5 Geoff Love Albums – Near Mint – Sold as a Lot. # 59

5 Geoff Love Albums – Near Mint – Sold as a Lot #59

In great shape

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When sold in a lot they are cleaned but not resleeved .

Love was born inTodmorden,West Riding of Yorkshire, England,[2]the only son and younger of two surviving children (an elder sister Cornelia) ofAfrican AmericanThomas Edward (Kidd) Love and his English wife, Frances Helen Maycock (18921975), an actress and singer.

The Loves travelled around Britain as entertainers, but, following the death of his father, the family returned to their grandmother’s house in Todmorden. Whilst at school, Love learned thetrombone. After leaving school at 15, Love worked as a car mechanic and played trombone at dance halls in the evening. Having turned professional at 17, Love joinedFreddie Platt’s band.

Later, in 1936, he joinedJan Ralfini’s band playing in London and learned to play jazz. With the outbreak of theSecond World War, Love was called up and joined theKing’s Royal Rifle Corps. Whilst in the armed forces, Love spent time learning orchestration by questioning musicians how best to write for their individual instruments.

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