Peter Appleyard
Peter Appleyard
Latest Release
- The Dinner Party, Vol. 5 - Smooth Sounds for Elegant Evenings
- May 2025
- • 12 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Mambo Inntrack | ||
| 2 | Tenderly | ||
| 3 | The Blue Room | ||
| 4 | Witchcraft | ||
| 5 | The Man with the Golden Arm |
Albums
Jun 2015 • 2 songs
Oct 2014 • 2 songs
Jun 2012 • 10 songs
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About
Biography
A versatile vibraphonist capable of doing close musical and verbal imitations of Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo, Milt Jackson, and Terry Gibbs, Peter Appleyard is a superior swing player. His wide-ranging career included playing drums in English dance bands, a period spent living in Bermuda (before settling in Canada in 1951), and a busy career in the studios. He was with Calvin Jackson's quartet in the mid-'50s, toured with Benny Goodman in the early '70s, and hosted a musical television series in Canada during 1977-1979 (Peter Appleyard Presents). Appleyard, who has appeared at m...