Ben Allison
A versatile acoustic bassist/composer with an adventurous spirit, Ben Allison has often excelled in jazz settings but has leaned toward more eclectic rock- and funk-oriented sounds on his own albums. The East Coast native was only nine when he began studying music, and he was 22 when, in 1989, he graduated from New York University with a B.A. in jazz performance. In 1992, Allison founded the Jazz Composers Collective, a musician-run nonprofit organization that encouraged artists to take risks and didn't shy away from the avant-garde when presenting many concerts in New York. It was in 1994 that the Collective launched the Herbie Nichols Project, which Allison co-directed with pianist Frank Kimbrough. In addition to being employed on albums by Lee Konitz, Ted Nash, and Eddie Gale, the 1990s found Allison playing live with Gary Bartz, Kenny Werner, Dave Liebman, Judi Silvano, Michael Blake, and Clifford Jordan. Allison first recorded under his own name when he did Seven Arrows for Palmetto in 1996, and has also recorded for Palmetto with his group Medicine Wheel. Third Eye followed in 1999 and Riding the Nuclear Tiger appeared two years later. Peace Pipe was released in 2002, Buzz in 2004, and Cowboy Justice in 2006. Allison often utilizes his backup group Man Size Safe, consisting of Ron Horton (trumpet, flügelhorn), Steve Cardenas (electric guitar), and Michael Sarin (drums). Little Things Run the World, credited to Ben Allison & Man Size Safe, was released on January 22, 2008. Think Free, featuring a lineup that included violinist Jenny Scheinman and trumpeter Shane Endsley, followed in 2009. In 2011, Allison delivered the covers album Action-Refraction.
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Diskografie
13 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Tell the Birds I Said Hello: The Music of Herbie Nichols
Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sonic Camera Records am 02.02.2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Quiet Revolution
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Sonic Camera Records am 24.08.2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Layers of the City
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sonic Camera Records am 22.06.2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Think Free (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sonic Camera Records am 08.11.2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Action Refraction (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sonic Camera Records am 31.01.2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Stars Look Very Different Today
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sonic Camera Records am 22.10.2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Little Things Run the World (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sonic Camera Records am 20.12.2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Cowboy Justice (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sonic Camera Records am 11.10.2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Enrapture
Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sonic Camera Records am 15.12.2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Swan Song
Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sonic Camera Records am 12.01.2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo