Philip Catherine

Philip Catherine
Catherine at Jazz Marathon Brussels, Belgium, 2012
Catherine at Jazz Marathon
Brussels, Belgium, 2012
Background information
Born (1942-10-27) 27 October 1942 (age 82)
London, England
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1960s – present
LabelsAtlantic, Criss Cross Dreyfus, Challenge, ACT
Websitewww.philipcatherine.com

Philip Catherine (born 27 October 1942)[1] is a Belgian jazz guitarist.

Biography

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Philip Catherine in Montreux, Switzerland, 1980
Photograph by Patty Mooney
Philip Catherine, International Jazz Festival, Prague, Lucerna Music Hall, 21 October 1984

Philip Catherine was born in London, England, to an English mother and Belgian father,[1] and was raised in Brussels, Belgium. His grandfather was a violinist in the London Symphony Orchestra. Catherine started on guitar in his teens, and by seventeen he was performing professionally at local venues.[2][3]

He released his debut album, Stream, in 1972.[1] During the next few years, he studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and with Mick Goodrick and George Russell. In 1976, he and guitarist Larry Coryell recorded and toured as an acoustic duo.[1] The same year, when Jan Akkerman abruptly left Focus, Catherine replaced him in the band.[1] The following year, he recorded with Charles Mingus, who dubbed him "Young Django". In the early 1980s, he toured briefly with Benny Goodman. He was in trio with Didier Lockwood and Christian Escoudé, then in a trio with Chet Baker. During the 1990s, he recorded three albums with trumpeter Tom Harrell.[2]

Discography

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As leader

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  • Stream (Warner Bros., 1972)
  • September Man (Atlantic, 1974)
  • Toots Thielemans/Philip Catherine & Friends (Keytone, 1974)
  • Guitars (Atlantic, 1975)
  • Twin-House with Larry Coryell (Elektra, 1977)
  • Splendid with Larry Coryell (Elektra, 1978)
  • Sleep My Love (CMP, 1979)
  • Coryell/Catherine/Kuhn Live! (Elektra, 1980)
  • Babel (Elektra, 1980)
  • End of August (Wea, 1982)
  • Catherine/Escoude/Lockwood: Trio (JMS, 1983)
  • Transparence (Inak, 1987)
  • September Sky with Hein Van de Geyn, Aldo Romano (September, 1988)
  • Oscar (Igloo, 1990)
  • I Remember You (Criss Cross, 1991)
  • Moods Volume I (Criss Cross, 1992)
  • Moods Volume II (Criss Cross, 1992)
  • Spanish Nights with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, (Enja, 1992)
  • Teenagers with Serge Delaite, George Mraz (Marcal, 1996)
  • Live (Dreyfus, 1997)
  • Body and Soul with Ulf Wakenius, Primož Grašič, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Martin Drew (Jazzette, 1997)
  • Guitar Groove (Dreyfus, 1998)
  • Blue Prince (Dreyfus, 2000)
  • Triangular (A Records, 2000)
  • Summer Night (Dreyfus, 2002)
  • Meeting Colours with Bert Joris & Brussels Jazz Orchestra (Dreyfus, 2005)
  • Guitars Two (Dreyfus, 2007)
  • Concert in Capbreton with Enrico Pieranunzi, Joe Labarbera, Hein Van De Geyn (Dreyfus, 2010)
  • Philip Catherine Plays Cole Porter (Challenge, 2011)
  • Cote Jardin (Challenge, 2012)
  • New Folks with Martin Wind (ACT, 2014)
  • The String Project Live in Brussels (ACT, 2015)
  • Bex/Catherine/Romano: La Belle Vie (Sunset, 2019)
  • Manoir De Mes Reves with Paulo Morello, Sven Faller (Enja, 2019)
  • White Noise with Martin Wind, Ack van Rooyen (Laika, 2020)
  • The Last Call: Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XI with Larry Coryell (ACT, 2021)
  • Pourquoi with Paulo Morello, Sven Faller (Enja, 2022)
  • 75 Live at Flagey (Outnote, 2022)
  • Live at the Berlin Jazzbühne Festival 1982 with Nicolas Fiszman (The Lost Recordings, 2023)

As sideman

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With Chet Baker

  • Crystal Bells (LDH, 1983)
  • Chet's Choice (Criss Cross, 1985)
  • Strollin' (Enja, 1986)
  • In Bologna (Dreyfus, 1992)
  • There 'll Never Be Another You (Timeless, 1997)
  • Estate (Domino, 2015)
  • Signature (Red Records, 2024)

With Kenny Drew

With Stephane Grappelli

  • Les Valseuses (Festival, 1974)
  • Young Django (MPS, 1979)
  • Giants (MPS, 1981)
  • Stephane Grappelli (MPS, 1987)
  • Live 1992 (Birdology, 1992)

With Peter Herbolzheimer

  • Wide Open (MPS, 1973)
  • Scenes (MPS/BASF 1974)

With Joachim Kuhn

  • Hip Elegy (MPS/BASF, 1976)
  • Spring Fever (Atlantic, 1976)

With Rolf Kuhn

  • Total Space (MPS/BASF 1975)
  • Symphonic Swampfire (MPS, 1979)
  • Cucu Ear (MPS, 1980)

With Marc Moulin

  • Sam' Suffy (CBS, 1975)
  • Into the Dark (Blue Note, 2001)
  • Top Secret (Blue Note, 2001)
  • Entertainment (Blue Note, 2004)
  • Placebo Years 1971–1974 (Blue Note, 2006)
  • I Am You (Blue Note, 2007)

With Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

  • Jaywalkin (SteepleChase, 1975)
  • Double Bass (SteepleChase, 1976)
  • Trio 1 (SteepleChase, 1978)
  • Trio 2 (SteepleChase, 1978)
  • The Viking (Pablo, 1983)
  • Art of the Duo (Enja, 1993)

With Jean-Luc Ponty

  • Open Strings (MPS/BASF 1972)
  • Ponty/Grappelli (America, 1973)
  • The Atacama Experience (Koch, 2007)

With others

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 442. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
  3. ^ Ginell, Richard S. "Philip Catherine". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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