Showing posts with label Didier Lockwood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Didier Lockwood. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Didier Lockwood - Out Of The Blue

Styles: Violin Jazz
Year: 1985
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:54
Size: 87,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:31)  1. Legs
(6:23)  2. Cello Britten
(2:57)  3. Martinique
(3:12)  4. I Can't Tell You To Begin
(4:20)  5. November Song
(3:55)  6. Out Of The Blue
(6:49)  7. Round About Midnight
(5:43)  8. B. Train Blues

Violinist Didier Lockwood showed great potential when he first arrived on the scene, but despite some good sessions, he has not yet become the pacesetter one originally expected. 

This is one of his better recordings, a quartet outing with pianist Gordon Beck, bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Billy Hart. Other than "'Round Midnight" and an obscurity, all of the music is by either Lockwood or Beck, although much of it is fairly straight-ahead (as opposed to Lockwood's earlier fusion-oriented dates) Worth searching for. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/out-of-the-blue-mw0000188326

Personnel: Didier Lockwood - violin; Gordon Beck - guitar; Cecil McBee - bass; Billy Hart - drums

Out Of The Blue

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Didier Lockwood - Best of Les Années JMS

Styles: Violin
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:12
Size: 171,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:45)  1. Juggling in Central Park
(5:29)  2. Polish
(5:07)  3. Tip Tap
(5:25)  4. Cousin William
(2:57)  5. Martinique
(6:49)  6. Round About Midnight
(5:02)  7. Cote Jardin
(5:43)  8. Le Solo
(5:46)  9. Nuages
(3:59) 10. La Ballade Irlandaise
(4:21) 11. Angelito
(2:32) 12. Lune Froide
(6:11) 13. The Kid
(8:28) 14. Pork Chops - Live
(1:32) 15. Zebulon Dance

Didier Lockwood (born February 11, 1956) is a French jazz violinist. He was born in Calais and studied classical violin and composition at the Calais Conservatory. However, his brother Francis made him receptive to forms of music other than the classical and he quit his studies in 1972. Didier was entranced by the improvisation of Jean-Luc Ponty on Frank Zappa's King Kong album and took up the amplified violin. He joined the progressive rock group Magma, touring and notable featured on their 1975 Live/Hhaï album. Lockwood was also influenced by Polish violinist Zbigniew Seifert and Stéphane Grappelli, whom he joined on tour. 

Didier Lockwood in concert (1992)He has also played with Quebecois fusion group Uzeb on their Absolutely Live album. He is famous for exploring new musical environments and for performing various sound imitations on his amplified violin, such as seagulls or trains. On July 23, 1982, in Montreux, Switzerland, he performed in concert with guitarist Allan Holdsworth, drummer Billy Cobham, bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, and keyboardist David Sancious. Didier Lockwood created a string instruments improvisation school, CMDL (Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood), in 2001. He is married to singer Caroline Casadesus Throughout 2006 Didier has been touring with Martin Taylor the Jazz guitarist. In these performances it is noticeable to see that he is very involved in improvisation. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/didierlockwood

Best of Les Années JMS

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Didier Lockwood - Live In Montreux

Styles: Violin Jazz
Size: 97,4 MB
Time: 42:20
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1980
Art: Front

1. Fast Travel (7:15)
2. Flyin' Kitten (7:42)
3. Ballade De Fees (5:01)
4. Zebulon Dance (3:57)
5. Adgc (5:59)
6. Four Strings Bitch (3:46)
7. Turtle Shuffle (8:36)

Released at the time in Europe by MPS and in the U.S. by the now-defunct Pausa label, the music from violinist Didier Lockwood's 1980 Montreux Jazz Festival set is in both cases out of print. Lockwood, who can play like Stephane Grappelli, here opts for fusion in a sextet that also includes tenor saxophonist Bob Malach and keyboardist Jan Hammer. Lockwood's unaccompanied "Four Strings Bitch" is a highlight of this well-played date.By Scott Yanow
https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-in-montreux-mw0000919790#review

Personnel: Violin – Didier Lockwood; Tenor Saxophone – Bob Malach; Guitar – Marc Perru; Drums – Gerry Brown; Bass Guitar – Bo Stief

