''Barn Jams'' are a series of instrumental pieces written by
Pink Floyd guitarist,
David Gilmour and performed by him and the core members of his 2006
On an Island Tour band,
Guy Pratt on bass,
Richard Wright on keyboards and
Steve DiStanislao on drums. The sessions were recorded and filmed in a barn at Gilmour's home in
Sussex, in January 2007. It is unknown how many pieces exist, although Gilmour himself, in a bonus interview within the second DVD of his 2008 release ''
Live in Gdańsk
''Live in Gdańsk'' is a live album by David Gilmour. It is a part of his ''On an Island'' project which includes an album, tour, DVD, and live album. It was released on 22 September 2008. A David Gilmour Signature Series Fender Stratocaster ...
'', claims that he and guitarist
Phil Manzanera
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(who co-produced the ''On an Island'' album) recorded and catalogued "close to 200" jams.
Live in Gdańsk
''Live in Gdańsk'' is a live album by David Gilmour. It is a part of his ''On an Island'' project which includes an album, tour, DVD, and live album. It was released on 22 September 2008. A David Gilmour Signature Series Fender Stratocaster ...
, 2008, DVD 2. Three tracks were released as part of the ''Live in Gdańsk'' 4-disc edition, deluxe edition and vinyl edition; one was released on ''
Remember That Night
''Remember That Night'' is a live concert recording of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's solo concerts at the Royal Albert Hall on 29, 30 & 31 May 2006 as part of his On an Island Tour. The title is taken from a line in the song "On an Islan ...
'' (2007) and four more were released on the deluxe edition of Gilmour's 2015 ''
Rattle That Lock
''Rattle That Lock'' is the fourth solo studio album by former Pink Floyd singer and guitarist David Gilmour. It was released on 18 September 2015 via Columbia Records. The artwork for the album was created by Dave Stansbie from The Creative Cor ...
'' album. The ''Barn Jams'' are the last released recordings made by Richard Wright before his death in 2008.
Currently known "Barn Jams"
''Remember That Night''
#"Island Jam 2007"
(Gilmour)
Not to be confused with "Island Jam", the b-side to the "
Smile
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" single.
"Island Jam 2007" is another jam recorded during the same sessions as the ''Barn Jams'' in January 2007.
''Live in Gdańsk''
The following Barn Jams were included as videos on Disc 4 of the 4-disc edition and deluxe edition and as audio tracks on the 5 LP vinyl edition of ''
Live in Gdańsk
''Live in Gdańsk'' is a live album by David Gilmour. It is a part of his ''On an Island'' project which includes an album, tour, DVD, and live album. It was released on 22 September 2008. A David Gilmour Signature Series Fender Stratocaster ...
''.
#"Barn Jam 166" (4:49)
(Gilmour)
#"Barn Jam 192" (2:49)
(Gilmour) (not included on vinyl edition)
#"Barn Jam 121" (7:32)
(Gilmour)
''Rattle That Lock''
The following Barn Jams are included as videos in the CD/Blu-ray and CD/DVD deluxe editions of ''
Rattle That Lock
''Rattle That Lock'' is the fourth solo studio album by former Pink Floyd singer and guitarist David Gilmour. It was released on 18 September 2015 via Columbia Records. The artwork for the album was created by Dave Stansbie from The Creative Cor ...
''.
#"Barn Jam 1"
(Gilmour)
#"Barn Jam 2"
(Gilmour)
#"Barn Jam 3"
(Gilmour)
#"Barn Jam 4"
(Gilmour)
Personnel
David Gilmour -
guitar
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s,
console steel guitar
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,
drums on "192"
Richard Wright -
keyboard
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* Musi ...
s
Guy Pratt -
bass guitar
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, guitar on "192"
Steve DiStanislao - drums,
double bass
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on "192"
References
{{Pink Floyd
David Gilmour songs
Richard Wright (musician) songs