“The saxophone player was called Elton Dean. And I thought, ‘Elton! There’s not many Eltons in the world, that’s pretty unusual,'” the “Tiny Dancer” singer recalled thinkin ...

John then shared the origins of his chosen name, explaining that he took “Elton” from Elton Dean, a member of the British band Bluesology that John was also a part of. John said he changed his ...

Seven For Lee; Millennium (The Wrong Object); Baker's Treat; The Unbelievable Truth; A Cannery Catastrophe; Cunnimingus Redux; The Basho Variations. Elton Dean: alto sax, saxello; Jean-Paul ...

Mongezi Feza (pocket trumpet on "Dancin'", "Soothing," "Sweet Francesca," "Bidet Bebop"), Marc Charig (cornet, tenor horn), Harry Beckett (trumpet on "Nicra," "Seven ...

10. Elton created his stage name in honor of Bluesology saxophonist Elton Dean and singer Long John Baldry. 11. Elton met his ...