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James Lee "Jim" Keltner (born April 27, 1942) is an American drummer known primarily for his session work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists. Keltner is originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was characterized as "the leading session drummer in America" by Bob Dylan biographer Howard Sounes.^[1]

Career[link]

1970s[link]

Keltner is best known for his session work on solo recordings by three of The Beatles, working often with George Harrison, John Lennon (including Lennon solo albums, as well as albums released both by the Plastic Ono Band and Yoko Ono), and Ringo Starr. He and Starr were the drummers on the Concert for Bangladesh, rock music's first charity benefit, initiated by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, in August 1971 at Madison Square Garden in New York; he also performed at the Garden in 1972 for John Lennon's "One To One" benefit for the Willowbrook State School. Keltner later joined the 1974 George Harrison/Ravi Shankar tour, after many phone calls on the road from Harrison. His first gig on the tour was Memphis November 20, 1974.

Keltner's relationship with the former Beatles was such that his name was used to parody McCartney on albums released by Harrison and Starr in 1973. Early that year, Paul McCartney, the only Beatle not to have worked with Keltner, included a note on the back cover of his Red Rose Speedway album, encouraging fans to join the "Wings Fun Club" by sending a "stamped addressed envelope" to an address in London. Later that year, both Harrison's Living in the Material World and Starr's Ringo contained a similar note encouraging fans to join the "Jim Keltner Fun Club" by sending a "stamped undressed elephant" to an address in Hollywood. Keltner played the role of the judge in the video for George Harrison's 1976 Top 30 hit, "This Song".

Keltner started out in jazz, although his first session was recording "She's Just My Style" for the pop group Gary Lewis and the Playboys. In addition to his work with three of the Beatles, Keltner, as a free-lance drummer, has also worked with Leon Russell, Gabor Szabo, Delaney Bramlett, Roy Orbison, Harry Nilsson, Jerry Garcia, Eric Clapton, Guthrie Thomas, Steely Dan, Joe Cocker, Van Dyke Parks, the Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Brian Wilson, Roger McGuinn, Seals and Crofts, The Ramones, Bill Frisell, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Phil Keaggy, Steve Jones, Crowded House, Fiona Apple, Elvis Costello, The Bee Gees, Jackson Browne, The Manhattan Transfer, Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, Sam Phillips, Los Lobos, Pink Floyd, Warren Zevon, Rufus Wainwright, Tom Petty, Gillian Welch, the Steve Miller Band, Alice Cooper, Sheryl Crow and Lucinda Williams among many others. He is featured on Carly Simon's 1971 album, Anticipation. In 1973, Keltner was the session drummer on Bob Dylan's Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, which includes the hit "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". Keltner says that session "was a monumental session for me because it was such a touching song, it was the first time I actually cried when I was playing".^[2]

1980s[link]

In the late 1980s, Keltner toured with Starr's All-Starr Band. He also played drums on both albums released by the 1980s supergroup, the Traveling Wilburys, playing under the pseudonym Buster Sidebury.

He has specialized in R&B, and is said to have influenced Jeff Porcaro and Danny Seraphine of Chicago. His drumming style typically melds deceptively simple drum patterns and a casual, loose feel with extraordinary precision. Demonstrations of his style and range can be found from "Jealous Guy" on John Lennon's Imagine, the hit single "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright, "Josie" on Aja by Steely Dan, "Watching the River Flow" by Bob Dylan and The Thorns' debut, in which he sensitively accompanies Matthew Sweet, Pete Droge and Shawn Mullins. Keltner performed on many classic recordings by J. J. Cale, and often worked with bassist Tim Drummond.

In 1987, Keltner, along with guitarist Ry Cooder, and bassist Nick Lowe played on John Hiatt's Bring the Family. Four years later the four musicians reunited as the band Little Village, recording an eponymously named album.

He played on four Richard Thompson albums: Daring Adventures (1986), Amnesia (1988), Rumor and Sigh (1991) and you? me? us? (1996).

1990s to present[link]

In the mid 1990s, Jim joined the London Metropolitan Orchestra on its recording of "An American Symphony", on the movie soundtrack for Mr Holland's Opus.

In 2000, he toured with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on their "Tour of America".

In 2002, he briefly joined Bob Dylan's band during the European gigs while its main drummer, George Receli, recuperated from a hand injury. Later in the year, Keltner played in Concert For George, a tribute to Harrison a year following his death. Wearing the sweatshirt with a Bob Dylan logo, he reprised his role as the Wilburys' drummer, joining Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne for "Handle with Care."

In 2003, he toured with Simon & Garfunkel in their Old Friends tour.

In 2006, he toured with T-Bone Burnett in The True False Identity tour and was featured on Jerry Lee Lewis' album Last Man Standing. He played on the Ry Cooder produced recording of Mavis Staples' "We'll Never Turn Back" album.

