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| Personnel: |
| Brian
Kellock - Piano |
| Kenny
Ellis - Bass |
| John
Rae - Drums |
| Tracklisting:
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| 1. Introduction
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00.14 |
| 2. TP
in NYC |
07.51 |
| 3.
Chant |
05.55 |
| 4. Conception
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05.40 |
| 5. Lennies
Pennies |
03.55 |
| 6. Three
for Doreen |
06.45 |
| 7. 317
East 32nd Street |
07.23 |
| 8. Sho'Nuff
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05.52 |
| 9. Horace-Scope
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06.47 |
| 10. The
Peacocks |
17.28 |
| 11. Ezzthetic |
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| Brian
Kellock |
| 'Live
at Henry's |
| Caber
020 |
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| Album
Notes : Live at Henry's |
Winner of this year's prestigious BBC Radio Jazz Award
for 'Best Instrumentalist' & 'Best Album' award winner 2002
for 'Live at Henry's', Brian Kellock is undoubtedly one of the
best piano players in the world today. Born
in 1963 in Edinburgh, Brian graduated from Edinburgh University
in 1986 with a B. Music (Hons). In 1995 he went on to join
legendary trumpet wizard James Morrison's band, touring all
over Europe and Australia. In 2000 he was named as one of
the Top 10 Jazz Pianists in the World under 45 years old,
by Classic CD Magazine, the only British pianist to receive
this major recognition.
Kellock
is not a flawless, college constructed, perfect facsimilie
of a jazz musician, artificially built from learnt licks and
cliches. Like Sonny Rollins, he is a true improviser, pouring
out inventiveness, each line coming out fresh and with the
tang of surprise, constantly seeking the new twist over the
harmony, pushing himself to get out all he has to say, sometimes
just thumping the keyboard as if there is not enough space
in the bar to get in all the notes he has in his head.
'Live
at Henry's' is a blistering collection which transforms ten
quite rare post-bop standards into something quite dramatic
and special. Kellock¹s improvisational power transcends
the mainstream genre to make it something that has not only
pushed Kellock through the 'glass ceiling¹ by winning
the
BBC Award, but helped lift awareness of Caber Music and the
quality of the whole Scottish jazz scene. This is a record
that is rapidly becoming a classic, as it truly captures what
is great about jazz - in the moment, live, electric, improvisation
and interplay, with an audience hanging on every note. The
fact that it is recorded in the same venue, and with the same
musicians, that Kellock has been playing for years only adds
to it¹s total authenticity |
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| Artist
Information: |
Brian Kellock is one of Scotland's world class performers, who
is recognised as a stellar piano talent across the world by
musicians such as James Morrison and Michaal Moore. Equally
at home with mainstream and contemporary jazz styles, Brian
plays in the Oscar Peterson/ Monty Alexander genre that is closest
to his heart. His latest album SOMETHING'S GOT TO GIVE, is a
wonderful CD that shows off Kellock and his trio at their best
in a fantastic set of standards popularised by Fred Astaire.
Born in 1962 in Edinburgh, Brian graduated with a B. Music (Hons)
from Edinburgh University in 1986. Since then, he has been establishing
his position as one of the top piano players in the UK jazz
scene, working with such luminaries as Red Rodney, Sheila Jordan,
Art Farmer, Charlie Rouse, Bill Watrous, Scott Hamilton, Stanley
Turrentine, Herb Geller and many others. From 1995, Brian has
been a member of Australian trumpet wizard James Morrison's
Band; touring all over Europe and Australia, and recording a
live album for Warner Bros. at the New Morning Club in Paris,
along the way.
His main project is his own Trio, which first appeared as the
rhythm section for seminal Scottish band, the John Rae Collective,
as long ago as 1988. This line-up, featuring Kenny Ellis on
bass and John Rae on drums, has been performing together ever
since and has won them many fans. Finally, in 1998, the band
released their first recording together - 'Something's Got To
Give' - (Caber Music 003), which has had rave reviews in the
press. Brian
was named as one of the Top 10 young jazz pianists in the
world by Classic CD in 2000.
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