Pete Levin
Pete Levin | |
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Background information | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | December 20, 1942
Origin | New York City |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards |
Years active | 1960s–present |
Labels |
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Website | petelevin |
Pete Levin (born December 20, 1942) is an American jazz keyboardist, composer, and record producer.
Career
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Levin plays piano, Hammond organ, clavinet, and Moog synthesizer.[4] He has produced several albums as a bandleader, including the 2007 Deacon Blues and Jump! in 2010. In 2014 he released a collaborative album with his brother, bassist Tony Levin, titled Levin Brothers.[5] The album is a tribute to Oscar Pettiford and Julius Watkins.[6]
Levin has performed for film and television scores including
He has worked with
Regarding his creative work, Levin stated that "All my arranging and orchestrating work is grounded in what I experience in live performance...My best and most creative ideas come from playing live."[4]
Discography
As leader
- Close To You: The Clams (CTI, 1076) with Tony Levin
- The New Age of Christmas (Atlantic, 1989) with Danny Gottlieb
- Masters in This Hall (Gramavision, 1990) with Danny Gottlieb
- Party in the Basement (Gramavision, 1990)
- A Solitary Man (Gramavision, 1991)
- Music for the Dybbuk (Peter Levin Music, 1974/1996)
- Harmony (Alternate Mode, 1998)
- Crystals (Alternate Mode, 2000)
- Meditations (Alternate Mode, 2001) with Ali Ryerson
- Zelimo (PLM, 2001)
- Rhythm of the Spirit (Alternate Mode, 2002)
- Deacon Blues (Motéma, 2007)
- Certified Organic (PLM, 2008)
- Live in Foggia: Pete Levin Trio (PLM, 2009)
- Jump! (Independent, 2010)
- IridiumLive 008: 4-18-2012 (E1/Iridium Live, 2013)
- Levin Brothers (Lazy Bones, 2014) with Tony Levin
- Special Delivery (Lazy Bones, 2017) with Tony Levin
- The Monday Night Band: Live At The Cutting Room (Independent, 2017)
- Möbius (IYOUWE, 2017)
- Live At Daryl's House (Independent, 2021) with Tony Levin
- Fade To Blue (Independent, 2022) with Tony Levin
- J.S. Bach Inventions & Sinfonias (Independent, 2023)
As sideman
With Marc Black
- Pictures of the Highway (Suma, 2010)
- Live at the Bearsville Theater (Independent, 2015)
- Sing for the Silenced (Independent, 2015)
With Jay Chattaway
- Maniac (Southeast, 1980)
- Invasion USA (Varese Saraband, 1985)
- Maniac Cop (Varese Saraband, 1988)
- Red Scorpion (Varese Saraband, 1989)
- Maniac Cop 2 (Independent, 2014)
With John Clark
- I Will (Postcards, 1997)
- The Odd Couple Quintet (Composers Concordance, 2015)
With Bill Comeau
- Some Beautiful Day (Avant Garde, 1972)
- Grizzly Bear Hunt (Poison Ring, 1973)
With Gil Evans
- Blues in Orbit (Enja, 1971)
- Svengali (Atlantic, 1973)
- Live at Montreux (Phillips, 1974)
- The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix (RCA, 1974)
- There Comes a Time (RCA, 1975)
- The Tokyo Concert (West Wind, 1976)
- Live in Barcelona (Atlantic, 1976)
- Priestess (Antilles, 1977)
- Parabola (Horo, 1979)
- Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 (RCA, 1979)
- Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980) (Trio, 1981)