In 2008, Keltner appeared on Break up the Concrete by The Pretenders, on One Kind Favor by B. B. King and on Oasis' "The Boy with the Blues", a non album-track from Dig Out Your Soul. Also, Keltner participated in the production of the album Psalngs,^[3] the debut release of Canadian musician John Lefebvre.

In 2010, Keltner produced Jerry Lee Lewis' Mean Old Man duets CD. He played drums on Fistful of Mercy's debut album, As I Call You Down, which one of the band's members, Dhani Harrison, described in an interview as the first project of his that he felt worthy to bring to Keltner, who was an old family friend (Dhani is the son of George Harrison). Keltner also played on The Union by Leon Russell and Elton John, produced by T-Bone Burnett and released on October 10, 2010. He also appeared on the eponymous Eric Clapton album, on 8 of the 14 tracks.

Joseph Arthur's latest album The Graduation Ceremony (released May 24, 2011) features Keltner on drums, reprising a partnership that began with the Fistful of Mercy project.

For the 2012 release, "Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International" Keltner sat in studio with !Outernation band playing/covering Dylan's "When the Ship Comes In"

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jim Keltner page on Drummer World
• Jim Keltner Biography - Allmusic.com

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Larry Goldings
Photo by Scott Engelhardt
Background information
Born	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Jazz
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Piano Keyboards Organ
Labels	Warner Bros. Records ECM Records Verve Records Palmetto Records
Website	www.larrygoldings.com

Larry Goldings (born 1968) is an American pianist, organist, producer/arranger and composer.^[1]

Life and career[link]

Goldings was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was a classical music enthusiast, and Larry studied classical piano until the age of twelve. While in high school at Concord Academy, he attended a program at the Eastman School of Music. During this period Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Dave McKenna, Red Garland, and Bill Evans were prime influences. As a young teenager, Larry studied privately with Ran Blake and Keith Jarrett.

Goldings moved to New York in 1986 to attend a newly formed jazz program under the leadership of Arnie Lawrence at The New School. During college he studied piano with Jaki Byard and Fred Hersch. While still a freshman, Sir Roland Hanna invited Larry to accompany him to a three-day private jazz party in Copenhagen. While there, Goldings met jazz legends Sarah Vaughan, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, and Hank Jones; and he also played piano in a band with Sarah Vaughan, Harry "Sweets" Edison, and Al Cohn. While still a college student, he embarked on a worldwide tour with Jon Hendricks and worked with him for a year. A collaboration lasting almost three years with jazz guitar legend Jim Hall followed.^[2]

In 1988, Goldings began his development as an organist during a regular gig at a pianoless bar called Augie's (now Smoke) on New York's Upper West Side. He was featured with several bands, and his own trio with guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Bill Stewart got its start there. His first release was Intimacy Of The Blues in 1991. He has released ten or more albums since then, and has appeared as a sideman on hundreds of recordings. Over the course of his career, his distinctive keyboard sound has been sought out more and more by pop, R&B, Brazilian, and alternative artists, including De La Soul, India.Arie, Tracy Chapman, Colin Hay, Madeleine Peyroux, Luciana Souza, Rebecca Pidgeon, Melody Gardot, Walter Becker, Robben Ford, Steve Gadd, Al Jarreau, David Sanborn, Till Bronner, Priscilla Ahn, Jesse Harris, Sia, John Mayer, and Norah Jones. Record producers he has worked with include: Russ Titelman, Larry Klein, Steve Jordan, Bob Power, Larry Williams, Dave Grusin, and Lee Ritenour. He has collaborated with musicians such as Maceo Parker, John Scofield, Carla Bley, Michael Brecker and Pat Metheny, John Pizzarelli, Jack DeJohnette and Charlie Haden, in genres including jazz, Brazilian, funk, and pop music as pianist (since 2001) for singer-songwriter, James Taylor. In 2007, Larry Goldings, Jack DeJohnette and John Scofield, received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Jazz Instrumental Album Individual or Group for their live album, Trio Beyond - Saudades (ECM).

Goldings' melodic style of organ playing has often been compared to that of Larry Young. On organ, Goldings cites as his first inspirations the solo piano style of Dave McKenna "who walks his own bass lines better than anyone" and Billy Preston accompanying Aretha Franklin on "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Other musical influences cited by Goldings include the Wes Montgomery records featuring Mel Rhyne and Jimmy Smith; Shirley Scott; Chester Thompson; Joe Zawinul; and Jack McDuff.

