The Keith Emerson Trio
The Keith Emerson Trio
The Keith Emerson Trio (Cherry Red KE001, 2015)
This rare collection of musical pieces from December 1963 showcases the music that progressive rock keyboard legend Keith Emerson was making as a teenager. This is not a high quality studio recording. Instead, it’s a historical document of a young Keith Emerson, playing jazz and blues with his trio, recorded in his parents’ living room.
This was prior to the era of the electric organ and synthesizer. You see glimpses of what was to come down the road a few years later. And this album also explains why Keith Emerson always added a ragtime piece to Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s albums.
The 7 instrumental tracks were previously available on vinyl (Record Collection). Now they are available for the first time on CD and download.
“Well, we all have to start somewhere!,” said Keith Emerson about this recording. “I’m happy that Cherry Red is releasing my very earliest beginnings and I hope it will inspire future generations of musicians.”
The lineup includes Keith Emerson on piano, Godfrey Shepard on bass and David Keene on drums.
Keith Emerson first found success with pioneering progressive rock band The Nice in the late 1960’s before going on to become a founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer in 1970. ELP became one of the finest and most influential symphonic progressive rock groups of the era. Emerson is widely regarded as one of the leading keyboard players of the progressive rock era.
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