By: Griff Stevens Bruce Hornsby is not new to making music, in fact his latest album Absolute Zero is his 21 st leader release, just released on April 12, 2019. Like on many of his previous releases, Rehab Reunion features collaborations with guest artists. With the success of the single, the album The Way It Is went multi-platinum[13] and produced another top five hit with "Mandolin Rain" (co-written, as many of Hornsby's early songs were, with his brother John). [5] He has performed a number of their songs at his concerts[25] and as homages on studio and live albums, while[18] Hornsby originals "The Valley Road" and "Stander on the Mountain" appeared several times in the Dead's setlists. Thomas (keyboards, organ), Bobby Read (saxophones, woodwinds, flute), J.V. It included "Look Out Any Window" and "The Valley Road" which many critics noted for their "more spacious" musical arrangements, allowing for "more expressive" piano solos from Hornsby. Ich kann nur dazu einladen, sich dieses Album zuzulegen und dazu ermutigen, es immer wieder zu hören. Hornsby released his first solo album, Harbor Lights, in 1993. The album ended with a surprise cover of Rick James's funk hit "Super Freak" in a bluegrass arrangement. Hornsby played more than 100 shows with the Grateful Dead from 1988 until Jerry Garcia's death in 1995. He has also been honored by Steinway & Sons with their Limited Edition Signature Piano Series. [18] A set of twenty consecutive shows[30] performed by Hornsby and his band at Yoshi's Jazz Club in Oakland, California marked a particularly innovative period of evolution for his live shows; there Hornsby and his band were "able to explore songs in a completely spontaneous fashion". His performances were often looked forward to by fans. Hornsby wrote songs for a Broadway Musical, titled "SCKBSTD"; one song from this project, a playful biographical tune about real-estate tycoon Donald Trump titled "The Don of Dons", made several appearances in setlists during his early 2007 solo piano performances. Jack DeJohnette: 3:11: 2: Fractals. [17] Scenes offered further slices of "Americana" and "small-town nostalgia",[16] but it was the band's last album to perform well in the singles market. [11] Critics have also commented upon the "close musical connection"[21] formed between Hornsby and Jerry Garcia, suggesting that Hornsby's particular style of jazz-fueled improvisation added to the band's repertoire,[22] and helped to revitalize and refocus Jerry Garcia's guitar solos in the band's sound. Both your cookie data and permissions will be deleted and automatically expire 6 months from your last visit. Absolute Zero. He bought the piano in Zurich, Switzerland, while on a solo show tour in Europe in 1995. The music remains compelling but the songcraft has become increasing mercurial, vacillating from contemplative wordplay to groan-inducing absurdity. His recordings have been recognized on a number of occasions with industry awards, including the 1987 Grammy Award for Best New Artist with Bruce Hornsby and the Range, the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album, and the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Jack DeJohnette) 1. [29] He finally released his first entirely live solo album, simply titled Solo Concerts, in August 2014. [37], In March 2007, Hornsby teamed with bluegrass player Ricky Skaggs to produce a bluegrass album, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby, and played several tour dates together. [10] Hornsby can be seen in the music video for Easton's 1984 hit single Strut. [35] Guests included Sting, Elton John and Eric Clapton. Bruce Hornsby,Absolute Zero,CD Album listed at CDJapan! 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He currently uses a Korg M1 synthesizer. Released April 12, 2019. Hornsby's recording career started with the biggest hit he has had to date, "The Way It Is". [18] Hornsby reflected on these periods of intensive solo performances, stating that the solo tours helped him "recommit [himself] to the study of piano" and "take [his] playing to a whole new level", explorations and improvisations that would not be possible in a band setting. Too often songwriters approach their songs like museum pieces. In July 2006, Hornsby released a four-CD/DVD box set titled Intersections (1985–2005). [5][6], In the spring of 1974, Hornsby's older brother Bobby, who attended the University of Virginia, formed the band "Bobby Hi-Test and the Octane Kids" to play fraternity parties, featuring Bruce on Fender Rhodes and vocals. He was 28.