Goldings' compositions have been recorded by Michael Brecker, Jack DeJohnette, Bob Dorough, Jim Hall, John Scofield, Toots Thielemans, Curtis Stigers, Jane Monheit, and Sia Furler. among others. His songs and arrangements also appear in the films Space Cowboys, Proof, and Funny People. Goldings is a featured performer in the 2009 Clint Eastwood documentary, The Dream's on Me, playing original arrangements of several classic Johnny Mercer tunes on piano and Hammond organ. Goldings' musical arrangements and original songs also appear on several James Taylor albums, including October Road, James Taylor at Christmas, One Man Band, and Covers.^[3]

Selected discography[link]

• In My Room, 2011, BFM Jazz
• When Larry Met Harry, 2010, Café Society Records (with Harry Allen)
• The Carriage House Sessions, 2009, Sweet Song Records
• Long Story Short, 2007, Sticky Mack Records
• Trio Beyond - Saudades, 2006, ECM (with Jack DeJohnette and John Scofield)
• Quartet, 2006, Palmetto
• Sweet Science, 2002, Palmetto
• As One 2001, Palmetto
• Voodoo Dogs, 2000, Palmetto
• Moonbird, 1999, Palmetto
• Awareness, 1997, Warner Bros.
• Big Stuff, 1996, Warner Bros.
• Whatever It Takes, 1995, Warner Bros.
• Caminhos Cruzados, 1994, Novus/BMG
• Light Blue 1992, Minor Music
• Intimacy of the Blues, 1991, Verve

Selected sideman discography[link]

