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'''Colin Arthur Wood''' (born 15 June 1943) is a British musician engaged in the field of jazz and rock music.

Wood was born in [[Camberwell]], South East London, & was moved to Somerset in 1950. He played jazz piano while still at school. In 1962 he went to [[Durham University]] to study mathematics. In 1965 he moved to London to  play with Bill Nile's ''Delta Jazz Band'' and with [[Monty Sunshine]] (1968). He was also playing on rock sessions with [[The Yardbirds]], [[David Bowie]], [[Cat Stevens]], [[Kevin Coyne]] and was the [[keyboardist]] on two songs included as part of the debut album of [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]]. Wood, whose other musical talents also include playing the [[flute]], did not, however (although offered the job), become an official member of the band. He lectured in maths for a time while freelancing musically. In September 1977 he joined [[Acker Bilk]] and remained with him into the 2000s.

==Discography==
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===With Uriah Heep===
*''[[Very 'eavy... Very 'umble]]'' (1970)

===With Siren===
*''Siren''

===With Chris Barber / Kenny Ball / Acker Bilk===
*''The Ultimate''

===Any with Acker's Paramount Jazz Band since 1978===

==References==
* [[John Chilton]]: ''Who's who of British Jazz'' London: Continuum 2004; {{ISBN|0-8264-7234-6}}  (2nd ed.)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070423035946/http://home.cogeco.ca/~mansion1/colinwood.html Colin Wood at The Milarus Mansion]

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[[Category:Musicians from the London Borough of Southwark]]
[[Category:People from Camberwell]]
[[Category:British rock keyboardists]]
[[Category:British jazz keyboardists]]
[[Category:Uriah Heep (band) members]]
[[Category:Alumni of Grey College, Durham]]
[[Category:Suns of Arqa members]]


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