ONE LP PORTRAITS: MUSICIANS: G - L: KIT DOWNES: Kit Downes: Musician

{quote}Well, one of my favourite albums is Oscar Peterson’s Night Train and I guess it was the album that got me into the music in the first place, a mixture of blues and really swinging - and also the fact that Oscar’s got such a beautiful piano sound, really made me warm to that music and try to emulate it. So, for me, it was the sort of kickstart for everything.{quote}Kit Downes: Chappell of Bond Street, London, 15th September, 2011Oscar Peterson Trio: Night Train released 1962 Kit Downes
Kit Downes: Musician, Oscar Peterson Trio: Night Train

 

"Well, one of my favourite albums is Oscar Peterson’s Night Train and I guess it was the album that got me into the music in the first place, a mixture of blues and really swinging - and also the fact that Oscar’s got such a beautiful piano sound, really made me warm to that music and try to emulate it. So, for me, it was the sort of kickstart for everything." 

 

Kit Downes: Chappell of Bond Street, London, 15th September, 2011 

 

Oscar Peterson Trio: Night Train released 1962  

Kit Downes