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DINGWALLS 09/04/07 TRIBUTE SHOW FOR PAUL 'TUBBS' WILLIAMS. copyright Denise Powell 2007 copyright Paola Leonardi 2007

PLAYER KENNY WELLINGTON HAS ENJOYED SUCCESS AS A FOUNDER MEMBER OF PIONEER FUNK BAND LIGHT OF THE WORLD WHO ENJOYED MUCH ACCLAIM FOR THE CLASSIC 'ROUNDTRIP' ALBUM. LIGHT OF THE WORLD MEMBERS SPLIT IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS FORMING INCOGNITO AND BEGGAR & CO, BOTH BANDS ACHIEVING NATIONAL CHART SUCCESS. AS WELL AS CO WRITING TRACKS LIKE 'TIME', 'LONDON TOWN', 'SWINGIN' AND 'MIDNIGHT GROOVIN' FOR LIGHT OF THE WORLD, KENNY ALSO CO WROTE THE HIT SINGLES 'SOMEBODY HELP ME OUT' AND 'MULE (CHANT NO 2) FOR BEGGAR & CO. THE WELL KNOWN LYRICS TO LIGHT OF THE WORLD CLASSIC 'LONDON TOWN WERE PENNED MOSTLY BY KENNY WELLINGTON IN THE BACK ROOM OF UTOPIA STUDIO AFTER THE MUSIC WAS WRITTEN BY AUGIE JOHNSON OF L A BAND SIDE EFFECT AND PAUL WILLIAMS AND BREEZE McKRIETH OF LIGHT OF THE WORLD.

KENNY HAS RECORDED AND PERFORMED WITH MANY ARTISTS INCLUDING :
GABRIELLE
PAUL WELLER
INCOGNITO
MICA PARIS
RAW STYLUS
BLANCMANGE
TINA TURNER
MAXI PRIEST
EDDY GRANT
CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT
THE JAZZ WARRIORS
JEAN ADEBAMBO
CARMEL
MIDNIGHT OIL
OSIBISA
SPANDAU BALLET
SHOLA AMA
CAMELLE HINDS
EDDIE GRANT
EYE LEVEL
ULTRAVOX
STEVIE V
BLACK UHURU
THE JAZZ WARRIORS
RICKY MARTIN
D INFLUENCE
HEAVEN 17
EDDIE FLOYD
THE COOLNOTES
INNOCENCE
AND MANY OTHERS.
MUSICALLY KENNY HAS BEEN INSPIRED BY MANY GREAT MUSICIANS AND TRADITIONAL MUSIC, THE GREAT FUSION ARTISTS LIKE JAMES BROWN, THE JB'S, HERBIE HANCOCK AND THE HEADHUNTERS AS WELL AS THE INSPIRATIONAL AND PHENOMINAL WORK OF STEVIE WONDER AND OF COURSE THE BRILLIANT MUSIC OF THE MANY GREAT TRUMPET PLAYERS, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE LIKE MILES DAVIS, ART FARMER, DONALD BYRD AND EDDIE HENDERSON.

KENNY IS JOINED ON HIS SOLO DEBUT BY SOME FINE MUSICIANS AND FRIENDS INCLUDING: DAVID BAPTISTE HIS LONG TIME FRIEND FROM BEGGAR & CO ON SAXES AND FLUTE
THE MULTI TALENTED JAMIE CULLUM ..BOARDS
FAYYAZ VIRGI REKNOWN FOR HIS SPLENDID WORK WITH INCOGNITO ON TROMBONE.
THERE IS ALSO SOME FINE KEYBOARD WORK FROM TOBY BAKER KNOWN FOR HIS GEAT WORK ON RECENT MICHAEL McDONALDS' ALBUMS.
THE ENIGMATIC HOWARD RILEY ON FENDER RHODES KEYBOARD. HOWARD RILEY , THE FREE JAZZ PIANIST IS A REAL BONUS HAVING RECORDED 33 ALBUMS AND PREVIOUSLY REFUSING TO SESSIONS FOR ANYBODY.
CAMELLE HINDS ALSO CONTRIBUTES SOME FINE VOCALS ON CD IN THE STYLE OF HIS CLASSIC RECORDING 'SAUSOLITO CALLING'.

