Peter Ind
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Peter Ind is a British
jazz
double-bassist and record producer.
Ind began playing professionally in the late 1940s, including being part of the 'house band' on the ship Queen Mary
from 1949 to 1951. He relocated to New York City
in 1951, where he played with Lennie Tristano
, Lee Konitz
(1954–57), Buddy Rich
, Booker Ervin
, Mal Waldron
, and Slim Gaillard
. He also branched into production at this time, and was a pioneer in stereo
recording and overdubbing of jazz music in the 1950s. He produced sessions in his loft
for Zoot Sims
, Gerry Mulligan
, and Booker Little
. He founded his own label at the end of the 1950s, where he released the album Looking Out, featuring Joe Puma
and Dick Scott. In addition to his own endeavors, he worked in sound engineering for the labels Atlantic
, Verve
, Bethlehem
, and Warwick
, founding his own company Wave in 1961.
In 1963 Ind moved to Big Sur, California, where he remained until 1966. At this time he concentrated on performing unaccompanied, and recorded several albums of solo material. In 1965 he played with Konitz and Warne Marsh
, but continued to play with Marsh and Konitz into the 1970s after his return to England in 1967. Private recordings under the Wave imprint began to be issued.
In 1984 Ind opened a nightclub
in London, the Bass Clef; after several successful years, the club had to close for tax reasons.
He is the author of two books: Jazz Visions - The Legacy of Lennie Tristano, a memoir of his association with Tristano and the state of jazz in 1950s New York and The Environment and Cosmic Metabolism, a look at Wilhelm Reich
and concerns about the earth's future re: energy.
He has continued to write, issue CDs, and perform internationally.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
double-bassist and record producer.
Ind began playing professionally in the late 1940s, including being part of the 'house band' on the ship Queen Mary
Queen Mary (ship)
The following ships are named Queen Mary:* HMS Queen Mary, a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy launched in 1912 and sunk at the Battle of Jutland in 1916...
from 1949 to 1951. He relocated to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 1951, where he played with Lennie Tristano
Lennie Tristano
Leonard Joseph Tristano was a jazz pianist, composer and teacher of jazz improvisation. He performed in the cool jazz, bebop, post bop and avant-garde jazz genres. He remains a somewhat overlooked figure in jazz history, but his enormous originality and dazzling work as an improviser have long...
, Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz is an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois.Generally considered one of the driving forces of Cool Jazz, Konitz has also performed successfully in bebop and avant-garde settings...
(1954–57), Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.-Early life:...
, Booker Ervin
Booker Ervin
Booker Telleferro Ervin II was an American tenor saxophone player. He was perhaps best known for his association with bassist Charles Mingus....
, Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron
Malcolm Earl Waldron was an American jazz and world music pianist and composer, born in New York City.Like his contemporaries, Waldron's roots lie chiefly in the hard bop and post-bop genres of the New York club scene of the 1950s; but with time, he gravitated more towards free jazz and composition...
, and Slim Gaillard
Slim Gaillard
Bulee "Slim" Gaillard was an American jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, noted for his vocalese singing and word play in a language he called "Vout"...
. He also branched into production at this time, and was a pioneer in stereo
STEREO
STEREO is a solar observation mission. Two nearly identical spacecraft were launched into orbits that cause them to respectively pull farther ahead of and fall gradually behind the Earth...
recording and overdubbing of jazz music in the 1950s. He produced sessions in his loft
Loft
A loft can be an upper story or attic in a building, directly under the roof. Alternatively, a loft apartment refers to large adaptable open space, often converted for residential use from some other use, often light industrial...
for Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
John Haley "Zoot" Sims was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor and soprano.-Biography:He was born in Inglewood, California, the son of vaudeville performers Kate Haley and John Sims. Growing up in a performing family, Sims learned to play both drums and clarinet at an early age...
, Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though Mulligan is primarily known as one of the leading baritone saxophonists in jazz history – playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz – he was also...
, and Booker Little
Booker Little
Booker Little, Jr was an American jazz trumpeter and composer.-Biography:Despite his premature death from kidney failure at the age of 23, Little made an important contribution to jazz. Stylistically, his sound is rooted in the playing of Clifford Brown, featuring crisp articulation, a burnished...
. He founded his own label at the end of the 1950s, where he released the album Looking Out, featuring Joe Puma
Joe Puma
Joe Puma was an American jazz guitarist.Puma's first professional experience came with Joe Roland in 1949-50. He acted as a session musician for many jazz musicians of the 1950s, including Louie Bellson, Artie Shaw, Eddie Bert, Herbie Mann, Mat Mathews, Chris Connor, and Paul Quinichette; he also...
and Dick Scott. In addition to his own endeavors, he worked in sound engineering for the labels Atlantic
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, Verve
Verve Records
Verve Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels, Clef Records and Norgran Records , and material which had been licensed to Mercury previously.-Jazz and folk origins:The Verve...
, Bethlehem
Bethlehem Records
Bethlehem Records was a record label based in New York and Hollywood founded by Gus Wildi in 1953. It was bought by King Records in the early 1960s....
