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| 02/06/03 This CD is no longer available on Drimala. If you absolutely must have this recording, please contact us and we'll see if we can't work something out for you. |
Don Preston is known to jazz and keyboard aficionados for his pioneering contributions in the use of synthesizers and piano, legendary clarinetist and composer John Carter dubbed Don Preston the "father of modern synthesis." In the 1950s in Detroit, Preston wroked associated with pianist Tommy Flanagan, Elvin Jones and others at the city's West End Cafe where Yusef Lateef conducted twice-a-week jam sessions with Milt Jackson's brother, bassist Ollie Jackson. Preston moved to Los Angeles in 1957 where he hooked up with pianist Paul Bley, bassist Charlie Haden, and others who were hearing jazz in new ways. Many will recognize Preston from his long collaboration with Frank Zappa as the keyboardist and one of the original members of the Mothers of Invention. Preston performed and recorded with Zappa until 1974. Often compared to Cecil Taylor for his style of attacking the keys with intense passion, Preston’s solos also reflect intellect, technical skills and a storyteller's way with a line. His playing, like his compositions, ranges across panoramas of mood and emotion, all colored with the freedom that comes from possessing remarkable facility. Preston has played and recorded with the likes of John Lennon, Peter Erskine and John Carter. |
Transformation This new cd by the Don Preston Trio features pianist Preston, bassist Joel Hamilton and drummer Alex Cline presenting inventive treatments of music by Frank Zappa, Carla Bley, John Carter, Cole Porter, and Don himself. Transformation presents a survey Preston's multifarious career: his stint as keyboardist with Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention, his association with pianist-composer Carla Bley, his synthesizer work for the late distinguished composer-clarinetist John Carter as well as his own reputation as a writer of powerful though twisted music. 9 tracks in 68:45 minutes. If you like this cd, we think you might also enjoy: Requiem for Jack Kirby (Gregg Bendian's INTERZONE) Red Star (Noah Howard, Bobby Few, Kenny Clarke) |
