Henry Lowther (Leicester, Inghilterra, 1941) è un suonatore di tromba di scuola jazz che ha anche suonato insieme ad artisti pop-rock, blues-rock e prog-rock.
Prima della tromba ha imparato a suonare il flicorno.
Child Song è il suo album di debutto come band leader (Deram, 1970).
Child Song è più che fusion: è sperimentazione, free jazz estremo che ricade in melodie semplici, quasi lineari; è ricerca di nuove vie sonore, è rottura con i pattern tradizionali con qualche richiamo sparso ai maestri del passato. Un debutto più che ragguardevole.
Album Tracks:- A1: "Introduction2- A2: "Trav'lling Song"- A3: "Plaything (Child Song And Anima)"- B1: "¾ Skip (Trip-Up)"- B2: "Between"- B3: "Puppet Song"Musicians:Henry Lowther - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Violin, Percussion, CompositionsTony Roberts, Jimmy Jewell (track A3) - Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, PercussionMike McNaught - Electric Piano, PercussionDaryl Runswick - Bass Guitar, Double Bass, PercussionMike Travis - Drums, Percussion
Henry Lowther - la lunga discografia
Child Song (Deram, ca. 1970)I.D. (Henry Lowther's Still Waters: Village Life, 1996)Fungii Mama (Henry Lowther - Jim Mullen Quartet, GWB, 2002)Can't Believe, Won't Believe (Henry Lowther's Still Waters: Village Life, ca. 2018)
A Symphony of Amaranths (Regal Zonophone, 1972)Camden '70 (Dusk Fire, 2008)Mike Taylor Remembered (Trunk, 2007)On the Radio : BBC Sessions 1971 (Dusk Fire, 2017)
Songs for a Tailor (Polydor, 1969)At His Best (Polydor, 1972)Cities of the Heart (CMP, 1994)Rockpalast: the 50th Birthday Concerts (MIG, 2014)
New Conditions (Mosaic, 1976)Symphony of Scorpions (Mosaic, 1977)The Day of the Dead (Mosaic, 1978)Charles River Fragments (Boathouse, 1996)Workpoints (Cuneiform, 2005)Hoarded Dreams (Cuneiform, 2007)
The $1,000,000 Collection (Fontana, 1967)Full Circle (Philips, 1972)Lifeline (Philips, 1973)
Hot Love (Mercury, 1980)Silver Dream Racer (Mercury, 1980)Stage Struck (Metronome, 1982)The Whisper (Mercury, 1983)This One's for You (Mercury, 1984)
Directs the Only Chrome-Waterfall Orchestra (Bronze, 1975)Just Ahead (Polydor, 1972)Michael Gibbs (Deram, 1970)Tanglewood 63 (Deram, 1971)Festival 69 (Turtle, 2018)
Zurich Concerts (Intakt, 1988)Harmos (Intakt, 1989)Double Trouble (Intakt, 1990)Theoria (Intakt, 1992)Portraits (Intakt, 1994)Three Pieces for Orchestra (Intakt, 1997)Double Trouble Two (Intakt, 1998)Study II/Stringer (Intakt, 2005)Radio Rondo/Schaffhausen Concert (Intakt, 2009)
Halfbreed (Deram, 1969)The Battle of North West Six (Deram, 1969)The Time Is Near.... (Deram, 1970)British Radio Sessions 1969–1971 (On the Air, 2013)
Bare Wires (Decca, 1968)Primal Solos (London, 1977)Rare Tracks Vol. 2 (Decca, 1981)London Blues 1964–1969 (Deram, 1992)70th Birthday Concert (Eagle, 2003)
It's My Life (EMI, 1984)Spirit of Eden (Parlophone, 1988)Laughing Stock (Verve, 1991)
Mask Orchestra (Jazz Label, 1993)Nowhere & Heaven (Provocateur, 1996)Bolt From the Blue (Provocateur, 1997)Dreaming Man with Blue Suede Shoes (Provocateur, 1999)Another Think Coming (Provocateur, 2001)The Orpheus Suite (Provocateur, 2004)
Genesis (STEAM, 1987)We Still Love You Madly (Mole, 1989)Live at the QEH (Blue Note, 1994)The Durham Connection (33 Records, 1999)
Marching Song Vol. 1 (Deram, 1969)Marching Song Vol. 2 (Deram, 1969)Marching Song: An Anti-War Jazz Symphony (Deram,, London 1970)Metropolis (RCA/Neon, 1971)Citadel/Room 315 (RCA 1975)Love/Dream and Variations (Transatlantic, 1976)The Westbrook Blake (Bright As Fire) (Original, 1980)
Windmill Tilter (Fontana, 1969)Music for Large & Small Ensembles (ECM, 1990)A Long Time Ago (ECM, 1999)The Long Waiting (CAM Jazz, 2012)
Collaborazioni varie