Lee Townsend
| Lee Townsend | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Born | February 6, 1958 |
| Origin | Long Beach, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) |
Record producer, Artist manager |
| Years active | 1983-present |
| Website | www.songtone.com |
Lee Townsend is an American independent music producer, curator, artist manager and co-owner of Songline/Tone Field Productions, specializing in recordings of singer-songwriters, bands, contemporary composers, improvising musicians and cross-cultural musical collaborations.[1]
Background and career
Since 1983, Townsend has produced recordings of artists including Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Loudon Wainwright III, Kelly Joe Phelps, Rinde Eckert, Vinicius Cantuaria, Shweta Jhaveri, Dino Saluzzi, Gabriela, Petra Haden, Viktor Krauss, Elvis Costello/Bill Frisell, Choying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts, Pat Metheny/John Scofield, Joey Baron, Charlie Hunter, T.J.Kirk, Dave Holland, Hank Jones, John Abercrombie, Jerry Granelli, Marc Johnson, Jonah Smith, Noe Venable, Crooked Still, Paul Dresher, Marty Ehrlich, Dusan Bogdanovic, Paul Sprawl, and Stephen Yerkey, among others.
Townsend is a member of the cooperative group, Floratone, along with Frisell, Matt Chamberlain and Tucker Martine. He has also collaborated on motion picture soundtracks and theater music. Additionally, he has been producer of the "Century of Song" program for the Ruhr Triennale Arts festival in Germany, Vice President of Artists and Repertoire for Verve/Polygram Records in New York, General Manager and Director of United States Operations at ECM Records in New York, Producer of Music Programming at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, California, and a staff producer at National Public Radio affiliate, KCRW-FM in Santa Monica, California.[2][3]
Discography
- When You Wish Upon a Star (Sony, 2016)
- Guitar in the Space Age (Sony, 2015)
- Big Sur (Sony, 2013)
- Floratone II (Savoy Jazz, 2012)
- All We Are Saying (Savoy Jazz, 2011)
- Sign Of Life (Savoy Jazz, 2011)
- Lagrimas Mexicanas (Bill Frisell & Vinicius Cantuaria / E1 Music / 2011)
- Beautiful Dreamers (Savoy Jazz, 2010)
- Disfarmer (Nonesuch, 2009)
- All Hat (Motion picture soundtrack, Universal, 2008)
- History, Mystery (Nonesuch, 2008) Double CD
- Floratone (Bluenote, 2007)[4]
- Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian (Nonesuch, 2006)
- Frisell/Carter/Motian e.p. (Nonesuch, 2006) Download-only
- East/West (Nonesuch, 2005) Double CD
- Further East/Further West (Nonesuch, 2005) Download-only
- The Intercontinentals (Nonesuch, 2003)
- The Willies (Nonesuch, 2002)
- With Dave Holland and Elvin Jones (Nonesuch, 2001)
- Blues Dream (Nonesuch, 2001)
- Ghost Town (Nonesuch, 2000)
- Good Dog, Happy Man (Nonesuch, 1999)
- Gone, Just Like a Train (Nonesuch, 1998)
- Quartet (Nonesuch, 1996)
- The High Sign/One Week {Keaton} (Nonesuch, 1995)
- Go West: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton (Nonesuch, 1995)
- This Land (Nonesuch, 1994)
- Before We Were Born (Nonesuch, 1989)
- Lookout for Hope (ECM, 1987)
Bill Frisell / Elvis Costello
- The Sweetest Punch (w/ Cassandra Wilson) (Decca / '99)
- Deep Dead Blue (Nonesuch / '95)
Petra Haden and Bill Frisell
- Petra Haden and Bill Frisell (True North, 2003 / Skip, 2004)
Carrie Rodriguez
- "Lola" (Luz/Thirty Tigers / 2016)
- Give Me All You Got (Ninth Street Opus / 2013)
- We Still Love Our Country (Ninth Street Opus / 2010)
- Love and Circumstance" (Ninth Street Opus / 2010)
Quentin Dujardin
- Distances (Agua Music, 2012)
David Soler Denga
- Botanicas (David Soler, 2012)
Real Vocal String Quartet
- Four Little Sisters (Irene Sazer, Flower Note Publishing, Alisa Rose, 2012)
