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Toph, as friends know him, recorded platinum, gold and Grammy winning albums and CDs with many artists, including the original Brecker Brothers, Bob Dylan, Cher, Donald Fagen, Ashford and Simpson, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Freddie Hubbard, James Brown, Joe Cocker, Salt 'n' Pepa, Stuff, Miles Davis, Patti LaBelle and Michael Bolton. He has toured with many artists; among them Boz Scaggs, Joe Cocker, Bob Dylan, Bette Midler, Paul Simon and Ralph Mac Donald.
Michael Brecker recently spoke of Parker, in Modern Drummer Magazine, “...Like Harvey Mason, Chris (is) also a natural drummer with great musicianship and a strong feel for funk.” Also in a recent Modern Drummer issue, Tom Scott said, " Chris Parker is one of the sweetest human beings on the planet."
Movie Soundtracks:
Beat Street-MGM
Michael Collins-Warner
Bright Lights, Big City-MGM
Nadine-Columbia
China Girl-Artisan
Prelude to a Kiss-Fox
City of Industry-MGM
Prime Suspect-King
Doc Hollywood-MGM
Punchline-Columbia
Ed-Universal
Quick Change-Warner
The Emperor's New Groove-Disney
Searching for Bobby Fisher-Paramount
The Experts-Paramount
Something So Right-King
Fame-Turner
Steelyard Blues-Warner
Flirting with Disaster-Miramax
Striptease-Castle Rock
Garbo Talks-MGM
Tootsie-Columbia
Grace of My Heart-Universal
The Untouchables-Paramount
Hercules-Disney
The Warriors-Paramount
In Love and War-King
The Wiz-Universal
Kidco-Fox
Two Weeks Notice-Castle Rock
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Chris Parker, Craig Davis, Miro Sobrer, Jim McNeely and more
by Bob Osborne
On this show brand new releases from The Chris Parker Trio, Craig Davis, Miro Sobrer, Francisco Mela & Zoh Amba, Jim McNeely and The Frankfurt Radio Orchestra featuring Chris Potter, the trio of Ben Monder, Tony Malaby and Tom Rainey, and a preview track from a new album from Dave Douglas.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 The Chris Parker Trio Coolypso" from Tell Me (M'Bubba Music) 00:48 Craig Davis Escape" from Tone Paintings : The Music of Dodo Marmarosa (MCG ...
read moreCharlie Ballantine: Reflections/Introspection: The Music Of Thelonious Monk
by Chris M. Slawecki
Reflections/Introspection... follows-up guitarist Charlie Ballentine's Life is Brief: The Music of Bob Dylan, the guitarist's tribute to another (and very different type of) iconoclastic modern composer and one of the best albums of 2018. He absolutely bounces through this double-LP (one trio, one quartet) on a merry joyride through the compositions of the onliest Monk." Monk has such an incredible catalogue that one of the big challenges we faced was what songs to choose and also what instrumentation ...
read moreCharlie Ballantine: Reflections/Introspection: The Music Of Thelonious Monk
by Mark Sullivan
Indianapolis-based guitarist and composer Charlie Ballantine has made thematically organized albums before. Life is Brief: The Music of Bob Dylan (Green Mind Records, 2018) featured creative versions of songs by the iconic songwriter, and Vonnegut (Green Mind Records, 2020), was made up of original Ballantine compositions inspired by the work of novelist Kurt Vonnegut. Here the inspiration is purely musical, and it is one of the pillars of modern jazz: the brilliant composer & pianist Thelonious Monk. Many of the ...
read morePeter DiCarlo: Onward
by Friedrich Kunzmann
On his debut record, New York-based alto saxophonist Peter DiCarlo establishes himself as a serious straight-ahead composer who skillfully combines an elegant alto tone with intricate reed and horn arrangements that are propelled forward by a swinging rhythm section. Dominated by a majority of self-penned hard and post-bop scores, Onwardin accordance with its titlepushes last century's idioms into this one, exploring new and exciting territory that neither defies tradition, nor resists its modern environment. Swing is affirmed in ...
read morePeter DiCarlo: Onward
by Jack Bowers
New York City-based alto saxophonist Peter DiCarlo makes a lot of winning moves on his debut album, Onward, and a couple that seem more puzzling than perceptive. More about them later. First, it should be noted that DiCarlo is a virtuosic player with a burnished sound and enough improvisational ammunition in his arsenal to guide him safely through any encounter, no matter how unforeseen or perilous. He is also a splendid writer whose five original compositions here serve to enhance ...
read moreNew CD from Toph-E & the Pussycats, "No Ordinary Day" Feat. Cliff Carter, Will Lee, Ralph Macdonald, David Mann, Chris Parker
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Michael Bloom Media Relations
No Ordinary Day Toph-E & the Pussycats M'Bubba Music 10052 October 26 Release Featuring: Clifford Carter-piano / keyboards Will Lee-bass & vocals Ralph MacDonald-percussion David Mann-tenor / soprano saxophones Chris Parker-drums Now in their 10th year, Toph-E and the Pussycats is a group of well-respected and professional musicians (Clifford Carter, Will Lee, Ralph MacDonald, David Mann, and Chris Parker) who share a great love for rhythm ...
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