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The Pretenders were formed in the spring of 1978 by Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, Pete Farndon and Martin Chambers. [1] After the release of Pretenders in 1980 and Pretenders II in 1981, Farndon was fired from the band on 14 June 1982 due to increasing problems with drug abuse, which had led to Honeyman-Scott claiming he would leave if the bassist was not dismissed. [2]
Chamber jazz is a genre of jazz involving small, acoustic-based ensembles where group interplay is important. [1] It is influenced aesthetically by the small ensembles of chamber music in musical neoclassicism and is often influenced by classical forms of Western music, [2] music as well as non-Western music or culture.
Joe Chambers (born June 25, 1942) [1] is an American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer. He attended the Philadelphia Conservatory for one year. [ 2 ] In the 1960s and 1970s, Chambers gigged with many high-profile artists such as Eric Dolphy , Charles Mingus , Wayne Shorter , and Chick Corea . [ 3 ]
Ahmad Jamal Plays is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1955 and originally released on the short-lived Parrot label in 1955. [2]
The Blues and the Abstract Truth is an album by American composer and jazz saxophonist Oliver Nelson recorded in February 1961 for the Impulse! label. It remains Nelson's most acclaimed album and features a lineup of notable musicians: Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy (his second-to-last appearance on a Nelson album following a series of collaborations recorded for Prestige), Bill Evans (his only ...
Movin' Too Fast, also known as Lost in Plainview, is a 2006 action thriller film written and directed by Eric Chambers in his feature film debut. The film stars Layla Alexander, Marquita Terry, Matthew Glave , Jack Kehler and Eric Michael Cole .
High Step is a jazz double album credited to bassist Paul Chambers and saxophonist John Coltrane, issued in 1975 on Blue Note Records, catalogue BN-LA451.It is a compilation taken from the 1956 Chambers' Music on the Jazz West label and Whims of Chambers, along with two unissued recordings from a session in Boston, Massachusetts, "Trane's Strain" from that session previously appearing on an ...