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Howard Riley – For Four On Two Two
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Artist……………: Howard Riley
Album…………….: For Four On Two Two
Genre…………….: free.jazz
Source……………: NMR
Year……………..: 2008
Ripper……………: NMR
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Quality…………..: CBR 256, (avg. bitrate: 256kbps)
Channels………….: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
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Ripped by…………: NMR
Posted by…………: p-zombie@dev.null on 08/05/2013
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Covers……………: Front Back CD
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Review / Description
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Howard Riley – solo piano
Recorded: 27 July, 1982
Jazzprint: JPVP141CD 2008
Affinity: AFF 110 1984
AMG Biography by Rovi
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.
Review from DustyGroove
Incredible work from British pianist Howard Riley ñ an early comer on the 60s modern scene, but an artist who’s really at the height of his powers on this early 80s session! Riley’s all solo here, but playing the piano with an incredibly intense style ñ as dynamic and dramatic as Cecil Taylor, yet also wonderfully focused, too ñ a lot more inside, and swinging, too ñ even in offbeat ways ñ kind of like the way that Jaki Byard can take off, yet still hold onto his roots!
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Tracklisting
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1. Howard Riley – Pedal Points [08:40]
2. Howard Riley – For Four On Two Two [05:57]
3. Howard Riley – Somethings [03:56]
4. Howard Riley – Activate [10:19]
5. Howard Riley – Unfold [10:33]
Playing Time………: 39:27
Total Size………..: 73.00 MB
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