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"Outa-Space" is an instrumental recorded by Billy Preston that originally appeared on his 1971 A&M Records-debut album, I Wrote a Simple Song. To create the primary instrumental sound, Preston played a clavinet through a wah wah pedal. The song was created by Preston improvising while calling out chord changes to the backing band.
The album was recorded with the Modern Jazz Quartet and a 22-piece orchestra. [4] Pianist John Lewis wrote and arranged the original score. Although he had already written music for No Sun in Venice, this was the first time Lewis—given early 16 mm film proofs—composed along the story-line rather than delivering “a set of isolated pieces ...
James Preston McDonald, better known by his stage name Preston Jackson (January 3, 1902 – November 12, 1983) [1] was an American jazz trombonist. [ 2 ] Biography
Although Ozone served as backup to Billy Preston and Syreeta, [1] they are best remembered for their work with Teena Marie. They appeared on several tracks on Lady T in 1980. [2] They were also featured on the song "Chains" from her album Irons in the Fire that same year. [3] The majority of her songs’ horn arrangements were handled by Ozone. [4]
The only way you become a star is to chase it forcefully enough, and there was a lingering part of Preston that was more comfortable standing in the shadows. ... and there was a lingering part of ...
"With You I'm Born Again" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue of the magazine dated December 8, 1979, and peaked at number four over the course of 29 weeks. [3] The following week marked its first appearance on the UK singles chart [9] and on Billboard's list of the 50 most popular adult contemporary songs in the U.S., and both chart runs resulted in a number two showing.
Jazz Suite Inspired by Dylan Thomas's "Under Milk Wood" is an album by the English pianist Stan Tracey and his quartet, that was released by the Columbia subsidiary of EMI in 1965. The music was written in response to the 1953 BBC radio play Under Milk Wood , by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas .
Sidney Denis Preston [1] (né Prechner, 16 November 1916 – 21 October 1979) was a British record producer, recording studio owner, radio presenter and music critic. He was particularly influential in the British jazz and associated skiffle scenes from the 1940s to the 1960s.