Allan Ganley [SEP] date of death
Allan Ganley
Allan Anthony Ganley (11 March 1931 – 29 March 2008) was an English jazz drummer and arranger, who worked with many prominent musicians.
Ganley was born in Tolworth, Surrey. A self-taught drummer, in the early 1950s Ganley played in the dance band led by Bert Ambrose. In 1953 he came to prominence as a member of Johnny Dankworth's band, then the most popular modern jazz group in the UK. Also in the 1950s, he worked with pianist Derek Smith, Dizzy Reece
reunion with the Morrissey–Mullen band (including Jim Mullen and Pete Jacobsen) at the Astor theatre in Deal. His funeral, held in Deal, was attended by many of his fellow musicians including Allan Ganley. Following his death, the UK national press published the following obituaries (excerpts):
In the obituary published in "The Times", British music critic Chris Welch wrote that Dick Morrissey was a 
"fiery musician who straddled the worlds of jazz and rock, but with a style built firmly on bebop