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"Annette Peacock is a stone cold original - an innovator, an outlier, authentically sui generis." John Doran, [[The Quietus]]. |
"Annette Peacock is a stone cold original - an innovator, an outlier, authentically sui generis." John Doran, writer for the [[The Quietus|Quietus]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/15423-annette-peacock-interview|title=The Quietus {{!}} Features {{!}} A Quietus Interview {{!}} She's The One: Annette Peacock Interviewed|newspaper=The Quietus|access-date=2017-02-01}}</ref> |
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Born in [[Brooklyn, New York]], Annette began composing at age four.<ref name="am">{{cite web|title =Annette Peacock: Biography |first=David|last=Adler |publisher=Allmusic| url ={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=annette-peacock-p11396/biography|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate =2011-01-09}}</ref> |
Born in [[Brooklyn, New York]], Annette began composing at age four.<ref name="am">{{cite web|title =Annette Peacock: Biography |first=David|last=Adler |publisher=Allmusic| url ={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=annette-peacock-p11396/biography|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate =2011-01-09}}</ref> Annette herself was self taught, aside from a brief period of study at [[Juilliard School|Juilliard]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/annette-peacock-mn0000489207/biography|title=Annette Peacock {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-02-02}}</ref>, however her mother was a violist in the San Diego and [[Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra]]s, and studied at the [[Curtis Institute of Music]]. |
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At 19, Annette married jazz bassist [[Gary Peacock]]. At the beginning of the '60s she toured with [[Albert Ayler]], studied [[Zen]] [[macrobiotics]] with [[Michio Kushi]], and was a close associate of [[Timothy Leary]] at the psychedelic center in [[Millbrook, New York|Millbrook]]. |
At 19, Annette married jazz bassist [[Gary Peacock]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.scaruffi.com/vol3/peacock.html|title=The History of Rock Music. Annette Peacock: biography, discography, reviews, links|website=www.scaruffi.com|access-date=2017-02-01}}</ref> At the beginning of the '60s she toured with [[Albert Ayler]], studied [[Zen]] [[macrobiotics]] with [[Michio Kushi]], and was a close associate of [[Timothy Leary]] at the psychedelic center in [[Millbrook, New York|Millbrook]]. |
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In 1964, avant-garde pianist [[Paul Bley]] first began featuring her new language of compositions - ultimately on over 60 records. At the end of the 1960s, she and Bley became strongly associated with the musical possibilities of the newly-emergent [[synthesizer]]. Given a prototype by [[Robert Moog]] Annette was the first to use one to process her voice.<ref name="am" /> As well as playing electric bass, electric piano and electric vibraphone - most notably in concerts in New York at Town Hall, and a live performance of the "Bley-Peacock Synthesizer Show" in 1969 at [[Avery Fisher Hall|Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center]], which she promoted with spots on late night TV and a guest appearance on [[The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson]]. Peacock recorded and produced her first album in 1968 for [[Polydor Records|Polydor]], but ''Revenge: The Bigger the Love, the Greater the Hate'' was not released until 1971. (She reissued the album 2014, as ''I Belong to a World That's Destroying Itself.''(track 3) on her own 'ironic US' label.) ''Revenge'' was followed by two live albums that were recorded in Europe, which she mixed, edited and produced ''[[Dual Unity]]'' recorded in 1970 ([[Freedom Records]] and ''[[Improvisie]]'' released on the French [[America Records (France)|America label]] under Bley's name in 1971; on both albums they were accompanied for the most part by percussionist [[Han Bennink]]. |