, and Warwick
Warwick Records
Warwick Records is a British record label from the 1970s and early 1980s, which specialised in producing and compiling songs for compilations that have sometimes been given away as 'promos' with other products, such as magazines etc....
, founding his own company Wave in 1961.
In 1963 Ind moved to Big Sur, California, where he remained until 1966. At this time he concentrated on performing unaccompanied, and recorded several albums of solo material. In 1965 he played with Konitz and Warne Marsh
Warne Marsh
Warne Marion Marsh was an American tenor saxophonist born in Los Angeles.-Biography:Marsh came from an affluent background: his father was the cinematographer Oliver T. Marsh , and his mother Elizabeth was a violinist...
, but continued to play with Marsh and Konitz into the 1970s after his return to England in 1967. Private recordings under the Wave imprint began to be issued.
In 1984 Ind opened a nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
in London, the Bass Clef; after several successful years, the club had to close for tax reasons.
He is the author of two books: Jazz Visions - The Legacy of Lennie Tristano, a memoir of his association with Tristano and the state of jazz in 1950s New York and The Environment and Cosmic Metabolism, a look at Wilhelm Reich
Wilhelm Reich
Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known as one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry...
and concerns about the earth's future re: energy.
He has continued to write, issue CDs, and perform internationally.
As Bandleader
- Looking Out - Jazz Bass Baroque (A compilation of jazz recorded over a period of forty years: 1959 - 1999) (Wave, 1999)
- Looking Out (Peter Ind with Ronnie BallRonnie BallRonald "Ronnie" Ball was a jazz pianist born in Birmingham, England.Ball moved to London in 1948, and in the early 1950s he worked both as a bandleader and under Ronnie Scott, Tony Kinsey, Victor Feldman, and Harry Klein...
, Sal MoscaSal MoscaSal Mosca was an American jazz pianist who was a student of Lennie Tristano. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Mosca worked in cool jazz and post-bop. He began working with Lee Konitz in 1949 and also worked with Warne Marsh. He spent much of his career teaching and was relatively inactive since...
, Joe PumaJoe PumaJoe Puma was an American jazz guitarist.Puma's first professional experience came with Joe Roland in 1949-50. He acted as a session musician for many jazz musicians of the 1950s, including Louie Bellson, Artie Shaw, Eddie Bert, Herbie Mann, Mat Mathews, Chris Connor, and Paul Quinichette; he also...
, Al Schackman, Dick Scott and Sheila JordanSheila JordanSheila Jordan is an American jazz singer and songwriter. Jordan has recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to a notable solo career....
) (Wave, 1961) - Peter Ind - Improvisation (Wave, 1968)
- Time for Improvisation (Wave, 1969)
- The Peter Ind Sextet (Peter Ind, Bernie Cash, Dave CliffDave Cliff-Career:David John “Dave” Cliff was born in Hexham, Northumberland. He began his career playing rhythm and blues in the Newcastle area. In 1967, he moved to Leeds and gained a diploma in jazz studies from Leeds College of Music while studying with bassist Peter Ind and Bernie Cash.In 1971, after...
, Derek Phillips, Chas. Burchall and Gray Allard) (Wave, 1975) - Jazz Bass Baroque (Peter Ind with Martin Taylor and others) (Wave, 1988)
As Featured Soloist
- Konitz (Lee KonitzLee KonitzLee Konitz is an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois.Generally considered one of the driving forces of Cool Jazz, Konitz has also performed successfully in bebop and avant-garde settings...
, Peter Ind, Ronnie Ball and Jeff Morton) (StoryvilleStoryvilleStoryville was the red-light district of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1897 through 1917. Locals usually simply referred to the area as The District.-History:...
, 1954) - Lee Konitz in Harvard Square (Peter Ind, Jeff Morton, Percy HeathPercy HeathPercy Heath was an American jazz bassist, brother to tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Heath, with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975...
and Al LevittAl LevittAlan "Al" Levitt was an American jazz drummer.-Education:Levitt studied piano with Moses Chusids in high school, and studied drums under Irv Kluger in 1949-50.-Accompanied:...
)" (Storyville, 1955) - Paul Bley Trio (Paul BleyPaul BleyPaul Bley, CM is a pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing.-Biography:...
, Peter Ind and Alan Levitt) (Mercury (Wing), 1954) - Jutta Hipp Trio (Jutta Hipp, Peter Ind and Ed ThigpenEd ThigpenEdmund Leonard "Ed" Thigpen was an American jazz drummer, best-known for his work with the Oscar Peterson trio from 1959 to 1965...
) (Blue NoteBlue noteIn jazz and blues, a blue note is a note sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes. Typically the alteration is a semitone or less, but this varies among performers and genres. Country blues, in particular, features wide variations from the...
, 1955) - The Real Lee Konitz (Lee Konitz, Billy BauerBilly BauerBilly Bauer was an American cool jazz guitarist.-Life:Bauer was born in New York City. He played banjo as a child before switching to guitar...
