Tony Kaye (musician)

Anthony John "Tony" Kaye ( born January 11, 1946 in Leicester ) is a British rock musician. He has mastered all forms of keyboard instruments, but preferably plays piano and Hammond organ.

Early years

Kaye has begun at the age of only four years, to take piano lessons. At twelve he was already playing concerts and went to the London School of Music to become a concert pianist. At 15 he became interested in jazz and pop music for the young and joined the Danny Rogers Orchestra at. Three years later, he ended his career as a concert pianist.

Yes

In the 1960s he played with Johnny Taylor 's Star Combo and later he took at least three different groups some singles before he was invited by Chris Squire 1968 to join Yes in his new band. The five musicians of the Yes - original lineup (Tony Kaye, guitarist Peter Banks, bassist Chris Squire, singer Jon Anderson and drummer Bill Bruford ) brought first two albums (Yes and Time And A Word ), as well as some singles. The second album an orchestra was used, which largely replaced the guitar and keyboard parts or note for note superimposed, which meant that banks got out of the band. 1971 published the third album The Yes Yes album with new guitarist Steve Howe. The first piece, Yours Is No Disgrace, was the first piece that mitkomponierte Kaye. But after the last concert of the year at the Crystal Palace Kaye was asked to leave the group. Personal and musical problems with Steve Howe and his rejection of all forms of synthesizers and opposite the Mellotron gave to the rash. Some of the songs of the next album Fragile has miteinstudiert Kaye, about the epic piece Heart of the Sunrise, the keyboard parts, however, were re-recorded from Kayes successor Rick Wakeman.

Other bands

First, he played as a guest musician on the first album of Flash, the band of Peter Banks. Then he put together his own band Badger, with whom he first a live album called One Live Badger (1973 ), which Jon Anderson co-produced, and then the studio album White Lady (Album ) ( 1974) published jointly with Jackie Lomax.

After a short tour time with David Bowie 1975-1976 Kaye founded Detective, a band with a slightly funky arrangements that brought out three albums: Detective ( 1977), It Takes One To Know One ( 1978) and Live (1979). Living in Los Angeles, he joined the band in 1981 to Badfinger. Just as he was about to record a solo album, he met Chris Squire randomly at a party and was to come of this invited for a suggested retail studio session. This meant that the newly formed Kaye Squire, Alan White and South African guitarist, keyboardist and singer Trevor Rabin band Cinema joined.

Unintentional Reunion

Some sessions were produced by Trevor Horn and an album was prepared as Chris Squire had Jon Anderson invited to listen to the pieces. Anderson was fond of the material so that he returned as the lead singer and Yes was reborn by it.

90125, Big Generator

Kaye was among the last recordings as well as the Video Owner of a Lonely Heart absent ( he was briefly replaced by Eddie Jobson, who is also seen in the video), but was shortly before the album's release it again. The album 90125 was the best selling of the band ( it includes their only number-one single in America, Owner of a Lonely Heart, as well as the track Cinema, which got a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Play of the Year. ) The subsequent world tour lasted. till January 1985 From this successful tour, the mini- LP 9012Live was then: The Solos and released a video, which was also nominated for a Grammy.

The next album was released in 1987 under the title Big Generator. On this album, Kaye had some co- composer credits, he worked closely with Rabin, while Jon Anderson was placed before a fait accompli, when he recorded the voice. Dissatisfied with this situation, Anderson left after the subsequent tour, the band to record an album with the classic Yes line-up Bill Bruford, Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman.

Squire, White, Rabin and Kaye worked during which new songs and 1991, the two bands united to an 8 -member cast. It was an album called Union brought to the market, were thrown together on the songs of both bands, Anderson still taught all the songs his unmistakable voice, while Squire played on a piece of the classic line-up bass. With the album in hand, they toured in 1991 and 1992 "Around the World in 80 Dates".

1994, published the 90125 cast the last album Talk, on the Kaye played. Although he played on the album itself only Hammond organ, he used during the subsequent tour again a wide range of diverse keyboards.

News

After he had retired from the music business a few years ago, he is again active for a few years. He wears occasionally in the projects of other musicians, such as in the Neil Young tribute band called The Neil Deal, in some studio recordings with Billy Sherwood who inherited Trevor Rabin with Yes and Pink Floyd tribute albums.

Several ( former ) Yes - musicians in 2006 under the name Circa: come together to form a new band: Billy Sherwood (bass, vocals), Alan White, Tony Kaye ( Hammond, keyboards) and Jimmy Haun (guitar, vocals), previously already at Union and to hear the Chris Squire experiment. While the lineup has changed, Tony is still an integral part of the band.

Kaye has joined forces with Billy Sherwood and Bobby Kimball (ex Toto ), the band Yoso. The latest album of the band is called "Elements" (2010). A promotional tour took the band in September / October and throughout Europe. In addition to the songs from " Elements" also the title of Yes and Toto were played.

During the tour with Yoso Kaye announced that he would publish the solo album " 9/11 " in the near future. It should be available as a free download on the Internet. For 2011, a further Circa is: album announced.

Discography

Yes lets see Yes

With Badger

• One Live Badger, 1973
• White Lady, 1974
• Various artists: Affirmative: The Yes Solo Family Album, 1993

With Detective

• Detective, 1977
• It Takes One To Know One
• Live

With Badfinger

• Badfinger: Airwaves 1979
• Various artists: Hits Reunion
• Various artists: The Legendary Sixties
• Badfinger: Say No More, 1981

With Circa:

• CIRCA: 2007 (CD)
• CIRCA: LIVE 2008 ( DVD)
• CIRCA: HQ 2009 (CD)
• CIRCA: Overflow 2009 (iTunes Download Audio )

With YOSO

• YOSO: Elements 2010 (CD)

Guest appearances / other '

• Flash: Flash, 1972
• The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band: Let's Make Up and Be Friendly
• Eddie Harris: E. H. in the U.K., 1974
• Various artists: Pigs & Pyramids -An All Star Lineup Performing the Songs of Pink Floyd, 2002
• Various artists: Return to the Dark Side of the Moon, 2006

Compilations

• Eddie Harris:. In the U.K / Is It In, 1999
• Various artists: Nuggets II, 2001
• The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band: New Tricks, in 2001?
• Produced by Trevor Horn, 2004
• Badfinger: No Dice / Say No More, 2004
• Various artists: Back Against the Wall, 2005

Promos and rarities

• Small Beginnings: Flashback: Small Beginnings: Flashback, 2002