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Simon Jeffes
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- Crawley, United Kingdom
- Active
- 1949–1997
- Releases
- 2
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Simon Harry Piers Jeffes (19 February 1949 – 11 December 1997) was an English classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger. He formed, and was the primary performer of, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He was the composer of the ballet Still Life at the Penguin Cafe, of the much-recorded piece Music for a Found Harmonium, and other music recorded by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
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He is also known for assisting Sex Pistols producer Bill Price with the string arrangement for the Sid Vicious version of "My Way" which reached #7 on the UK singles charts as part of The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle soundtrack.
A recording of piano works by Jeffes, Piano Music, was released by Zopf Records in 1998.
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- MusicBrainz
- 77a3608c-ffcb-46b1-b1d6-d7da254cdb70
- ISNI
- 0000000063084038
- IPI
- 00073072885
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.