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Larry
Goldings is a Grammy-nominated pianist and composer. His organ trio
with Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart has been recognized in the New
York Times as "the best organ trio of the last decade." Goldings'
musical inspirations draw from a lifetime of absorbing jazz, pop, funk,
R&B, electronic and classical music.
As a performer and
recording artist, he is known for long-term collaborations that straddle
the realms of jazz and pop with such artists as Jim Hall, Maceo Parker,
John Scofield, Steve Gadd, Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Michael
Brecker, Sia Furler, John Mayer, and others.
Goldings has been
recording and touring with singer-songwriter James Taylor since 2001,
and is the featured musician on Taylor's One Man Band CD/DVD, the
culmination of a two year world-wide tour with James and Larry in duet.
In 2007, Scofield/Goldings/DeJohnette's Trio Beyond - Saudades (ECM) was
recognized with a Best Instrumental Jazz Album Grammy nomination for
their searing live recording at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Goldings'
music graces the soundtracks of many film and television projects. He
contributed to the jazzy fabric of Clint Eastwood's Space Cowboys and
enhanced John Madden's Proof and Judd Apatow's Funny People with
original compositions, as well as providing ghoulish organ music for
"Lurch" to play in the animated film, The Addams Family. Goldings' Nino
Rota-inspired score to Jeff Garlin's Dealin' With Idiots is the backdrop
to this hilarious film about the zany parents of a Little League
baseball team. Listeners of NPR's This American Life can hear Goldings'
music underscoring many of its dramatic stories.
Larry scored the
Netflix series, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker,
infusing the drama with shades of ragtime and early jazz, in combination
with modern, back-beat oriented cues, in which early jazz meets
hip-hop. The soundtrack has been released by Warner Bros. through
Watertower Music.
https://www.larrygoldings.com/#about
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Colaborador / Contributor: Ketmokin
Larry Goldings is a Grammy-nominated pianist and composer. His organ trio with Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart has been recognized in the New York Times as "the best organ trio of the last decade." Goldings' musical inspirations draw from a lifetime of absorbing jazz, pop, funk, R&B, electronic and classical music.
As a performer and recording artist, he is known for long-term collaborations that straddle the realms of jazz and pop with such artists as Jim Hall, Maceo Parker, John Scofield, Steve Gadd, Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Sia Furler, John Mayer, and others.
Goldings has been recording and touring with singer-songwriter James Taylor since 2001, and is the featured musician on Taylor's One Man Band CD/DVD, the culmination of a two year world-wide tour with James and Larry in duet. In 2007, Scofield/Goldings/DeJohnette's Trio Beyond - Saudades (ECM) was recognized with a Best Instrumental Jazz Album Grammy nomination for their searing live recording at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Goldings' music graces the soundtracks of many film and television projects. He contributed to the jazzy fabric of Clint Eastwood's Space Cowboys and enhanced John Madden's Proof and Judd Apatow's Funny People with original compositions, as well as providing ghoulish organ music for "Lurch" to play in the animated film, The Addams Family. Goldings' Nino Rota-inspired score to Jeff Garlin's Dealin' With Idiots is the backdrop to this hilarious film about the zany parents of a Little League baseball team. Listeners of NPR's This American Life can hear Goldings' music underscoring many of its dramatic stories.
Larry scored the Netflix series, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, infusing the drama with shades of ragtime and early jazz, in combination with modern, back-beat oriented cues, in which early jazz meets hip-hop. The soundtrack has been released by Warner Bros. through Watertower Music.
https://www.larrygoldings.com/#about
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Review
The jazz world has seen many great organ trios over the years however Larry Golding’s trio with Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart is not only one of the most innovative but also one of the most prolific. Next week see’s the release of their 12th Album titled “Toy Tunes”, the second for their current label Pirouet Records.
Toy Tunes, is the follow up release to “Ramshackle Serenade” released in 2014 to critical acclaim, and once again see’s trio great form. The album contains a mix of original compositions mixed with treatments of a number of standards including “I’m In The Mood For Love”, Carla Bley’s “And Now the Queen” and the title track, Wayne Shorter’s “Toy Tune”.
Larry Goldings when speaking about the trio said “Our approach has never been dictated by the ‘organ trio’ format but rather by our individual personalities, our broad range of musical interests, our desire to be highly interactive, and to grow together as musicians.” This could not be further from the truth as the trio explore many styles on the album from the more straight ahead readings of “I’m In The Mood For Love” and closing track Calm to the abstract of Carla Bley’s “And Now the Queen”.
The Album opens with a Goldings original “Fagan” referencing Steely Dan’s co-leader Donald Fagan and introduces the album well. The track with is staccato motif and straight eight feel is a strong opener without giving to much away as to what is coming. Larry stated the the music of Donald Fagan “introduced me to a whole new world of harmony and song structure” and this can be heard in this track.