[8]. Released on June 17, 2016, the album is notable in that Hornsby, widely recognized for his piano capabilities, does not play piano on the album, only the dulcimer. In 1982 Hornsby joined the band Ambrosia for their last album Road Island and can be seen in the band's video for the album's single "How Can You Love Me". [15], In 1988, Hornsby first appeared on stage with the Grateful Dead, a recurring collaboration that continued until the band's dissolution. Bruce Hornsby - Absolute Zero (2019) mijn stem. [19] In concert, Hornsby and the Range began to stretch out their songs, incorporating more and more "freewheeling musical exchanges". [43] The trio made a series of appearances in the summer of 2007, including the Playboy Jazz Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival and at the Hollywood Bowl.[6][44]. Bruce Hornsby News Tour Music Community Mailing List Contact . [42] Alongside original compositions by Hornsby, the trio delivered "newly reharmonized versions" of tunes by John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell, a previously unrecorded Ornette Coleman work ("Questions and Answers") and an early Keith Jarrett composition ("Death and the Flower"). Tracklist . His 21st album, Absolute Zero, was released in April 2019 and features collaborations with Justin Vernon and Sean Carey of Bon Iver; Jack DeJohnette, Blake Mills, yMusic, The Staves, and Brad Cook. The music remains compelling but the songcraft has become increasing mercurial, vacillating from contemplative wordplay to groan-inducing absurdity. In 2004, after 19 successful years on RCA Records, Hornsby returned to a more acoustic, piano-driven sound on his Columbia Records debut Halcyon Days, which reviewers described as "pure Hornsby". [11], Hornsby next worked with several Grateful Dead reformation projects, including several Furthur Festivals and the ultimate formation of The Other Ones, which resulted in the release a live album, The Strange Remain. [33] Big Swing Face received mixed reviews, ranging from "a new and improved Bruce Hornsby"[34] to being called one of the "strangest records of 2002".[32]. A full third of the music is previously unreleased; many familiar tracks are presented as unreleased live versions rather than the original studio recordings, and the majority of the remaining tracks are from single B-sides, collaborations or tribute albums, and movie soundtracks. During this era he slowly began to introduce jazz and bluegrass elements into his music, first in live performance settings and later on studio work. [29] An example is "Sneaking Up on Boo Radley", which referenced the character from Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird. I was never a very good Top 40 band guy because I never liked to play the same thing every time. Although Hornsby's collaboration with Bobby Hornsby would be relatively short-lived, Bobby's son R.S. 3:11 PREVIEW Fractals. Hornsby continues to be involved in the Grateful Dead and Furthur community, having opened All Good Music Festival in 2012 featured with Bob Weir on rhythm guitar. On January 4, 2007, former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart reunited along with Hornsby, Mike Gordon (of Phish and the Rhythm Devils) and Warren Haynes to play two sets, including Dead classics, at a post-inauguration fundraising party for Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House in the United States Congress. Raised a Christian Scientist, he has two siblings: Robert Saunier "Bobby" Hornsby, a realtor with Hornsby Realty and locally known musician, and Jonathan Bigelow Hornsby, an engineer who has collaborated in songwriting. In 1995, Hot House was released with its cover art, featuring an imagined jam session between bluegrass legend Bill Monroe and jazz legend Charlie Parker. His next studio album of new material was not until 2002: Big Swing Face. [5][11] Both in terms of audience requests and in terms of spontaneous on-stage decisions, Hornsby's performances became opportunities for him to challenge himself by trying to "find a way to seamlessly thread these seemingly disparate elements together". [6] Hornsby played himself in a cameo role in the Robin Williams movie World's Greatest Dad, in which Williams' character is a Bruce Hornsby fan. The seeds