Ken Moule

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Kenneth John Moule (June 26, 1925, Barking - January 27, 1986, Marbella, Spain) was an English jazz pianist, best known as a composer and arranger.

Early in his career, Moule played piano with John Dankworth (1945), Jiver Hutchinson (1948), Bert Ambrose (1953-56), and others. He also led his own septet from 1954-56. In 1956-59 he arranged for Ted Heath's orchestra, and during this time composed the suite Jazz at Toad Hall, based on Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows, which was released on Decca Records in 1958. Jazz at Toad Hall received significant critical acclaim on its initial release.

In the 1960s, Moule worked freelance as an arranger, especially with Lionel Bart. His Adam's Rib Suite was recorded by the London Chamber Jazz Group in 1970; Kenny Wheeler was involved in the recording, which was issued on Ember Records. He scored Cole Porter songs for the musical Cole! performed at the Mermaid Theatre in 1974, and worked with Dankworth again around that time with his London Symphony Orchestra collaborations. He worked out of Germany for part of the 1970s.