Dick Heckstall-Smith

Dick Heckstall-Smith
Background information
Birth name	Richard Malden Heckstall-Smith
Born	(1934-09-26)26 September 1934 Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Died	17 December 2004(2004-12-17) (aged 70) Hampstead, London, England
Genres	Blues rock, post bop, Jazz fusion
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Saxophone
Years active	1962–2001
Formerly of	Blues Incorporated Johnny Burch Octet The Graham Bond Organization John Mayall Band Colosseum

Richard Malden Heckstall-Smith (26 September 1934 – 17 December 2004) was an English jazz and blues saxophonist.^[1] He played with some of the most influential English blues rock and jazz fusion bands of the 1960s and 1970s. He is known for primarily playing tenor, soprano, and baritone saxophones, as well as piano, clarinet and alto saxophone.