Chris Karan (born Chrisostomos Karanikis, 14 October 1939) is a Britain-based Australian jazz drummer and percussionist of Greek descent.
Life and career
Karan was born in 1939 in
Melbourne
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The Three Out
The Three Out (sometimes written The 3-Out or The Three Out Trio) were an Australian jazz trio made up of Mike Nock, Chris Karan, and Freddy Logan. They released two albums before separating.
History
Pianist Mike Nock was born in New Zealand b ...
trio with
Mike Nock
Michael Anthony Nock (born 27 September 1940) is a New Zealand jazz pianist, currently based in Australia.
Biography
He was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. Nock began studying piano at 11. He attended Nelson College for one term in 1955. ...
and
Freddy Logan
Frederick "Freddy" Logan (1930–2003) was a Jazz musician (Double bass).
Career
After learning bass during his teens, Freddy Logan became a professional musician in 1948, playing in local bands until he joined the Pia Beck Trio in 1949. The ...
in Sydney in the early 1960s.
After moving to London in 1962, Karan became the drummer in the
Dudley Moore Trio
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; he toured and recorded with Moore for many years, including the trio's appearances on the TV series ''
Not Only But Also
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History
The show was originally intended as a solo project for Moore, called ''Not Only Dudley ...
'' and the soundtrack of the 1967 movie '' Bedazzled''. Their association continued until Moore's last major public appearance at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 2001. With Roy Budd he was a member of the Roy Love Trio and performed on the ''
Get Carter
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'' soundtrack.
Karan has worked with
the Yardbirds
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,
Michel Legrand
Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many so ...
,
Lalo Schifrin
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,
Charles Aznavour
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Tony Hatch
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Early life and early career
Hatch was born in Pinner, Middlesex. Encouraged by his mu ...
Quincy Jones
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,
Herbie Hancock
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,
Jerry Goldsmith
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André Previn
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,
Richard Rodney Bennett
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Henry Mancini
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,
the Beatles
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,
the Seekers
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the Bee Gees
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,
Caterina Valente
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,
Dusty Springfield
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,
Lulu
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and
the Swingle Singers
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. He was a member of the Harry Stoneham group, which provided the musical backing for the
Michael Parkinson
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shows on BBC-TV.
He has worked with
Katie Melua
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, along with putting out albums of his own. Other than drums he has an interest in percussion styles of the world. He plays the
tabla
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on some albums, having studied the instrument under the Indian musician
Alla Rakha
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.
Discography
As sideman
With
Mike Batt
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Having achieved substantia ...
* ''Schizophonia'' (Epic, 1977)
* ''Caravans'' (CBS, 1978)
* ''Tarot Suite'' (Epic, 1979)
* ''Arabesque'' (Epic, 1995)
With Roy Budd
* ''Is the Sound of Music'' (Pye, 1967)
* ''Pick Yourself Up!!!'' (Pye, 1967)
* ''Roy Budd at Newport'' (Pye, 1968)
* ''Budd 'n' Bossa'' (Pye, 1970)
* ''Get Carter'' (Odeon, 1971)
* ''Fear Is the Key'' (Pye, 1972)
* ''Everything's Coming Up Roses'' (Pye, 1976)
With
Dudley Moore
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* ''Plays the Theme from Beyond the Fringe & All That Jazz'' (Atlantic, 1962)
* ''The Other Side of Dudley Moore'' (Decca, 1965)
* ''Genuine Dud'' (Decca, 1966)
* ''Bedazzled'' (Decca, 1968)
* ''The Dudley Moore Trio'' (Decca, 1969)
* ''Today'' (Atlantic, 1972)
* ''At the Wavendon Festival'' (Black Lion, 1976)
* ''Dudley Down Under'' (Cube, 1978)
* ''The Music of Dudley Moore'' (Cube, 1978)
* ''Jazz Jubilee'' (Martine, 2004)
With others
*
Amazing Blondel
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, ''Evensong'' (Island, 1970)
* Harvey Andrews, ''Friends of Mine'' (Cube, 1973)
* Steve Ashley, ''Stroll On'' (Gull, 1974)
* Ken Baker, ''Baker's Dozen'' (Interfusion, 1973)
* Russ Ballard, ''Winning'' (Epic, 1976)
* Peter Bardens, ''Heart to Heart'' (Arista, 1979)
*
Madeline Bell
Madeline Bell (born July 23, 1942) is an American soul singer, who became famous as a performer in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s with pop group Blue Mink, having arrived from America in the gospel show '' Black Nativity'' in 1962, with the ...
