David Pritchard (musician)

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David Pritchard
BornMarch 3, 1949
Occupation(s)Guitarist, composer

David Pritchard (born March 3, 1949) is an American acoustic, classical, and jazz guitarist.

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Biography

Pritchard began studying classical guitar at the age of 12 but as a teenager his interest turned to jazz. As a high school student, he founded the jazz-rock group Quintet de Sade [1] and at the age of 20 he joined the Gary Burton Quartet, [2] replacing guitarist Jerry Hahn. In 1970, he co-founded, along with pianist/composer Pete Robinson, the jazz-fusion group Contraband. [3] Several years followed where he freelanced in the Los Angeles area while also teaching at the Dick Grove School of Music. In 1978 he recorded his first album as a leader, Lightyear, [4] followed a year later by City Dreams, [5] featuring trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Patrice Rushen, drummer Chester Thompson, and bassist/producer Larry Klein.

In the late eighties, he changed his writing and playing style away from jazz and into a more classical and minimalist style, playing mainly acoustic and classical guitars. [6] He also began writing music for multiple acoustic guitars and solo classical guitar, and formed a guitar trio to perform his music. [7] His first all-acoustic recording was Air Patterns in 1988 and was subsequently signed by Zebra Records for his second acoustic album Unassigned Territory, [8] which was produced by Denny Bruce and also featured singer Teri deSario. He has recorded four more acoustic albums of his original works on his own label, Morphic Resonance Music, the most recent being Evanescent. [9]

As a composer, his classical guitar quartet Stairs has been recorded and performed by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet. He has also written three books, one consisting of jazz fusion studies and the other two consisting of works for solo classical guitar.

Discography

As a co-leader with pianist Pete Robinson

As a leader

As a sideman

With Gary Burton

  • Very Touchy (Joker 1978) [10]

With Michael Gibbs Orchestra/Gary Burton Quartet

  • Festival 69 (Turtle, 2018) [11]

With David Axelrod

  • Marchin’ (MCA, 1980)

As a composer

Books

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References

  1. ↑ Feather, Leonard (January 22, 1969). "Quintet de Sade: Jazz Night at the Ash Grove". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ↑ Feather1 and Gilter2, Leonard1 and Ira2 (1987). Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies. Da Capo Press. p. 277. ISBN   978-0306802904.
  3. ↑ Nemko-Graham, Frankie (September 1980). "David Pritchard". Downbeat Magazine: 52.
  4. ↑ Light-Year - David Pritchard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic , retrieved 2021-07-08
  5. ↑ City Dreams - David Pritchard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic , retrieved 2021-07-08
  6. ↑ "David Pritchard | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  7. ↑ Silsbee, Kirk (January 27, 2013). "Eclectic Guitarist David Pritchard is Intricate But Accessible". Los Angeles Times.
  8. ↑ Unassigned Territory - David Pritchard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic , retrieved 2021-07-08
  9. ↑ "Album Review: David Pritchard's Kaleidoscopic, Multi-layered 'Evanescent' | Acoustic Guitar" . Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  10. ↑ Gary Burton Quartet – Very Touchy (2015, CD) , retrieved 2021-07-08
  11. ↑ Jazz, All About. "Michael Gibbs With The Gary Burton Quartet: Festival 69 album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
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