Tim Gorman is an American pianist, composer, arranger and record producer. Gorman studied music composition at the

University of Portland , mottoeng = The truth will set you free , established = 1901 , type = Private university , religious_affiliation = Catholic (Congregation of Holy Cross) , endowment = $218 million , president = Robert D. Kelly , students = 3,731 (fall 20 ...

in Oregon, under Philippe De La Mare, himself a former student of

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Biography

Gorman graduated in 1974 and went on to work as a session musician, most notably from the 1980s until the present. His work along the way included collaborations with

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and

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, and Jefferson Starship. Gorman took part in the recording of the Who's album ''

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'' and the subsequent tour in 1982. In 1984, he was the keyboardist in The V.U. (sometimes called The View) ''Phoenix Rising'' album together with Kevin Chalfant (vocals), Ross Valory (bass guitar),

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(drums) and Steff Burns (guitars), all of them musicians whose complete list of acts in which they were involved needed another specific page. Valory and Chalfant later joined again in The Storm which included other former Journey members plus Josh Ramos, a guest guitarist in the V.U. album. ''Phoenix Rising'' songs are dated 1984 but the album never saw the light till it was rescued and published by Frontiers in 2000. His work with

goes back to the

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during 1985 to 1987. He then took part in the Jefferson Airplane reunion in 1989. Gorman was one of several keyboardists on the reunion album and played live with the Airplane in the supporting tour. He was then a member of Kantner's band ''Wooden Ships'', along with guitarist

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in 1991 and 1992. Wooden Ships was joined on some of its later gigs by singer

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(formerly of

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) and Airplane/Hot Tuna bassist

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. This soon became the core line-up for the new incarnation of Jefferson Starship with the addition of drummer Prairie Prince and fiddler

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, later rejoined by former Airplane co-founder

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. Gorman stayed with Jefferson Starship as a permanent member until 1995, appearing on the live album '' Deep Space / Virgin Sky'' and playing on two tracks for the studio album ''

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''. He has teamed again with them occasionally on some of the ''Galactic Family Reunion'' concerts in 2006.

Discography

The Who

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'' racks 5, 6, 8, 9 & 13-16/small> (1982) :*All subsequent studio version releases of " Eminence Front" *'' Who's Last'' (1984) *''

Thirty Years of Maximum R&B ''Thirty Years of Maximum R&B'' is a box set by British rock band, The Who released by Polydor Records internationally and by MCA Records in the U.S.; since 2003, it has been issued in America by Geffen Records. The set consists of four CDs th ...

'' isc 4, tracks 17-18/small> (1994) *''Classical Daydreams'' (1996) *''Celtic Loop'' (1996) *'' Live from Toronto'' (2006) *''Cowboy'' (1996)

References

Tim Gorman on AllMusic

Artist Website
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