Live In Montreux

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Didier Lockwood - Tribute to Stéphane Grappelli

Styles: Violin Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:47
Size: 150,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:06)  1. Les valseuses
(3:20)  2. I Got Rhythm
(5:53)  3. Nuages
(4:19)  4. Barbizon Blues
(3:37)  5. All the Things You Are
(3:27)  6. My One and Only Love
(4:07)  7. The Kid
(5:37)  8. Someday My Prince Will Come
(4:15)  9. Minor Swing
(6:13) 10. Misty
(3:33) 11. Pent up House
(4:50) 12. Tears
(5:55) 13. In a Sentimental Mood
(6:30) 14. Beautiful Love

After his excursions into modal jazz, rock, fusion and bop, Didier Lockwood has come home again to revel in the music of jazz violin great Stéphane Grappelli with whom Lockwood performed early in his career. In the process, Lockwood is exposing his astounding talent on a difficult instrument seldom heard in jazz to a broader audience. That audience can't help but sit up and take notice. With the aid of just-as-astounding Biréli Lagrène on guitar (assuming the Django Reinhardt role, of course) and Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen on bass, this percussionless trio doesn't lack for swing or dynamism. In fact, its swing and dynamism overflow, leaving the listener awash in the thrill that Le Jazz Hot generated over 60 years ago. Lockwood And Company are obviously beyond technique. They have sublimated the style of Grappelli and Reinhardt and effortlessly interpret the legends' approach to their infectious music, slightly gypsy or Gallic in its gushes of emotion and slightly American in its democracy. We can expect excellence in the tributes of "Nuages" and "Les Valseuses". But the unexpected pleasures like Lockwood's overtoned and atmospheric introduction to "Someday My Price Will Come", its timbre pure and almost flute-like, or the Brazilian rhythm expressed by the strings on "The Kid" elevate the CD with more than exceptional musicianship. These pleasures communicate joy and youthful delight and extroversion of spirit. The trio's command of their instruments truly is beyond description. Lockwood's penultimate cadenza and breath-taking final note in the highest register of the instrument on "My One And Only Love" seem to be the tune's reason for existence, the melody itself serving as its lead-in. Lagrène can back up another string musician with irresistible rhythm, but his polyphonal workout on "All The Things You Are" exhibits a free spirit reigned in by the rhythmic needs of the piece. NHØP, ever the solid foundation behind any group, provides nimble soloing, as if the bass were a guitar, before withdrawing into his role as percussive stand-in when the group congeals again as a unit. More than a mere tribute to Stéphane Grappelli, Lockwood's CD represents an infectious demonstration of the potential of the violin as an inspiring jazz instrument. ~ AAJ Staff https://www.allaboutjazz.com/tribute-to-stephane-grappelli-didier-lockwood-dreyfus-records-review-by-aaj-staff.php

Personnel: Violin, Producer – Didier Lockwood; Double Bass – Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen; Guitar – Biréli Lagrène

Tribute to Stéphane Grappelli

Monday, November 25, 2019

Didier Lockwood - Lockwood: Chansons Pour Enfants

Styles: Violin Jazz
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:53
Size: 103,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:24)  1. Le Roi Dagobert
(2:18)  2. A La Claire Fontaine
(2:30)  3. Frère Jacques
(1:30)  4. Zebulon Dance
(2:55)  5. Sur Le Pont D'avignon
(2:05)  6. Quand L'oiseau S'endort
(2:08)  7. Il Était Un Petit Navire
(2:50)  8. En Passant Par La Lorraine
(2:28)  9. Gentil Coquelicot
(3:22) 10. Alouette
(2:48) 11. J'ai Du Bon Tabac
(2:43) 12. Nous N'irons Plus Au Bois
(2:28) 13. Au Clair De La Lune
(2:18) 14. Colchiques Dans Les Prés
(2:19) 15. Il Était Un Petit Radis
(2:27) 16. Mon Beau Sapin
(2:19) 17. Cadet Rousselle
(1:52) 18. Bébé Jules

