So, why isn’t Fona stocking the Midnight in Paris soundtrack CD here in Denmark? It was a very popular film here in Denmark, and there are Danish musicians on a wonderful compilation album!
Archive for the ‘jazz’ Category
Support Danish Jazz
Posted in jazz on April 25, 2012 | Comments Off on Support Danish Jazz
An Oscar win for the film with Swing 41 in the soundtrack
Posted in jazz, news on February 27, 2012 | Comments Off on An Oscar win for the film with Swing 41 in the soundtrack
So, there was no award for best soundtrack (non original) in the 2012 Academy Awards this year. But Woody Allen won his fourth Oscar for the 2011 box office hit Midnight in Paris. He did not turn up to collect his award. I was also a no show. If I had been invited I would have turned […]
Top ten jazz albums
Posted in american music, jazz, Jazz CD on February 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
These are the ones I go back to time and time again for inspiration and sheer listening pleasure, some mainstream, some very well known,and some a bit more obscure. 1. kind of Blue – Miles Davis -1959 This work broke with the conventions of the time, but has become a rule book in itself, many […]
Jazz, Jaz or Jass?
Posted in american music, jazz, Peter Williams on February 9, 2012 | Comments Off on Jazz, Jaz or Jass?
Most jazz musicians would probably credit Buddy Bolden with inventing the genre, but where did the word come from? Well, no one is sure! One likely source is the slang Jasm meaning energetic and full of spirit. I think I’ll try and remember that on the next gig.
Robin Nolan’s Gypsy Jazz Gig Book
Posted in django reinhardt, Gipsy Jazz, jazz, live jazz, music theory, news, Peter Williams on February 8, 2012 | Comments Off on Robin Nolan’s Gypsy Jazz Gig Book
I was lucky enough to play with Robin a few months back when he came over to play in Copenhagen. After the gig, being the kind and generous person that he is, he came up to me and gave me a copy of “The Gig Book“. Â This is a great resource for anyone playing or […]
My distributor is indisposed
Posted in jazz, Jazz CD, news, nyheder, Peter Williams, tagged Peter Williams on February 4, 2012 | Comments Off on My distributor is indisposed
GDC, formerly Scandinavia’s largest distributor of CDs and other recorded media has gone into receivership. Hundreds of record labels small and large are now furiously rushing about trying to find alternative ways of getting their product to the customer. Unfortunately. I, and many other independent jazz musicians are not in a position of power. As a result I have been […]
My latest Jazz CD Project
Posted in jazz, Jazz CD, Jazzy Shorts, live jazz, news, nyheder, Peter Williams, tagged Peter Williams on February 2, 2012 | Comments Off on My latest Jazz CD Project
I’m working on a set of new Jazz compositions for my next CD. The focus will be on Jazz Blues, Soul Jazz and Cool Jazz. The fantastic Danish vibes player Jakob Svensson has agreed to work with me on the recording. I’m very excited about it.
Reflections
Posted in american music, jazz, Peter Williams, tagged Peter Williams on February 1, 2012 | Comments Off on Reflections
As I sit here listening to Reflections by Thelonious Monk and gazing at my one week old baby daughter, my first child, and my last, my girlfriend informs me ;-), I find my thoughts drifting back across time to my own childhood. More than that, I reflect over the paths that I have chosen and how […]
About Time
Posted in 2econd Nature, american music, jazz, Jazz CD, Peter Williams, Peter Williams On CD, tagged Bebop, Modern Jazz on September 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By Peter Williams and 2econd Nature Purchase About Time [geo-out note=”About Time does not seem to be available on iTunes in your country, but you still buy the CD” country=”Europe, US, CA”]Purchase About Time as a digital download from [/geo-out] Purchase About Time on CD via Gateway Music After 15 years as a professional musician, […]
Swing 41
Posted in american music, django reinhardt, Gipsy Jazz, jazz, Jazz CD, Peter Williams, Peter Williams On CD, Swing 41 on February 1, 2010 | Comments Off on Swing 41
By Swing 41 Purchase Swing 41 Purchase Swing 41 on CD via Gateway Music This collection of classic Gypsy Jazz standards was brought to notoriety by Woody Allen who, in 2011, chose to use the recording of Je Suis Seul Ce Soir from this album for his box office hit Midnight in Paris. The soundtrack from […]