KENNY GREW UP LISTENING TO THE MUSIC OF KOOL AND THE GANG, BRASS CONSTRUCTION, THE FATBACK BAND AND ALL THE OTHER GREATS MOST PROBABLY BEST EVIDENCED BY THE TRACK 'SOULFINGER'.THE ALBUM DRAWS ON THE INFLUENCE OF PEOPLE LIKE THE MIZELL BROTHERS, MILES DAVIS, EDDIE HENDERSON, DONALD BYRD AND BANDS SUCH AS LIGHT OF THE WORLD, BRASS CONSTRUCTION AND INCOGNITO.

KENNY WELLINGTON WAS ALSO ALONG WITH RICHARD BULL THE PRODUCER OF THE LAST LIGHT OF THE WORLD STUDIO ALBUM 'INNER VOICES' AND CLASSIC TRACKS SUCH AS 'BAHIA' AND 'I LIKE'. KENNY ALSO PRODUCED THE FINE VERSION OF LEE HUTSONS 'CLOSER TO THE SOURCE' ON THE CAMELLE HINDS ALBUM 'VIBE ALIVE' ALONG WITH MANY ARRANGEMENT CREDITS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF ARTISTS.

KENNY STILL TOURS AS A MEMBER OF BEGGAR & CO
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AND THE FOUNDER MEMBERS OF LIGHT OF THE WORLD WITH A TEN PIECE BAND INCLUDING LONG TIME COLLABORATORS DAVID BAPTISTE, PETER HINDS AND LIGHT OF THE WORLD FOUNDER MEMBER BREEZE McKRIETH AS WELL AS LONG TIME COLLEAGUES CAMELLE HINDS AND HENRY DEFOE MEMBERS OF KENNY'S FIRST BAND TFB, WHICH EVOLVED INTO CENTRAL LINE WITH DRUMMER ERROL KENNEDY LATER BECOMING A MEMBER OF IMAGINATION. ALSO PART OF THIS BAND ARE THE WONDERFUL MUSICIANS, VIBES PLAYER ORPHY ROBINSON AND GOOD FRIEND AND TRUMPETMASTER KEVIN ROBINSON WELL KNOWN FOR HIS FINE WORK WITH INCOGNITO AND MATT BIANCO,AS WELL AS THE GREAT KEYBOARD PLAYER TOBY BAKER, WITH ALEXANDER O'NEALS' MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND FORMER STEVE ARRINGTON COLLEAGUE BILLY OSBORNE PLAYING DRUMS. KENNY IS ALSO COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF MUSICIANS AS A RESPECTED EDUCATOR. PHOTOGRAPHS FROM PAUL WILLIAMS TRIBUTE:

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Member Since: 3/18/2006
Band Website: kennywellington.com
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KENNY WELLINGTON: Kind Of Black

Acid jazz, jazz fusion and smooth jazz

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KIND OF BLACK


JAMIE CULLUM: KEYBOARD SOLO ON 'THE BIG APPLE'
TOBY BAKER: ORGAN SOLO ON 'SOULFINGER
HOWARD RILEY: KEYBOARD SOLO ON 'SPEAK BROTHER SPEAK'
DAVID BAPTISTE: SAXOPHONES/ FLUTES
FAYYAZ VIRJI: TROMBONE
CAMELLE HINDS: BASS, LEAD VOCALS
NORMAN WALKER: BACKGROUND VOCALS
ALL TRACKS WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND ARRANGED BY KENNY WELLINGTON.
ENGINEER: ALAN EMPTAGE EXCEPT
TRACK 4 FROM LIGHT OF THE WORLD ALBUM 'Inner Voices' Produced by Richard Bull and Kenny Wellington, written by Kenny Wellington, David Baptiste and Neville McKrieth

Influences:http//Matchgoddess.com/links.html?rt=172489"

Donald Byrd, Eddie Henderson
Sounds Like:THE CRUSADERS, MILES DAVIS, RICK BRAUN, TOM BROWN, ROY AYERS, HUGH MASEKELA, JIMMY OWENS, EDDIE HENDERSON, ART FARMER, CHRIS BOTTY, WYNTON MARSALIS, RANDY BRECKER, LIGHT OF THE WORLD, , ROY HARGROVE, DONALD BYRD, BLUE NOTE ETC..
Record Label: MBJ (mo'betta jazz)
Type of Label: Indie

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Wow! I'm really pleased to share with you the fact that my track 'A Cat Walked In'  has moved up to no8 on  theJazzy Lounge.com chart. My thanks to DJ Jazzy Earl.
Posted by kenny wellington on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:15:00 PST

Thanks

Thanks for checking out my music. I am in the process of licensing the music in different territories around the world and will post details soon. I will also post details of some upcoming live gigs. ...
Posted by kenny wellington on Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:10:00 PST