for the album had been sown in 2000 when the pair collaborated on "Darlin' Cory", a track on the Big Mon Bill Monroe bluegrass tribute album and then proposed recording an album together. [11] In 1989, he first performed at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Absolute Zero – Bruce Hornsby Testo della Canzone.Wikitesti.com è la più grande enciclopedia musicale italiana enciclopedia musicale italiana [19] Ultimately, though, the core "rock band" sound of the Range limited Hornsby's aspirations, and after a final three-week tour in 1991, Hornsby disbanded the outfit to enter a new phase of his career. [50] He is also a friend of current Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa and attends games in St. Louis. Bruce Hornsby ist wieder da. Listen free to Bruce Hornsby – Absolute Zero (Absolute Zero, Fractals and more). Three years after Hot House, Hornsby released a double album, Spirit Trail. The song's discussion of the troubled economy and race relations resonated with the American public and it remains Hornsby's best known song. Absolute Zero serves as a stark reminder why I stopped automatically buying Bruce Hornsby releases after Halcyon Days (2004). May 2011 saw the release of the band's latest live album, Bride of the Noisemakers. Bruce Hornsby (Williamsburg (Virginia), 23 november 1954) is een Amerikaanse zanger en pianist.Hij is vooral bekend van de hit The Way It Is uit 1986.Daarnaast was hij in het verleden bij gelegenheid lid van Grateful Dead.De afgelopen jaren is Hornsby met zijn carrière … Absolute Zero (3:11) met Jack DeJohnette. ", This page was last edited on 4 December 2020, at 20:19. Hornsby released albums with his backing group The Range in his early years, and from 2002 onward with The Noisemakers. Following Hornsby's and Molo's involvement with The Other Ones, Molo left Hornsby to become the primary drummer with bass guitarist Phil Lesh and Friends. Mydland's place was filled in September 1990 by Vince Welnick, who became the sole keyboardist by March 1992, although Hornsby still sat in with the band on occasion. [32] The album also boasts a "stream-of-consciousness wordplay" of lyrics that are in many ways more eccentric and humorous than previous work. [20] At some shows in 1988 and 1989, he joined the band as a special guest and played accordion or synthesizer. [5][6] R.S. November 1954 in Williamsburg, Virginia) ist ein US-amerikanischer Sänger, Pianist und Songschreiber. Bruce Hornsby feat. 5:16 PREVIEW Meds (feat. Listen on Apple Music. Jazz and electronica aren't the only styles on Absolute Zero, though. [36] One song, "Song H", a new composition, was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental at the 2007 Grammy Awards. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. Hornsby uses a Steinway & Sons concert grand piano. Concurrently with the bluegrass project, Hornsby recorded a jazz album, Camp Meeting. Also noteworthy is a folk version of "The Valley Road", originally a hit in 1988 with Hornsby's first backing band, the Range. [9] In 1989 Hornsby co-wrote and played piano on Don Henley's hit "The End of the Innocence", and in 1991 played piano on Bonnie Raitt's hit "I Can't Make You Love Me". Fractals (2:33) Cast-Off (5:16) met Justin Vernon en S. Carey. Hornsby continues to feature both of these songs in his own concerts. [citation needed] With the Range and up until 1995, he used a Baldwin concert grand piano. Absolute Zero ~ Release by Bruce Hornsby (see all versions of this release, 5 available) Overview; Disc IDs (1) Cover Art (12) Aliases; Tags; Details; Edit; Edit Relationships; Tracklist CD 1 # Title Artist Rating Length; 1: Absolute Zero. Bruce Hornsby setlists 2019 Download: Bruce Hornsby Lowell, MA .. August… Download: Bruce Hornsby and the Range, London… About TWLOHA – To Write Love On… Absolute Zero – track by track Bruce Hornsby setlists 1977 What were you saying about Big Swing… Bruce Hornsby setlists 2018 Bruce Hornsby setlists 2019 Download: Bruce Hornsby Lowell, MA .. August… Download: Bruce Hornsby and the Range, London… About TWLOHA – To Write Love On… Absolute Zero – track by track Bruce Hornsby setlists 1977 What were you saying about Big Swing… Bruce Hornsby setlists 2018 After Ambrosia disbanded, he and bassist Joe Puerta performed as members of the touring band for pop star Sheena Easton. Hornsby and the Range's second album, Scenes From The Southside (on which Peter Harris replaced Mansfield) was released in 1988. The song won at the 1990 Grammy Awards for Best Bluegrass Recording. Bruce Hornsby is a household name still, based off some pop singles that were big then and never really strayed from the radio. 