Didier Lockwood (born February 11, 1956) is a French jazz violinist.He was born in Calais and studied classical violin and composition at the Calais Conservatory. However, his brother Francis made him receptive to forms of music other than the classical and he quit his studies in 1972. Didier was entranced by the improvisation of Jean-Luc Ponty on Frank Zappa's King Kong album and took up the amplified violin. He joined the progressive rock group Magma, touring and notable featured on their 1975 Live/Hhaï album. Lockwood was also influenced by Polish violinist Zbigniew Seifert and Stéphane Grappelli, whom he joined on tour. Didier Lockwood in concert (1992)He has also played with Quebecois fusion group Uzeb on their Absolutely Live album. He is famous for exploring new musical environments and for performing various sound imitations on his amplified violin, such as seagulls or trains. On July 23, 1982, in Montreux, Switzerland, he performed in concert with guitarist Allan Holdsworth, drummer Billy Cobham, bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, and keyboardist David Sancious. Didier Lockwood created a string instruments improvisation school, CMDL (Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood), in 2001. He is married to singer Caroline Casadesus Throughout 2006 Didier has been touring with Martin Taylor the Jazz guitarist. In these performances it is noticeable to see that he is very involved in improvisation. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/didierlockwood

Personnel: Violin, Keyboards, Programmed By, Synthesizer, Arranged By, Producer – Didier Lockwood;  Bass, Vocals – Sylvin Marc; Guitar – Jean-Marie Ecay; Keyboards, Arranged By – Francis Lockwood; Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Recorded By – Jean-Pierre Mas; Percussion – Angel Celada; Vocals – Claude Lombard (tracks: 8,9,14,17), Daniel Huck (tracks: 3,10,13), Florence Davis (tracks: 2,5,6,12)

Lockwood: Chansons Pour Enfants

Friday, May 3, 2019

Didier Lockwood - The Kid

Styles: Violin, Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:19
Size: 93,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:29)  1. Sunny Sonny
(3:08)  2. Sleight of Hands
(4:59)  3. Something Sweet
(3:37)  4. Bloody Mary
(4:01)  5. A Time to Touch
(3:28)  6. The Kid
(5:32)  7. La Ballade De Francis
(5:22)  8. Impressions
(5:39)  9. My Favorite Dream

Didier Lockwood (born February 11, 1956) is a French jazz violinist. He was born in Calais and studied classical violin and composition at the Calais Conservatory. However, his brother Francis made him receptive to forms of music other than the classical and he quit his studies in 1972. Didier was entranced by the improvisation of Jean-Luc Ponty on Frank Zappa's King Kong album and took up the amplified violin. He joined the progressive rock group Magma, touring and notable featured on their 1975 Live/Hhaï album. Lockwood was also influenced by Polish violinist Zbigniew Seifert and Stéphane Grappelli, whom he joined on tour. Didier Lockwood in concert (1992)He has also played with Quebecois fusion group Uzeb on their Absolutely Live album. He is famous for exploring new musical environments and for performing various sound imitations on his amplified violin, such as seagulls or trains. On July 23, 1982, in Montreux, Switzerland, he performed in concert with guitarist Allan Holdsworth, drummer Billy Cobham, bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, and keyboardist David Sancious. Didier Lockwood created a string instruments improvisation school, CMDL (Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood), in 2001. He is married to singer Caroline Casadesus. Throughout 2006 Didier has been touring with Martin Taylor the Jazz guitarist. In these performances it is noticeable to see that he is very involved in improvisation. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/didierlockwood

Personnel:  Didier Lockwood (Violin, Alto Saxophone, Violin [Violectra]); Barry Finnerty (Electric Guitar); Jean-Michel Kajdan (Acoustic Guitar); Alphonso Johnson (Bass); Richie Morales (Drums); David Sancious (Keyboards); Sydney Thiam (Percussion).

