist. He was the brother of Ian Christie. Christie was a core member of the famous trombone section of the Ted Heath Orchestra from 1957 till the late-1960s, playing alongside Don Lusher. He also played with drummer Allan Ganley, saxophonists Ronnie Ross and Art Ellefson from 1959-–1962 in the Jazzmakers. He also toured the U.S. with Vic Lewis in 1960. After a brief reunion with Heath he played with Jimmy Deuchar (1964) and Harry South (1965–66). In 1970–71 he joined Benny Goodman on a tour of Europe. The 1960s and 1970s also saw him playing with Tubby Hayes, Paul Gonsalves, Ian Hamer, Stan Tracey, Kenny Wheeler, Bobby Lamb and Ray Premru, Phil Seamen, and Tony Kinsey. In the mid-1970s he suffered a fall and recovered, but continuing battles with alcoholism eventually resulted in his early death. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 3/18/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 2832f935-94c1-4e06-9aaf-510a79ce788e