1. ブルース・ホーンズビー（Bruce Hornsby, 1954年 11月23日 - ）は、アメリカ・バージニア州 ウィリアムズバーグ出身のピアノ・アコーディオン奏者およびシンガーソングライターである。. Absolute zero retains Bruce’s classic sound of piano/bass melody on the slower stuff , albeit with an up to date piano ‘ sound’. Which features collaborations with Justin Vernon and Sean Carey of Bon Iver, Jack DeJohnette, Blake Mills, yMusic, The Staves, and Brad Cook. I write the songs, we make the records and then the records become a departure point, the basic blueprint, the basic arrangement. [49] They were named after musicians Leon Russell and Keith Jarrett, respectively. [11] Drummer John Molo continued to perform regularly with Hornsby for another few years, although other members pursued separate musical endeavors. 2019 Preview SONG TIME Absolute Zero (feat. Get it delivered safely by SAL, EMS, FedEx and save with CDJapan Rewards! Featuring a decidedly goofy picture of his uncle on the cover, the collection blended instrumental tracks with the story-telling, rock, jazz, and other musical forms Hornsby had delved into over his career. Hornsby secured his third Grammy in 1993 for Best Pop Instrumental for "Barcelona Mona" (composed with Branford Marsalis for the Barcelona Olympics). Cast Off (featuring Justin Vernon and Sean Carey) 4. He studied music at the University of Richmond, as well as Berklee College of Music and the University of Miami, from which he graduated in 1977. Over 50,000 Bruce Hornsby downloads last week! Hornsby reunited with surviving members of the Grateful Dead along with Trey Anastasio from Phish and Jeff Chimenti at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and later at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, in July 2015.[27]. Absolute Zero is Bruce Hornsby's fourth studio album as a soloist; his discography is eleven total studio albums, including his recordings as Bruce Hornsby and the Range and Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers. [11] "Every Little Kiss" also did respectably well. Meds (featuring Justin Vernon, Blake Mills and Rob Moose) 5. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. [11] Other tracks on the album helped establish what some labeled the "Virginia sound", a mixture of rock, jazz, and bluegrass. Hornsby wrote and performed new music for Lee's film Blackkklansman (2018). Listen free to Bruce Hornsby, yMusic – Absolute Zero. 2. Since that time Hornsby has avoided even planning set lists for his shows, preferring to choose songs on the spot based mainly on audience requests. [7] Although Hornsby's collaboration with Bobby Hornsby would be relatively short-lived, Bobby's son R.S. Hornsby's touring band lineup underwent extensive changes between 1998 and 2000 as well, with longtime drummer John Molo joining former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh in his band Phil Lesh & Friends. Justin Vernon) 5:16: 4 Meds (feat. He has also released solo albums, as well as collaborations with other artists. Preview. I'm fairly restless creatively. Collier (bass), Doug Derryberry (guitar, mandolin), and several different drummers before Sonny Emory took over full-time. Absolute Zero (Ft. Jack DeJohnette) Lyrics. Bruce Randall Hornsby, né le 23 novembre 1954 à Williamsburg , est un musicien, compositeur et chanteur américain. Bruce Hornsby: Absolute Zero Review. During the late 1980s and early 1990s Hornsby worked extensively as a producer and sideman, notably producing a comeback album Anything Can Happen for Leon Russell. Hornsby and the Range's sound was distinctive for its use of syncopation in Hornsby's piano solos, a bright piano sound and an extensive use of synthesizers as background for Hornsby's solos. [11] Critics praised the album for its production, its political relevance, and Hornsby's gestures toward expanding out of a strictly pop sound by incorporating jazz and bluegrass. I don't subscribe to that. Hornsby has worked with his touring band Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers and his bluegrass project with Ricky Skaggs and has worked as a session and guest musician. [29] During this same span of solo album years, Hornsby made several mini-tours playing solo piano gigs for the first