Gary Peacock
| Gary Peacock | |
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 Peacock performing in July 2003 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gary Peacock |
| Born |
May 12, 1935 Burley, Idaho, United States |
| Genres | Jazz, bebop, avant-garde jazz, free jazz, post-bop, hard bop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, educator |
| Instruments | Double bass |
| Associated acts | Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, Paul Bley, Albert Ayler, Don Pullen, Ralph Towner, Tony Williams, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Bill Connors, Marilyn Crispell, Peter Erskine, Bill Frisell, Mal Waldron, John Surman, Jan Garbarek, Barney Kessel, Bud Shank, Art Pepper, Sunny Murray, Paul Motian, Art Lande, Eliot Zigmund, Tomasz Stanko, Palle Mikkelborg |
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Gary Peacock (born May 12, 1935, in Burley, Idaho) is an American jazz double-bassist.[1]
Biography
After military service in Germany, in the early sixties he worked on the west coast with Barney Kessel, Bud Shank, Paul Bley and Art Pepper, then moved to New York. He worked there with Bley, the Bill Evans Trio (with Paul Motian), and Albert Ayler's trio with Sunny Murray. There were also some live dates with Miles Davis, as a temporary substitute for Ron Carter.
Peacock spent time in Japan in the late 1960s, abandoning music temporarily and studying Zen philosophy. After returning to the United States in 1972, he studied Biology at the University of Washington in Seattle, and taught music theory at Cornish College of the Arts from 1976 to 1983.
In 1983 he joined Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio" with Jack DeJohnette (the three musicians had previously recorded Tales of Another in 1977 for ECM Records, under Peacock's leadership). Among the trio's albums are Standards, Vol. 1 and Standards, Vol. 2 and Standards Live.
He was previously married to fellow musician Annette Peacock.
Discography
As leader
- Tales of Another (ECM, 1977)
- December Poems (ECM; 1978) with Jan Garbarek
- Shift in the Wind (ECM; 1980) with Art Lande, Eliot Zigmund
- Voice from the Past - Paradigm (ECM, 1981) with Tomasz Stanko, Jan Garbarek, Jack DeJohnette
- Guamba (ECM, 1987) with Palle Mikkelborg, Jan Garbarek, Peter Erskine
- Partners (Owl, 1989) – with Paul Bley
- Oracle (ECM, 1993) with Ralph Towner
- Just So Happen (Postcards, 1994) with Bill Frisell
- A Closer View (ECM, 1995 [1998]) with Ralph Towner
With Tethered Moon (Trio with Masabumi Kikuchi and Paul Motian)
- First Meeting (Winter & Winter, 1990–91, [1997])
- Tethered Moon (King/Paddle Wheel, 1992, Evidence, 1993)
- Triangle (King/Paddle Wheel, 1993)
- Tethered Moon Play Kurt Weill (JMT, 1995; reissued on Winter & Winter, 2005)
- Chansons d'Édith Piaf (Winter & Winter, 1999)
- Experiencing Tosca (Winter & Winter, 2004)
As sideman
With Franck Amsallem
- Out a Day (OMD, 1990) with Bill Stewart
With Albert Ayler
- Ghosts (Debut, 1964 [1965])
- Prophecy (ESP-Disk, 1964 [1975])
- Spiritual Unity (ESP-Disk, 1965)
- Spirits Rejoice (ESP, 1965)
With Paul Bley
- Virtuosi (Improvising Artists, 1967 [1976]) – with Barry Altschul
- Mr. Joy (Limelight, 1968)
- Paul Bley with Gary Peacock (ECM, 1970)
- Turning Point (Improvising Artists, 1975)
- Japan Suite (Improvising Artists, 1977)
- In the Evenings Out There (ECM, 1991)
- Annette (Hat ART, 1993)
- Not Two, Not One (ECM, 1998)
With Bill Connors
- Of Mist and Melting (ECM, 1977)
With Marilyn Crispell
- Nothing Ever Was, Anyway: Music of Annette Peacock (ECM, 1997)
- Amaryllis (ECM, 2000)
- Azure (ECM, 2013)
With Don Ellis
- Essence (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
With Bill Evans
- Trio 64 (Verve, 1963)
With Clare Fischer
- First Time Out (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
- Surging Ahead (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
With Keith Jarrett
- Standards, Vol. 1 (ECM, 1983)
- Standards, Vol. 2 (ECM, 1983)
- Changes (ECM, 1983)
- Standards Live (ECM, 1985)
- Still Live (ECM, 1986)
- Changeless (ECM, 1987)
- Standards in Norway (ECM, 1989)
- Tribute (ECM, 1989)
- The Cure (ECM, 1990)
- Bye Bye Blackbird (ECM, 1991)
- At the Deer Head Inn (ECM, 1992)
- Keith Jarrett at the Blue Note (ECM, 1994)
- Tokyo '96 (ECM, 1996)
- Whisper Not (ECM, 1999)
- Inside Out (ECM, 2000)
- Yesterdays (ECM, 2001)
- Always Let Me Go (ECM, 2001)
- My Foolish Heart (ECM, 2001)
- The Out-of-Towners (ECM, 2001)
- Up for It (ECM, 2002)
- Somewhere (ECM, 2009)
With Don Pullen
- New Beginnings (Blue Note, 1988)
With John Surman
- Adventure Playground (ECM, 1991)
With Ralph Towner
- City of Eyes (ECM, 1988)
With Mal Waldron
- First Encounter (RCA Victor (Japan), 1971)
With Tony Williams
Filmography
Film
- Composer
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Toys on a Field of Blue | composer | short film |
| 1964 | New York Eye and Ear Control | composer | short film |
- Performer
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Barefoot Adventure | musician | surfing documentary |
| 1985 | Keith Jarrett: Standards | himself (bass guitar) | direct-to-video documentary |
| 1993 | The Keith Jarrett Trio: Live at Open Theatre East | himself (bass guitar) | direct-to-video documentary |
- Soundtrack
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Mostly Martha | "Never Let Me Go" & "U Dance" performed by: (credited w/Keith Jarrett & Jack DeJohnette) | soundtrack |
Television
- Performer
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Frankly Jazz | himself (musician: bass) | (TV series) original air date: November 10, 1962 |
References
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