Robbie King

In 1981, I found myself at the Savoy nightclub listening to the R and B house band who called themselves, simply, ‘The Best”, because, arguably, they were. The driving force of this band was a slight, swaying figure, bearded and bereted, creating swirling pastiches of musical wonderment from an enormous music machine, which seemed to be an extension of him. I introduced myself to this man, Robbie King, and he befriended me immediately, something I found he did with nearly everyone who shared his passion for music. ~~~~~~~ 21 years later, I found myself with a Hammond B3, with bass pedals, a recording studio, with few clients, and a burning desire to hear Robbie King in a classic organ trio. While his prodigious talent has illuminated countless recording projects around the world he had not been recorded as a leader, on the instrument with which he was so uniquely able to express himself. I found an ally in the wonderful Chris [The Wrist} Norquist, and together we coaxed Robbie into the studio, and into the marvellous musical journey which followed. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Bed tracks were recorded in early 2003 at Aero Music Studio, and were supplemented with a recorded live performance @ the Yale in Sept 2003. Additional guest tracks were recorded in accordance with Robbie’s vision for the project.~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ The contributions of the musicians, artists and engineers to this project are a tribute to the admiration and esteem in which Robbie King was held. All involved considered it an honour. ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ When Robbie passed he left his many, many friends with a huge sense of loss. We hope that this album helps with that... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oliver Conway-Oct 04I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4