Highwire
The album was recorded with Brennie’s regular working trio and guest soloists - "a spirited and elegant performance" of 11 classic jazz songs from the likes of Horace Silver, Miles Davis, Chick Corea and Van Morrison along with Antonio Carlos Jobim and Rodgers & Hammerstein treated to innovative new arrangements.
Musicians:
Brennie Richards – Vocals
Pete White – Piano
Terry Pack – Double Bass
Sam Glasson – Drums
Paul Christmas – Trumpet
Special Guest: Stan Robinson – Tenor Sax
Tracks:
Musicians on the album "HighWire":
Pete White - piano
Pete White was playing jazz with bebop alto saxophonist Pete Burden in his teens and with other jazz alumni in Sussex - Jack Peach (drums), Roger Carey (bass) and Trumpet/Flugel players Del Turner and Tony Cameron). Pete spent several years touring and playing in Canada and Europe and dines out on the story that in 1968 he was nominated for jazz soloist award at the 1st Festival National Du Jazz Universitaire in Paris – except that the (2nd) French Revolution started that day and of course overshadowed this "great" event!! Undaunted, Pete returned to the UK and continued playing, writing and arranging. Pete has played with 'legends' including Kenny Wheeler, Peter King, Dick Heckstall Smith, Stan Robinson, Spike Wells, and Don Weller. His recent collaborations also include bands led by bassist Terry Pack, tenor sax players Stan Robinson and Rob Leake and alto sax players Pete Burden and Amy Leake. Pete has written a book for musicians called “All Possible Scales” - which has been published by Jazzwise.
Terry Pack – double bass
Terry began playing electric bass at 15 and then moved to contrabass. He has vast experience playing and recording in many music genres from rock and country to jazz and pop. Eclectic credits include Grahame Bonnet, Kim Wilde, Tom Robinson, KC and the Sunshine Band and Blue Mink vocalist, Madeleine Bell as well as Bonnie Tyler, Claire Hamill and Chris Thompson and a 25 year tenure with blues singer and harmonica player Johnny Mars with whom he still tours every summer in Europe. Jazz credits include Liane Carroll, Ian Skidmore, Peter King, Art Themen, Julian Siegal, Ian Price and Phil Hudson. Terry's latest recording is an album of his original tunes on Symbol Records called “What Happens Now?”
Sam Glasson- drums
Sam was awarded a BA in Music from Brunel University and was principal percussionist with the Brighton Youth Orchestra with whom he toured Europe. He now specialises in jazz and latin drumming and Afro Cuban percussion and timbales and is much in demand playing regularly with latin outfits Bazeado, Sambossa, Los Mofious and Deep Mambo and jazz groups led by Lawrence Jones, Mike McCoy and Terry Seabrook. He currently also teaches for the Brighton & Hove Music Service and the Centre of Contemporary Music in Brighton.
The Guest Soloists on the album "HighWire"
Paul Christmas - trumpet
Paul studied music at Trinity College, London and the Guildhall School, London jazz course. He spent 5 years playing in Monte Carlo with the resident orchestra playing with the many visiting star performers including Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Donna Summer and Burt Bacharach. Paul currently teaches music and in higher education in Essex and gigs and tours with many British jazz players including Matt Wates, Paul Jones and Rick Astley.
Stan Robinson – tenor saxophone
Stan is one of the great tenor saxophone players in this country today – acclaimed by fellow musicians and jazz pundits alike as a wonderful virtuoso performer. Stan’s long and impressive career started at Manchester’s Club 43 and at the age of 23 he made a name for himself in London as a prodigious young talent appearing at Ronnie Scott’s Club in the 60’s. He has worked with the Phil Seamen Quintet, Tubby Hayes’ Big Band, John Burch’s Octet, Long John Baldry, Sandy Brown, Humphrey Lyttelton, Don Rendell and the BBC Radio Orchestra and has toured the US Tour with Maynard Ferguson. He has also toured with King Curtis and Aretha Franklin, worked and recorded with the Francy Boland Big Band, accompanied various US musicians visiting the UK including Dizzy Gillespie, Andy Williams and Tony Bennett. He worked in Ian Henry’s Quartet and made two tours of the US with the Charlie Watts’ Orchestra. Stan has worked extensively on the UK jazz scene with his own quartets over the years and still regularly plays at Ronnie Scott’s Club. Stan has also recently released his CD “Ourselves” featuring Geoff Castle on Piano.
The album was recorded with Brennie’s regular working trio and guest soloists - "a spirited and elegant performance" of 11 classic jazz songs from the likes of Horace Silver, Miles Davis, Chick Corea and Van Morrison along with Antonio Carlos Jobim and Rodgers & Hammerstein treated to innovative new arrangements.
