Timothy J. Tobias

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Timothy John Tobias
Born	July 1, 1952 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died	December 23, 2006 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Timothy Tobias (July 1, 1952 - December 23, 2006) was a Chicago jazz artist, pianist, composer, producer, and arranger. He has played shows with Bob Hope, Sammy Davis Jr., and Rita Moreno, and played synthesizer for the world premier of "Could It Be Magic", directed by Barry Manilow, and other original musicals at the Royal George Theatre and the Goodman Theatre for "Purlie."

Tim Tobias was musical director to multiple artists and his background as a studio musician included work for Sister Sledge, Curtis Mayfield, Al Stewart, and Ramsey Lewis. He has also produced albums for David Crawford, Lorraine Denham, The Roach Brothers, Ben Hollis, and Angelo Badalamenti.

Contents 1 Compositions 2 Discography 2.1 Mister Cat 2.2 Speaking In Tones 2.3 Transcention

[edit] Compositions

Tim Tobias worked on the soundtrack to "Fame" and wrote additional music for the feature films, "Girls Just Want To Have Fun," "The Flintstones," "The Sandlot," "Medium Rare," and "A Piece of Eden." His compositions were also included on Steven Spielberg's "Movie Maker". He was the composer for several television shows in Chicago, including "Wild Chicago: Illinois Roadtrip," staring Ben Hollis, and "Lorraines Chicago," starring Lorraine Denham.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Mister Cat

Tracks:

1. Every Day Is... April Fool's Day
2. Amazon
3. Laurie Louise
4. Margaretta
5. Garden of Dreams
6. Afternoon in Pasadena
7. Mister Cat
8. Full Moon Pocket
9. Morris Beach
10. Twilight Time
11. Sunny Monday

[edit] Speaking In Tones

"Speaking In Tones" is a collection of jazz instrumentals performed by Tim Tobias. Tracks one through seven are live recordings from one of Chicago's jazz venues, Pops for Champagne. The last two bonus tracks were recorded in a studio. Tim wrote 8 of the 9 songs included on this album.

Tracks:

1. The Balled Eagle
2. Latin Fantasy #2
3. Orange Was The Color of Her Dress... Then Silk Blue (by Charles Mingus)
4. The Other Irene
5. Donna Louise
6. Mary Jane
7. Speaking In Tones
8. Fanfare for the Lost Soul
9. September

[edit] Transcention

"Transcention," released in 2006, contains 10 classic jazz compositions performed by his Chicago jazz trio.

Tracks:

1. The Golden Waffle
2. Things I Meant To Say
3. Transcention
4. Lorraine
5. Via Escuela
6. I Give You This Much
7. Haus Party
8. George Street
9. Stablemates (by Benny Golson)
10. Arabesque One
11. Good Things Come... To Those Who Wait