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Tad Britton

Formerly from the Black Hills of South Dakota, the Seattle-based drummer creates a gentle and lyrical trio recording with pianist Marc Seales and his long-time rhythm section mate, bassist Jeff Johnson. Through Bill Evans' "Time Remembered," George Duke's "Love Reborn," and pop and country classics "Fire and Rain," "Ring of Fire," and "The Windmills of Your Mind," the trio's blues-based intimacy helps to create a richly textured collection of American music.

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Tad Britton: Black Hills

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Tad Britton Black Hills Origin Records 2007

It's unanimous. Of the 8 cuts on Black Hills - the debut release from a Seattle jazz trio featuring pianist Marc Seales, acoustic bassist Jeff Johnson, and drummer/bandleader Tad Britton - the overwhelming favorite is “Fire and Rain. This according to the latest VIP friends and family listening/focus group sponsored by Mr. Britton and Origin Records. Turns out Tad's lads back in his hometown of ...

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Tad Britton: The Coolest Thing in the World

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In a recurring nightmare Dracula climbs a tree adjacent to Tad's bedroom window. Each moment in the dead of night brings the vampire closer until the boy, seized with terror, jumps out of bed, clutches his drumsticks, runs to the window and hurls his two wooden stakes at the Prince of Darkness.

Tad Britton's drumsticks saved him from Dracula, the Werewolf and the Mummy. They also succeeded in warding off the evils of growing up in Sturgis, South Dakota (pop. ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Tad Britton: Black...

Origin Records
2007

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Black Hills

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Dark Kiss

From: Black Hills
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