The Kid

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Didier Lockwood - Fasten Seat Belts

Styles: Violin Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:53
Size: 92,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:00)  1. Fasten Seat Belts
(4:20)  2. The Spy
(7:06)  3. Aorta
(2:32)  4. Boîte a musique
(3:56)  5. Aldino
(4:56)  6. Isn't She Lovely
(7:20)  7. He's Still Around
(4:41)  8. Mr. Piflos

Violinist Didier Lockwood's early MPS recordings were made available in the U.S. by Pausa, but are currently out of print. His 1981 quartet (which also includes keyboardist Francis Lockwood, electric bassist Jean-Michel Kajdan and drummer Kirt Rust) is joined on some cuts by tenorman Bob Malach. Other than Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely," all of the music is by band members. Despite some power by the ensembles and creative ideas, nothing very memorable occurs. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/fasten-seat-belts-mw0000891843

Personnel:  Violin, Mandolin – Didier Lockwood; Bass [Fender], Electric Guitar – Jean-Michel Kadjan; Drums – Kirt Rust; Piano [Fender Rhodes & Acoustic], Synthesizer [Prophet 5 & Minimoog] – Francis Lockwood; Saxophone [Tenor] – Bob Malach

Fasten Seat Belts

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Didier Lockwood - Open Doors

Styles: Violin Jazz
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:19
Size: 176,7 MB
Art: Front

( 6:36)  1. Open Doors
( 7:17)  2. Good Morning Lady Sun
(10:00)  3. Quark
( 6:49)  4. The ballad of Pat & Robin
( 9:49)  5. Positive Life
( 6:18)  6. The One Shot Duet
( 4:12)  7. Little Bossa
( 5:13)  8. Mathilde and the Ghost
( 5:33)  9. Blues Fourth
( 6:32) 10. Ballad for Four
( 5:21) 11. Now I Really Got the Blues
( 2:38) 12. Time to Time

Didier Lockwood had a diverse career, ranging from progressive rock to fusion to swing and advanced hard bop. He was a member of French avant-prog outfit Magma in the 1970s, and in the '80s he was considered the next in a line of great French violinists after Stephane Grappelli and Jean-Luc Ponty. Lockwood began studying violin when he was six. Ten years later, he stopped his formal training and joined a rock group. He played in Paris with Aldo Romano and Daniel Humair, among others, and met Grappelli and toured with him. He had a fusion group called Surya and recorded with Tony Williams around the same period of time (1979). Lockwood played in the United States on various occasions and recorded an acoustic album in 1986 with fellow violinists John Blake and Michal Urbaniak. He continued to perform and record, with a large discography as leader or collaborator extending well into the first two decades of the new millennium. Didier Lockwood died in Paris in February 2018 at the age of 62. ~ Scott Yanow https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/open-doors/1300348232

Personnel:  Ensemble [Synth & Strings], Violin, Mandolin, Art Direction, Edited By, Mixed By – Didier Lockwood;  Bass – Daryl Hall;  Drums – André Ceccarelli ;  Ensemble [Synth & Strings] – Alexandre Monfort;  Guest [Vocals, Special Guest] – Patricia Petibon;  Piano – Antonio Faraò

Open Doors

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Didier Lockwood - 'Round About Silence

Styles: Violin, Saxophone And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:05
Size: 130,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:32)  1. Remember Alby
(4:35)  2. La Javalseuse
(2:19)  3. Grenouille
(4:44)  4. Sao Luis
(5:46)  5. Madiva
(3:30)  6. Extrasystoles
(4:06)  7. 'Round About Silence
(4:56)  8. Bossa Pour Didier
(4:44)  9. Nicou
(4:22) 10. Epique Ou Rien
(3:11) 11. Hati
(4:17) 12. Rue De La Forêt
(2:39) 13. Ballade Des Fées
(2:18) 14. Jour De Pluie

