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Lewis Nash Quintet • The Highest Mountain


Biography
by Rose of Sharon Witmer
Although Lewis Nash has played the drums on more than 200 recordings, he has only one CD, recorded in 1989, under his own name. The title says it all: Rhythm Is My Business. Born in 1958 in Phoenix, AZ, Nash was destined to leave his hometown for New York to play with some of the greatest stars of the history of modern jazz.
The talented young drummer played the drums in Phoenix, before moving to New York in 1981. In this jazz mecca, Nash had the incredibly good fortune to join Betty Carter's band when he was just 23 years old, giving him the opportunity to hone his chops with world-class musicians like Benny Green, Stephen Scott, and Don Braden. Carter was known for her insistence on the absolute best from her musicians, and Nash grew as a musician and as a performer under her tutelage. He appears on many of her recordings, including the Grammy Award-winning 1988 CD, Look What I Got.
It was his decade with the Tommy Flanagan Trio for which Nash may be best known. The legendary Flanagan is on record as having preferred to work with the intuitive, always-ready Nash more than any other drummer. Along with Flanagan on piano, and Peter Washington on bass, the trio created some of the most memorable jazz recordings of the 1990s. Sea Changes (1996), Lady Be Good...For Ella 1994, and Live At the Village Vanguard (1998) are just three of the trio's outstanding albums.
Throughout that decade, Nash also performed with a veritable who's who of jazz luminaries, including Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, Wynton Marsalis, Oscar Peterson, McCoy Tyner, Branford Marsalis, Bud Shank, Scott Hamilton, Jackie McLean, Cyrus Chestnut, and Horace Silver, to name only a few.
In the late '90s, Nash started branching out. He formed his own group, the Lewis Nash Ensemble, comprised of Nash, along with Jimmy Green on saxophone; David Finck on bass; Steve Nelson on vibraphone; and Steve Kroon on percussion. Among the group's many accomplishments is their two year stint with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Program, performing in the New York public school system. Providing inspiration and expertise to students is an important part of Nash's career. In 2001, he became a member of the faculty at the prestigious Juilliard School of Music.


As with any good teacher, Nash continues to learn as well. One such growth experience is his collaboration with David O'Rourke on a project to take traditional Irish music and address it in the jazz idiom. Their Celtic Jazz Collective released a CD in 2001: Celtic Jazz Collective: IsLinn (A Vision). In addition to Nash and O'Rourke, the recording features uilleann pipe master, Paddy Keenan; Regina Carter on violin; Martin Reilly on accordion; Marie Reilly and Fiona Doherty on fiddles; pianist, Fintan O'Neill; Niall Vallely on concertina; along with Peter Washington and Ronan Guilfoyle, both on bass; and Steve Kroon on percussion. The group has taken two diverse musical traditions, and synergized them into something new and exciting. That is just the way things seem to go in the life of Lewis Nash, whose business is rhythm.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lewis-nash-mn0000264126/biography

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Biografía
por Rosa de Sharon Witmer
Aunque Lewis Nash ha tocado la batería en más de 200 grabaciones, sólo tiene un CD, grabado en 1989, con su propio nombre. El título lo dice todo: Rhythm Is My Business. Nacido en 1958 en Phoenix, AZ, Nash estaba destinado a dejar su ciudad natal para ir a Nueva York a tocar con algunas de las mayores estrellas de la historia del jazz moderno.
El joven y talentoso baterista tocaba la batería en Phoenix, antes de trasladarse a Nueva York en 1981. En esta meca del jazz, Nash tuvo la increíble suerte de unirse a la banda de Betty Carter cuando sólo tenía 23 años, lo que le dio la oportunidad de perfeccionar sus habilidades con músicos de talla mundial como Benny Green, Stephen Scott y Don Braden. Carter era conocida por su insistencia en que sus músicos dieran lo mejor de sí mismos, y Nash creció como músico e intérprete bajo su tutela. Aparece en muchas de sus grabaciones, incluido el CD Look What I Got, ganador de un premio Grammy en 1988.
Fue su década con el Tommy Flanagan Trio por la que Nash puede ser más conocido. El legendario Flanagan ha dejado constancia de que prefería trabajar con el intuitivo y siempre dispuesto Nash más que con cualquier otro batería. Junto con Flanagan al piano y Peter Washington al bajo, el trío creó algunas de las grabaciones de jazz más memorables de la década de 1990. Sea Changes (1996), Lady Be Good...For Ella 1994, y Live At the Village Vanguard (1998) son sólo tres de los destacados álbumes del trío.
A lo largo de esa década, Nash también actuó con un verdadero "quién es quién" de las luminarias del jazz, como Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, Wynton Marsalis, Oscar Peterson, McCoy Tyner, Branford Marsalis, Bud Shank, Scott Hamilton, Jackie McLean, Cyrus Chestnut y Horace Silver, por nombrar sólo algunos.
A finales de los 90, Nash empezó a diversificarse. Formó su propio grupo, el Lewis Nash Ensemble, compuesto por Nash, junto con Jimmy Green al saxofón, David Finck al bajo, Steve Nelson al vibráfono y Steve Kroon a la percusión. Entre los muchos logros del grupo se encuentra su participación durante dos años en el programa Jazz at Lincoln Center, actuando en el sistema escolar público de Nueva York. Ofrecer inspiración y experiencia a los estudiantes es una parte importante de la carrera de Nash. En 2001, pasó a formar parte del profesorado de la prestigiosa Juilliard School of Music.
Como todo buen profesor, Nash también sigue aprendiendo. Una de esas experiencias de crecimiento es su colaboración con David O'Rourke en un proyecto para tomar la música tradicional irlandesa y abordarla en el lenguaje del jazz. Su Celtic Jazz Collective publicó un CD en 2001: Celtic Jazz Collective: IsLinn (A Vision). Además de Nash y O'Rourke, la grabación cuenta con el maestro de la gaita uilleann, Paddy Keenan; Regina Carter al violín; Martin Reilly al acordeón; Marie Reilly y Fiona Doherty a los violines; el pianista Fintan O'Neill; Niall Vallely a la concertina; junto con Peter Washington y Ronan Guilfoyle, ambos al bajo; y Steve Kroon a la percusión. El grupo ha tomado dos tradiciones musicales diversas y las ha sinergizado en algo nuevo y emocionante. Así es como parecen ir las cosas en la vida de Lewis Nash, cuyo negocio es el ritmo.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lewis-nash-mn0000264126/biography




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Tracks:
1 - Teddy
2 - From Here To A Star
3 - Y Todavia La Queiro
4 - The Highest Mountain
5 - Goodbye
6 - Blues Connotation
7 - Arioso
8 - Ain't Nothin' Nu
9 - Eronel


Credits:
    Acoustic Bass – Peter Washington
    Drums – Lewis Nash
    Mixed By, Mastered By – Ian Hendrickson-Smith
    Piano – Renee Rosnes
    Producer, Engineer – Cory Weeds
    Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Jimmy Greene
    Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Jeremy Pelt

Recorded September 16-18 , 2011 at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club, Vancouver, B.C.

Label:    Cellar Live Records – CL091811
Released:    2012
Genre:    Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/12114606-Lewis-Nash-The-Highest-Mountain











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