I especially liked the lilting 6/8 feel of Bernstein’s “Lullaby For B” that Peter wrote for his oldest son and back beat groove of Bill Stewart’s “Don’t Ever Call Me Again”. Highlight of the album in my mind is treatment of Wayne Shorter’s “Toy Tune’. While not deviating all that far from the original Shorter recording both Bernstien and Goldings lay down impressive solo’s. Goldings says that improvising on Wayne Shorter’s pieces “is akin to playing with a Rubik’s Cube” and if this is the case on this recording he certainly was able to get all the squares lined up.
The performances on the album are excellent throughout as is the recording quality. Toy Tune is not only a welcome addition to the trios discography but a welcome addition to any Hammond fan or for that matter jazz lovers in general.
Written by Jan Veldman
https://jazzineurope.mfmmedia.nl/2018/04/cd-review-larry-goldings-peter-bernstein-bill-stewart-toy-tunes/
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Reseña
El mundo del jazz ha visto muchos grandes tríos de órgano a lo largo de los años, pero el trío de Larry Golding con Peter Bernstein y Bill Stewart no sólo es uno de los más innovadores, sino también uno de los más prolíficos. La próxima semana saldrá a la venta su duodécimo álbum, titulado "Toy Tunes", el segundo para su actual sello, Pirouet Records.
Toy Tunes es la continuación de "Ramshackle Serenade", publicado en 2014 con gran éxito de crítica, y una vez más el trío está en plena forma. El álbum contiene una mezcla de composiciones originales mezcladas con tratamientos de una serie de estándares, incluyendo "I'm In The Mood For Love", "And Now the Queen" de Carla Bley y la pista del título, "Toy Tune" de Wayne Shorter.
Larry Goldings, al hablar del trío, dijo: "Nuestro enfoque nunca ha sido dictado por el formato de "trío de órgano", sino más bien por nuestras personalidades individuales, nuestra amplia gama de intereses musicales, nuestro deseo de ser altamente interactivos y de crecer juntos como músicos." Esto no podría estar más lejos de la realidad, ya que el trío explora muchos estilos en el álbum, desde las lecturas más directas de "I'm In The Mood For Love" y el tema de cierre Calm hasta lo abstracto de "And Now the Queen" de Carla Bley.
El álbum se abre con un original de Goldings, "Fagan", que hace referencia al colíder de Steely Dan, Donald Fagan, y que introduce bien el álbum. El tema, con un motivo entrecortado y una sensación de ocho rectos, es un fuerte comienzo, sin dar demasiadas pistas sobre lo que va a ocurrir. Larry declaró que la música de Donald Fagan "me introdujo en todo un nuevo mundo de armonía y estructura de las canciones" y esto se puede escuchar en este tema.
Me gustó especialmente la sensación de 6/8 de la "Canción de cuna para B" de Bernstein, que Peter escribió para su hijo mayor, y el ritmo de fondo de "Don't Ever Call Me Again" de Bill Stewart. Lo mejor del álbum, en mi opinión, es el tratamiento de "Toy Tune" de Wayne Shorter. Aunque no se desvía mucho de la grabación original de Shorter, tanto Bernstien como Goldings hacen unos solos impresionantes. Goldings dice que improvisar sobre las piezas de Wayne Shorter "es como jugar con un cubo de Rubik" y si este es el caso en esta grabación, ciertamente fue capaz de conseguir todos los cuadrados alineados.
Las interpretaciones del álbum son excelentes, al igual que la calidad de la grabación. Toy Tune no sólo es una buena adición a la discografía de los tríos, sino que también es una buena adición para cualquier fan de Hammond o para los amantes del jazz en general.
Escrito por Jan Veldman
https://jazzineurope.mfmmedia.nl/2018/04/cd-review-larry-goldings-peter-bernstein-bill-stewart-toy-tunes/
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Hammond Street is a groovy and jazzy trio album, recorded in Los Angeles, USA in January 2006 by the Danish saxophone player Benjamin Koppel, the Hammond organ player Larry Goldings and the drummer Bill Stewart.
Hammond Street is the street where everything happens. It crosses Sunset Boulevard where the jet set cruise in their big American cars and the stars of Hollywood is out to be seen.
The great sound of the B3 Hammond organ is played by the sublime master of the instrument, Larry Goldings. He is known for his cooperation with among others John Scofield, James Taylor and Maceo Parker. In the 1950’s and the 1960’s Jimmy Smith began to play jazz on the B3 Hammond Organ and Larry Goldings has since then developed his very personal style of playing. His play is extrovert and has a modernistic style – inspired by both free jazz and funk music.
Benjamin Koppel has a very special relationship to the B3 Hammond Organ. His father, Anders Koppel (founding member of the beat and rock band Savage Rose), is a very talented organ player. Benjamin Koppel used to be with his father on tour, so he has been listening to the instrument from his early childhood. Benjamin Koppel is playing with several international jazz musicians and his compositions have been recorded by names like Daniel Humair and Phil Woods.
