Ondas networks changing the way the world operates. Based in sydney since 1986, he previously spent 25 years in the usa, working with many of the worlds top jazz artists. He was a member of yusef lateefs band from 1963 to 1965. When miles davis called jazz pianist mike nock at home in new york during the 1970s the first thing the trumpeter said was, they tell me youre a genius. Listen free to mike nock touch touch her soft lips and part, the sibylline fragrance of gardenias and more. Jan erik kongshaug produced by manfred eicher how can one not marvel at mike nock s ondas. Ondas, his sole ecm date, recorded in 1981, finds him leading an acoustic piano trio with an adroit bassist and a freethinking drummer. He was a member of yusef lateefs group from 1963 to 1965 during 19681970 nock was involved with fusion, leading the fourth way band. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Coleman hawkins, yusef lateef, dionne warwick, and michael brecker, to name a few. Succubus 1980 ondas 1982 strata 1983 ondas is an album by new zealand jazz pianist and composer mike nock recorded in 1981 and released on the ecm label. In my book a classic ecm release that needs to be opened up to a wider audience and repressed. Mike nocklaurenz pike kindred fwm003 released august 2012 mike nock piano laurenz pike drum kit tracklisting. He began gigging four years later and at 18 moved to australia.
Mike nocks life in music spans some 60 years from his early years in new zealand to playing jazz on the world stage. This week nick plays music by guitarists pat metheny, kurt rosenwinkel, and john scofield, a live number from mulgrew miller, and a classic from mike nock. He headed a trio that toured england in 1961 and then attended berklee college of music. As leader or coleader, mike nocks now recorded some twodozen records since 1967, but the one to which beginning and end of knowing implicitly pays homage would have to be ondas. Ondas cd mike nock has always been a pianist with so many varied shades and styles to his talents and dusty groove is chicagos online record store. Meeting of the waters by mike nock project, released 01 december 2007 1. Mike nock has long been one of the top modern jazz keyboardists to emerge from his part of the world. Its title ondas, the spanish word for waves, is a perfect fitting description of the content. Sitemap contact us distributors faq credits privacy policy terms and conditions facebook twitter newsletter contact us distributors faq. Mike nock ondas mike nock piano eddie gomez bass jon christensen drums recorded november 1981, talent studio, oslo engineer. Mike nock mikes reputation rests partly on his imposing international experience which includes some twentyfive years working in the usa with many of the worlds top jazz musicians such as.
New zealandborn pianist mike nock made significant creative contributions to new jazz with the electric group the fourth way at the end of the 1960s. New zealand born pianistcomposer mike nock is one of the acknowledged masters of jazz in australasia. Widely recognised as an important voice in australian modern music, he is. Jan erik kongshaug produced by manfred eicher how can one not marvel at mike nocks ondas. Mike nock quartet shadows of love forgotten youtube. Mike nock s career has spanned a broad range of contemporary musical styles and he is widely recognised as an important voice in australian modern music. After heading a trio that toured england in 1961, nock went to the u. Part of a daily series during lockdown in nz by jonathan crayford. Provided to youtube by universal music group ondas mike nock ondas.
Pianist mike nocks ondas, his sole ecm date, recorded in. Mike nock laurence pike beginning and end of knowing full album duration. Albums include ondas, magic mansions, and the waiting game. The albums spareness in no way detracts from the multitude of colorful timbres nock and his band pull from the jazzy ether. Ondas is a great album to listen to on a drive up the rocky coast on a cold gray new england morning. Find album credit information for ondas mike nock on allmusic. Julien wilson, james greening, steve magnusson, dale gorfinkel, tim wilson, eugene ball, toby hall, brett hirst, mike nock, mike nock project 7. Ondas networks was founded in 2006 by senior level executives in the wireless communications industry with extensive knowledge and expertise in the development and design of broadband wireless communications. Although nock replied with something typically selfeffacing, he later commented, i should have said, thats right, man. Mike nocks career has spanned a broad range of contemporary musical styles and he is widely recognised as an important voice in australian modern music.
We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Mike nocklaurence pike beginning and end of knowing fwm006 released october 2015 mike nock piano laurence pike drumssampler recorded at rainbow studio, oslo march 45th 2015 engineer. Mikes reputation rests partly on his imposing international experience which includes some twentyfive years working in the usa with many of the worlds top jazz musicians such as. A trio session issued under nocks name, that album was recorded in 1981 at talent studio, oslo rainbow studio was not built until 1984. Awards and honours include the prestigious don banks award, the new zealand order of merit and induction. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. As a pianist, composer, educator and band leader, mike has made a huge impact. His elegant phrasing and wildly inventive melodicism fly in the face of all notions that claim improvisation must be outside western musical parameters and structures. Nock began taking piano lessons from his father when he was 11. The sound of waves breaking on the shore, thats what mike nock creates on this superb album. Mike nocks ondas is the sound of hearts breaking, of bleak winter shores, of quiet contemplation. John mcbeath, the australian nov 6, 2007 theres a glint to nocks playing and a buoyancy in his leadership downbeat nov 2005. I first began to dig him when he was a member of yusef lateefs combo way back when.
Listen to your favorite songs from ondas by mike nock now. The five tracks, of which the longest runs for 16 minutes, bring out the sounds of the shoreline and the sea under various weather conditions. Drawing as much from keith jarrett as bill evans, and in the enviable company of eddie gomez and jon christensen no less, the sadly overlooked new zealander left us with one of ecms most enduring documents at a. Drawing as much from keith jarrett as bill evans, and in the enviable company of eddie gomez and jon christensen no less. The sound of waves breaking on the shore, thats what mike nock produces on this great album, recorded in oslo, norway.
New zealand born mike nocks career spans a broad range of contemporary music. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Mike nock piano eddie gomez bass jon christensen drums. On ondas he performs in a trio setting with able support from bassist eddie gomez and jon christensen. Rarely was an album title a more fitting description. Christy moore the christy moore collection 8191 1991. At the time of this recording, new zealands mike nock was one of the great, unsung pianists in european stlyed jazz.
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