Bill Banfield Discography of CDs

Bill Banfield music CDs Recording information: Oarfin Studios, Mpls; Studios, Oak Park, MI; The Groove Lab, Chanhassen; Track Record Studios, St. Paul, MN. Photographer: Kii Arens. Arranger: Bill Banfield . Personnel: Bill Banfield (guitar); Bill Banfield (keyboards); Mark Ledford (vocals, trumpet, brass); Dave Milne (flute, saxophone); Joe Cosgrove, Joe Cosgrove (trumpet); Jim Ten Bensel (trombone, baritone horn); Dean Sorrenson (trombone); Sanford Moore, Billy Childs, Billy Childs Trio, Morris Hayes (keyboards); Joan Griffith, Al Turner (bass instrument); Michael Baker (drums); Patrice Rushen (vocals, keyboards); Anton Denner (flute, saxophone); Nelson Rangell (flute); Don Byron (clarinet); Pete Whitman, Michael Burton (saxophone); Tom Wells (tuba); Tim Adams (drums, percussion); Stokley Williams, Nathan Norman (drums). Liner Note Author: Bill Banfield .

Bill Banfield discography When Bill Banfield points out that his range of influences is far-reaching, he speaks the truth; one hears a strong George Benson/Wes Montgomery influence on SPRING FORWARD, and yet, Banfield's guitar playing also brings to mind players like John Scofield and Bill Frisell. This is a hard bop/post-bop album that occasionally moves into mildly avant-garde territory. Banfield gets into an appealing post-bop groove on "Free Me" (a Banfield original) and John Coltrane's "Equinox" and puts his hard bop talents to work on Montgomery's "The Thumb," but things became more left-of-center on "Free Us"--which is easily the disc's most avant-garde offering and is totally unrelated to the abovementioned "Free Me." The tune demonstrates that Banfield has no problem embracing the abstract and the cerebral when he is in the mood for inside/outside playing. Banfield's eclecticism never sounds forced or unnatural; he comes across as an improviser who genuinely appreciates a variety of jazz, and that outlook yields likable results here. Liner Note Authors: Bill Banfield ; Bob Blumenthal. Recording information: Tracks Records. Author: Delfeayo Marsalis. Personnel: Bill Banfield (guitar); Pat O'Keefe (clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone); Doctor Anatoly Larkin (piano); Keith McCutchen (keyboards); Heather Barringer (marimba, xylophone, percussion); Stokley Williams (drums); Wallace Hill (congas); Wallace Hill, Serge Aquo, Keith McCutchen, Zeitgeist, Terry Burns. Audio Mixer: Colin McArdell.

Bill Banfield CD discography In the BMagic Orchestra, composer/conductor Bill Banfield has assembled a fine jazz orchestra from the pool of talent around Minneapolis' Twin Cities area. This is a well-recorded live date, and the exuberance of the band comes through. Banfield shows himself to be not only a very good arranger, but a fine composer as well. The program begins with three originals from Banfield: straight blues in "Bill's Blue," the lovely ballad "Her Embrace," and the up-tempo "And What Would You Like to Hear, Little Lady?" All are solid compositions with plenty of room for soloing. From there, the band moves into "standards" territory, with tunes from Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Ellington, Jobim, and Rogers and Hart's "My Funny Valentine." Along with the fine soloing, it's Banfield's arrangements that catch the ear. With most of the horn players playing multiple instruments, a trombone player who doubles ...

Bill Banfield albums Photographer: Andy Marino. AB2: Bill Banfield (guitar); Tim Adams (percussion). Liner Note Author: Tim Adams.