Roger Kellaway
American jazz musician
Roger Kellaway in 2011
Roger Kellaway (born November 1, 1939) is an American composer, arranger and jazz pianist[ 1] who has recorded over 250 albums, and composed over 20 film scores [ 2]
Life and career
Kellaway was born in Waban, Massachusetts , United States.[ 3] He is an alumnus of the New England Conservatory .[ 3] Kellaway has composed commissioned works for ensembles of various sizes. He also has composed music for film, television, ballet and stage productions. Pianist Phil Saltman was one of his early mentors.
In 1964, Kellaway was a piano sideman for composer/arranger Boris Midney's group The Russian Jazz Quartet 's album Happiness on ABC/Impulse jazz records.
Kellaway composed the closing theme, "Remembering You" for the television sitcom All in the Family , which was also used as the closing theme for the spinoff Archie Bunker's Place .
In 1970, Kellaway formed the Roger Kellaway Cello Quartet with cellist Edgar Lustgarden. Their piece "Come to the Meadow" was used as the theme for the NPR program Selected Shorts . For their 1978 album, Nostalgia Suite , the group became a quintet with drummer Joe Porcaro .
On November 7 and 8, 2008, Kellaway was bandleader and pianist for the Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl concerts by Van Morrison , celebrating the 40th anniversary of Morrison's acclaimed 1968 album.
Kellaway was nominated for an Oscar for Best Adaptation Score for A Star Is Born (1976), and a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement for the Eddie Daniels album Memos from Paradise (1988). Guitarist Robben Ford credits Kellaway and Tom Scott , whom he met while playing for Joni Mitchell , as major influences on his music.[ 4] Kellaway was featured on Ilya Serov 's original rendition of Django Reinhardt's song "Swing 42" in 2017.[ 5]
Discography
As leader
Year recorded
Title
Label
Notes
1963
A Portrait of Roger Kellaway
Regina
Some tracks trio, with Ben Tucker (bass), Dave Bailey (drums); some tracks quartet, with Jim Hall (guitar), Steve Swallow (bass), Tony Inzalaco (drums)[ 6]
1965
The Roger Kellaway Trio
Prestige
Trio, with Russell George (bass), Dave Bailey (drums)[ 7]
1966
Stride!
World Pacific
With Red Mitchell (bass), John Guerin (drums), strings, brass[ 8]
1967
Spirit Feel
Liberty Records
With Tom Scott (alto and soprano sax), Chuck Domanico (bass), John Guerin (drums), Paul Beaver (tape recorder), Red Mitchell (bass on Double Fault)
1970
Say That Again
Dobre
Solo piano; Kellaway adds vocals on two tracks.[ 9] All tracks on Dobre DR 1045 LP release (p) 1978 Expression Sound, Inc.
1971
Cello Quartet
A&M
with strings; Joe Pass (guitar) added on two tracks[ 10]
1972
Center of the Circle
A&M
With various[ 11]
1974
Come to the Meadow
A&M
With Edgar Lustgarten (cello), Chuck Domanico (bass), Emil Richards (drums)[ 12]
1978
Nostalgia Suite
Discwasher
With various[ 13]
1978
Solo Piano
Dobre
Solo piano[ 14] Dobre DR 1027; re-released 2010 as Solo Piano (Digitally Remastered), Essential Media Group - 4943260
1981
Live at Michael's Pub
Jazz Mania
Duo, with Dick Hyman (piano); in concert[ 15]
1982
As It Happened, Vol. 1
Jazz Heritage
Quartet, with Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone), Chuck Domanico (bass), John Guerin (drums); in concert[ 16]
1986
Ain't Misbehavin'
Solo piano[ 17]
1986
In Japan
All Art Jazz
Some tracks solo piano; some tracks trio, with John Goldsby (bass), Terry Clarke (drums); some tracks quartet, with Valery Ponomarev (trumpet) added[ 18]
1987
Fifty-Fifty
Stash Records
With Red Mitchell (bass), Brad Terry (whistling)[ 18]
1987
The Art of Interconnectedness
Challenge
In concert[ 10]
1988
Alone Together
Dragon
Duo, with Red Mitchell (bass)[ 6]
1989
Some o' This and Some o' That
Dragon
With Putte Wickman (clarinet), Red Mitchell (bass)[ 10]
1991
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Eleven
Concord Jazz
Solo piano; in concert[ 6]
1991
That Was That
Dragon
With Jan Allan (trumpet), Red Mitchell (bass)[ 6]
1992
Roger Kellaway Meets The Duo: Gene Bertoncini and Michael Moore
Chiaroscuro
Trio, with Gene Bertoncini (guitar), Michael Moore (bass)[ 10]
1992
Life's a Take
Concord Jazz
Duo, with Red Mitchell (bass); in concert[ 18]
1993
Windows
Angel
With Emil Richards (marimba), Chuck Domanico (bass), Joe Porcaro and Bob Zimmitti (percussion), Fred Seykora (cello)[ 19]
1996
Inside & Out
Concord
Duo, co-led with Ruby Braff (cornet)[ 20]
1996
Soaring
Chintamani
Solo piano[ 21] Chintamani CM9601(US)
