DON THOMPSON...
'DON THOMPSON LIVE IN POWELL RIVER'
Label: BSDT03
Year:2003
Songlist:
1. September
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2. Ask Me Later
3. Another Rainy Day,
4. If You Ever Went Away
5. Bird Bath
6. Reminiscing,
7. Hot Chocolate,
8. Lotus Blossom (Strayhorn)
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AWARDS:
1979 Juno - Best Jazz album - duo with Ed Bickert.
1984 Juno - Best Jazz Album.
1993 Jazz Report - Vibraphonist of the Year.
1994 Jazz Report - Composer of the Year.
1994 Jazz Report - Vibraphonist of the Year.
1994 Socan - Original Jazz Composition.
1995 Jazz Report - Vibraphonist of the Year.
1996 Jazz Report - Vibraphonist of the Year.
1997 Jazz Report - Vibraphonist of the Year.
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Don Thompson
Live in Powell River
CAD $19.99
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Featuring...
ABBREVIATED BIO
On September 27 2003, Don Thompson returned to his home town of Powell River to perform a
concert with three of his favorite Vancouver Jazz musicians. The intent was to celebrate
and showcase Don as a world class musician, composer and educator, and to begin a new Don
Thompson Music Scholarship from the proceeds. What a night!
We recorded the concert in all its glory and it sizzles! This is the first time Don has
recorded a CD of his own compositions.
We are so proud of you Don!
Paul Cummings and Peter Taylor
(Project Coordinators)
Music Educators and Powell Riverites!
Donald Thompson was born in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada on January 18th 1940.
He lived in Vancouver from 1960 to 1965 working as a freelance musician primarily on bass.
In 1965 he joined the legendary John Handy Quintet and moved to San Francisco and performed extensively throughout the United States and recorded two albums for the Columbia label.
He returned to Canada in 1967 and has been a resident of Toronto since 1969.
He was also a member of Moe Koffman's group from 1970 to 1979 as pianist or bassist, contributing arrangements and compositions and working as co-producer with Koffman on two albums - "Museum Pieces" and "Looking Up".
He also worked extensively with Ed Bickert, Lenny Breau and Sonny Greenwich.
As a member of the "house rhythm section" at Toronto's Bourbon Street Jazz Club he worked and recorded with numerous Jazz Celebrities.
In 1996 he was artist in residence at the Royal Academy of Music, London, England.
He is equally at home on vibes, piano, bass and drums, and is also a sound engineer with his own studio.
He has also recorded with Jim Hall, John Handy, Paul Desmond, Jay McShann, Buddy Tate,
Frank Rosolino, George Shearing, Mel Torme, Mel Torme, Sonny Greenwich, Pat LaBarbera,
Emily Remler, Dave Liebman, Bill King, Moe Koffman, Solar Explorations, Rob McConnell Trio
and The Jazz Report All Stars Radioland, and many others...
MANAGEMENT
(416) 789-3777
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