Wes Reimagined Nigel Price Organ Trio

• 1 Cariba! 06:40
• 2 Leila 06:01
• 3 Jingles 05:41
• 4 Far Wes 05:08
• 5 So Do It! 04:45
• 6 Movin' Along 07:45
• 7 Monk's Shop 04:28
• 8 Road Song 06:14
• 9 Twisted Blues 05:59
• 10 I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face 07:10
• Total Runtime 59:51

Info for Wes Reimagined

Wie würde Wes Montgomery heute spielen? »Wes Reimagined« vom Orgeltrio des Gitarristen Nigel Price. Seit mehr als 25 Jahren ist der preisgekrönte Jazzgitarrist einer der am härtesten arbeitenden Musiker der UK-Szene. Musikalisch erfreuen sich die Hörer an Nigels Mischung aus fließenden Bebop-Linien, tiefer Blues-Sensibilität und seiner Beherrschung des Wes-typischen »Chording«.

Zu seinen Karrierehöhepunkten zählen eine Support-Show für Gladys Knight in der Royal Albert Hall und ein Auftritt auf Van Morrisons jüngstem Album »Keep Me Singing«. In Bezug auf Wes Reimagined, Nigels neuem Album, erklärt er: »Ich mache kein Geheimnis daraus, dass ich ein großer Wes Montgomery-Fan bin. Wer ist das nicht? Ich habe festgestellt, dass seine Kompositionen großartige Möglichkeiten bieten, insbesondere im Orgeltrio-Format.

Ich könnte mir kein besseres oder aufregenderes Team als Ross Stanley und Joel Barford wünschen, um dieses Material mit mir zu vermitteln. Wir haben auch einige fantastische Gäste: den langjährigen Mitarbeiter Vasilis Xenopoulos am Tenor-Saxophon, den wunderbaren Tony Kofi am Alt und die Legende Snowboy am Schlagzeug auf 5 der Tracks. «Dieses Album ist eine Sammlung seiner Stücke, gespielt im gleichen Sinne, aber mit einem neuen Seitenblick auf das, was gewesen sein könnte.»

Nigel Price, Gitarre
Ross Stanley, B3 Hammond
Joel Barford, Schlagzeug
Vasilis Xenopoulos, Tenorsaxofon
Tony Kofi, Alrsaxofon
Snowboy, Congas, Bongos, Surdo, Shekere, Trillerpfeife
Callum Au, Posaune und String Arrangements
Phonograph Effect Strings:
Kay Stephen, Violine 1
Anna Brigham, Violine 2
Elitsa Bogdanova, Viola
Chris Terepin, Cello

Nigel Price
Over a career spanning more than 25 years, award winning jazz guitarist Nigel Price has become widely acknowledged as one of the hardest working musicians in the business.

Musically, his blend of flowing bebop lines, deep blues sensibility and his mastery of chording continue to delight audiences and fellow musicians alike. His career highlights include a support show for Gladys Knight at The Royal Albert Hall and an appearance on Van Morrison’s recent album Keep Me Singing.

Starting his professional career in his early 20s, Nigel toured Europe with various reggae and funk bands before settling on a solo guitar career and turning his attention to jazz. Citing early influences as Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Nigel honed his craft by attending gigs and sitting in with the players of the time.

Nigel has played on more than 50 albums including 5 as a leader, spent ten years with acid jazz outfit The Filthy Six, was a member of James Taylor’s band for 3 years (with whom he recorded 5 albums) and performed with the legendary David Axelrod. He has also taught at The International Guitar Foundation at King’s Place, London.

He has worked tirelessly to organise his own tours (including a 56 date tour in late 2016) and has picked up a Parliamentary Jazz Award (Best Jazz Ensemble, 2010), a nomination for a British Jazz Award (Best Guitarist, 2014) and a British Jazz Award (Best Guitarist, 2016) along the way.

Nigel is a regular performer at London’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club where he has made more than 500 appearances. He released his fifth Organ Trio Album

Heads & Tales Volume 2 in late 2016 to great critical acclaim. He is currently planning a further tour due to start in 2018.

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