Didier Lockwood (born February 11, 1956) is a French jazz violinist. He was born in Calais and studied classical violin and composition at the Calais Conservatory. However, his brother Francis made him receptive to forms of music other than the classical and he quit his studies in 1972. Didier was entranced by the improvisation of Jean-Luc Ponty on Frank Zappa's King Kong album and took up the amplified violin. He joined the progressive rock group Magma, touring and notable featured on their 1975 Live/Hhaï album. Lockwood was also influenced by Polish violinist Zbigniew Seifert and Stéphane Grappelli, whom he joined on tour. Didier Lockwood in concert (1992)He has also played with Quebecois fusion group Uzeb on their Absolutely Live album. He is famous for exploring new musical environments and for performing various sound imitations on his amplified violin, such as seagulls or trains.On July 23, 1982, in Montreux, Switzerland, he performed in concert with guitarist Allan Holdsworth, drummer Billy Cobham, bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, and keyboardist David Sancious.Didier Lockwood created a string instruments improvisation school, CMDL (Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood), in 2001.He is married to singer Caroline Casadesus Throughout 2006 Didier has been touring with Martin Taylor the Jazz guitarist. In these performances it is noticeable to see that he is very involved in improvisation. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/didierlockwood

Personnel: Didier Lockwood / violin, alto sax (10,13), trumpet (7,13), mandolin (5); Benoît Sourisse / piano;  Marc-Michel Le Bévillon / double bass; André Charlier / drums;  Caroline Casadesus / vocals (4,7); Biréli Lagrène / guitar (2,8); Marc Berthoumieux / accordion (4,11); Eric Séva / soprano (5,7) & tenor (10) saxes; Dominique Marc / tenor sax (13); Damien Verherve / trombone (10);  Claude Egéa / trumpet & fluegelhorn (10)

'Round About Silence

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Didier Lockwood - New York Rendez-Vous

Styles: Violin Jazz
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:22
Size: 135,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:45)  1. Jiggling In Central Park
(7:30)  2. Waltzy
(5:25)  3. Cousin William
(6:49)  4. Anatole Blues
(5:28)  5. Gordon
(6:16)  6. Reminesence
(7:02)  7. Don't Drive So Fast
(5:46)  8. Estern Dance
(7:17)  9. Tom Thumb

Here is a fusion record that will delight lovers of the best violinist of the genre to have emerged since Jean-Luc Ponty. With a great melodic ease never faulted and an exemplary phrasing, Didier Lockwood imposes his particular lyricism served by some sizes including a superlative rhythm (Dave Holland / Peter Erskine) and two elders of the group of Miles (Dave Liebman on saxophone, Mike Stern on guitar) whose bassist was also a part. A superb "Anatole Blues" and a cover of "Tom Thumb" by Wayne Shorter should delight fans of Steps Ahead. ~ Hervé Comte https://www.amazon.fr/York-Rendez-Vous-anglais-Didier-Lockwood/dp/B000024HUO

Personnel:  Didier Lockwood (Paintings, Violin);  Peter Erskine (Drums;  Gil Goldstein (Accordion);  Dave Holland (Bass);  Dave Kikoski (Piano);  David Liebman (Saxophone);  Mike Stern (Guitar).

New York Rendez-Vous

Friday, July 13, 2018

Didier Lockwood - Storyboard

Styles: Violin, Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:31
Size: 126,4 MB
Art: Front

(7:35)  1. Thought Of A First Spring Day
(4:40)  2. Back To Big Apple
(5:45)  3. En Quittant Kidonk
(7:42)  4. Mathilde
(4:51)  5. Tableau D'une Exposition
(6:59)  6. 'Serie B'
(3:58)  7. Storyboard
(4:52)  8. Irremediablement
(8:06)  9. Spirits Of The Forest

This is a diverse CD that rewards repeated listening. Violinist Didier Lockwood's most rewarding recording in several years also features Joey DeFrancesco on organ and trumpet, bassist James Genus and guest Steve Wilson (doubling on alto and soprano) on the first three numbers. The biggest revelation of the set is that Lockwood takes a credible alto solo on "Serie B." Performing his originals along with a few obscurities, the violinist shows a great deal of versatility, sometimes distorting his tone to get a rockish sound and other times swinging hard. The music (well worth checking out) is fresh and contains its share of surprises.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/storyboard-mw0000619396

Personnel:  Didier Lockwood - violin, alto saxophone;   Steve Gadd - drums;   Joey DeFrancesco - organ, trumpet;  James Genus - bass;  Steve Wilson - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone;  Denis Benarrosch - percussion.

Storyboard