In 1964, avant-garde pianist [[Paul Bley]] first began featuring her new language of compositions - ultimately on over 60 records. At the end of the 1960s, she and Bley became strongly associated with the musical possibilities of the newly-emergent [[synthesizer]]. Given a prototype by [[Robert Moog]] Annette was the first to use one to process her voice.<ref name="am" /> As well as playing electric bass, electric piano and electric vibraphone - most notably in concerts in New York at Town Hall, and a live performance of the "Bley-Peacock Synthesizer Show" in 1969<ref name=":0" /> at [[Avery Fisher Hall|Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center]], which she promoted with spots on late night TV and a guest appearance on [[The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson]]. Peacock recorded and produced her first album in 1968 for [[Polydor Records|Polydor]], but ''Revenge: The Bigger the Love, the Greater the Hate'' was not released until 1971.<ref name=":0" /> (She reissued the album 2014, as ''I Belong to a World That's Destroying Itself.''(track 3) on her own 'ironic US' label.) ''Revenge'' was followed by two live albums that were recorded in Europe, which she mixed, edited and produced ''[[Dual Unity]]'' recorded in 1970 ([[Freedom Records]] and ''[[Improvisie]]'' released on the French [[America Records (France)|America label]] under Bley's name in 1971; on both albums they were accompanied for the most part by percussionist [[Han Bennink]]. |
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In 1971 she also recorded her second solo album. ''[[I'm the One (Annette Peacock album)|I'm the One]]'' was released by [[RCA Victor]] the following year. The journalists of UK music magazine [[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]] received the album as one of the top 100 records that "set fire to the world". After a hiatus of six years, she released her next two albums ''[[X-Dreams]]'' and ''The Perfect Release'' on the British Aura label. While she played several instruments on her debut albums, she only used her voice backed by British [[prog-rock]] musicians like guitarists [[Chris Spedding]], [[Mick Ronson]], [[Brian Godding]], keyboardist [[Peter Lemer]] and drummer [[Bill Bruford]]. She also collaborated with Bruford on his first solo project, 1977 ''[[Feels Good to Me]]'', which became a [[prog-rock]]/[[jazz fusion]] classic.<ref>On tour Peacock was also the guest vocalist of Bruford's band, e.g. the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neAOgatpueA [[Rock Goes to College]] concert in March 1979] at the [[Oxford Polytechnic]], [[BBC Two|BBC]] broadcast on [[YouTube]], min 22:40–37:00.</ref> (In the 1970s she also appeared as a "Hologram" in a show by [[Salvador Dalí]]. |
In 1971 she also recorded her second solo album. ''[[I'm the One (Annette Peacock album)|I'm the One]]'' was released by [[RCA Victor]] the following year. The journalists of UK music magazine [[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]] received the album as one of the top 100 records that "set fire to the world". After a hiatus of six years, she released her next two albums ''[[X-Dreams]]'' and ''The Perfect Release'' on the British Aura label. While she played several instruments on her debut albums, she only used her voice backed by British [[prog-rock]] musicians like guitarists [[Chris Spedding]], [[Mick Ronson]], [[Brian Godding]], keyboardist [[Peter Lemer]] and drummer [[Bill Bruford]]. She also collaborated with Bruford on his first solo project, 1977 ''[[Feels Good to Me]]'', which became a [[prog-rock]]/[[jazz fusion]] classic.<ref>On tour Peacock was also the guest vocalist of Bruford's band, e.g. the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neAOgatpueA [[Rock Goes to College]] concert in March 1979] at the [[Oxford Polytechnic]], [[BBC Two|BBC]] broadcast on [[YouTube]], min 22:40–37:00.</ref> (In the 1970s she also appeared as a "Hologram" in a show by [[Salvador Dalí]]. |
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Annette Peacock is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, writer, singer.
Biography
"Annette Peacock is a stone cold original - an innovator, an outlier, authentically sui generis." John Doran, writer for the Quietus.[1]
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Annette began composing at age four.[2] Annette herself was self taught, aside from a brief period of study at Juilliard[3], however her mother was a violist in the San Diego and Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestras, and studied at the Curtis Institute of Music.
At 19, Annette married jazz bassist Gary Peacock.[4] At the beginning of the '60s she toured with Albert Ayler, studied Zen macrobiotics with Michio Kushi, and was a close associate of Timothy Leary at the psychedelic center in Millbrook.
