Harry Waters Discography of CDs

Harry Waters CD discography U.K. jazz pianist Harry Waters has one foot in vintage music and the other in modern sounds, blending the two for the most part and differentiating on occasion. His septet for this recording features some fellow British understudies, the legendary saxophonist/clarinetist Alan Barnes, tenor saxophonist Ian Ritchie, and vibraphonist Roger Beaujolais lending a cool hue to the proceedings. Waters projects a refined approach that is quite conventional and safe, though at times he does personally infer a more refined reflection of his influences -- Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, and Keith Jarrett. These pieces are originals penned by Waters, not challenging or difficult, and speaking to his comfort zone as a purely mainstream jazz artist, with no frills, challenges, or bold inventions to serve up. The charts are cool in the hippest sense, not ones to raise an eardrum to attention, laying between easy swing and linear flat. The group sound is quite similar to the Modern Jazz Quartet on the simplified "Spring Stepping," the even more stripped-down "Scholar's Mate," and the tinkling piano of the leader meeting small shout chorus horns toned into a blues during "Peterson's Bounce." "Juggling for Beginners" speaks to a retro-traditional sound emphasized by oom-pah-pah, and accented by the pungent lilac clarinet of Barnes. The vintage flavor of "Jumping" is more swing than a leap, the lone standard "Rum and Coca-Cola" retains a New Orleans "Iko Iko" feel, "Alligator's Funeral" is straight from a Crescent ...

Harry Waters CD discography Track Listing of songs: Blues in G; Jumping; Petersons Bounce; Juggling for Beginners; Scholars Mate; Rum and Coca Cola; Blues in F; Garden Party; Spring Stepping; Alligators Funeral; Jarretts Dream;

Harry Waters albums Additional personnel includes: Gwen Dalene, James Watson (vocals); Jonathan Vernier (vocals, bass); Rebecca Maberry, Magot Mosch, Michael Spraggins (vocals); Ray Tilkens (guitar); Rick Schmidt (violin); Chris Blosser (saxophone); Harry Waters (trombone); Latest release CD Lloyd Khan KHANFUSION/Forever Bound From the creative mind of Artist Lloyd Khan comes a powerful mix of soulful & heartfelt soundscapes. Lloyd born in the Far East ( foot hills of Tibet ) came to the US when he was 16 years old and jumped head first into the Funk and Fusion Grooves of the time and managed to fuse eastern melodies from his past into his latest creations. "...massive world beat percussion's, ethereal guitars and keyboards, alongside chants and the spoken word comprise this eclectic and intriguing ...

Harry Waters music CDs Additional personnel includes: Gwen Dalene, James Watson (vocals); Jonathan Vernier (vocals, bass); Rebecca Maberry, Magot Mosch, Michael Spraggins (vocals); Ray Tilkens (guitar); Rick Schmidt (violin); Chris Blosser (saxophone); Harry Waters (trombone); Live Recording Lloyd Khan Khanfusion: Lloyd Khan (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Jung Khan (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Ronald (Pockets); Ford (drums). Personnel: Lloyd Khan (guitar); Rebecca Maberry, Michael Spraggins, Magot Mosch, AJ Maberry, Gwen Dalene, James Gerard Watson (vocals); Jung Khan, Ray Tilkens (guitar); Rick Schmidt (violin); Chris Blosser (saxophone); Harry Watters (trombone); Johnathan Vernier (bass guitar); Ronald (Pockets) Ford (drums).