Fred Thelonious Baker
Fred Thelonious Baker (born 4 June 1960) is an English guitarist and jazz bass guitarist from Tibshelf, Derbyshire. He is known for playing in Phil Miller's Canterbury scene band In Cahoots.[1]
Baker played the guitar until his mid-teens, at which point he began to take an interest in the bass as well. He played in The John Etheridge/Ric Sanders Group in the early 1980s. He has also worked with his own group, the Fred Thelonious Baker Group who recorded a self-titled album in 1984. Baker has recorded several albums with Harry Beckett. They have also made a concert tour in Europe together. Recently, Baker accompanied Beckett's band on a Charles Mingus tribute tour in the UK. Other artists Baker has worked with include Horace Parlan, Vikki Clayton and Elton Dean.[1]
Baker joined In Cahoots in April 1988, replacing their bassist Hugh Hopper.[2] He has toured and recorded six albums with them, and remains a key member of the band. He also works as a teacher at Birmingham Conservatoire and The University of Huddersfield.[1]
Discography
- With Phil Miller/In Cahoots
- Split Seconds (1988)
- In Cahoots Live 86–89 (1989)
- Digging In (1991)
- Double Up (guitar duo with Phil Miller, 1992)[3]
- In Cahoots Live in Japan (1993)
- Recent Discoveries (1994)
- Parallel (1996)
- Out of the Blue (2001)
- All That (2003)
- Conspiracy Theories (2007)
- With Harry Beckett
- Bremen Concert (1987)
- Live, Vol. 2 (1987)
- All Four One (1991)
- Les Jardins Du Casino (1993, ITM)
- Solo recordings
- Life Suite (2014, First Hand Records)
- Fred Thelonious Baker Group (1984)
- Missing Link (1999)[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz. Rough Guides. p. 37. ISBN 1-84353-256-5.
- ↑ "Fred Baker". philmiller-incahoots.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ Double Up. philmiller-incahoots.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ↑ Patterson, John W. "Missing Link Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
External links
- 1999 Interview with Baker from Calyx
- Missing Link at AllMusic
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