Elton Dean
- Type: Musician
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: 28 October 1945 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
- Died: 8 February 2006 in London, England, United Kingdom
- Active: 1966 - 2006
Biography
English jazz saxophonist from Nottingham, born in 1945 and raised in Tooting, London. Elton Dean played alto saxophone and saxello in Bluesology, the *Keith Tippett* Sextet and *Soft Machine*, featuring on 'Third'. He later led Ninesense and other free-jazz groups, collaborated in *Soft Heap* and *In Cahoots*, and returned in *Soft Machine Legacy* before his death in 2006. Part of the Canterbury scene, he remained one of British free jazz's most prolific and distinctive saxophone voices for four decades.
Elton Dean Discography
- Elton Dean (1971) - Album - rated 3.94/5
- Boundaries (1980) - Album - rated 3.72/5
- The Mind in the Trees (1998) - Album