Bryan Spring
Bryan Spring (born 24 August 1945) is a British jazz drummer. Sometimes credited as Brian Spring.
As well as leading and co-leading his own trios and quartets, notably from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, with Don Weller, and with Art Themen,[1] and into the 2000s, with Mark Edwards and Andy Cleyndert,[2] Spring has been a member of groups such as Bill Le Sage's Bebop Preservation Society, Alan Skidmore's Quartet, Klaus Doldinger's Passport, and various line-ups led by Stan Tracey.[3]
He has also worked with many leading British jazz musicians, including Tubby Hayes, Dick Morrissey, Bobby Wellins, as well as accompanying American musicians visiting the UK.
Recordings
As leader/co-leader
- 1980: Commit No Nuisance - with Don Weller
- 2005: The Spirit of Spring - Bryan Spring Trio (Trio TR568)
As sideman
- 1969: Free An' One - Stan Tracey Quartet (Columbia SCX6385)
- 1969: Hum Dono - Amancio D'Silva Quartet (Columbia)
- 1969: Our Point Of View - Frank Ricotti (CBS 52668)
- 1969: The Seven Ages of Man - The Stan Tracey Big Band (Columbia SCX6413)
- 1970: Perspectives - Stan Tracey Quartet (Columbia SCX6485)
- 1970: BBC Top Gear - Keith Tippett Group (Unreleased)
- 1971: Dedicated to You But You Weren't Listening - The Keith Tippett Sextet (Vertigo 1/1971 LP)
- 1972: Second Passport - Klaus Doldinger - (Atlantic ATL 40417)
- 1974: Under The Sun - Nucleus (Vertigo 6360 110)
- 1975: Captain Adventure - Stan Tracey Quartet (SJ102)
- 1975: The Return Of Captain Adventure - Stan Tracey Quartet (TTTCDS753)
- 1976: Under Milk Wood - Stan Tracey and Donald Houston (RCA PL25073), (TAA271)
- 1976: Direct Hits - Nucleus (Vertigo 9286 019)
- 1976: The Bracknell Connection - Stan Tracey Octet (Steam SJ103)
- 1978: The Salisbury Suite - Stan Tracey Octet (Steam SJ105)
- 1981: Poem Song - Marvin Hannibal Peterson (Mole 6)
- 1996: Live at the Bull's Head, Barnes - Don Weller Big Band (33 Records)
- 2000: Triple Exposure - Mark Edwards (CD2000)
References
- ↑ "Previous concerts" Peterborough Jazz Festival. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ Fordham, John "The Spirit of Spring" The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ Chilton, John (2004) Who's Who of British Jazz: 2nd Edition, p. 342. Continuum International Publishing Group At Google Books. Retrieved 15 June 2013.