In 1964, avant-garde pianist Paul Bley first began featuring her new language of compositions - ultimately on over 60 records. At the end of the 1960s, she and Bley became strongly associated with the musical possibilities of the newly-emergent synthesizer. Given a prototype by Robert Moog Annette was the first to use one to process her voice.[2] As well as playing electric bass, electric piano and electric vibraphone - most notably in concerts in New York at Town Hall, and a live performance of the "Bley-Peacock Synthesizer Show" in 1969[4] at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, which she promoted with spots on late night TV and a guest appearance on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. Peacock recorded and produced her first album in 1968 for Polydor, but Revenge: The Bigger the Love, the Greater the Hate was not released until 1971.[4] (She reissued the album 2014, as I Belong to a World That's Destroying Itself.(track 3) on her own 'ironic US' label.) Revenge was followed by two live albums that were recorded in Europe, which she mixed, edited and produced Dual Unity recorded in 1970 (Freedom Records and Improvisie released on the French America label under Bley's name in 1971; on both albums they were accompanied for the most part by percussionist Han Bennink.
In 1971 she also recorded her second solo album. I'm the One was released by RCA Victor the following year. The journalists of UK music magazine The Wire received the album as one of the top 100 records that "set fire to the world". After a hiatus of six years, she released her next two albums X-Dreams and The Perfect Release on the British Aura label. While she played several instruments on her debut albums, she only used her voice backed by British prog-rock musicians like guitarists Chris Spedding, Mick Ronson, Brian Godding, keyboardist Peter Lemer and drummer Bill Bruford. She also collaborated with Bruford on his first solo project, 1977 Feels Good to Me, which became a prog-rock/jazz fusion classic.[5] (In the 1970s she also appeared as a "Hologram" in a show by Salvador Dalí.
She launched her own indie label from the UK, 'ironicrecords', distributed in Europe by Rough Trade, with the single "Sky-skating", followed by the Sky-skating album 1982, Been in the Streets Too Long 1983, I Have No Feelings 1986, and Abstract-Contact 1988.
Producer Manfred Eicher commissioned Annette Peacock in 1997 to compose a project for string quartet and herself on piano and voice. It was a 3 year project of composing and arranging, and then, after a recording silence of 12 years, An Acrobat's Heart was released in 2000 by ECM.[6] The commission was preceded by ECM's 1997 double CD Nothing Ever Was, Anyway: Music of Annette Peacock, a tribute to Annette's 1964–1969 catalog of compositions, by pianist Marilyn Crispell with (ex-husband) Gary Peacock and Paul Motian .[6]
At the beginning of 2006, she started up her own label again – now as 'ironic US', with 31:31, a signed, numbered unpromoted, limited edition that sold out. In the same year the result of her collaboration with Coldcut, "Just for the Kick", was released on their album Sound Mirrors.
Invited by The Whitney Museum of American Art to perform May 2013, her solo appearance inspired two rave reviews in The New York Times. She was the cover of the UK's December 2015 The Wire (magazine); and August 2016, with 'Circuit Des Yeux' on The Wire cover, the interview features a photo of Haley Fohr holding Annette's "X-Dreams" album. In The Quietus, Diamanda Galas, Joan As Policewoman, also cites Annette's work as an influence.
In November 2015, Annette Peacock gave a rare performance at Le Guess Who? Festival as part of a four-day program presented by drone band Sunn O))).[7]
On his Blue Note Records album Lovers, released August 5, 2016, Wilco guitarist Nels Cline recorded a medley of two Annette Peacock compositions "So Hard It Hurts/Touching", arranged by Michael Leonhart.
