September Man (Remastered) Philip Catherine

• 1 Nairam 04:32
• 2 Nineteen Seventy Fourths 09:48
• 3 T.P.C. 04:48
• 4 September Man 00:33
• 5 The Beginning 06:01
• 6 The Middle 09:59
• 7 The End 02:43
• 8 Monday 13 02:34
• Total Runtime 40:58

Info zu September Man (Remastered)

Philip Catherine has been on the forefront of the European jazz scene since the sixties. His work great artists like Chet Baker, NHOP, Stéphane Grappelli, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Larry Coryell, Tom Harrell, his unique approach and sound, his dedication to music have been important and influential.

Philip Catherine was born in London in 1942. Being from a musical family (his grandfather was first violin with the London Symphony Orchestra), he developed a musical ear from an early age. He took up the guitar after having discovered Brassens and Django Reinhardt, and started listening to all the great jazzmen of the period. Very soon he had the opportunity to meet some of them, and often accompanied them when they played in Belgium where his family had moved to by then.

At the age of 18 he toured Europe with Lou Bennett and in 1971 Jean-Luc Ponty asked him to join his quintet. In 1971 he made his first record under his name, "Stream", followed in 1974-75 by "September Man" and "Guitars". Jazz amateurs all over the world discovered not only a brilliant guitarist, but also a talented composer : themes like "Homecomings" and "Nairam" have become famous.

Philip Catherine has played in the most prestigious concert halls, from the Berlin Philharmonic to the Carnegie Hall, from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam to the Olympia and Salle Pleyel in Paris and the Palais des Beaux-Arts of Brussels. But he still loves to play in jazz clubs occasionally because of the proximity with the audience.

Philip Catherine has received many awards, among others the "BIRD" Prize (1990), together with Stan Getz, at the North Sea Festival, the "Django D'Or" (1998) in Paris for "Best European Jazz Artist", the ZAMU "Lifetime Achievement Award" (2001) and "Best Musician" (2002). In 2002 he received the title 'Maestro Honoris Causa' from the Antwerp Conservatory (title which has been given previous years to reputed artists like Jos van Immerseel, Sigiswald Kuijken and Toots Thielemans). In May 2016 he received the award 'Best International Guitarist' at the 'ECHO JAZZ AWARDS 2016' in Hamburg/Germany. …

Philip Catherine, guitar
Jasper Van't Hoff, piano, organ
Charlie Mariano, saxophone, flute
Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet
John Lee, bass
Gerry Brown, drums

Recorded on August 9, 10 & 11, 1974 at Morgan Studios, Brussels
Engineered by Mike Bobak
Produced by Marc Moulin

Digitally remastered

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