Remembering a great friend and drummer - Bill Kemp from a recording we made at the Lemon Tree with Peter Lowit on bass in 2002. Here's Bill trading fours on Autumn Leaves.

Autumn Leaves - Bill And Pete

From the music I wrote for the Sony Playstation 2 game "Tom and Jerry War on Whiskers" this is the track where Tom and Jerry are in the Wild West chasing each other round a steam train. The solo trombone is Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra tutor the late Denis Boyd.
Denis was a lovely man who didn't just teach the trombone - he taught a love of the instrument and was a dear friends to us all in Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra.

The Tom and Jerry Sessions

Track 03 Wild West

From "Poor Boy Blues" libretto Stuart Jackman, music Richard Michael performed by the choir of Beath High School and Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra. 
Poor Boy Blues is an enquiry in a Coroner's Court into the death of Jesus which culminates in a surprise ending.
This track tells the story of Good Friday

Track 6 Good Friday Public Holiday

From my new CD "The History of Jazz Piano", here's "The Wheels On The Bus" as Bill Evans might have played it.

"The Wheels On The Bus" a la Bill Evans

One from more than 25 years ago - this is from the first Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra CD "Blues for Big Joe" and it's my composition "Stroma Samba".Among the musicians you can hear Robin Michael, Kevin Ferris, Andy Hamil, Tom Gordon and Keith Hutton.

Stroma Samba FYJO

A jazz quartet version of a great song from Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", performed live at the Edinburgh festival Fringe 2011 by Richard Michael (piano) , Hilary Michael (sax),  Joanna Duncan (violin)and Paul Michael (bass)

The Great American Songbook

I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'

A rocking version of a Gershwin classic from the family Michael. Richard Michael piano, Paul Michael bass, Hilary Michael soprano sax and Joanna Duncan violin

It Ain't Necessarily So

When All's Said And Done (for Mo)

The first Movement of my "Shetland Suite" which I am rewriting for the current line-up in Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra. Here's the band from 20 years ago with the High Strings of Anderson High School.

The Shetland Suite

Simmer - Mirr

A tribute to our parents on VE Day. This is just a great tune.

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

Here's my late brother Will and I in duet on "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams", from our CD "The Brothers", available on Bandcamp.

16 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams

I just love playing about with great tunes and the reason these two work together is they have the connection with the word "Air"!

remichael

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