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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..
TRUMPET
PLAYER KENNY WELLINGTON HAS ENJOYED SUCCESS AS A FOUNDER MEMBER OF THE ACCLAIMED FUNK BANDS LIGHT OF THE WORLD AND BEGGAR & CO, CO-WRITING WITH DAVID BAPTISTE SOME MEMORABLE SONGS INCLUDING 'TIME', 'LONDON TOWN' AND 'SOMEBODY HELP ME OUT'. KENNY IS ALSO A FOUNDING MEMBER OF ANOTHER EXCITING MUSICAL PROJECT, THE FUNK JAZZ COLLECTIVE WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER SINGERS AND MUSICIANS FROM THE UK AND USA FOR BOTH LIVE SHOWS AND RECORDING.
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, I'm working on it. (The music I mean) ..Your's is poetry; already... in sweet motion ...xxx Thanks for the inspiration will be back to your site....xxx let me know if you ever need any free vox...
Wow:.....................where do you find your hooks, Think it maybe your headspace......................................good luck with the music...not that you need it boy:) x
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