Iain Ballamy
Tenor, alto, and soprano saxophonist Iain Ballamy emerged among the vanguard of '80s British jazz-rock and fusion players. His style was looser, and more intense and extreme, than many of his contemporaries, and included elements of free jazz as well. Ballamy began playing alto at 14, then later added tenor. He formed a quintet in 1983, and also joined Graham Collier's workshop band that evolved into the group Loose Tubes. Ballamy joined the Voice of God Collective in 1985, and recorded Gil Evans music for the film Absolute Beginners. His appearance on the 1986 release Earthworks attracted attention in both jazz and rock circles, in part due to bandleader Bill Bruford, making a foray into jazz quartet territory after leading his eponymous fusion band and playing drums in King Crimson and Yes. Ballamy continued performing and recording with Earthworks until 1992, and henceforth has remained active as a composer, collaborator, and bandleader in his own right.
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Discography
6 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Quiet Inlet
Food, Thomas Strønen, Iain Ballamy
Jazz - Released by ECM on 16 apr. 2010
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Quercus
June Tabor, Iain Ballamy, Huw Warren
Jazz - Released by ECM Records on 15 mrt. 2013
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Quercus
June Tabor, Iain Ballamy, Huw Warren
Jazz - Released by ECM Records on 15 mrt. 2013
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mercurial Balm
Food, Thomas Strønen, Iain Ballamy
Jazz - Released by ECM Records on 9 nov. 2012
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
What's New
Ian Shaw, Iain Ballamy, Jamie Safir
Vocale jazz - Released by Silent Wish Records on 7 feb. 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Carpenter: Set
Iain Ballamy, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Clark Rundell
Klassiek - Released by Nimbus Alliance on 5 apr. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo