| Personnel: |
| Dave
Milligan - Piano |
| Tom
Lyne - Bass |
| Tom
Bancroft - Drums |
| Tracklisting:
|
| 1. Early
Arrival |
(9.29) |
| 2. Tom
Tom Tom |
(4.06) |
| 3. Smile
For Me |
(6.56) |
| 4. Boiler
Man |
(6.59) |
| 5. Piper¹s
Bidding |
(4.40) |
| 6. Shrubrub
|
(5.40) |
| 7. Gadgemo
|
(5.33) |
| 8. Wednesday
Song |
(9.26) |
| 9. One
Day |
(5.29) |
| 10. Small
World |
(6.55) |
|
| Dave
Milligan Trio |
| 'Late
Show' |
| Caber
030 |
|
|
| Dave
also appears on these releases |
| Colin
Steele 'The Journey Home' |
| Trio
AAB 'Stranger Things Happen at C' |
| Swirler
'Swirler' |
| Steele/Rae
Tribute to Chet Baker' |
|
| Artist
Information: |
David Milligan is one of the highest
regarded pianists in Scotland. Born in the Scottish Borders
in 1971, and a Post-Graduate of the City of Leeds College of
Music, David is heavily involved in a wide variety of projects
within the UK music scene. His principle reputation lies in
his work as a jazz pianist, but in recent years he has been
exploring and developing a unique crossover style of piano playing.
Merging his natural talent for jazz and improvisation with the
traditional folk music of his native Scotland, he has created
his own inimitable sound and has performed throughout Europe,
the USA, Canada and Asia.
His jazz trio, now featuring drummer Tom Bancroft and bassist
Tom Lyne, has become one of the leading forces of the Scottish
music scene, being requested to play with some of the world¹s
most distinguished jazz musicians, including Art Farmer, Scott
Hamilton, Pete King, Harry Allen, Charlie Mariano, Valery Ponamarev,
Bill McHenry, Spike Robinson, Howard Alden, Ken Peplowski and
Buddy DeFranco. Collaborations with other Scottish musicians
include trumpeter Colin Steele¹s quintet featuring Julian
Arguelles (who¹s debut CD release "Twilight Dreams"
was named one of the top five jazz CDs of 2002 by the Guardian);
Tommy Smith¹s Scottish National Jazz Orchestra; John
Rae; Phil Bancroft; Kevin Mackenzie and Nigel Clark.
David is also in demand as an accompanist,
and has worked regularly with top vocalists, including Carol
Kidd, Tina May, Sophie Bancroft, Fionna Duncan and Cathie
Rae.
'Late
Show' is Milligan's debut release as a jazz bandleader. His
trio are 100 per cent a band, developed by playing regularly
over the past 3 years. His soloing is now more flowing, more
organic - as if the stream of ideas need never end. For this
CD, the leader penned new music that crystallised this development,
in a beautifully measured range of contemporary jazz compositions
- from the unforced class of "Early Arrival¹, through
the delicious 'Smile for Me¹, the irrepressible boogaloo
groove of 'GadgeMo¹, the Pibroch inspired solo soundscape
'Piper¹s Bidding¹, to the drum 'n bass tinged 'Small
World¹. This release will surely introduce Dave Milligan
as a jazz star in the making,(in a Brad Mehldau, Esborn Svennson
mould).
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