BOOKLET
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Howard Riley Trio – Discussions
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Artist……………: Howard Riley Trio
Album…………….: Discussions
Genre…………….: free.jazz
Source……………: NMR
Year……………..: 1968
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Posted by…………: p-zombie@dev.null on 09/05/2013
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Review
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His debut album, now available on CD for the first time. Recorded the year before his two releases on CBS, “Angle” and “Now’s The Time” and it’s nearly as good. In fact I’d forgotten what a very good drummer Jon Hiseman was. Terrific stuff!
b. John Howard Riley, 16 February 1943, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. Riley began playing piano at the age of six, although it was another 10 years before he began to play jazz. At university he studied under Bernard Rands at Bangor, North Wales (1961-66) gaining BA and MA degrees, then with David Baker at Indiana, adding M.Mus to his name in 1967. From 1967-70 he studied for his PhD at York University under Wilfred Mellers, who wrote a piece (Yeibichai) for symphony orchestra, scat singer and jazz trio that was performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Frank Holder and Rileyís trio at the 1969 Proms. Riley had led a trio at Bangor, and later joined Evan Parkerís quartet. On his return from Indiana he formed a trio with Barry Guy (and sometimes Ron Rubin) and Jon Hiseman (also Tony Oxley and, later, Alan Jackson) and began writing for bands including the Spontaneous Music Ensemble and the Don Rendell – Ian Carr Quintet.
At this time he also began to have his chamber and orchestral pieces performed in concert, and was a founder member of the Musiciansí Co-Operative. He has composed for Barry Guyís London Jazz Composersí Orchestra and the New Jazz Orchestra and played with Keith Tippett, John McLaughlin (who had also occasionally sat in with the late 60s trio), Jaki Byard, Elton Dean, the LJCO (being the featured soloist on their Double Trouble), Barbara Thompson, Oxley and many others. He has also taught at the Guildhall and Goldsmithís schools of music in London and at the Center Of The Creative And Performing Arts in Buffalo. In the late 80s he began to release both old and new recordings on his own cassette label, Falcon Tapes. In 1990, he and Dean co-led a quartet of improvisers on a set of jazz standards, All The Tradition.
This debut recording by the legendary UK pianist Howard Riley was initially released 40 years ago on a tiny label (Opportunity, owned by producer Chris Wellard) and has been unavailable for ages, making it a super-rare collectorís item. Riley has been spearheading the UK free jazz scene since the mid-1960, recording regularly over the years and serving as a beacon of musical enlightenment and vision. His exceptional talents as a pianist and composer are truly unrivaled, with the possible exception of his peer Keith Tippett. On this album Riley is accompanied by the brilliant bassist Barry Guy (Spontaneous Music Ensemble / SME), another prominent figure on the UK free jazz scene, who recorded with Rileyís trio on more than one occasion. The person behind the drums is probably the greatest surprise to the visitors of this site, as it is no other than Jon Hiseman – future leader of Colosseum, Tempest and United Jazz And Rock Ensemble (Hisemanís early jazz career is much lesser know). The trio performs a set consisting of several Rileyís original compositions and a few standards ñ these well disguised as appropriate for a free jazz setting. Some clearly melodic elements are still present on these tracks, as the adventurous full-blown avant-garde was yet to come, but this is a classic of the genre in every sense. The interplay between the three master musicians is phenomenal and considering their tender age (at the time of this recording) this is a monster achievement. Absolutely essential for all free jazz lovers, especially for connoisseurs of the UK branch of the genre.
~ adambaruch.com
Howard Riley – piano
Barry Guy – bass
Jon Hiseman – drums
Recorded: December 29, 1967 London
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Tracklisting
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1. Howard Riley Trio – Sweet And Lovely [06:46]
2. Howard Riley Trio – Romance [02:02]
3. Howard Riley Trio – Nardis [05:53]
4. Howard Riley Trio – Sunflower [02:07]
5. Howard Riley Trio – Children At Play [05:02]
6. Howard Riley Trio – Spring Is Here [05:57]
7. Howard Riley Trio – What’s New [06:05]
8. Howard Riley Trio – Folk Theme No. 1 [03:16]
Playing Time………: 37:14
Total Size………..: 65.60 MB
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