Denis Rose was an English jazz

Jazz

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 pianist and trumpeter. He was a longtime fixture on the London jazz scene and was an early influence on British bebop

Bebop

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Rose played with Johnny Claes

Johnny Claes

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 in the 1940s, but dodged conscription

Conscription

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 during World War II

World War II

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 and did little performing over the course of the war. He worked with Cab Kaye

Cab Kaye

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's Ministers of Swing late in 1948, then organized jam sessions

Jam Sessions

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 with British musicians such as Ronnie Scott

Ronnie Scott

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 in the late 1940s and early 1950s, many of which took place at Club Eleven

Club Eleven

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. Rose recorded very little, though he did a session with Scott in 1949 for Esquire Records

Esquire Records

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. He continued to perform locally in London for several decades, and recorded with Maggie Nicols

Maggie Nicols

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in the early 1970s.