, Don Ferrara, Dick Scott and Peter Ind) (Atlantic, 1957) - Lee Konitz in Hi Fi (Lee Konitz, Sal Mosca, Billy Bauer, Peter Ind, Arnold Fishkind, Dick Scott and Shadow WilsonShadow WilsonRossiere "Shadow" Wilson was an American jazz drummer.Much of Wilson's early work was with swing jazz orchestras. He played with Lucky Millinder in 1939, and following this with Benny Carter, Tiny Bradshaw, Lionel Hampton, Earl Hines, Count Basie, and Woody Herman...
) (Atlantic, 1958) - Jimmy Raney - Strings and Swings (Jimmy RaneyJimmy RaneyJimmy Raney was an American jazz guitarist born in Louisville, Kentucky most notable for his work from 1951–1952 and 1962–1963 with Stan Getz and for his work from 1953–1954 with the Red Norvo trio, replacing Tal Farlow. In 1954 and 1955 he won the Down Beat critics poll for guitar...
, Peter Ind and the Juilliard String Quartet) (Muse, 1958) - Buddy Rich in Miami (Buddy RichBuddy RichBernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.-Early life:...
, Flip PhillipsFlip PhillipsFlip Phillips was an American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player. He is best remembered for his work with Jazz at the Philharmonic from 1946 to 1957.-Biography:...
, Ronnie BallRonnie BallRonald "Ronnie" Ball was a jazz pianist born in Birmingham, England.Ball moved to London in 1948, and in the early 1950s he worked both as a bandleader and under Ronnie Scott, Tony Kinsey, Victor Feldman, and Harry Klein...
and Peter Ind)" (Verve, 1958) - The Very Cool Lee Konitz (Lee Konitz, Sal Mosca, Don Ferrara, Shadow Wilson and Peter Ind) (Verve, 1958)
- No Kidding (Peter Ind, Dave Cliff, Chas. Burchell, Tox Drohar and Dick Scott) (Wave, 1974)
- Jazz at the Richmond Festival (Peter Ind, Bernie Cash, Derek Phillips and Chas. Burchell) (Wave, ?)
- Bud Freeman - Song of the Tenor (Bud FreemanBud FreemanLawrence "Bud" Freeman was a U.S. jazz musician, bandleader, and composer, known mainly for playing the tenor saxophone, but also able at the clarinet. He had a smooth and full tenor sax style with a heavy robust swing. He was one of the most influential and important jazz tenor saxophonists of...
, Bob Wilber, Bruce Turner, Keith InghamKeith InghamKeith Ingham is an English jazz pianist, mainly active in swing and Dixieland revival.Ingham's first professional gigs occurred in 1964. He played with Sandy Brown, Bruce Turner, and Wally Fawkes that decade. He played with Bob Wilber and Bud Freeman in 1974, and moved to New York City in 1978...
, Bobby Orr and Peter Ind) (Phonogram, ?) - Some Hefty Cats - Dick Welstood with Peter Ind (Dick Welstood, Peter Ind, Keith Smith, Ian Wheeler and Barry Nichols) (Hefty Jazz, ?)
- Jazz a Confronto (Lee Konitz, Dave Cliff, Al Levitt and Peter Ind) (Horo, 1975)
- Up Jumped the Blues (Benny Waters, Keith Smith and Peter Ind) (Hefty Jazz, ?)
- Sax for Dreamers (Tommy WhittleTommy WhittleTommy Whittle is a British jazz saxophonist.Whittle was born in Grangemouth, Scotland and started playing clarinet at age 12 before taking up the tenor saxophone at 13. He moved to Chatham, Kent at 16 and in 1943 started playing in the dance hall band of Claude Giddins in nearby Gillingham...
, Kenny Powell and Peter Ind) (Masquerade Records, ?) - Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh Again (Lee Konitz, Warne MarshWarne MarshWarne Marion Marsh was an American tenor saxophonist born in Los Angeles.-Biography:Marsh came from an affluent background: his father was the cinematographer Oliver T. Marsh , and his mother Elizabeth was a violinist...
, Peter Ind and Al Levitt) (Produttonassociati, 1975)
As Sideman
- At the Hickory House Volume 1At the Hickory House-Track listing:# "Take Me in Your Arms" - 4:54 # "Dear Old Stockholm" - 4:44 # "Billie's Bounce" - 4:06 # "I'll Remember April" - 3:52...
(With Jutta HippJutta HippJutta Hipp was a jazz pianist who also had some success as a painter. She mostly worked in bebop and cool jazz....
) (Blue Note, 1956) - At the Hickory House Volume 2At the Hickory House-Track listing:# "Take Me in Your Arms" - 4:54 # "Dear Old Stockholm" - 4:44 # "Billie's Bounce" - 4:06 # "I'll Remember April" - 3:52...
(With Jutta HippJutta HippJutta Hipp was a jazz pianist who also had some success as a painter. She mostly worked in bebop and cool jazz....
) (Blue Note, 1956)
Books
- Jazz Visions - Lennie Tristano and His Legacy (2005, ISBN 978-1-84553-281-9)
- The Environment and Cosmic Metabolism - Looking at the stars and thinking about the Earth (2007, ISBN 978-0-9558062-0-9)
- Painting the Energy of Nature (2008)