Nigel Kennedy progressive album

I understand violinist Nigel Kennedy released a progressive rock album in collaboration with keyboard player with Dave (David?) Heath. Anyone know anything about this work?

Ricochet is that all that website provides?

NIgel Kennedy also released another rock (ergo prog rock) album  Kafka which I think is superior to Let Loose - however, both albums were better* than the few jazz albums he had issued previously on which he sounds very stiff - my pet theory is these virtuoso classical trained musicians are inhibited from letting loose on  improv or playing bum notes (deliberate or not) and don't sound spontaneous nor play from the soul. Kennedy's teacher Menhuin played with Stefan Grapelli and whilst he could readily play note  for note what Grapelli was playing  his improv was stiff.

The best rock I've heard Kennedy play is on the Hendrix tribute album Stone free - he ,and Pat Metheny on another track, were the only ones here who managed to take the barebones of a Hendrix tune and build something fresh, whilst the rest of guest musicians did poor imitations of the originals. Nigel Kennedy teamed up with John Etheridge (who has partnered more than his fair share of violinists) for the Kennedy Experience, which is closer to the KronosString Quartet's takes of Hendrix than rock.


* Even then Nigel Kennedy playing rock shows he has listened and absorbed both Jean Luc Ponty and Eddie Jobson's styles of playing.

Any help:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stone-Free-Tribute-Jimi-Hendrix/dp/B000002MNC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1217536628&sr=1-1  and
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_m_h_/026-5507174-0863613?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=nigel+kennedy+Kafka&x=20&y=9

and it appears you will get change from £5 if you bought both at the moment (LOL)

Nigel Kennedy is an outstanding violin player, will search for more.

Dick Heath wrote: The best rock I've heard Kennedy play is on the Hendrix tribute album Stone free - he ,and Pat Metheny on another track, were the only ones here who managed to take the barebones of a Hendrix tune and build something fresh, whilst the rest of guest musicians did poor imitations of the originals.

ohhhh... I loved that album....  have some clappies.. and a frownie...

that version of Fire he did was great.  Almost the highlight of the album

  but for Jeff Beck showing all the kids who hadn't heard him and was but a name held in high regard when that album came out...  just who was the real master of the electric guitar

Raff just peered over my shoulder and told me that he also played on Kate Bush's album 'The Sensual World'.

edit.. see my son beat me to the punch on that Kate Bush tidbit  hahha


Edited by micky - August 01 2008 at 07:56

Ricochet wrote: micky wrote: Dick Heath wrote: The best rock I've heard Kennedy play is on the Hendrix tribute album Stone free - he ,and Pat Metheny on another track, were the only ones here who managed to take the barebones of a Hendrix tune and build something fresh, whilst the rest of guest musicians did poor imitations of the originals. edit.. see my son beat me to the punch on that Kate Bush tidbit  hahha glad to see Kennedy's universal tastes for music, focused on good areas; as a violonist, he's very good, but also has his weirdness.

  where do I get some cool emoticons like that hahhaha. I guess before too long you'll be be big enough to kick your old man's ass around the forum hahhaha.  I need an emoticon.. with with a old fart in a rocking chair throwing beer cans at the TV and swearing like a sailor...

bot..

my ex-wife had an album of his.... I agree... very...very good violinist.

and weirdness is good...  keeps the brain centered...