These songs were recorded at Eastcote Studios in one afternoon. Phillip Bagnall produced, and did a great job of getting a sound in such a short space of time. We recorded these songs with a fantastic rhythm section, comprising Seb Rochford on drums and Neville Malcolm on double-bass. Chester Kamen joined us for one tune, Jarretts Dream.
Harry Waters Quartet is comprised of two core members, myself and Ian Ritchie. Ian and I have been playing together for the last couple of years and during that time I have been composing original songs with a view to performing them in a quartet.
I am very influenced by the playing of both Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, one of my compositions "Jarretts Dream", is very much a result of listening to The Koln Concert over and over. It has brought me so many hours of listening pleasure over the years and this song is simply a reference it.
Personnel:
Harry Waters: Piano
Ian Ritchie: Tenor Sax
Neville Malcolm: Double-Bass
Seb Rochford: Drums
Chester Kamen: Guitar on "Jarretts Dream"
These next set of songs were recorded in my liviing room. The four of us spent about half a day recording these and we ended up with a good variety of different tunes.
Rum and Coca Cola (Solo Piano)
Personnel:
Harry Waters: Piano
Ian Ritchie: Tenor Sax
Yarron Stavi: Double-Bass
Matt Holme: Drums