- Lunar Eclipse (New Tone, 1981)
- Live at Sweet Basil (Gramavision, 1984 [1986])
- Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 2 (Gramavision, 1984 [1987])
- Bud and Bird (Electric Bird/King, 1986 [1987])
- Farewell (Evidence, 1986 [1992])
- The Honey Man (New Tone, 1986)
- Live at Umbria Jazz (Umbria Jazz, 2000)
With Rachelle Ferrell
- First Instrument (Blue Note, 1990)
- Somethin' Else (Independent, 1997)
With Jimmy Giuffre
- Soul Note, 1983)
- Quasar (Soul Note, 1985)
- Liquid Dancers (Soul Note, 1991)
With Richie Hart
- Blues in the Alley (Zoho, 2003)
- Greasy Street (Zoho, 2005)
With Tony Levin
- Waters of Eden (Narada, 2000)
- Resonator (Narada, 2006)
With Amy Rogell
- Come to the Playground (2000)
- Miles of Smiles (2007)
With Raphael Rudd
- Joyfest (1993)
- The Awakening Chronicles (Wedge Music, 1996)
With John Scofield
- Electric Outlet (Gramavision, 1984)
- Slow Sco (Gramavision, 1990)
With Lew Soloff
- Hanalei Bay (King, 1983)
- My Romance (King, 1988)
- Little Wing (Sweet Basil, 1991)
With Michael Veitch
- Heartlander (2006)
- Painted Heart (2007)
- The Veitch Boys (2015)
With Lou Volpe
- Can You Hear That (Cap, 2003)
- Undercovers (Jazz Guitar, 2006)
With Lenny White
- Present Tense (Hip Bop, 1994)
- Renderers of Spirit (Hip Bop Essence, 1997)
- Edge (Hip Bop, 1998)
With others
- Singalong Junk (Mercury, 1972), Gap Mangione
- Rejuvenation (Columbia, 1975), Don Elliott
- A Piece of the Apple (Arista, 1976), New York Mary
- Heart to Heart (Warner, 1978), David Sanborn
- Live at 55 Grand (1982), Jaco Pastorius
- So Nobody Else Can Hear (Contempo Vibrato, 1983), Jimmy Cobb
- Archipeligo (Sum, 1984), Barb Truex
- Manhattan Blue (King, 1986), Shunzo Ohno
- I'm a Survivor (Mercury, 1987), Zuice
- Robbie Robertson (Geffen, 1987), Robbie Robertson
- In Touch (Novus, 1988), Amina Claudine Myers
- On the Rise (GRP, 1989), Deborah Henson-Conant
- Dade ... In the Shade (Wavetone, 1990), Mark Egan
- Naked to the World (Atlantic, 1991), Nicki Richards
- In Flight (1993), Pieces of a Dream
- Body and Soul (Atlantic, 1993), Regina Carter
- BIII: Hard Rock Jazz (JVC, 1996), Toshihiko Kankawa
- Uptown Saturday Night (Arista, 1997) Camp Lo
- Smooth Romance (jazm, 1998), Janet Marlowe
- Top of the Food Chain (Sweetthing, 1998), Ellie Sarty
- La La Means Love (Motown, 1999), La La
- Second Nature (Blue Forest, 2000), Brubeck Brothers
- The Last Romantic (Narada, 2001), Artie Traum
- Duke, Billy & Tadd (Independent, 2004), Peter Welker
- Days of Horses (Independent, 2004), Aztec Two Step
- The O'Franken Factor Factor (Artemis, 2004), Al Franken
- GOP Party Monsters (Para, 2004), Wayne Lammers
- I Walk the Road Again (Roaring Stream, 2005), Happy Traum
- Myth Songs (Mythsongs, 2005), Nick Humez
- Foreign Funk (Markei, 2007), Keith Marks
- Shining Hour (Independent, 2007), Jeff Oster
- Kingsway (Independent, 2008), Roman Klun
- Flowers to Strangers (2008), Lee Marvin
- Little Girl Dreams (2008), Athena Reich
- After the War (Independent, 2008), Rod MacDonald
- Wit of the Staircase (Vermicious Knid, 2009), Andy Rothstein
- Outside Looking In (Independent, 2009), Charles Lyonhart
- Kaleidoscope (Guavajamm, 2010), Lynette Washington
- And Here's to You (Macdee, 2010), Betty MacDonald and Joe Beck
