Phil Lanzon
Encyclopedia
Phil Lanzon is the keyboardist for British progressive rock group Uriah Heep
since 1986.
Lanzon has worked with diverse performers of distinction in the rock and roll
community. Both as a session musician
and sideman
, he has also played for Grand Prix, Grant & Forsyth, John Lawton
(former Uriah Heep-member), Mick Ronson
, Chris Spedding
, Sweet
, Paddy Goes to Holyhead and Tarracco.
Uriah Heep (band)
Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 and regarded as a seminal classic hard rock act of the 1970s. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always been massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and David Byron's operatic vocals...
since 1986.
Lanzon has worked with diverse performers of distinction in the rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
community. Both as a session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
and sideman
Sideman
A sideman is a professional musician who is hired to perform or record with a group of which he or she is not a regular member. They often tour with solo acts as well as bands and jazz ensembles. Sidemen are generally required to be adaptable to many different styles of music, and so able to fit...
, he has also played for Grand Prix, Grant & Forsyth, John Lawton
John Lawton (musician)
John Lawton is a rock and roll and blues vocalist best known for his work with Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep and the Les Humphries Singers.-Biography:...
(former Uriah Heep-member), Mick Ronson
Mick Ronson
Michael "Mick" Ronson was an English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer. He is best known for his work with David Bowie, as one of The Spiders from Mars...
, Chris Spedding
Chris Spedding
Chris Spedding is an English rock and roll and jazz guitarist, best known for his session work. Allmusic states - "Spedding is one of the UK's most versatile session guitarists, and has had a long career on two continents that saw him tackle nearly every style of rock and roll, as well as...
, Sweet
Sweet (band)
Sweet was a British rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as one of the most prominent glam rock acts, with the classic line-up of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker.Sweet was formed in 1968 and achieved their first...
, Paddy Goes to Holyhead and Tarracco.
With Uriah Heep
- Live in Moscow (live, 1988)
- Raging SilenceRaging SilenceRaging Silence is the 17th album by British progressive rock group Uriah Heep. It marked the studio debut of Canadian vocalist Bernie Shaw.It was the first Uriah Heep studio album to have a contemporary release on CD....
(1989) - Different World (1991)
- Sea of LightSea of Light (album)Sea Of Light was the 19th album for British progressive rock group Uriah Heep. It is well regarded by fans and the songs have remained part of the band's live set to this day....
(1995) - SpellbinderSpellbinder (album)Spellbinder is an album by Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Szabo's read on jazz in the '60s was brilliant. He embodied all of its most popular aspirations...
(live, 1996) - Sonic OrigamiSonic OrigamiSonic Origami is the 20th studio album by Uriah Heep and was released in September 1998.The limited edition version of the CD contains one additional track....
(1998) - Future Echoes Of The Past (live, 2000)
- Acoustically DrivenAcoustically DrivenAcoustically Driven is the 8th live album released by British rock band Uriah Heep in 2001. The album was recorded live with an orchestra and choir...
(live, 2001) - Electrically Driven (live, 2001)
- The Magician's Birthday Party (live, 2002)
- Live in the USALive in the USALive in the USA is a live album recorded October 2002 and released in 2003 by rock band Mostly Autumn.-Track listing:#"Nowhere to Hide" – 5:14#"The Spirit of Autumn Past" – 6:54...
(2003) - Magic Night (live, 2004)
- Between Two Worlds (live, 2005)
- Wake the SleeperWake the SleeperWake the Sleeper is the 21st studio album by the progressive rock band Uriah Heep. It is their first studio album since 1998's Sonic Origami...
(2008) - Live in Georgia (Tbilisi State Music Hall Live) (2010)
- Into the WildInto the WildInto the Wild is a 1996 non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer. It is an expansion of Krakauer's 9,000-word article on Christopher McCandless entitled "Death of an Innocent", which appeared in the January 1993 issue of Outside...
(2011)