2005
I Was There: Roger Kellaway Plays from the Bobby Darin Songbook
IPO
Solo piano[ 22]
2005
Remembering Bobby Darin
IPO
Trio, with Bruce Forman (guitar), Dan Lutz (bass)[ 23]
2006
Heroes
IPO
Trio, with Bruce Forman (guitar) Brad Lutz (bass)[ 24]
2008
Live at the Jazz Standard
IPO
With Russell Malone (guitar), Jay Leonhart (bass), Stefon Harris (vibraphone), Borislav Strulev (cello); in concert[ 25]
2013
Duke at the Roadhouse: Live in Santa Fe
IPO
Most tracks duo, co-led with Eddie Daniels (clarinet); some tracks trio, with James Holland (cello) added; in concert[ 26]
2018
New Jazz Standards Vol. 3
Summit
Trio, with Jay Leonhart (bass), Peter Erskine (drums)
[ 27]
2019
The Many Open Minds of Roger Kellaway
Trio, with Bruce Forman (guitar), Dan Lutz (bass).[ 28]
As arranger
With Melanie
With Carmen McRae
I Am Music (Blue Note, 1975)
With Diane Schuur
With Liza Minnelli
With Robben Ford
With Gary Lemel
Moonlighting (Warner, 1999)
As sideman
With Kenny Burrell
With The Russian Jazz Quartet
With Stan Getz
With J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding
With George Harrison
With Jimmy Knepper
With Herbie Mann
With Mark Murphy
With Oliver Nelson
With Art Pepper
Unreleased Art Pepper Vol. 2 — the Last Concert (Widow's Choice, 2019)
With Sonny Rollins
With Lalo Schifrin
With Bud Shank
With Zoot Sims
With Sonny Stitt
With Clark Terry
With Ben Webster
With Kai Winding
With Jimmy Witherspoon
With Stephane Grappelli & Yo-Yo Ma
References
^ "Roger Kellaway | Biography & History" . AllMusic . Retrieved July 29, 2021 .
^ "Roger Kellaway | Music Department, Composer, Soundtrack" . IMDb .
^ a b Colin Larkin , ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing . p. 237. ISBN 0-85112-580-8 .
^ "Robben Ford Guitar Lesson" . YouTube . Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 15 March 2013 .
^ "ILYA SEROV (featuring ROGER KELLAWAY) - "Swing 42" " . YouTube . Retrieved January 22, 2020 .
^ a b c d Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 608. ISBN 0-14-015364-0 .
^ "Prestige Records Catalog: 7300 Series" . jazzdisco.org . Retrieved February 1, 2019 .
^ Yanow, Scott. "Roger Kellaway: Stride!" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ Yanow, Scott. "Roger Kellaway: Say That Again" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ a b c d Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin . pp. 811–812. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0 .
^ Ginell, Richard S. "Roger Kellaway Cello Quartet: Center of the Circle" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ Yanow, Scott. "Roger Kellaway: Come to the Meadow" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ Ginell, Richard S. "Roger Kellaway Cello Quartet: Nostalgia Suite" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ "Roger Kellaway - Solo Piano" . Discogs . Retrieved May 23, 2024 .
^ Yanow, Scott. "Dick Hyman: Live at Michael's Pub" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ Dryden, Ken. "Roger Kellaway: As It Happened, Vol. 1" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ Yanow, Scott. "Roger Kellaway: Ain't Misbehavin' " . AllMusic . Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ a b c Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin . pp. 736–738. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4 .
^ Ginell, Richard S. "Roger Kellaway: Windows" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ Ginell, Richard S. "Ruby Braff: Inside & Out" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ "Roger Kellaway - Soaring" . Discogs . Retrieved May 23, 2024 .
^ Dryden, Ken. "Roger Kellaway: I Was There: Roger Kellaway Plays from the Bobby Darin Songbook" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ Henderson, Alex. "Roger Kellaway: Remembering Bobby Darin" . AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ Ginell, Richard S. "Roger Kellaway: Heroes" . AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ Nastos, Michael G. "Roger Kellaway: Live at the Jazz Standard" . AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ Collar, Matt. "Roger Kellaway: Duke at the Roadhouse: Live in Santa Fe" . AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2019 .
^ "Roger Kellaway | Album Discography" . AllMusic . Retrieved July 29, 2021 .
^ "Roger Kellaway: The Many Open Minds Of Roger Kellaway album review" . Allaboutjazz.com . 18 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2023 .
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