Nostalgia Tony Grey

• 1 Domino 05:17
• 2 Let It Happen 04:52
• 3 Nostalgia 07:01
• 4 Travelling 06:10
• 5 How Far Is The Journey 04:48
• 6 The Illusionist 04:46
• 7 Dancing In Paradise 05:17
• 8 Waltz For Benny 03:48
• 9 Embraceable You 03:19
• Total Runtime 45:18

Info zu Nostalgia

Nostalgia is the new album from bassist, composer and educator Tony Grey, featuring legendary pianist Bob James. Two generations of jazz artists finding new paths grounded in tradition, the album unfolds into a beautiful sonic journey: intimate, melodic and rich with feeling.

Bob James needs little introduction. A multi-Grammy Award winning pianist and composer, he was discovered by Quincy Jones in 1962 and went on to become a defining voice at Creed Taylor's legendary CTI label. He co-founded the acclaimed group Fourplay, and brought jazz into living rooms worldwide with 'Angela', the beloved theme from the TV series Taxi. One of the most sampled artists in the history of hip-hop, his influence spans decades and genres. His most recent album Jazz Hands earned a Grammy nomination, confirming an artist still very much at the height of his powers.

The story of Nostalgia began when Tony travelled to Bob's home studio, where the two sat together and began writing and recording without agenda or expectation. It was there, in that unhurried and personal space, that they discovered their own musical language — a conversation between bass and piano that felt as natural as it was unexpected. The result is an album that carries the warmth of that connection in every note.

From the groove-driven opener Domino to the tender ballad Nostalgia and a timeless rendition of Embraceable You, this is music made between two artists at their most open and honest.

Tony Grey, bass, keyboards, vocals, programming
Bob James, piano, keyboards
Naveen Kumar, flutes
V. Selvaganesh, kanjira
Karsh Kale, tabla
James Johnson III, drums
Joel Polacci, percussion
Stu Haikney, drums
Brandon Terzic, oud

Please Note: We offer this album in its native sampling rate of 48kHz, 24-bit. The provided 96kHz version was up-sampled and offers no audible value!

Tony Grey
Born March 25, 1975 in Newcastle, England. Tony Grey is a multi-instrumentalist, master bassist, composer, producer, published author and award-winning music educator; he studied at the world-renowned Berklee College of Music and graduated in 2001, receiving the prestigious ‘Outstanding Performer’ award.

Tony is a highly regarded musician and educator, known for his melodic playing and technique, his innovative jazz/world-fusion compositions, and his groundbreaking music education curriculum and teaching philosophy. “Let nothing restrict you but the limitation of your own imagination.” - Tony Grey

Tony was raised in a family where music was just another family member. His path toward becoming a musician was born out of an accident that nearly took his life.

At the age of 18 after breaking his back, Tony picked up his first bass guitar. During his recovery he started playing under the watchful eye of legendary guitarist, John McLaughlin.

Tony successfully auditioned for a scholarship to the world-renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston. During his years at Berklee, Tony join the newly formed pop band ‘Bliss’. The group had signed a major record deal with the legendary record producer, Terry Ellis, who in the past discovered Billy Idol, Jethro Tull, Blondie, Huey Lewis and the News and Pat Benatar, to name a few.

Tony spent 18 months touring with the group throughout Asia, appearing on several TV shows, recording three hit singles, filming MTV music videos, and achieving a Top Ten CD.

Tony left the group in order to return to the USA to complete his studies at Berklee. During his last years at Berklee, Tony studied with some of the greatest teachers – Kenwood Dennard, Larry Watson, Bruce Gertz and Rich Appleman.

Tony graduated from Berklee in 2001 with the prestigious “Outstanding Performer” Award. Since graduating, Tony has led many clinics and master classes at Berklee and has appeared in many of the college’s showcase events, including a tribute to US pop legends Steely Dan, hosted by the President of Berklee, and attended by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan.

Tony has gone on to collaborate and perform with some of the world’s greatest musicians, such as:

John McLaughlin, Hiromi, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Gavin DeGraw, Hotei Tomoyasu, Dennis Chambers, Bill Evans, Shankar Mahadevan, Zach Alford (David Bowie/B52’s), Reeves Gabrels & Jason Cooper (The Cure), Andy Mckay (Roxy Music), Mike Edwards (Jesus Jones), Zakir Hussain, Gregorie Maret, Gary Husband, Mino Cinelu, Brian Blade, Mike Stern, Karsh Kale, Wayne Krantz, Steve Lukather (Toto), Branford Marsalis, Shaggy, Ice-T, M-1 (Dead Prez), Melanie Fiona, Simon Philips (Hiromi/Toto), Dave Holland, Mark Guiliana, Kenwood Dennard (Sting/Miles Davis), Russell Ferrante (The YellowJackets), David Fiuczynski (Screaming Headless Torsos), Larry Watson, Fabrizio Sotti, Ada Rovatti, David Garfield, Frank Mccomb, David Nichtern, Res, Raymond Angry, Gene Lake (David Sanborn), Dave Dicenso, Chris Dave,

Oliver Rockberger, Falu, Reb Beach (Whitesnake), Deantoni Parks, Lionel Loueke (Wayne Shorter/Charlie Haden), Naveen Kumar, and Christian Scott.

In 2004, Tony had the great honor of performing at New York’s Lincoln Centre with David Nichtern’s band ‘Drala’ for his holiness the Dali Lama. ...

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