Harry Pitch | |
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Birth name | Harold Cecil Pitch |
Born | Hull, East Yorkshire, England | 9 May 1925
Origin | London, England |
Died | 15 July 2015 Slough, Berkshire | (aged 90)
Genres | Jazz, pop, soundtracks |
Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
Instrument(s) | Harmonica, trumpet |
Years active | 1940s–2000s |
Harold Cecil Pitch (9 May 1925 – 15 July 2015) was an English harmonica player who featured on many recordings and soundtracks between the 1950s and 2000s. According to the National Harmonica League, he "was one of the handful of players who have turned harmonica playing into an art form.... [a] player of enormous fluency and invention..".[1]