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Barbara Thompson (musician)
English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer

Barbara Thompson (musician)

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English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer
Work field
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England
Age
80 years
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Biography

Barbara Gracey Thompson MBE is an English jazz saxophonist, flautist and composer. She studied clarinet, flute, piano and classical composition at the Royal College of Music, but the music of Duke Ellington and John Coltrane made her shift her interests to jazz and saxophone. Since 1967, she has been married to drummer Jon Hiseman of Colosseum.

Career

Around 1970, Thompson was part of Neil Ardley's New Jazz Orchestra and appeared on albums by Colosseum. Starting in 1975, she was involved in the foundation of three bands:

  • United Jazz and Rock Ensemble, a 'band of bandleaders' with Wolfgang Dauner (p), Volker Kriegel (g), Albert Mangelsdorff (tb), Eberhard Weber (b), Ian Carr (tp), Charlie Mariano (sax), Ack van Rooyen (tp) and Jon Hiseman (dr).
  • Barbara Thompson's Jubiaba (9 piece Latin/rock band) including Peter Lemer, Roy Babbington, Henry Lowther, Ian Hamer, Derek Wadsworth, Trevor Tomkins, Bill Le Sage, Glyn Thomas.
  • Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia, her current working band with Peter Lemer (p), Billy Thompson (v), Dave Ball (b) and Jon Hiseman on drums.

She was awarded the MBE in 1996 for services to music. Due to Parkinson's disease diagnosed in 1997, she retired as an active saxophonist in 2001 with a farewell tour. After a period of working as a composer exclusively, she returned to the stage in 2003 to replace the unwell Dick Heckstall-Smith during Colosseum's "Tomorrow's Blues" tour, and in 2005 she performed live with Paraphernalia in their "Never Say Goodbye" tour. Since 2004 she has been a permanent member of Colosseum.

Thompson has worked closely with Andrew Lloyd Webber on musicals such as Cats and Starlight Express and on his Requiem. She has written several classical compositions, music for film and television, a musical of her own and songs for the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble, Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia and her big band Moving Parts.

She played the incidental music in the popular ITV police series A Touch of Frost starring David Jason. She also played flute on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds.

Since 1967, Thompson has been married to Colosseum drummer Jon Hiseman. Their son Marcus was born in 1972, and their daughter Anna (now known as singer/songwriter Ana Gracey) in 1975.

Discography

Barbara Thompson, 1992
YearAlbumPerformer
1966The Man Who Took the Valise Off the Floor of Grand Central Station at NoonThe She Trinity
1968AngleHoward Riley Trio
1969Valentyne SuiteColosseum
1970Daughter of TimeColosseum
1970Michael GibbsMichael Gibbs
1971Little Big BandKeef Hartley Band
1973The Beginning – Vol. 6: Keef Hartley BandKeef Hartley Band
1976The Roaring SilenceManfred Mann's Earth Band
1976Kaleidoscope of RainbowsNeil Ardley
1977Live in SchuetzenhausUnited Jazz + Rock Ensemble
1977NDR Jazzworkshop '77Various Artists
1978Barbara Thompson's ParaphernaliaBarbara Thompson's Paraphernalia
1978Barbara Thompson's JubiabaBarbara Thompson
1978VariationsAndrew Lloyd Webber
1978Harmony of the SpheresNeil Ardley
1978TeamworkUnited Jazz + Rock Ensemble
1979Wilde TalesBarbara Thompson's Paraphernalia
1979Tell Me on a SundayMarti Webb
1979The Break Even PointUnited Jazz + Rock Ensemble
1980Live in ConcertBarbara Thompson's Paraphernalia
1980ChanceManfred Mann's Earth Band
1981CatsAndrew Lloyd Webber
1981Live in BerlinUnited Jazz + Rock Ensemble
1981Zwischenbilanz –Das Beste aus den Jahren 1977 –1981United Jazz + Rock Ensemble
1982Mother EarthBarbara Thompson
1982GhostsBarabara Thompson/Rod Argent
1983Cool CatJeff Wohlgenannt and Friends
1983RequiemAndrew Lloyd Webber
1984Pure FantasyBarbara Thompson's Paraphernalia
1984United Live Opus SechsUnited Jazz + Rock Ensemble
1985Frauen – PowerVarious Artists
1985Shadow ShowBarbara Thompson/Rod Argent
1985Live im Berliner Metropol – TheaterBarbara Thompson's Paraphernalia
1986Heavenly BodiesBarbara Thompson
1986Ganz schoen heiss, Man! About Time Too!Jon Hiseman
1987Highlights IIUnited Jazz + Rock Ensemble
1988A Cry from the HeartBarbara Thompson's Paraphernalia Live in London
1990Songs from the Center of the EarthBarbara Thompson
1991Perspective '92Various Artists
1991BreathlessBarbara Thompson's Paraphernalia
1992Round SevenUnited Jazz + Rock Ensemble
1993Everlasting FlameBarbara Thompson's Paraphernalia
1995Barbara SongBarbara Thompson and the Medici String Quartet
1995Lady SaxophoneBarbara Thompson's Paraphernalia
1996Die Neunte von UnitedUnited Jazz + Rock Ensemble
1996Women's Music from Celestial HarmoniesVarious Artists
1998Shifting SandsBarbara Thompson's Paraphernalia
1998The Sound Inside / Music and ArchitectureVarious Artists
1999XUnited Jazz + Rock Ensemble
2000Thompson's Tangos and Other Soft DancesBarbara Thompson's Paraphernalia
2001Cuff CloutKate Westbrook and Mike Westbrook
2003In the Eye of a StormBarbara Thompson's Paraphernalia
20042006Manfred Mann '06 with Manfred Mann's Earth Band
2005Never Say GoodbyeBarbara Thompson's Paraphernalia
2007Live 05Colosseum
2011George Martin PresentsBarbara Thompson
2014Live '05 (DVD)Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia
2015The Last FandangoBarbara Thompson's Paraphernalia
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