- Fortune Cookie Philosophy (Independent, 2010), Erin Hobson
- Lost in Space (Independent, 2011), GI Blythe
- Con Brio! (Independent, 2011), Ali Ryerson
- Lovers After All (Independent, 2011), Deborah Winters
- Introducing Letizia Gambi (Jando Music, 2011), Letizia Gambi
- Cheesecake Girl (Independent, 2012), Genya Ravan
- Wild Animals (2014), Robert Capowsky
- Leila Gobi (Clermont Music, 2014), Leila Gobi
- Baudi (Clermont Music, 2015), Mamadou Kelly
- Djamila (Clermont Music, 2015), Mamadou Kelly
- Barcelona Notebook (Independent, 2015), Vincent Pasternak
- Sonar (Independent, 2015), Nick Holmes
- Uprising (Independent, 2016), Joan Henry
- Big City Blues (Independent, 2016), Ling Zhang
- Waxwing (Independent, 2016), Chrissy Gardner
- Blue Monday (Independent, 2016), Letizia Gambi
- All Kinds of Beki (Random Chance, 2016), Beki Brindle
- Find My Way (Independent, 2016), Hillary Chase
- Good Old Songs (2017), Rene Bailey
- Cool Night (Pierdon, 2017), Kathy Ingraham
- Flaming June (Independent, 2017), Kurt Henry
References
- ^ a b c Rowe, Monk. "Pete Levin interviewed by Monk Rowe, Danbury, Connecticut, November 20, 2001". Jazz Archive Interviews. Hamilton College. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ John W. Barry (February 23, 2007). "Indulge in Levin's Love of Jazz". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ISBN 9780306809453. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Pete Levin – Biography". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- OCLC 906587309.
- DownBeat magazine. p. 16. Archived(PDF) from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- "Music with the Levin Brothers – Interview", WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Archived
- "The Art of Music Tech with Pete Levin - Video Interview", filmed and edited by 23db Productions. August 20, 2016.
- Micallef, Ken. “Levin Brothers Express Love for ‘Cool’ School.” Downbeat. February, 2015. PDF Archived
- Rowe, Monk. "Pete Levin :: Jazz Archive Interviews." Transcript of video interview. Hamilton Archive and Fillius Jazz Archive, 2001.
- Burdick, John. "Band of Brothers." Almanac Weekly, 2017. Archived.
- Manfredi, Mariano and Guazzelli, Andres. "Brothers should Stick together." Enterarte, March 2017.
- Rubin, Jason. "Concert Preview: Local Boys Make Cool Jazz — The Levin Brothers Reunite." The Arts Fuse, 2017.
- Thompson, Scott. "Keyboardist, Arranger, Composer Pete Levin Releases New CD- "Möbius" (Lenny White Label) On September 25". All About Jazz. 2017-09-25. Archived from the original on 2017-09-26.
- Desouteiro, Arnaldo. "Keyboardist, The 39th Annual Jazz Station Awards / The Best Jazz of 2017". Jazz Station - Arnaldo Desouteiro's Blog (Jazz, Bossa & Beyond). 2017-12-31. Archived from the original on 2018-01-04.
- Zee, Roger. "Keyboard Master Pete Levin Interview". TheWorkingMusician.com. 2018-02-04. Archived from the original on 2018-04-28.
- "Gil Evans plays Hendrix—Warsaw 1976". YouTube. 1976.
- "Gil Evans plays Hendrix—Hamburg 1986". YouTube. 1986.
- "Subway - Gil Evans Orchestra". YouTube. June 14, 2016. Recorded at Avatar Studios (Power Station), New York, NY. Video capture by JM Zervoulei JMZ Productions.
- "PODCAST 074: Pete Levin". YouTube. June 1, 2022. Interviewed by Markus Reuter.