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Hi Fly (Peter King Album)
''Hi Fly'' is a live jazz album by United Kingdom, British Saxophone, saxophonist Peter King (saxophonist), Peter King with the Philippe Briand Trio, recorded live at Le Plateau des Quatre Vent, Lorient, Brittany, France, by Daniel Duigou on 4 March 1984. It was King's fourth album on the Spotlite Records, Spotlite label.[ Allmusic review: ''Hi Fly''], accessed 12 May 2010. Track listing #"Blues for S.J." (King) – 9:05 #"Hi-Fly (Randy Weston song), Hi Fly" (Randy Weston) – 12:18 #"Star Eyes (song), Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 8:10 #"Old Folks (1938 song), Old Folks" (Dedett Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 8:08 #"Seven Steps to Heaven (composition), Seven Steps to Heaven" (Miles Davis, Victor Feldman) – 4:40 Personnel *Peter King (saxophonist), Peter King – alto saxophone *Pete Jacobsen – piano *Riccardo del Fra – Double bass, bass *Philippe Briand – Drum kit, drums *Jakez Moreau – conga (on 2) References {{reflist Peter King (saxophonist) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter King (saxophonist)
Peter John King (11 August 1940 – 23 August 2020) was an English jazz saxophonist, composer, and clarinettist. Early life Peter King was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. He took up the clarinet and saxophone as a teenager, entirely self-taught. His first public appearances were in 1957, playing alto in a trad jazz group at the Swan Public House, Kingston, in a group organised by trumpeter Alan Rosewell, with whom he worked at the Directorate of Overseas Surveys as an apprentice cartographer. After the performance, however, King made the choice of becoming a professional musician. He came under the strong musical influence of Charlie Parker developing a bebop style inspired by Parker. Career In 1959, at the age of 19, he was booked by Ronnie Scott to perform at the opening of Scott's club in Gerrard Street, London. In the same year, he received the ''Melody Maker'' New Star award. He worked with Johnny Dankworth's orchestra from 1960 to 1961, and went on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