Musicians:
Brennie Richards – Vocals
Pete White – Piano
Terry Pack – Double Bass
Sam Glasson – Drums
Paul Christmas – Trumpet
Special Guest: Stan Robinson – Tenor Sax
Tracks:
- Sugar (S. Turrentine) Listen: sugar.mp3
- Old Devil Moon (B. Lane /E.Y. Harburg) Listen: old_devil_moon.mp3
- Pretty Eyes (H. Silver)
- Blue in Green (M. Davis/B. Richards)
- Surrey with a Fringe (R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein)
- The Way Young Lovers Do (V. Morrison)
- The Gentle Rain (A.C. Jobim)
- Lazy Afternoon (J. La Touche/J. Moross)
- High Wire (C. Corea/T. Cohan)
- Baubles, Bangles & Beads (G. Forrest/R. Wright) Listen: baubles_bangles_and_beads.mp3
- Moonlight in Vermont (K. Suessdorf/J. Blackburn)
Musicians on the album "HighWire":
Pete White - piano
Pete White was playing jazz with bebop alto saxophonist Pete Burden in his teens and with other jazz alumni in Sussex - Jack Peach (drums), Roger Carey (bass) and Trumpet/Flugel players Del Turner and Tony Cameron). Pete spent several years touring and playing in Canada and Europe and dines out on the story that in 1968 he was nominated for jazz soloist award at the 1st Festival National Du Jazz Universitaire in Paris – except that the (2nd) French Revolution started that day and of course overshadowed this "great" event!! Undaunted, Pete returned to the UK and continued playing, writing and arranging. Pete has played with 'legends' including Kenny Wheeler, Peter King, Dick Heckstall Smith, Stan Robinson, Spike Wells, and Don Weller. His recent collaborations also include bands led by bassist Terry Pack, tenor sax players Stan Robinson and Rob Leake and alto sax players Pete Burden and Amy Leake. Pete has written a book for musicians called “All Possible Scales” - which has been published by Jazzwise.
Terry Pack – double bass
Terry began playing electric bass at 15 and then moved to contrabass. He has vast experience playing and recording in many music genres from rock and country to jazz and pop. Eclectic credits include Grahame Bonnet, Kim Wilde, Tom Robinson, KC and the Sunshine Band and Blue Mink vocalist, Madeleine Bell as well as Bonnie Tyler, Claire Hamill and Chris Thompson and a 25 year tenure with blues singer and harmonica player Johnny Mars with whom he still tours every summer in Europe. Jazz credits include Liane Carroll, Ian Skidmore, Peter King, Art Themen, Julian Siegal, Ian Price and Phil Hudson. Terry's latest recording is an album of his original tunes on Symbol Records called “What Happens Now?”
Sam Glasson- drums
Sam was awarded a BA in Music from Brunel University and was principal percussionist with the Brighton Youth Orchestra with whom he toured Europe. He now specialises in jazz and latin drumming and Afro Cuban percussion and timbales and is much in demand playing regularly with latin outfits Bazeado, Sambossa, Los Mofious and Deep Mambo and jazz groups led by Lawrence Jones, Mike McCoy and Terry Seabrook. He currently also teaches for the Brighton & Hove Music Service and the Centre of Contemporary Music in Brighton.
The Guest Soloists on the album "HighWire"
Paul Christmas - trumpet
Paul studied music at Trinity College, London and the Guildhall School, London jazz course. He spent 5 years playing in Monte Carlo with the resident orchestra playing with the many visiting star performers including Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Donna Summer and Burt Bacharach. Paul currently teaches music and in higher education in Essex and gigs and tours with many British jazz players including Matt Wates, Paul Jones and Rick Astley.
Stan Robinson – tenor saxophone
Stan is one of the great tenor saxophone players in this country today – acclaimed by fellow musicians and jazz pundits alike as a wonderful virtuoso performer. Stan’s long and impressive career started at Manchester’s Club 43 and at the age of 23 he made a name for himself in London as a prodigious young talent appearing at Ronnie Scott’s Club in the 60’s. He has worked with the Phil Seamen Quintet, Tubby Hayes’ Big Band, John Burch’s Octet, Long John Baldry, Sandy Brown, Humphrey Lyttelton, Don Rendell and the BBC Radio Orchestra and has toured the US Tour with Maynard Ferguson. He has also toured with King Curtis and Aretha Franklin, worked and recorded with the Francy Boland Big Band, accompanied various US musicians visiting the UK including Dizzy Gillespie, Andy Williams and Tony Bennett. He worked in Ian Henry’s Quartet and made two tours of the US with the Charlie Watts’ Orchestra. Stan has worked extensively on the UK jazz scene with his own quartets over the years and still regularly plays at Ronnie Scott’s Club. Stan has also recently released his CD “Ourselves” featuring Geoff Castle on Piano.