The music of Annette Peacock has also been recorded by: David Bowie, Brian Eno, Mick Ronson, Al Kooper, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Bill Frisell, Bill Bruford, Chris Spedding, Paul Bley, Mary Halvorson, Nels Cline, RZA, Busta Rhymes, J-Live, Ghostface Killah, Morcheeba,
Selected discography
Albums
- Bley-Peacock Synthesizer Show – Revenge: The Bigger the Love the Greater the Hate (Polydor, 1968; reissued on Ironic US, 2014)
- Annette Peacock – I'm the One (RCA Victor, 1972; reissued on Ironic US, 2010)
- Paul Bley – Improvisie (America, 1971)
- Annette & Paul Bley – Dual Unity (Freedom, 1972)
- X-Dreams (Aura UK, 1978)
- The Perfect Release (Aura UK, 1979)
- Sky-skating (Ironic, 1981)
- Been in the Streets Too Long (Ironic, 1983)
- I Have No Feelings (Ironic, 1986)
- Abstract-Contact (Ironic, 1988)
- An Acrobat's Heart (ECM, 2000)
- 31:31 (Ironic US, 2006)
Compilation albums
- The Collection (Aura UK, 1982)
- My Mama Never Taught Me How to Cook" (Sanctuary, 2004)
Singles
- "Don't Be Cruel" / "Dear Bela" (Aura, 1978)
- "Love's Out to Lunch" / "Rubber Hunger" (Aura, 1979)
- "Sky-skating" / "Taking It as It Comes" (ironicrecords, 1981)
Compositions appeared on
- 1965: Paul Bley Trio - Touching ("Touching", "Both" & "Cartoon")
- 1966: Paul Bley Trio - Closer ("Cartoon")
- 1967: Paul Bley - Ramblin' ("Both", "Albert's Love Theme" & "Touching")
- 1967: Paul Bley, Gary Peacock, Barry Altschul - Virtuosi ("Butterflies" & "Gary") These 2 titles are the entire album.
- 1968: Paul Bley - Mr. Joy ("Kid Dynamite", "Nothing Ever Was, Anyway", "El Cordobes", "Touching", "Blood" & "Mr. Joy")
- 1968: Paul Bley - Turning Point ("Mr. Joy" & "Kid Dynamite")
- 1968: Karin Krog and Friends - Joy ("Mr. Joy")
- 1970: Paul Bley & Gary Peacock - Paul Bley with Gary Peacock ("Gary" & "Albert's Love Theme") These 2 titles are the entire album.
- 1971: Paul Bley - The Paul Bley Synthesizer Show ("Mr. Joy", "The Archangel", "Nothing Ever Was, Anyway", "Gary", "Snakes", "Parks" & "Circles") These 7 titles are the entire album.
- 1971: Paul Bley - Ballads ("Ending", "Circles" & "So Hard It Hurts") These 3 titles are the entire album.
- 1972: Paul Bley - Open, to Love ("Open, to Love" & "Nothing Ever Was, Anyway")
- 1973: Al Kooper - Naked Songs ("Been and Gone")
- 1973: Paul Bley & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - Paul Bley/NHØP ("Gesture Without Plot")
- 1974: Mick Ronson - Slaughter on 10th Avenue ("I'm the One") & (7 Days)
- 1974: Paul Bley & Jaco Pastorius - Jaco ("Blood")
- 1975: Paul Bley – Alone, Again ("Dreams")
- 1978: Bill Bruford - Feels Good to Me ("Adios A La Pasada (Goodbye to the Past)")
- 1986: Paul Bley - Fragments ("Nothing Ever Was, Anyway")
- 1992: Paul Bley, Franz Koglmann, Gary Peacock - Annette ("Touching" (2 takes), "El Cordobes", "Cartoon", "Albert's Love Theme", "Kid Dynamite", "Miracles", "Blood (2 takes), "Both", "Mister Joy")
- 1996: Marilyn Crispell, Gary Peacock & Paul Motian -Nothing Ever Was, Anyway: Music of Annette Peacock ("Nothing Ever Was, Anyway", "Butterflies That I Feel Inside Me", "Open, to Love", "Cartoon", "Albert's Love Theme", "Dreams (If Time Weren't)", "Touching", "Both", "You've Left Me", "Miracles", "Ending" & "Blood") These 12 titles constitute the whole of a double album.
- 2016: Nels Cline - Lovers medley of ("So Hard It Hurts/Touching") arranged by Michael Leonhart
References
- ^ "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | She's The One: Annette Peacock Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ a b Adler, David. "Annette Peacock: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
- ^ "Annette Peacock | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ^ a b c "The History of Rock Music. Annette Peacock: biography, discography, reviews, links". www.scaruffi.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
- ^ On tour Peacock was also the guest vocalist of Bruford's band, e.g. the Rock Goes to College concert in March 1979 at the Oxford Polytechnic, BBC broadcast on YouTube, min 22:40–37:00.
- ^ a b Williamson, Don (2000-11-01). "An Acrobat's Heart". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
- ^ "Le Guess Who? Festival official site". Leguesswho.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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