Kalaban Coura
- Kalaban Coura (Agua Music / 2011)
Blame Sally
- Night of 1000 Stars (Ninth Street Opus / 2009)
Kelly Joe Phelps
- Tap the Red Cane Whirlwind (True North, Rykodisc / 2005)
- Slingshot Professionals (Rykodisc / 2003)
Loudon Wainwright III
- Here Come the Choppers (Sovereign Artists / 2005)[5]
"" Jonah Smith
- Jonah Smith (Relix / 2006)
Doug Wamble
- Doug Wamble (Blue Note / 2009)
John Scofield
- Bump (Verve, 2000)
- A Go Go (w/ Medeski, Martin and Wood) (Verve / '98)
- Groove Elation (Blue Note / '95)
- Hand Jive (w/ Eddie Harris) (Blue Note / '94)
John Scofield / Pat Metheny
- I Can See Your House from Here (Blue Note / '94)
Rinde Eckert
- Story In, Story Out (Intuition - Songline / Tone Field series, '97)
- Do the Day Over (City of Tribes, '95)
- Finding My Way Home (DIW, '92)
Shweta Jhaveri
- Anahita (Intuition - Songline / Tone Field series, '99)
Choying Drolma/Steve Tibbetts
- Selwa (Six Degrees Records, 2004)
Dino Saluzzi / Anthony Cox / David Friedman
- Rios (Intuition, '95)
Gabriela
- El Viaje (Intuition, 2006)
- Viento Rojo (Intuition - Songline / Tone Field series, '99)
- Detras del Sol (Intuition - Songline / Tone Field series, '97)
Vinicius Cantuaria
- Vinicius (Transparent Music, 2001)
- Lagrimas Mexicanas (with Bill Frisell, E1 Music, 2011)
Viktor Krauss
- II (Back Porch/EMI, 2007)
- Far From Enough (Nonesuch / 2004)
Joey Baron
- We'll Soon Find Out (Intuition - Songline / Tone Field series, 2000)
- Down Home (Intuition - Songline / Tone Field series, '97)
Dave Holland
- Triplicate (ECM, '88)
Hank Jones / Dave Holland / Billy Higgins
- The Oracle (Polygram Jazz, '90)
Charlie Hunter
- Friends Seen and Unseen (Ropeadope, 2004)
- Return of the Candyman (Blue Note / '98)
- Natty Dread (Blue Note / '97)
- Ready...Set...Shango (Blue Note / '96)
- Bing, Bing, Bing (Blue Note / '95)
T.J. Kirk
- If Four was One (Warner Bros., '96)
- T.J. Kirk (Warner Bros., '95)
Marc Johnson
- The Sound of Summer Running (Verve, '98)
- Right Brain Patrol (JMT, '92)
Jerry Granelli
- Sand Hills Reunion (Songlines, 2004)
- Broken Circle (Intuition - Songline / Tone Field series, '96)
- News from the Street (Intuition, '95)
- Another Place (Intuition, '94)
- A Song I Thought I Heard Buddy Sing (ITM, '93)
John Abercrombie
- Getting There (ECM, '88)
Crooked Still
- Shaken By A Low Sound (Signature Sounds, 2006)
Noe Venable
- No Curses Here (Intuition - Songline / Tone Field series, '99)
Paul Sprawl
- Blue Suitcase (Intuition - Songline / Tone Field series, '99)
Dusan Bogdanovic
- Yano Mori (Intuition - Songline / Tone Field series, '99)
- Early to Rise (Palo Alto, '84)
Will Bernard
- Medicine Hat (Verve / Antilles, '98)
Pothole
- Dirty Picnic (Intuition - Songline / Tone Field series, '97)
Stephen Yerkey
- Confidence, Man (Heydey, '94)
Zubot and Dawson
- Chicken Scratch (True North/ 2002)
Laughing Stock
- Underskin (Poor Me Music / 2003)
Fred Hersch / Bill Frisell
- Songs We Know' (Nonesuch / '98)
Finding Forrester (film soundtrack featuring music by Bill Frisell)
- Finding Forrester (Sony, 2001)
All Hat (film soundtrack featuring music by Bill Frisell)
- All Hat (Universal / 2008)
Living Daylights
- Electric Rosary (Liquid City, 2000)
References
- ↑ Georgievsk, Nenad (2007-10-26). "Lee Townsend: Originality and Feeling". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ↑ Patterson, Ian (2008-06-02). "All Hat". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=644 Lee Townsend - AAJ Interview
- ↑ Hunter, J (2007-08-01). "Floratone". State of Mind Music. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ↑ "Loudon Waingwright III - Here Come the Choppers!". The Rosebud Agency. December 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-06-23.