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Notes from a Drummer CD (2002)
William Thomas discography As with many of the artists on Seattle's Origin label, William Thomas is an excellent jazz drummer. Here on his debut as a leader, the Portland native spends an hour of quality time with his set, but more important to the album is the time he spent with his score sheets. The feature here is the quality of composition that he's been able to put together a number of times, culminating in a series of quite worthwhile numbers. As is not necessarily the norm for drumming bandleaders, Thomas keeps largely to himself, using the drums not for major solos and spotlight-grabbing moves, but to color and shape the music and let the rest of the band do the majority of the work melodically. Here, the performance is perhaps highlighted mainly by the constant workouts from the horn section, with John Gross on tenor, Troy Grugett on baritone, Warren Rand on alto, and Dick Titterington on trumpet. They're capable of keeping up with the most intricate interweaving and counterpoint just as easily as ...
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Different Shades of Blue CD (1994)
William Thomas CD discography Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, Alabama and Malaco Studios, Jackson, Mississippi.
Engineers: Steve Melton, Jerry Masters, Wolf Stephenson, Kent Bruce.
Personnel: Artie "Blues Boy" White (vocals); Big Mike Griffin (guitar, guitars); William Thomas (guitar); William Andrew Thomas (guitars); Jim Horn (flute, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Harvey Thompson (tenor saxophone); Jim Williamson (trumpet); Charles Rose (trombone); Clayton Ivey (keyboards); Bob Babbitt (bass instrument); Paul Lee (drums); Valeria Kashimuri, Jewel Bass, Thomisene Anderson, Valeria Kashimuri (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Wolf Stephenson.
Recording information: Malaco Studios, Jackson, ...
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Live at Jazz de Opus CD (2004)
William Thomas albums From classically trained but forward-thinking bassist Jonas Tauber comes this album of free jazz recorded live at the Jazz de Opus club in Portland. Accompanying him are drummer William Thomas and pianist Doug Haning. Here, the trio performs a good deal of spontaneous improvisation, delving deeply ...
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Vol. 2 - Oh! It's A Lovely War CD (2007)
William Thomas music CDs Companion to last year's Volume One, this is a double CD features no less than 50 more archive British songs and sketches from the Great War of 1914-18. Again beautifully packaged, this set features two and a half hours of material. Much of the material though nearly forgotten contains so many tidbits of national consciousness of both the USA and UK.
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Foursome For Brass: Music For Brass Quartette CD (2008)
William Thomas discography Foursome For Brass: Lyndon Baglin, Derek Garside, Haydn Harris, William Thomas.
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Traces of My Lipstick CD (1998)
William Thomas songs This album finds Jermaine "JD" Dupri behind the boards for four tracks, including "All About Me" and "My Little Secret." Other producer/writers on the project include Diane Warren ("The Arms of the One Who Loves You"), Daryl Simmons ("The Runaround") and Babyface ("Your Eyes"). The vocals of Kandi Burruss, Tamika and LaTocha Scott and Tameka "Tiny" Cottle are mature, reaching far beyond ...
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Popular or famous William Thomas music songs: After Francke, Say...You Guys Improvise Anything?, Tango del Perdido, Crazy for K.Z., Steatopygic Nightmare. More music songs Bye-Bye Now, Valse Rosemaree, End Of A Love Affair, Feliz Aniversario Mi Vida, Remembrances. More music songs Moaning/Bhomaz Squad: Moaning / Bhomaz Squad, Illegal Death, Escapee, Rose of No-Man's Land 1916. See All Songs
 William Thomas CD discography Key Personnel
| Member Name | Worked With | | Warren Rand | | John Gross | Graham Bond, David Friesen, Kenton Alumni Band, Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra, Shelly Manne, Howard Roberts, Putter Smith, Belinda Underwood | | Tom Wakeling | | Troy Grugett | | Randy Porter | David Friesen, Gino Vannelli, Richard Cole, Madeline Eastman, Dick Titterington, Allen Hinds, Tim Jensen, Jeff Johnson, Lukas Ligeti | | Dick Titterington | Tim Jensen, Lauren Sheehan, Bobby Torres Ensemble | | William Thomas | Foursome For Brass, Prime Numbers, Artie "Blues Boy" White, Xscape |
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Foursome For Brass, Prime Numbers, Artie "Blues Boy" White
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