Peter Williams

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Jazzy Shorts

By Peter Williams, featuring Jakob Svensson

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In the summer of 2008 a few, short, video clips of an acoustic jazz duo received over 100,000 views on YouTube and the attention of American Express with regard to an advertising campaign. The combination of  the English born bassist Peter Williams (known for his contribution to Woody Allen’s Grammy winning soundtrack for Midnight in Paris) and Danish vibraphonist Jacob Svensson had some serious appeal.

With Jazzy Shorts Peter Williams has composed a collection of original tunes to explore the sound-scape that such an exposed and somewhat eccentric combination of instruments makes possible.

Personnel

• Peter Williams: Bass/Composer/Producer
• Jakob Svensson: Vibes
• Genre: Original Jazz

Track Listings

1. Pussy Cat Waltz (Peter Williams) – Jazz Waltz
2. Beautiful Bug Eyes (Peter Williams) – Latin Jazz/Bop
3. Pass The Butter (Peter Williams) – Old School Jazz
4. Parhelia De Mane (Peter Williams) – Modern Jazz Ballad/Soundtrack
5. Blues By Five (Peter Williams) – Jazz Blues
6. Lullaby For Bryggen (Peter Williams) – Soul Jazz
7. Song For My Daughter (Peter Williams) – Latin Jazz/Hard Bop
8. Tight Rope (Peter Williams) – Modern Jazz/Jazz Rock
9. Opus De Brevis Vir (Peter Williams) - Modern Jazz/Jazz Rock

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Swing 41

By Swing 41

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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 the Oscar winning film went on to win the Grammy for best compilation soundtrack 2013.

The album includes both studio and live recordings from this Copenhagen based quartet.

Personnel

• Jørgen Martinsen: Violin
• Martin Walker: Guitar
• Flemming Honig: Guitar
• Peter Williams: Bass/Composer/Producer
• Genre: Original Jazz Manouche/Gypsy Jazz

Track Listings

1. Seul Ce Soir (Durant Casanova Grosjean)
2. Blue Drag (Django Reinhardt)
3. Automne (Stephane Grappelli)
4. Swing 41 (Django Reinhardt)
5. J’Attendrai (Dino Olivieri)
6. Coquette (David Daniel Paquin)
7. Night and Day (Cole Porter)
8. Nuages (Django Reinhardt)
9. It Had to Be You (Isham Jones)

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About Time

By Peter Williams and 2econd Nature

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After 15 years as a professional musician, after having worked on countless sessions in a myriad of styles, after having toured Denmark for three years in a circus band, Peter Williams has, with About Time, realised his ambition of releasing an album as a band leader. Here he has focused on the jazz of the 50’s and 60’s Bebop/Hard Bop era as a source of inspiration. But attentive ears will pick up on influences far more contemporary than Sonny Rollins, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Cannonball Adderley. James Brown, Lou Reed and Muddy Waters have also made their mark.

This is a collection of new standards for contemporary jazz artists to pick up and make their own.

Personnel

• Adrian Strømberg Knudsen: Alto
• Rober Jønsson: Piano
• Peter Williams: Bass/Composer/Producer
• Mikkel Uth Oveson: Drums
• Genre: Original Jazz/Hard Bop

Track Listings

1. Cat Can’t Shake the Blues (Peter Williams) – Jazz Ballad
2. The Painter (Peter Williams) – Jazz Samba
3. Jeg Vil Gerne Lege (Peter Williams) – Hard Bop
4. Salientology (Peter Williams) – Hard Bop
5. Death of a Fairy (Peter Williams) – Slow Jazz Blues
6. The Porcupine (Peter Williams) – Bop
7. Ardent Heart (Peter Williams) – Hard Bop
8. Tales from the Memory Clinic (Peter Williams) – Hard Bop
9. The Blues the Cat Can’t Shake (Peter Williams) – Jazz Ballad

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