Goldings and Koppel are accompanied by Bill Stewart on drums. He is a true New Yorker with a great character who has played and recorded with names like John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Chris Potter, Pat Metheny.
Benjamin Koppel has composed the majority of the titles on Hammond Street. It is blues inspired jazz – swinging and grooving. The desert just outside the city of Los Angeles has been giving inspiration to the titles Ostrich Itch, that has themes from the west coast fusion, and Armadillo Race based on the afro jazz groove in 6/8. The titles lead the thoughts to the dusty desert, the car races across the American continent and the race for the specially trained armadilloes.
https://benjaminkoppel1.bandcamp.com/album/hammond-street
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Hammond Street es un álbum de trío groovy y jazzy, grabado en Los Ángeles, EE.UU., en enero de 2006 por el saxofonista danés Benjamin Koppel, el organista Hammond Larry Goldings y el batería Bill Stewart.
Hammond Street es la calle donde ocurre todo. Cruza Sunset Boulevard, donde la jet set pasea en sus grandes coches americanos y las estrellas de Hollywood se dejan ver.
El gran sonido del órgano B3 Hammond es interpretado por el sublime maestro del instrumento, Larry Goldings. Es conocido por su colaboración, entre otros, con John Scofield, James Taylor y Maceo Parker. En los años 50 y 60, Jimmy Smith empezó a tocar jazz en el órgano B3 Hammond y, desde entonces, Larry Goldings ha desarrollado su personalísimo estilo de interpretación. Su forma de tocar es extrovertida y tiene un estilo modernista, inspirado tanto en el free jazz como en la música funk.
Benjamin Koppel tiene una relación muy especial con el órgano Hammond B3. Su padre, Anders Koppel (miembro fundador de la banda de beat y rock Savage Rose), es un organista de gran talento. Benjamin Koppel solía acompañar a su padre en las giras, por lo que lleva escuchando el instrumento desde su más tierna infancia. Benjamin Koppel toca con varios músicos de jazz internacionales y sus composiciones han sido grabadas por nombres como Daniel Humair y Phil Woods.
Goldings y Koppel están acompañados por Bill Stewart a la batería. Se trata de un auténtico neoyorquino de gran carácter que ha tocado y grabado con nombres como John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Chris Potter o Pat Metheny.
Benjamin Koppel ha compuesto la mayoría de los títulos de Hammond Street. Es jazz inspirado en el blues, con swing y groove. El desierto a las afueras de la ciudad de Los Ángeles ha servido de inspiración para los títulos Ostrich Itch, que tiene temas de la fusión de la costa oeste, y Armadillo Race, basado en el groove del afro jazz en 6/8. Los títulos llevan el pensamiento al polvoriento desierto, a las carreras de coches por el continente americano y a la carrera de los armadillos especialmente entrenados.
https://benjaminkoppel1.bandcamp.com/album/hammond-street
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Larry
Goldings is a Grammy-nominated pianist and composer. His organ trio
with Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart has been recognized in the New
York Times as "the best organ trio of the last decade." Goldings'
musical inspirations draw from a lifetime of absorbing jazz, pop, funk,
R&B, electronic and classical music.
As a performer and
recording artist, he is known for long-term collaborations that straddle
the realms of jazz and pop with such artists as Jim Hall, Maceo Parker,
John Scofield, Steve Gadd, Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Michael
Brecker, Sia Furler, John Mayer, and others.
Goldings has been
recording and touring with singer-songwriter James Taylor since 2001,
and is the featured musician on Taylor's One Man Band CD/DVD, the
culmination of a two year world-wide tour with James and Larry in duet.
In 2007, Scofield/Goldings/DeJohnette's Trio Beyond - Saudades (ECM) was
recognized with a Best Instrumental Jazz Album Grammy nomination for
their searing live recording at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Goldings'
music graces the soundtracks of many film and television projects. He
contributed to the jazzy fabric of Clint Eastwood's Space Cowboys and
enhanced John Madden's Proof and Judd Apatow's Funny People with
original compositions, as well as providing ghoulish organ music for
"Lurch" to play in the animated film, The Addams Family. Goldings' Nino
Rota-inspired score to Jeff Garlin's Dealin' With Idiots is the backdrop
to this hilarious film about the zany parents of a Little League
baseball team. Listeners of NPR's This American Life can hear Goldings'
music underscoring many of its dramatic stories.
Larry scored the
Netflix series, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker,
infusing the drama with shades of ragtime and early jazz, in combination
with modern, back-beat oriented cues, in which early jazz meets
hip-hop. The soundtrack has been released by Warner Bros. through
Watertower Music.
https://www.larrygoldings.com/#about
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