Jeffrey Ovid Clyne (29 January 1937 – 16 November 2009 ) was a British jazz bassist (playing both bass guitar and double bass). Clyne worked with Tubby Hayes and Ronnie Scott in their group the Jazz Couriers for a year from 1958, and was part of the group of musicians who opened Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in November 1959. He was a regular member of Hayes' groups from 1961. Clyne accompanied Blossom Dearie, Stan Tracey (on his Jazz Suite Inspired by Dylan Thomas's "Under Milk Wood" album), Ian Carr, Gordon Beck (on Experiments With Pops, with John McLaughlin), Dudley Moore, Zoot Sims, Norma Winstone, John Burch and Marion Montgomery. He was a member of Nucleus, Isotope, Gilgamesh, Giles Farnaby's Dream Band and Turning Point in the 1970s. He often worked with drummer Trevor Tomkins. Jeff Clyne died from a heart attack on 16 November 2009, at the age of 72.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Neil Ardley With Gordon Beck With Roy Budd With Blossom Dearie With Bob Downes With Tubby Hayes With Nucleus With John Stevens With Trevor Watts & Amalgam With others