time in his career. Bruce Hornsby… Here is a discography of works by Bruce Hornsby. In 2007 Hornsby began more regularly playing classical music: at a concert in Saint Louis, Missouri, during Hornsby's improvisational session in "The Way It Is", he began playing J.S. He scores Lee's Netflix production She's Gotta Have It (2017, 2019). Scroll . A change in style became apparent as the album was much more rock and guitar driven, making use of Jerry Garcia's guitar work on a number of tracks, perhaps most prominently on the single "Across the River". "Between Me and You" and "Never Get You Right," with, This page was last edited on 19 November 2020, at 22:08. Complete your Bruce Hornsby collection. He has also released solo albums, as well as collaborations with other artists. [15] As such, he can frequently be seen at college basketball games throughout Virginia. A Night On The Town was released in 1990, on which he teamed up with jazz musicians Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone) and Charlie Haden (double bass) as well as bluegrass pioneer Bela Fleck (banjo). Der US-amerikanische Sänger, Pianist und Songschreiber stellt 2019 sein neues Album »Absolute Zero« vor, den Nachfolger von »Rehab Reunion« aus dem Jahr 2016. Garden Aud., Vancouver Canada, Robert F. 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Justin Vernon of Bon Iver sings background vocals on "Over the Rise". Bruce Hornsby and The Range. The discs are thematically broken into three categories: "Top 90 Time", "Solo Piano, Tribute Records, Country-Bluegrass, Movie Scores", and "By Request (Favorites and Best Songs)". Since his first involvement with the Grateful Dead, Hornsby's live shows have drawn Deadheads and Hornsby has commented: "I've always liked the group of fans that we've drawn from the Grateful Dead time, because those fans are often adventurous music listeners". 3. [12] It has since been sampled by at least six rap artists, including Tupac Shakur, E-40, and Mase.[11]. Their friendship led to La Russa introducing Hornsby to jazz bassist Christian McBride, which then led to the formation of The Bruce Hornsby Trio (along with drummer Jack DeJohnette) and their first album, Camp Meeting. He performed as part of The Other Ones in 1998 and 2000, and on occasion sat in with The Dead. Absolute Zero Bruce Hornsby Singer/Songwriter 2019; Listen on Apple Music. Hornsby seizes the opportunity for reinvention, packing Absolute Zero with everything from chamber pop to jazz fusion and modern classical. Bruce Hornsby News Tour Music Community Mailing List Contact. Its proceeds would benefit the Red Hot Organization, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS, Hornsby performed on a track, "Black Muddy River", along with indie folk band (and Justin Vernon's former band) DeYarmond Edison. Das Album glänzt neben zehn beeindruckenden neuen Kompositionen mit einer Vielzahl besonderer Gäste. Besides Hornsby, Range members were David Mansfield (guitar, mandolin, violin), George Marinelli (guitars and backing vocals), former Ambrosia member Joe Puerta (bass guitar and backing vocals), and John Molo (drums). [18] Hornsby went on to appear on stage frequently as a guest before becoming a regular fixture in the touring lineup for the Dead a few years later. On September 15, 2009, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers released their fourth album, Levitate, to mixed reviews; it included new solo material with several songs co-written with Chip DiMatteo for the Broadway play SCKBSTD. [11] The song described aspects of homelessness, the American civil rights movement and institutional racism. The album found Hornsby expanding into the jazz sound from Harbor Lights, this time reintroducing elements of bluegrass from A Night on the Town and his earlier collaborations. Hornsby selected ten Model B Steinway Grands to be featured in this collection, each one personalized with his signature. In mid-2013, Hornsby performed with Grateful Dead-influenced bluegrass group Railroad Earth. [39] The pair also reinvented Hornsby's hit "Mandolin Rain" as a minor key acoustic ballad and "give his cautionary tale of backwoods violence", "A Night On the Town", a treatment highlighting the "Appalachian storytelling tradition that was always at the song's heart".