• Clocked, 2012, Noam Weinstein (piano, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, Suzuki Andes)
• A Moment's Peace, 2011, John Scofield (piano and organ)
• Illustrated Songs, 2011, Gaby Moreno (piano, organ, celeste, keyboards, composer)
• Alela Diane & Wild Divine, 2011, Alela Diane (accordion, Hammond Organ, Wurlitzer)
• Ray Charles Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters, 2010 (piano, organ)
• Fly Me to the Moon...The Great American Songbook Vol 5, 2010, Rod Stewart (piano, synthesizer)
• At the End of the Day, 2010, Till Brönner (Hammond B3 organ)
• Scenes from a Dream, 2010, Chris Minh Doky, Larry Goldings, Peter Erskine with Vince Mendoza and the Metropole Orkest (piano)
• Home, 2010, Jane Monheit (piano, composer)
• The Distance Between Two Truths, 2010, Mark Sholtez (piano, composer)
• 6 String Theory, 2010, Lee Ritenour (organ, clavinet, Fender Rhodes)
• Nikki, 2010, Nikki Yanofsky (organ, piano, glockenspiel)
• Bionic, 2010, Christina Aguilera (piano)
• The Imagine Project, 2010, Herbie Hancock (organ)
• Canyon Cove, 2010, Bob Mintzer (organ, composer)
• vosotros presents: Rhoda, 2010, Rhoda (celeste)
• Other Covers, 2009 James Taylor (piano, organ, pump organ, accordion)
• Bare Bones, 2009, Madeleine Peyroux (Hammond organ, pump organ)
• Alas y Raices, 2009, Eros Ramazotti (piano, electric piano, organ)
• Last Kiss, 2009, Zachary Richard (piano, Hammond organ)
• Tide, 2009, Luciana Souza (organ, piano, accordion, pump organ, Fender Rhodes piano)
• My One and Only Thrill, 2009, Melody Gardot (Hammond organ)
• Jack of Hearts, 2009, Anthony Wilson (organ, celeste, composer)
• Our Bright Future, 2008, Tracy Chapman (piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer)
• Some People Have Real Problems, 2008, Sia (keyboards)
• Incandescence, 2008, Bill Stewart (Hammond organ, accordion)
• Covers, 2008, James Taylor (piano, organ, cello arrangement)
• Stones World: The Rolling Stones Project, 2008, Tim Ries (organ)
• Thirteens, 2008, Leona Naess (keyboards)
• Like a Fire, 2008, Solomon Burke (piano)
• Circus Money, 2008, Walter Becker (organ)
• Christmas, 2008, Al Jarreau (organ)
• Good Day, 2008, Priscilla Ahn (piano, organ)
• Cannon Reloaded: An All-Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley, 2008, Tom Scott (organ)
• Behind the Velvet Curtain, 2008, Rebecca Pidgeon (Wurlitzer)
• One Man Band, 2007, James Taylor (piano, organ, harmonium, synthesizer, keyboards)
• Real Emotional, 2007, Curtis Stigers (producer, composer, arranger, piano, organ, keyboards)
• Are You Lookin' At Me?, 2007, Colin Hay (piano, organ)
• Sitting in Limbo, 2007, Jessica Molaskey (piano, organ, arranger)
• Not Too Late, 2007, Norah Jones, (organ, Hammond organ)
• Truth, 2007, Robben Ford, (Hammond organ, Wurlitzer)
• Continuum, 2006, John Mayer (organ, keyboards)
• James Taylor at Christmas, 2006, (arranger, piano, organ, melodica, harmonium)
• Oceana, 2006, Till Brönner (composer, piano, Hammond B3 organ, electric piano, Wurlitzer)
• Mineral, 2006, Jesse Harris (piano, organ, Wurlitzer, accordion, vibraphone, Kalimba)
• Half the Perfect World, 2006, Madeleine Peyroux (celeste, Wurlitzer, soloist)
• That's What I Say: John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles, 2005, (arranger, Hammond organ, vibraphone, Wurlitzer)
• Knowing You, 2005, John Pizzarelli (arranger, piano, organ)
• Closer, 2005, David Sanborn (piano, organ)
• Way It Really Is, 2004, Lisa Loeb (piano)
• Chiara Civello, 2004, Chiara Civello (Hammond organ)
• Careless Love, 2004, Madeleine Peyroux (piano, celeste, Hammond organ, pump organ, Wurlitzer)
• Colour the Small One, 2004, Sia (piano, composer)
• You Inspire Me, 2003, Curtis Stigers (producer, arranger, piano, organ)
• October Road, 2002, James Taylor (piano)
• Pentimento, 2002, Jessica Molaskey (piano, arranger)
• Four Songs, 2002, Alexi Murdoch (piano, organ)
• Play It Cool, 2001, Lea DeLaria (bass, piano, arranger)
• Acoustic Soul, 2001, India.Arie (organ, Wurlitzer, string contractor)
• AOI: Bionix. 2001, DeLaSoul (organ)
• Arts and Crafts, 2001, Matt Wilson (piano)
• Christmas in Swingtime, 2001, Harry Allen (organ)
• Buttermilk Channel, 2001, Adam Levy (organ)
• 4 x 4, 2000, Carla Bley (organ)
• The Still of the Night, 2000, Tom Wopat (arranger, piano)
• Time is of the Essence, 1999, Michael Brecker (composer, piano, organ)
• Minh, 1998, Chris Minh Doky (piano)
• Earth Tones, 1998, Peter Bernstein (organ)
• Warner Jazz Christmas Party, 1997, compilation featuring the Warner Jazz Artists (Joshua Redman, Al Jarreau, Kirk Whalum, Michael Franks,
  Gabriela Anders, Larry Goldings, Boney James, Kevin Mahogany, Mark Turner, Brad Mehldau, Bob James)(Hammond organ)
• Warner Jams 2: The Two Tenors with Larry Goldings, 1997, James Moody and Mark Turner (piano, arranger)
• Kevin Mahogany, 1996, Kevin Mahogany (arranger, piano, organ)
• Young At Heart, 1996, James Moody (piano)
• Groove Elation, 1995, John Scofield (piano, organ)
• Pure (Concord Records), 1994, Chris Potter (piano, organ)
• Hand Jive, 1993, John Scofield (piano, organ)
• Something Special, 1993, Jim Hall (piano)
• Six Pack, 1992, Gary Burton & Friends (organ, keyboards)
• Life on Planet Groove, 1992, Maceo Parker (organ)
• Mo' Roots, 1991, Maceo Parker (organ)
• Subsequently, 1991, Jim Hall (piano)
• Freddie Freeloader, 1990, Jon Hendricks & Friends (piano)
• On Course, 1990, Christopher Hollyday (piano)
• Best of John Scofield, 1989, John Scofield (organ)

Selected Film and TV Credits[link]

• 2009 The Dream's on Me (featured in film and on soundtrack)
• 2009 Funny People (featuring "Tuscany" (originally titled "Dario and Bario"), an original composition)
• 2008 Bernard and Doris (HBO) (performs on soundtrack)
• 2008 The Office (NBC)
• 2005 Proof (featuring "Uganda," an original composition)
• 2000 Space Cowboys (performing several arrangements of jazz standards)

Awards and recognition[link]

• 2007 Grammy Nomination Best Jazz Album of the Year
• 2001 Jazz Journalists Association Winner Best Organist/Keyboardist of the Year
• 2000 Jazz Journalists Association Winner Best Organist/Keyboardist of the Year
• 1997 The New Yorker Magazine Best Jazz Albums of 1997 ("Awareness")
• 1996 The New Yorker Magazine Best Jazz Albums of 1996 ("Big Stuff")

References[link]

External links[link]

• Larry Goldings - official website
• "larry+goldings" Larry Goldings - BBC bio
• Larry Goldings sideman discography (partial)
• All About Jazz Interview with Larry Goldings
• KKJZ's 2-part radio interview with Larry Goldings (first aired Dec. 13, 2006)