, ''This Is One Girl'' (Pye, 1976)
*
Teresa Brewer
Teresa Brewer (born Theresa Veronica Breuer; May 7, 1931 – October 17, 2007) was an American singer whose style incorporated pop, country, jazz, R&B, musicals, and novelty songs. She was one of the most prolific and popular female singers of th ...
, ''in London'' (Flying Dutchman, 1973)
*
Polly Brown
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, ''Special Delivery'' (GTO, 1975)
* Ian Carr with Nucleus, ''Solar Plexus'' (Vertigo, 1971)
*
Dave Cartwright
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, ''Back to the Garden'' (Transatlantic, 1973)
* Tina Charles, ''Heart 'N' Soul'' (CBS, 1977)
*
Chi Coltrane
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She first came to notice in 1972 with the single " Thunder and Lightning". Her 1973 song " Go Like Elijah" was a number one-hit in The Netherland ...
, ''Let It Ride'' (Columbia, 1973)
*
Ray Ellington
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, ''You're the Talk of the Town'' (Gold Star, 1975)
*
David Fanshawe
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, ''Arabian Fantasy'' (EMI, 1976)
* Peter Frampton, ''Wind of Change'' (A&M, 1972)
*
Serge Gainsbourg
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, ''Vu De L'Exterieur'' (Philips, 1973)
*
Roger Glover
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, ''The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast'' (Purple, 1974)
* Stephane Grappelli, ''Hommage a Django Reinhardt'' (Festival, 1972)
* Stephane Grappelli, ''Just One of Those Things'' (EMI, 1984)
*
Steve Harley
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E ...
, ''Hobo with a Grin'' (Capitol, 1978)
* Nazia Hassan, ''Disco Deewane'' (His Master's Voice, 1980)
*
Edmund Hockridge
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, ''Hockridge Meets Hammond'' (Ad-Rhythm, 1975)
*
The Hollies
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Linda Lewis
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, ''Hacienda View'' (Ariola, 1979)
*
London Symphony Orchestra
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, ''Classic Rock'' (K-Tel, 1977)
*
Cheryl Lynn
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, ''in Love'' (Columbia, 1979)
*
Marillion
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, ''Fugazi'' (EMI, 1984)
*
Yehudi Menuhin
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* Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999), violinist and conductor
** Yehudi Menuhin School, a music school in Surrey, England
** Who's Yehoodi?, a catchphrase referring to t ...
, ''Jalousie'' (EMI Electrola, 1973)
*
Katie Melua
Ketevan Katie Melua (; ka, ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, ; born 16 September 1984) is a Georgian and British singer and songwriter. She was born in Kutaisi and raised in Belfast and London. Under the management of com ...
, ''Piece by Piece'' (Dramatico, 2005)
*
Spike Milligan
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, ''Paul Gallico's The Snow Goose'' (RCA, 1976)
*
Oliver Nelson
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Tom Paxton
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* Len Rawle, ''Yamaha Magic'' (Ad-Rhythm, 1973)
* John Schroeder, ''Latin Vibrations'' (Polydor, 1971)
* Ronnie Scott, ''When I Want Your Opinion I'll Give It to You'' (Jazz House, 1997)
*
The Seekers
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, ''Seekers Seen in Green'' (Capitol, 1968)
*
Peter Skellern
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, ''Hard Times'' (Island, 1975)
* Terry Smith, ''Fall Out'' (Philips, 1969)
* Randy Stonehill, ''Get Me Out of Hollywood'' (Philips, 1973)
* Swingle II, ''Madrigals'' (CBS, 1974)
* Swingle II, ''Words and Music'' (CBS, 1974)
*
Bernie Taupin
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Lee Vanderbilt
Lee Vanderbilt (9 August 1935 – 19 February 2015) was a Trinidadian soul and rock singer.
Biography and career
Vanderbilt was born Kenrick Edgar Pitt in San Fernando, Trinidad, moving to the United Kingdom in the late 1950s. At this point ...
, ''Get into What You're in'' (RCA, 1977)
* Mike Vickers, ''A Day at the Races'' (DJM, 1976)
*
Loudon Wainwright III
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, ''I'm Alright'' (Rounder, 1985)
* Clifford T. Ward, ''No More Rock 'n' Roll'' (Philips, 1975)
* Denny Wright, ''Non Stop Pepsi Party'' (Music for Pleasure, 1974)
References
External links
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Credits
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Credit may also refer to:
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* Credit, Arkansas, a ghost town
* Credit River, a river in Ontario, Canada
* Credit River (Minnesota), a river in ...