[39]. [15][16] It also included "Jacob's Ladder", which the Hornsby brothers wrote for musician friend Huey Lewis; Lewis's version became a number one hit from his album Fore!. [28], During this time period, "even his concerts conveyed a looser, more playful mood, and Hornsby began taking requests from the audience". Hornsby and his wife Kathy have twin sons, born 1992: Russell, who ran for the University of Oregon track and field team, and Keith, who played Division I basketball for the University of North Carolina Asheville Bulldogs[48] from 2011 to 2013, transferred to Louisiana State University and played for LSU from 2014 to 2016. [40] The album showed Hornsby carving out a place for piano within traditional bluegrass, disproving the notion that the piano is not compatible with "string-oriented" bluegrass. Fractals 3. Bruce Randall Hornsby was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, a son of Robert Stanley Hornsby (1920–1998), an attorney, real-estate developer and former musician,[2] and his wife, née Lois Saunier. [14] He also began to offer CD sets and digital downloads of digitally-mastered soundboard recordings of live concerts via the Bruce Hornsby Live website; selected concerts have been offered since 2002. Over 50,000 Bruce Hornsby downloads last week! Hornsby's piano and vocals factor heavily into the band's performance of classic Dead tunes Jack Straw and Sugaree (which features Hornsby on lead vocal, in Jerry Garcia's absence), and Hornsby-originals "White-Wheeled Limousine" and "Rainbow's Cadillac" receive reworkings in the hands of The Other Ones.[18]. Hornsby died on January 15, 2009 in a car accident near Crozet, Virginia. The band, which is listed in Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads, performed covers of Allman Brothers Band, The Band, and predominantly Grateful Deadsongs. In 2000, Hornsby chronicled this journey with a compilation live album entitled Here Come The Noise Makers, and did extensive touring with his new band featuring John "J.T." [9] Before moving back to his native Hampton Roads,[6] he also spent time in Los Angeles as a session musician. For his 2016 album Rehab Reunion, he played mountain dulcimers made by BlueLion.[47]. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Bruce Hornsby - Absolute Zero at Discogs. Absolute Zero and Meds being great examples. Bach's Goldberg Variations along with the drums. Hornsby was the presenter when the Grateful Dead were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994[26] and in 2005 he participated in "Comes a Time", a tribute concert to Jerry Garcia. The Way It Is (1986) The Way It Is Tour (1986–1987) (1987) Scenes from the Southside (1988) A Night on the Town (1990) Com a solista. [14] Bruce Hornsby and the Range went on to win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1987, beating out Glass Tiger, Nu Shooz, Simply Red, and Timbuk3. "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. Hornsby owns three 9 ft (2.7 m) Model D Steinway Grands. Outside of music composition and performance, Hornsby has taken an ownership interest in Williamsburg area radio station "The Tide" WTYD 92.3 FM, and he has endowed the Bruce Hornsby Creative American Music Program at University of Miami's Frost School of Music, encouraging the study of songwriting broadly across traditional genres. Following his graduation from the University of Miami, in 1977, Hornsby returned to his hometown of Williamsburg, and played in local clubs and hotel bars. With the Range, Hornsby used an Oberheim OB-X synthesizer. [31] As Hornsby experimented with a different sound, ushering in frequent collaborations with such musicians as Steve Kimock on guitar and Bobby Read on heavily effects-driven electronic woodwinds, a new band, dubbed the Noisemakers, took shape. In the spring of 1974, Hornsby's older brother Bobby, who attended the University of Virginia, formed the band "Bobby Hi-Test and the Octane Kids" to play fraternity parties, featuring Bruce on Fender Rhodes and vocals. Rated Absolute Zero by hubby, who is a life long Bruce Hornsby fan ... Bruce Hornsby zeigt, was für ein außergewöhnlicher, kreativer und begabter Komponist und Songwriter er ist. Hornsby's own music evolved significantly during this time period. Absolute Zero is Bruce Hornsby's fourth studio album as a soloist; his discography is eleven total studio albums, including his recordings as Bruce Hornsby and the Range and Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers. 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