Victor Lewis
A major drummer since the 1980s who is capable of swinging hard in a variety of modern settings, Victor Lewis has been a strong asset on a countless number of sessions. His parents were musicians who toured with territory bands. Lewis studied cello, piano (he had four years of classical lessons), and then drums. Born in Omaha, NE, Lewis had his first local gigs when he was 15, and after graduating from high school he was a music major at the University of Nebraska. After his band opened for the Herbie Hancock Sextet in 1972, Lewis was encouraged by Buster Williams and Billy Hart to move to New York. After a brief stay in Minnesota, Lewis did relocate to N.Y.C. in 1974, and soon he was in great demand. He performed with many top artists including Woody Shaw, Carla Bley, David Sanborn, and Dexter Gordon; between 1980 and 1991 he was a member of Stan Getz's quartet, which also included pianist Kenny Barron and bassist Rufus Reid. For a period in the 1990s he was well featured with Horizon (a group he co-led with Bobby Watson). In addition to his playing abilities, Lewis is well known for encouraging young talent, while his compositional skills have resulted in some of his songs being recorded by other jazz musicians. Lewis has led sessions of his own for Red, AudioQuest, and Enja. In 2007 he was reunited with his former Getz quartet rhythm section mates Barron and Reid to record We Used to Dance (with session leader Joel Frahm on tenor sax).
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9 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Looking For The Light
George Cables, Victor Lewis, Peter Washington
Jazz - Paru chez Musefx Records le 1 oct. 2003
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Eeeyyess!
Jazz - Paru chez ENJA RECORDS Matthias Winckelmann le 1 janv. 1997
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Vision Quest
Ron Carter, Stephen Scott, Steve Kroon, Victor Lewis
Jazz - Paru chez ENJA RECORDS Matthias Winckelmann le 5 août 1998
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Mojave (Jazz Therapy, Vol. 3)
Roni Ben Hur, Nilson Matta, Victor Lewis, Cafe
Jazz - Paru chez Motema le 10 mai 2011
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El Gaucho
Jeanfrançois Prins, Joris Teepe, Victor Lewis
Jazz - Paru chez Challenge Records le 27 mars 2012
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Ease On
Jeff Palmer, John Ambercrombie, Arthur Blythe, Victor Lewis
Jazz - Paru chez Sledgehammer Blues le 31 août 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Within
Guido Manusardi, Victor Lewis, Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Santoro
Jazz - Paru chez Soul Note le 1 janv. 1996
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Song of Light
John Clark, Ron McClure, Michael Cochrane, Victor Lewis
Jazz - Paru chez Composers Concordance Records le 1 avr. 1980
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Family Portrait
Jazz - Paru chez Sledgehammer Blues le 1 juil. 1990
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo