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Chris Laurence
Chris Laurence
Background information
Born	(1949-01-06)6 January 1949 (age 77) London, England
Genres	Jazz classical
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Double bass

Chris Laurence (born 6 January 1949)^[1] is an English musician. Born in London, he studied at theGuildhall School of Music and Drama, and primarily works with jazz and classical music.^[1] In the classical world he was principal double bass with theAcademy of St Martin in the Fields orchestra^[1] until 1995, playing on many of their recordings ranging from the filmAmadeus toBenjamin Britten'sCurlew River. He has recorded with many jazz artists, including trombonistJ. J. Johnson,Tony Coe,Joe Williams,Sarah Vaughan,Clark Terry,Johnny Mathis, andLena Horne. His most recent recordings includeJohn Surman'sThe Spaces in Between (2007),Kenny Wheeler'sThe Long Waiting (2012) andSongs for Quintet onECM Records, andNorma Winstone'sManhattan in the Rain (1998). He has also recorded music for television, film, and albums, most notablyLeaving Las Vegas (1995),Ken Loach'sLooking for Eric (2009),The Constant Gardener (2005),Howard Shore's score forHugo (2011), and most recently was featured on the soundtrack ofMike Leigh'sMr. Turner (2014). In 2007, he recorded a CD with his own jazz quartet titledNew View, released on the Basho label along withFrank Ricotti (vibes),John Parricelli (guitar),Martin France (drums), and featuring Norma Winstone (vocals).

As well as jazz and classical music, Laurence has also featured on albums with many stars includingElton John,Sting,Peter Gabriel,Mary Chapin Carpenter,Joni Mitchell,David Gilmour,Michel Legrand, and guitaristJohn Williams.

Chris Laurence Quartet (As leader)

• New View (Basho) (2007)^[2]
• Some Gnu Ones, Jazzin Britain (2021)

WithDavid Gilmour

• On an Island (Columbia)
• Rattle That Lock (Columbia)

WithBarry Guy/The London Jazz Composers' Orchestra

• Ode (Incus, 1972)

WithMichael Nyman

• The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover (Virgin Venture)
• The End of the Affair (Sony Classical)
• Six Celan Songs/The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi (MN)
• Love Counts (MN)
• À la folie (Virgin Venture)

With Emily Rose Laurence

• Relativity (2022)

WithAlan Skidmore

• T.C.B. (Philips)
• El Skid w/Elton Dean

WithJohn Surman

• Morning Glory
• The Brass Project (ECM, 1992)
• Stranger than Fiction (ECM, 1995)
• Coruscating (ECM, 1999)
• The Spaces in Between (ECM, 2006)

WithJohn Taylor

• Pause, and Think Again (Turtle)
• Decipher (MPS)

WithKenny Wheeler

• Kayak (Ah Um, Ah Um )
• Dream Sequence (Psi, 1995-2003 [2003])
• Songs for Quintet (ECM, 2013 [2015])
• Six for Six (Cam Jazz)
• The Long Waiting

With Brian Miller

• Whatever Next? (2015)

With John Horler

• Not A Cloud In The Sky (2010)

With David Forman

• Like A Rainbow (2022)

Fiachra Trench

• Essential Classics (1989)

With Gareth Williams

• Short Stories (2022)

With Stan Sultzman

• On Loan With Gratitude (2023)

WithFrank Ricotti Quartet

• Our Point of View (CBS)
• Frank Ricotti Stars (Beiderbecke Collection, 1988)

WithGordon Beck

• Once Is Never Enough (FMR)

WithJohn Williams

• The Magic Box (Sony Classical)

WithElton Dean

• They All Be on This Old Road (Ogun)

Withthe Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

• Curlew River
• Amadeus
• Messiah, (Live In Dublin)

WithTony Coe

• Nutty on Wilisa
• Les Sources Bleues Camomil
• Mainly Mancini

WithLena Horne

• A New Album

WithSarah Vaughn

• The Gold Collection: Sings the Poetry of Pope John Paul II

WithHarry Beckett

• Warm Smiles
• Flare Up

WithMaurice Andrea/Michel Legrand

• Windmills

WithGeoff Eales

• Master of the Game
• Transience

With Debbie Wiseman, Locrian Ensemble

• Wolf Hall

WithJohnnie Mathis

• In a Sentimental Mood

WithNorma Winstone

• Manhattan in the Rain
• Edge of Time

WithMike de Albuquerque

• We May Be Castle but We All Have Names
• First Wind

WithPeter Gabriel

• Scratch My Back (New Blood Orchestra)
• New Blood (New Blood Orchestra)
• Live Blood (New Blood Orchestra)
• i/o (New Blood Orchestra)
• o\i (New Blood Orchestra)

With Gil Evans

• Absolute Beginners
• Having It All
• Va Va Voom
• Insignificance

WithJohn Warren

• Travellers Tale

WithMike Figgis

• Leaving Las Vegas

With Anja Garbarek

• Smiling and Waving

With Brigitte Baraha

• Babelfish
• Chasing Rainbows
• Once Upon A Tide

WithHelen Jane Long

• Intervention

WithMichel Legrand

• Radio Days

WithRobert Farnon

• Carol Kidd, A Place in My Heart
• Jose Careres, Love Is (1984)
• Jane Pickles, Hey There (Vocalion)
• JJ Johnson,Tangence
• Joe Williams,Here's To Life
• Eileen Farrell, Love Is Letting Go

WithElton John

• Madman Across The Water
• Tumbleweed Connection

WithJoni Mitchell

• Both Sides Now
• Travelogue

WithClark Terry

• Clark After Dark

WithGuy Barker

• Holly

With Joe Douglas Trio

• Visage (Spotlight Records, 1979)

WithMichael Garrick/Don Weller

• You've Changed (1978)

With TheMike Westbrook Concert Band

• Metropolis (Citadel 315)

WithNeil Ardley

• Symphony of Amarantis

WithAndy Sheppard

• Dancing Man & Woman
• Learning to Wave

WithAlan Davie

• Bird Through The Wall

WithAlison Moyet

• Voice

WithElvis Costello

• Il Sogno (Ballet)

WithMark Hollis

• Mark Hollis (Polydor)

WithZizi Possi

• Per Amore

With Dick Walter

• Capricorn Rising

With the London Trombone Quartet

• Some of Our Best Friends

With Michael Civisca

• Love is Like a Breeze

WithBeryl Cook

• Live From London

WithMorrissey

• He Knows I'd Love to See Him (His Master's Voice, 1990)

WithGerd Dudek

• 'Smatter (Psi, 1998 [2002])

• Amadeus –Peter Shaffer
• Mr. Turner –Gary Yershon
• Leaving Las Vegas – Anthony Marinelli and Mike Figgis
• Hugo –Howard Shore
• Looking for Eric –George Fenton
• The Constant Gardener –Alberto Iglesias and Robert Church
• Shaun the Sheep Movie –Ilan Eshkeri
• The Man Who Cried –Kronos Quartet
• Tim's Vermeer –Conrad Pope
• The Duke- George Fenton

• 1949 births
• Living people
• Musicians from London
• British jazz double-bassists
• British male double-bassists
• English male jazz musicians
• 20th-century British double-bassists
• 21st-century British double-bassists
• 20th-century English male musicians
• 21st-century English male musicians
• Penguin Cafe Orchestra members
• Players of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields
• Basho Records artists
• Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

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