• Source: Bill Wells

      • Bill Wells (born c. 1963) is a Scottish bassist, pianist, guitarist and composer.


      Biography


      Wells is completely self-taught, and began performing in clubs in Scotland in the late 1980s. He began arranging his own work and initially offered these to Bobby Wishart, but when Wishart declined the offer, Wells formed his own Bill Wells Octet, which has included Lindsay Cooper, Alastair Morrow, Robert Henderson, John Longbotham, Phil and Tom Bancroft. Wells' style of experimental jazz takes influences from Brian Wilson, Burt Bacharach, Gil Evans, and Charles Mingus.
      Wells has collaborated with several prominent Scottish independent rock and pop musicians, including with David Keenan of Telstar Ponies and John Hogarty of BMX Bandits in the group Phantom Engineer, and with Stevie Jackson and Isobel Campbell of Belle & Sebastian in live performances and also in the studio; Wells recorded the Ghost of Yesterday album with Campbell, and Jackson played on Wells' Incorrect Practice album.
      During 2006 he received a Scottish Arts Council 'Tune Up' commission for a tour of Scotland.


      Discography


      Stefan Schneider

      Pianotapes
      Solo

      The Viaduct Tuba Trio Plays The Music of Bill Wells
      Lemondale
      With Phantom Engineer

      Phantom Engineer (1996)
      With Future Pilot A.K.A.

      The Bill Wells Octet Vs. Future Pilot A.K.A. (1999) Domino
      The Bill Wells Trio

      Incorrect Practice (2000) Geographic
      Also in White (2002) Geographic
      With Isobel Campbell

      Ghost of Yesterday (2002) Creeping Bent
      With Maher Shalal Hash Baz

      Osaka Bridge
      GOK (2009) Geographic
      With Tape

      Fugue (2010) Thrill Jockey
      With Aidan Moffat

      Everything's Getting Older (2011)
      The Most Important Place in the World (2015)
      As Bill Wells & Friends

      Nursery Rhymes (2015)
      EP

      Dilf_77 would like to chat
      Cruel summer


      References




      External links


      Scottish Arts Council article on Bill Wells
      Biography at Falkirk Music Scene
      Bill Wells at Domino Records
      Article on Scotland On Sunday 23.06.96 write by Stephen Pastel
      Fugue by Tape & Bill Wells at Inmune Recordings
      Video Kama Aina & Bill Wells | Glasgow Sky
      Video Bill Wells & Lorna Gilfedder & Bradien

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