Obituary: Dave Tanner
Frank Griffith and Charles Alexander write:
Dave Tanner
Dave Tanner, guitarist, composer, arranger, orchestrator and the founder of London Orchestrations passed away in December 2010. He was 67.
He had had fallen in an accident two years previously, never really recovered, and was not able to pursue the work of arranging and orchestrating which he both and excelled at and enjoyed .
In his early career he had been the guitarist of the Joe Loss orchestra. A skilled reader and guitarist, he always regretted not being a better jazz improvizer.
Dave did provide a useful service for bands and audiences alike, supplying backing charts for almost any artist’s music imaginable from Sinatra to ABBA. His transcribing, unravelling and unpicking of, for example, Billy May's complex arrangements of Frank Sinatra hits for standard, working seventeen-piece big band were masterly, and provided a necessary tool for which countless musicians' owe him a debt of gratitude.
He started a fruitful business relationship in 1998 with Jazzwise who first took over the marketing and sales of London Orchestrations, and later bought the business. It was an arrangement which enabled Tanner to concentrate on the music, while access to Jazzwise's distribution network helped the charts to become available to a wider market.
A notable triumph was the premiere of his original composition "The London Suite" at The Bulls Head in July 2005 produced by Jazzwise as part of the annual Jazzwise Summer School directed by Jamey Aebersold and held in Richmond.
Dave Tanner has left the worldwide musical community a proud legacy of orchestrations and original works, through which his memory will endure.
The London Orchestrations catalogue is available from the Jazzwise website. A pdf listing is HERE
Dave Tanner
Dave Tanner, guitarist, composer, arranger, orchestrator and the founder of London Orchestrations passed away in December 2010. He was 67.
He had had fallen in an accident two years previously, never really recovered, and was not able to pursue the work of arranging and orchestrating which he both and excelled at and enjoyed .
In his early career he had been the guitarist of the Joe Loss orchestra. A skilled reader and guitarist, he always regretted not being a better jazz improvizer.
Dave did provide a useful service for bands and audiences alike, supplying backing charts for almost any artist’s music imaginable from Sinatra to ABBA. His transcribing, unravelling and unpicking of, for example, Billy May's complex arrangements of Frank Sinatra hits for standard, working seventeen-piece big band were masterly, and provided a necessary tool for which countless musicians' owe him a debt of gratitude.
He started a fruitful business relationship in 1998 with Jazzwise who first took over the marketing and sales of London Orchestrations, and later bought the business. It was an arrangement which enabled Tanner to concentrate on the music, while access to Jazzwise's distribution network helped the charts to become available to a wider market.
A notable triumph was the premiere of his original composition "The London Suite" at The Bulls Head in July 2005 produced by Jazzwise as part of the annual Jazzwise Summer School directed by Jamey Aebersold and held in Richmond.
Dave Tanner has left the worldwide musical community a proud legacy of orchestrations and original works, through which his memory will endure.
The London Orchestrations catalogue is available from the Jazzwise website. A pdf listing is HERE
This week's Prize Draw: Linley Weir's Desires
Sarah Ellen Hughes reviewed- and loved - vocalist Linley Weir 's new CD Desires which will be launched this Friday March 4th at the Pheasantry in the King's Road. "It left me absolutely wanting more," wrote Sarah. Newsletter readers let us know if you want one - it's this week's prize draw.
SOS - Surman. Osborne, Skidmore (in that order here)
Some great sixties black and white footage on a promotional trailer for the CD/DVD release by Cuneiform Records of "Flashpoint", an NDR Jazz Workshop session from 1969 led by John Surman.
John Surman (baritone and soprano sax)
Alan Skidmore (tenor sax, flute)
Ronnie Scott (tenor sax)
Mike Osborne (alto sax)
Malcom Griffiths (trombone)
Erich Kleinschuster (Austrian- trombone)
Kenny Wheeler (trumpet and flugelhorn)
Fritz Pauer (Austrian-piano)
Harry Miller (double bass)
Alan Jackson (drums)
More details from WAYSIDE RECORDS
Women in Jazz - Celebrating International Women's Day 2011
Norma Winstone, one third of the Three Voices Project
In celebration of the 100th International Women's Day, on March 8th 2011, Guest Editor Fran Hardcastle instigated and commissioned pieces from the women writers and interviewed some of the leading figures behind the scenes who are contributing to the liveliest period in the British jazz scene since the 1960's.
-Fran Hardcastle introduced Women in Jazz with Here Come the Girls
-Bassist Ruth Goller wrote about her experience of the scene
-Lisa Gee Wrote about the audience and about the dearth of women writers (other than here...)
-Esther Bennett wrote about the Jam Scene
-Georgia Mancio previewed the Three Voices Project featuring Norma Winstone (photo above)
-Fran Hardcastle previewed Dee Dee Bridgewater at Ronnie Scott's
-Sarah Ellen Hughes previewed the SouthBank Centre's Women of the World
We also ran profiles of/ interviews with four influential Women Behind the Music
-Christine Allen
-Sue Edwards
-Yots K
-Lee Paterson
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